Discover the UI / UX updates and changes in Windows 8.1 and VS 2013, including new SearchBoxes, a SpeechSynthesis API, AlarmApplicationManager, and more.

Jesse Freeman covers the new 2D workflow and gives you a sense of what it's like to make a 2D game in the latest version of Unity.

Jerry Nixon outlines the five things you should absolutely do before you even think about publishing your app.

Learn how you can enable NFC (Near Field Communications) and Bluetooth features in your apps and device.

Vipul Patel walks Windows Store developers through the basics of creating properly designed app bars using the CommandBar control.

Learn about the new File Management objects in Windows 8.1 and Visual Studio 2013 that will make your file management tasks much easier!

Naming your application can be one of the hardest things to do and uninspired names are pretty hard to hide. So much is dependent on a name, if it does not inherently suggest what the application or game is about, it has to be intriguing enough that the lack of association won't matter.

Windows 8.1 introduces first class support for Point of Services (POS) devices like barcode scanners and magnetic stripe readers. Read on to learn the basics of the Point of Service APIs and how to use them in a Windows 8.1 application.

This Build 2013 session will enable developers to learn more about the Windows 8 equivalents of Android tools, controls, navigation, data binding, storage options, app stores, and more.

Learn how to manage and schedule tasks or jobs in Windows 8.1 using The New Scheduler API, which forms part of WinJS.Utilities and is brand new.

The Transactional File System (TxF), which allows access to an NTFS file system to be conducted in a transacted manner through extensions to the Windows SDK API. MFC 10, has been extended to support TxF and related technologies. This support allows existing MFC applications to be easily extended to support kernel transactions.

The original release of the .NET Framework included collections as .NET was introduced to the Microsoft programming world. The .NET Framework 2.0 introduced generics to complement the System.Collections namespace and provide a more efficient and well performing option. Read on to learn more...

Learn how to use ApplicationDataContainer and ApplicationDataContainerSettings in your Windows 8.1 Store apps.

As a web developer you should be aware of a few security best practices while developing your ASP.NET web application. Arun Karthick lists his top 7 tips to help you keep your ASP.NET security intact.

PC operating system market shares are changing fast! The loser is easy to guess, but do you know which OS is growing fastest for personal computers?

Microsoft released bits for Visual Studio 2013 and Windows 8.1.