Articles about Build

Photos: Inside the Microsoft Build 2017 keynotes

Microsoft unveiled news about Windows 10, Azure, developer tools and other technologies over the past two days at its Build 2017… Read More

Interview: Xamarin co-founder Miguel de Icaza goes from outcast to insider at Microsoft

SAN FRANCISCO — There was a time when Miguel de Icaza couldn’t get Microsoft to give him the time of… Read More

Starbucks in your email: Coffee giant working on Microsoft Outlook add-in for meeting scheduling and gift cards

SAN FRANCISCO — Starbucks might seem to be on every corner in some cities, but soon the coffee giant will be in… Read More

Hey Microsoft, what about Windows Phone? Build attendees dissect tech giant’s mobile strategy

SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft’s Windows Phone devices and Windows 10 Mobile operating system got barely a mention today at the Build developer… Read More

Video: Microsoft ‘Seeing AI’ project narrates the world for visually impaired engineer

SAN FRANCISCO — The video that closed out Microsoft’s day one keynote at the Build conference today showing a visually… Read More

Microsoft’s Nadella to unveil vision for ‘Conversation as a Platform,’ betting big on chatbots

SAN FRANCISCO — Bloomberg Businessweek’s new cover story offers a preview of what will be a major theme of Microsoft’s Build developer… Read More

Microsoft will let Android and iOS devs reuse code to make Windows apps

Microsoft is making a big move to get existing Android and iOS developers making Windows apps, announcing this morning that code… Read More

Microsoft’s new goal: 1 billion Windows 10 devices within 2 to 3 years

Microsoft is making its pitch for Windows 10 to developers at its Build conference in San Francisco this morning, and… Read More

Live from Microsoft’s Build developer conference keynote

Microsoft has come to San Francisco’s Moscone West convention center this week to host Build, its annual conference for developers… Read More

What to expect from Microsoft’s Build developer conference this week

Microsoft has taken over San Francisco’s Moscone West convention center this week for Build, a three day extravaganza for developers… Read More

Microsoft to gather enterprise professionals around a campfire at new Ignite conference

When Microsoft announced that it wouldn’t be holding a bunch of different smaller enterprise events earlier this year, it promised a… Read More

Microsoft open-sources ‘Roslyn’ .NET compiler platform

SAN FRANCISCO – Open source fans, rejoice: Microsoft has released its new “Roslyn” .NET compiler platform preview as an open… Read More

Free Windows? How Microsoft’s big move could impact its business

One of the surprises coming out of Microsoft’s Build conference yesterday was the news that the company will offer Windows… Read More

Step by step: Watch an iPad app transform for Windows 8

SAN FRANCISCO — One of the most interesting sessions this morning at Microsoft’s Build conference was on “Design Differences Between iOS… Read More

An ‘all-new Microsoft’ gets cheers from devs at Build

SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft showed some new stripes and drew repeated cheers from the crowd of third-party developers at the… Read More

First look: Internet Explorer 11 ‘continuous browsing’ and Windows 8.1 Reading List

SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft’s Internet Explorer team showed some of the key features of Internet Explorer 11 in Windows 8.1… Read More

How automatic app updates will work in Windows 8.1

SAN FRANCISCO — Windows 8 users who try out the Windows 8.1 preview will notice the return of the Start… Read More

Hello, Windows 8.1: Live from Microsoft Build Day 1

SAN FRANCISCO — I’m here in (almost) the front row at Microsoft’s Build developer conference. The company is getting ready… Read More

Pivotal moment for Windows 8, as Microsoft courts devs and preps 8.1 preview

Microsoft’s Build developer conference starts Wednesday in San Francisco, giving the company a new chance to generate interest in Windows… Read More

Microsoft cites Windows 8 progress as new apps debut — but will it ever get first dibs?

Music video service VEVO already has apps for the iPad and Android, but the company is pointing to its launch… Read More

Microsoft confirms ‘Blue’ updates, sets next Build developer event for June

Microsoft this morning confirmed plans for an upcoming wave of product updates known inside the company as “Blue,” and announced… Read More

VIDEO: Ballmer amps up developer crowd with Microsoft Surface giveaway

No, he didn’t yell “developers, developers, developers” — maybe that’s too old-school at this point — but Microsoft CEO Steve… Read More

Windows 8: Microsoft wants to trademark the word ‘Charm’

Look out, Harry Potter: Microsoft seems to be serious about its new charms. Showing off Windows 8’s features for the… Read More

Microsoft’s Ballmer: 500,000 downloads of Windows 8

Posting from Anaheim: Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, in town for the company’s annual meeting with financial analysts this afternoon, is… Read More

How Microsoft interns blazed a trail for Windows 8 apps

Posting from Anaheim: Microsoft today is announcing a new toolkit to help independent software developers connect Windows 8 apps to… Read More

How to get Windows 8 right now — at your own risk

Posting from Anaheim: Following its preview of Windows 8 for hardware and software developers here yesterday, Microsoft last night released a very… Read More

Windows 8: Microsoft’s sexy new … Task Manager

Windows 8’s new tile-based interface is getting lots of attention today, but here’s some real eye candy for us computer… Read More

Windows Store to be exclusive channel for new ‘Metro’ apps

Posting from Anaheim: On stage right now at Microsoft’s Build conference, Microsoft Windows president Steven Sinofsky is previewing Windows 8… Read More

This is Windows 8: Hands-on with Microsoft’s radically different operating system

Posting from Anaheim: Microsoft isn’t kidding when it says Windows 8 will be the biggest overhaul of its flagship operating system… Read More

Picture: On the scene at Microsoft Build in Anaheim

Posting from Anaheim: Microsoft’s Build conference doesn’t officially begin until Tuesday morning, but people have started to arrive, and the… Read More