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This blog post was authored by Rohan Thakkar, a Program Manager on the Windows Phone team. - Adam Last year we evangelized the use of the LongListSelector control to provide smooth infinite scrolling scenarios . The LongListSelector control is...

The announcement of Xbox One made this a very exciting week for tech enthusiasts. Xbox One will no doubt change the way we think about gaming and entertainment, and I’m eagerly awaiting my opportunity to experience this new technology first-hand. Today...

How many times have you rushed out of the house without some important file you needed for work —or wished you had access to your desktop computer’s music or movie library from your hotel room on the beach? Enter Splashtop 2, a popular app designed to...

Today, we’re announcing two new mice designed specifically for Windows. These are the first mice from Microsoft to include a Windows button on them , giving you quick and easy access to specific features in Windows – and, in the case of the Sculpt Comfort...

Today NVIDIA has announced an exciting new GPU in their GeForce lineup: the GeForce GTX 780 . Graphics cards based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 GPU are available from a variety of manufacturers starting today, so won’t have to wait to order one! NVIDIA...

HP is announcing some new Windows 8 PCs today – including a brand new portable All-in-One PC called the HP ENVY Rove 20. Most if not all these new PCs all come with touchscreens. HP ENVY Rove 20: The HP ENVY Rove 20 is a portable All-in-One PC designed...

With everything else it can do, it’s sometimes easy to forget that Windows Phone is still, well, a phone. Looking for ways to call someone a little quicker? Here are a few tap-saving shortcuts I’ve discovered along the way. 1. Call back quickly . It never...

ASUS just passed along the note that the Transformer Book TX300 is now available at Amazon , B&H , BestBuy.com , CDW , Excaliber PC , PC Connection , and Tiger Direct starting at $1,499 (U.S.). The Transformer Book TX300 is a laptop with a detachable...

It’s a great week for Xbox games from Electronic Arts, with four titles previously available only to Nokia owners now available to everyone and four new Nokia exclusives hitting the Windows Phone Store. Unless otherwise noted, these titles are available...

This blog post was authored by Craig Horsfield, a Senior SDET on the Windows Phone Test and Operations team. - Adam Testing your app throughout the development process can help you create a really great Windows Phone app. Testing helps ensure...