Tag Archives: BUILD

Microsoft acknowledges Blue, announces BUILD 2013 for late June

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Microsoft just announced that its developer-focused BUILD conference will be returning this year from June 26th through the 28th at San Francisco’s Moscone Center. Announcing the event on Microsoft’s blog, VP Steve Guggenheimer says, …


Apple releases Mountain Lion 10.8.2 build to devs, focuses on Facebook, iMessage and more

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Shortly after letting the 10.8.1 Mountain Lion out of the bag, Cupertino’s now released the next dotted version of its feline OS X to members of the developer community. According to the seed note, this early release will be focusing on a slew of soc…


Microsoft confirms dates for BUILD 2012: October 30th to November 2nd in Redmond

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Microsoft just announced the big launch date for Windows 8 last week, and it’s now also confirmed the dates for another of the company’s key events this year. The next BUILD conference will take place between October 30th and November 2nd, with the c…


Lego and Google Chrome team up, want to cover Australasia in your models and plastic bricks (video)

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Lego has allied itself with Google’s Chrome browser, creating a web app that lets users craft their own houses, creatures and models, and then delicately place them across the whole of Australia and New Zealand. Celebrating 50 years of pre-teen Lego …


Linux Tycoon game lets you ‘create’ your own distro, neck beard not required

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If you’ve always wanted to create and manage your own Linux distribution, but lack the talent and skill necessary to do so, today is your lucky day. A new video game, titled Linux Tycoon, now affords Windows, Mac and — obviously — Linux users the op…


Nokia shows off how it makes the N9, Americans watch with envy

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We’re not ashamed to say it, we love Nokia’s MeeGo-running N9. We love its stillborn (but still awesome) OS, its liquid-looking display and gorgeous machined polycarbonate shell. Now, we can see how that glorious bit of Finnish hardware gets put to…