At Microsoft's Professional Developers Conference (PDC) this week, the future of Silverlight is one topic that has gotten short shrift. There have been no sessions about Silverlight 5 and only one ...

Cross-platform development frameworks make programmers' lives easier. Programming one set of source code files which an interpreter then converts to run on different operating system saves developers ...

Microsoft has come through with Silverlight 5, which was released as a final product today. The release is the latest -- and perhaps the last -- major update to the company's .NET technology for ...

Rafe Needleman reviews mobile apps and products for fun, and picks startups apart when he gets bored. He has evaluated thousands of new companies, most of which have since gone out of business.

The software industry lives within an interesting paradox. IT in the enterprise moves slowly and cautiously, upgrading only when safe and necessary. IT interests intentionally live in the past. On the ...

Microsoft's Silverlight 2 will endure the ultimate test over the next three weeks as millions of sports enthusiasts flood MSN and NBCOlympics.com to follow their favorite competitions among the 302 ...