Certification of applications for WinPhone 7 will be limited to 20 per day per developer. Microsoft is trying to limit the apps to maintain quality.

Microsoft just paid a lot of money for Skype. Now someone claims to have reverse-engineered the source code and posted it online.

Many companies have yet to roll out Windows 7 to all their users. Now Microsoft is preparing to launch Windows 8. Users will be eager for the new OS, whether IT is ready to support it or not.

Until now Microsoft hasn’t put a lot of limits on their partners. But with Windows 8 it seems they want to restrict chip makers to only one hardware manufacturer.

Version 2.0 of Microsoft’s Web Application Configuration Analyzer is now available for download. The free software scans IIS servers, hosted applications, and SQL Server instances for common security issues and misconfigurations.

Microsoft’s Windows 8 was previewed at the D9 conference yesterday. The new operating system seems to target touchscreen capabilities. This page includes a 4-minute video showing the OS in use.

Idera announced the final episode in their three-part "Secrets of SQL Server" webcast series on storage. "SQL Server, Storage and You – Part III: Solid State Storage" will air June 8, 2011.

In the past, upgrading your version of Windows meant you needed to upgrade your hardware. Now Microsoft is saying that an upgrade to Win8 won’t need new hardware.

4Team offers an Enterprise Edition and a Free Edition of their Safe PST Backup tool. The program is designed to complete the backup automatically, once you start it.

With the launch of InstallAware 11, InstallAware Software is releasing a free edition that integrates with Visual Studio. InstallAware 11 also offers one-click upgrade wizards from other software installation technology vendors, including InstallShield and Wise.