Tweet After Microsoft launched a preview of Windows Package Manager at Build, someone has built a web app that feeds off the same repository. It provides a more user-friendly interface for installing apps. Read more… Neowin
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Skype now lets you disable notification sounds on web-based services
Tweet After having long been a pain point for users, Microsoft has updated its web services, such as Outlook.com and OneDrive.com, with the ability to disable Skype notifications. Read more… Neowin
Planet Money and Kickstarter: Is web-based crowdfunding the future of public media?
Tweet When the reporting team at Planet Money — a joint venture between PRI’s This American Life and National Public Radio — decided to do a series tracing the creation of a T-shirt all the way from the cotton fields to the department store, producer […]
Microsoft launches web-based Windows 8 app creator
Tweet Microsoft Research has announced the launch of the TouchDevelop Web App, a web-based service that will allow people to create apps for Windows 8 or Windows Phone 8 on a tablet or smartphone. Read more… Neowin
Meet Manymo, a web-based Android emulator
Tweet One of the challenges Android developers face is the wide array of devices their mobile apps have to support, each with a different screen size and resolution. Manymo can’t eliminate that problem, but it can make it easier for developers to test their software […]