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PITTSBURGH, Nov. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ComponentOne a division of GrapeCity, the largest component solution provider in the Microsoft Visual Studio Partner Ecosystem, showcased two new component suites at Microsoft's BUILD event last week on the Redmond campus. With the announcement of Windows 8, ComponentOne has introduced Studio for WinRT XAML and Studio for WinJS. "Designed to enhance the rich user experience of Windows 8, Studio for WinRT XAML gives developers powerful and...

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- On the heels of Microsoft's Windows 8 roll-out last week, Wondershare Software is pleased to announce that its most popular utility apps are fully Windows 8 desktop-mode compliant and re-affirms Wondershare's commitment to making upgrading to the new OS as painless as possible for users. The immensely popular Wondershare Video Converter Ultimate video conversion/transfer app, Dr. Fone iDevice data recovery app, MobileGo Android...

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Oct. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Synergex International Corp. today announced their release of KitaroDB 1.0, a free NoSQL database that runs natively in the WinRT, Win32, and .NET environments. KitaroDB is a fast, efficient data store that supports key-value pairs as well as intrusive keys, and can be used by developers across Microsoft's platforms. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121029/AQ02384LOGO) Based on a commercial database driving enterprise...

NEW YORK, Oct. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Bringing cheer to Microsoft Windows fans worldwide, Magzter, the fastest growing cross-platform digital newsstand and magazine store has just announced that it will be available as an app on Windows 8 app store. The launch of Windows 8 from Microsoft will not only revolutionize 'operating systems' the world over; but with Magzter it will also go on to take digital publishing to a whole new level when Windows Mobile 8 launches on October 26,...

PLEASANTON, Calif., Oct. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Individual Software, the leading provider of computer training software, announces the release of Professor Teaches® Microsoft Windows 8. This software provides interactive tutorials for fast and easy learning of the new Microsoft operating system. According to Individual Software Author of Professor Teaches Windows 8 Training, Mark Krames, "This simplified and streamlined interface offers unique and innovative features, but...

Enid Burns for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online If you were wondering when you'd see the reason Microsoft acquired Skype, wait for the Windows 8 launch later this week. The VoIP provider will launch Skype for Windows 8, the company said this week. Skype promises the new app will deliver "an experience that is simpler, faster and easier to use," it says in Microsoft's news center. Skype for Windows 8 offers IM, audio and video calls, and also takes advantage of new features and...

redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports – Your Universe Online Windows 8, which boasts the biggest overhaul to Microsoft's venerable operating system in nearly two decades, is set to be released in less than a week. Early reports suggest it may not be the panacea the ailing technology giant had been banking on. Users who have had access to early preview versions of the program have called Windows 8 "difficult to get used to," "weird," and like "a tablet operating system that Microsoft...

redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online Microsoft Corp. reported its fiscal first-quarter financial results on Thursday, posting an 8 percent drop in revenue due to shrinking PC sales as consumers delayed new purchases or turned to lower-cost tablet devices amid a sluggish economy. The software giant said it had earned $0.55 per share on revenue of $16.01 billion for the quarter ending September 30, narrowly missing analysts’ estimates of $0.56 per share and $16.45...

Stimulsoft Company, a leading manufacturer of components for creating reports, announces the release of two new reporting tools - Stimulsoft Reports.Mobile and Stimulsoft Reports.WinRT. These products are grouped into a product line Stimulsoft Mobile Reports. (PRWEB) October 18, 2012 Stimulsoft Company, a leading manufacturer of components for creating reports, announces the release of two new reporting tools - Stimulsoft Reports.Mobile and Stimulsoft Reports.WinRT. These products are...

redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online Microsoft will release a preview version of Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 7 in mid-November, the company announced on Wednesday. Microsoft did not disclose a public timeline for the release of the final version, saying only that general availability would depend on "developer and customer feedback." The mid-November IE10 preview for Windows 7 will come three weeks after the planned October 26 launch of Windows 8, which comes...