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Microsoft announced that it’s timing its Windows 8 Consumer Preview release with the availability of beta versions of Visual Studio 11 and NET Framework 4.5. All are now set to be released Feb. 29. Microsoft made the announcement during a during a “sneak preview” of the Visual Studio and .NET Framework betas. The releases coincide with the launch of the Windows Store for Metro-style applications. The Visual Studio 11 beta supports integration into the Windows Store.
Both Visual Studio and .NET Framework have been updated since the previews were released last September at the Microsoft BUILD conference, and will include a free Team Foundation Server Express beta. TFS Express is a subset of Team Foundation Server 11, that provides source code control, work item tracking, build automation and an Agile taskboard, among other features, for up to five developers. Read more »
What started out as a small leak for Office 15 has turned into a full blown review. Office 15 is the next version of the popular Office suite that many businesses and consumers use everyday.
Winreview.ru has gotten its hands on a copy of Office 15 and has taken a long look at what the platform has to offer so far. Despite being an early build, the reviewer states that it is rather impressive; the build number for this leak is 15.0.2703.1000.
While there is not a drastic difference in appearance, there are small updates that the reviewer points out. Things such as dynamic interfaces, small updates to align more with the Metro stlye, and that it is being built on .NET Framework 4. The reviewer also likes the updates to Outlook and notes that there are new transitions in PowerPoint as well.
Finally the reviewer points out that the product is a good start but is far away from completion. There are still consistency gaps with application transitions and occasional crashes; all which you would expect to find in an early build such as this one.
You can read the entire review here, but it is written in Russian.
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