The Windows 10 developer’s dilemma: Go Universal or stick with the desktop?

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	INSIDER The Windows 10 developer's dilemma: Go Universal or stick with the desktop? Microsoft's newly released Windows 10 offers developers what at first blush appears to be a can't-miss pitch: Write your app once and run it anywhere Windows exists. With Microsoft's push toward 'one Windows' across multiple device types, ranging from the plain old desktops to augmented reality headsets, the appeal of that pitch could be massive, not to mention lucrative, for developers. (Insider Story) Read More WHITE PAPER: CDW The Social Business: Advent of a New Age As the world becomes more instrumented, interconnected and intelligent and the population continues to embrace social computing, today's enterprises face the dawn of a new era--the era of the Social Business. 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Learn More Ask Cortana anything: Snarky answers to 59 burning questions Windows 10 is here, and with it comes Cortana—Microsoft's powerful, intelligent digital assistant. Spend just a few minutes with Cortana and it immediately becomes clear that she's taken the customized awareness of Google Now and the chatty personality of Siri, and then kicked up the schtick several notches. Read More Microsoft will no longer provide patch details The Windows 10 rollout is going quickly, with the installed base now surpassing 50 million and growing faster than Windows 7's successful rollout in 2009. Sure, there are bumps along the way, but that's to be expected with a new OS, and Microsoft is pushing out fixes as quickly as it can. But if you are looking for details in these fixes, don't hold your breath. Read More How to reclaim your privacy in Windows 10, piece by piece There's no doubt about it: Windows 10 is veritably infused with data-tracking tidbits and hooks into all sorts of Microsoft's online services. Handing over all that data has some tangible benefits, like Windows 10's OneDrive integration and the Bing-powered brains behind the Cortana digital assistant, but not everyone is thrilled with the idea of Big Brother Bill Gates constantly looking over their digital shoulder. Read More WHITE PAPER: Blue Coat Systems Optimizing Application Traffic on MPLS WAN Links MPLS is a common type of service offering that removes much of the cost and complexity of more traditional point-to-point networks. The change from point-to-point to any-to-any or cloud networking presents new application delivery challenges, requiring a response from services that depend on the packet delivery infrastructure. Learn more >> The best web browser of 2015: Firefox, Chrome, Edge, IE, and Opera compared We put the screws to all five modern browsers, testing them in all manner of scenarios. If you're looking for a fast, efficient, convenient browser, we've found two that we think you'll like. Read More Microsoft starts public test of Cortana app for Android smartphones Android phone owners in the U.S. can now take Microsoft's virtual assistant Cortana for a spin thanks to a new public beta test that opened today. Those interested in kicking Cortana's tires can sign up for the test and install the app from the Google Play Store. Read More Windows 10 follows in Windows 95's footsteps 20 years later Windows 95 turns 20 years old today, and for Microsoft it's more than just ancient history. The launch of Windows 10 last month has plenty of parallels to the operating system Microsoft released a couple decades ago. 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