Microsoft releases Sway for free

At its Build developer conference earlier this year, Microsoft announced that it would soon release tools that would make it easier for iOS and Android developers to take their existing code and port their apps to Windows.

The software includes an Objective-C compiler and runtime, support for many iOS APIs, and integration with Visual Studio 2015. Gallo said the goal is to have people now on the early access waitlist in the program by the end of the month, and for Windows Bridge for Android to be released as a public beta in the fall.

Microsoft Translator is probably one of the coolest apps we’ve seen in a long time, because it pretty much breaks down any language barrier you may face when traveling across the world.

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is admitting that the only way it can enjoy accelerated growth is by opening up its app ecosystem to third-party community development. The additional OneDrive storage space and apps like the Video, Groove Music, Xbox, and Office apps all encourage users to purchase something from the Windows store. If you’d like to contribute to the project, we invite you to submit your code to the SDK on GitHub. After releasing Windows 10 as a “free upgrade” for “over 190 markets” this past week, Microsoft is aiming for iOS developers with software previously known as Project Islandwood. The tool is still very incomplete, but Microsoft is enlisting the help of developers to improve it fast, releasing it under an open source licence so anybody can tweak its code and improve it to suit their own needs.

Windows 10 has a whopper of a problem: Its app store is awful. It’s this other function that seems the most useful.

The Universal Windows Platform (UWP) is a single app platform that is available across all Windows device families, enabling you to reach a new user base and open up new revenue opportunities. The apps will also be able to benefit from the software company’s initiative, as they will be made available to the Windows port a lot more easily.