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OWIN - Open Web Interface for .NET
OWIN, or the Open Web Interface for .NET, defines a common interface that decouples web applications from web servers. The design of OWIN is inspired by node.js, Rack, and WSGI. OWIN was created by a group of .NET web developers who all found themselves building essentially the same infrastructural components for running web applications on multiple hosts, e.g. IIS and Kayak. OWIN defines the structure and requirements of a HTTP request and response interactions. The assembly codifies the definitions in the spec to allow you to avoid using type aliases in all of your files.
Benefits ..!!
The primary benefit is that by using OWIN, you decouple your application from a specific web or application server. This means you can run your application on broader number of platforms more easily. The Kayak web server, for example, runs well on *nix systems using Mono. The command line Katana.exe also allows developers using *nix systems to run .NET web applications without jumping into a VM. Server developers gain a number of new application frameworks and can write to a single, agreed upon interface rather than having to invent their own application API.
The primary benefit is that by using OWIN, you decouple your application from a specific web or application server. This means you can run your application on broader number of platforms more easily. The Kayak web server, for example, runs well on *nix systems using Mono. The command line Katana.exe also allows developers using *nix systems to run .NET web applications without jumping into a VM. Server developers gain a number of new application frameworks and can write to a single, agreed upon interface rather than having to invent their own application API.
To get started to OWIN one needs to look at the Katana
Project HERE. Katana is a
collection of projects for supporting OWIN with various Microsoft components.
Official Website : http://owin.org/
OWIN on github : https://github.com/owin/owin/wiki/faq
P.S : Although I personally don’t have any experience
working in OWIN , I wrote this post just for the sole purpose of sharing the information
to all.
Microsoft launches accessories optimised for Windows 8 starting Rs. 1,205
Microsoft Thursday announced a new range of accessories optimised for
Windows 8. These accessories are Wedge Touch Mouse, Wedge Mobile
Keyboard, Touch Mouse, Sculpt Touch Mouse, Wedge Touch Mouse and
Wireless Mobile Mouse 3500.
Microsoft Wedge Touch Mouse is an ultraportable mouse designed to complement the Windows 8 experience on both PCs and tablets that provides four-way touch scrolling and navigation. It is cable free and ships with Blue Track technology, which means that the mouse can be used on just about any surface. It can be paired with a PC, tablet or laptop. It has been priced at Rs. 3,015.
Microsoft Wedge Touch Mouse is an ultraportable mouse designed to complement the Windows 8 experience on both PCs and tablets that provides four-way touch scrolling and navigation. It is cable free and ships with Blue Track technology, which means that the mouse can be used on just about any surface. It can be paired with a PC, tablet or laptop. It has been priced at Rs. 3,015.
Microsoft rolls out Windows Phone 7.5 Mango update
Microsoft has released a major update to its mobile software to smartphones around the world.
Windows Phone 7.5 – also known as Mango – features a number of enhancements for communications, apps and browsing the mobile web.
This is the first major release for the Windows Phone software which was released a year ago on several handsets.
The update will roll out to customers worldwide within four weeks. Users can check this website to see when the update will be available to their smartphone.
When the update is available a message will be sent to your device.
Here are some of the improvements:
COMMUNICATIONS
The Windows Phone 7.5 Mango update allows users to create contact groupsThreads: You can switch between Facebook chat, Windows Live Messenger and texting within the same conversation.
Groups: Users can group their friends into separate groups like family, friends, work to make it easier keep track of updates or quickly contact them via text, email or instant message (IM).
Deeper Social Network Integration: There’s already Facebook and Windows Live, Twitter and LinkedIn integration as tiles on the home screen. Now with Windows Phone 7.5 will have built-in Facebook check-ins and face detection software to make it easier to tag your photos.
Linked Inbox: Now users can see multiple email accounts in one linked inbox with mail arranged by conversations to make it easier to manage your email.
APPS
App Connect: Now apps have been integrated into the Windows Phone hub and appear when you need them. There are now more than 30,000 apps available to Windows Phone users.
Improved Live Tiles: Now users can see real-time updates and information from their apps without having to open them when the tiles are pinned to the home screen.
Multi-tasking: The update makes it easier to switch between apps and keep them running in the background.
INTERNET
Internet Explorer 9: The latest version of Microsoft’s popular browser offers the same power as the PC browser with HTML 5 support and full hardware accelerated graphics.
Bing: Windows Phone users can access Bing with a single click no matter on the phone you happen to be. There’s also Bing Vision which can fast results based on product images, barcodes, QR tags and MS Tags.
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MICROSOFT
Microsoft Windows 8 details leak
Leaked documents detailing Microsoft’s
initial thoughts on the development of Windows 8 have surfaced on the internet.
The PowerPoint presentation, apparently aimed at an HP executive and dated
April 2010, suggested that facial recognition for log in and compatibility with
a range of new computers and tablets could be a key part of the forthcoming
product.
The original leak has since been taken down, but a number of
bloggers such as Microsoft Kitchen provide analysis and screenshots.
Other key features included a focus on improving start-up
times, which have previously been cited by consumer groups as a cause of
frustration, as well as an easy way to reset PCs to their default settings
without deleting users’ information.
The software will also build on Microsoft’s current
Marketplace and turn it into a more fully fledged App Store. The forthcoming
Internet Explorer 9 is also mention as integral to the new ideas.
Although all the information is thought to represent
Microsoft’s first thoughts about Windows 8, it demonstrates that the new
operating system is at a stage where the company can begin sharing its ideas
with PC partners. There is no indication of user interface changes, although
there is a picture of an all-in-one PC. This is thought to be for illustrative
purposes only, however.
Windows 8 is expected to be released in 2012 but Microsoft declined to comment.
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MICROSOFT
Microsoft 'prepares to battle iPad with Samsung tablets'
Microsoft is reportedly preparing to enter the
tablet computing battle and take on the Apple iPad via a deal with the hardware
maker Samsung
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| Steve Ballmer, Microsoft's chief executive |
According to a Korean newspaper, the
pair are due to announce the collaboration at Microsoft’s Build conference in
California next week.
The hardware will run a version of
Windows 8, according to the Korea Economic Daily, which cited an industry
source.
"This new product manufactured by
Samsung will be the company's first collaboration with Microsoft in its
hardware devices," the source reportedly said.
Microsoft and Samsung declined to
comment on the report.
Microsoft has already trailed Windows 8
ahead of the conference, and documents leaked in June suggested a version for tablets,
optimised for low-power ARM processors, was in development. Such a strategy
would be in contrast to Apple, which develops iOS mobile operating system for
both tablets and smartphones, with its desktop operating system, OSX, separate.
Microsoft has long been expected to
attempt to challenge Apple’s dominant iPad and the many of tablets based on
Google’s Android operating system.
In July last year, the firm’s chief
executive Steve Ballmer said that building tablets was “job number one”, but no
major announcements followed.
A tablet tie-up with Samsung could
significantly alter the mobile computing landscape. The Korean firm already
makes smartphones that run Windows Phone 7, but has so far based its Galaxy
tablets on Android.
Last last month Google bought rival
manufacturer Motorola Mobility, however, prompting speculation it would receive
preferential treatment by the search giant. Court documents published yesterday
as part of a software patent battle between Oracle and Google appeared to confirm
that speculation.
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MICROSOFT