User interface design expert Billy Hollis is annoyed when he spots even tiny application tweaks that could improve the intuitive experience for users. He finds them everywhere, even in our favorite ...

Microsoft is releasing Visual Studio 2012, the latest iteration of its Visual Studio developer tool suite. The IT giant says new features of the latest edition are designed to help developers “turn ...

Microsoft will ship a version of its Visual Studio Express 2012 for building Windows desktop applications, reversing an earlier decision to limit the Express version of the toolkit to building ...

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It's been a pretty big day at Microsoft in terms of completing big software projects. In addition to finishing the RTM versions of Windows 8, Windows RT and Windows Server 2012, the company has also ...