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Microsoft Releases Preview Version of DocumentDB

Microsoft has launched a preview version of DocumentDB, its NoSQL database service for Azure. Microsoft’s Scott Guthrie explained, “It allows you to store and query any JSON [JavaScript Object Notation]

Bad Apps Plague the Windows Store

Several blogs and websites have recently noted that Microsoft’s Windows Store has been completely overrun by fake apps and scams. Whenever users search for well-known apps like iTunes, Firefox, Adobe

Visual Studio Adds Bing Developer Assistant

Microsoft has announced the release of a new extension for its Visual Studio IDE called Bing Developer Assistant for Visual Studio. The tool combines the power of the IDE’s sample

More Employers Offering Bonuses to Developers

According to Dice.com, more employers are offering developers bonuses and other special perks in order to attract and retain talent. Around 90 percent of the organizations surveyed by Dice offered

Microsoft Azure Experiences Downtime

On Monday, August 18, Microsoft’s Azure cloud computing service experienced an outage in several different worldwide regions. The problem began just before 2 in the afternoon eastern time with a