Well, that didn't take long. After lots of silence regarding Project Astoria, Microsoft is killing it in favor of its shiny new Xamarin purchase. In case you'd forgotten (entirely understandable!), ...

Microsoft unveiled that a Linux command line will come packed into Windows 10, showing that parts of the discontinued Project Astoria live on. Windows will grow after the addition of the Bash shell ...

We haven’t heard much from Project Astoria recently, but now it seems like the app-porting initiative has breathed its last. Microsoft has officially confirmed that they are abandoning their plans to ...

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Microsoft will instead focus on the iOS option released last year. Our team tests, rates, and reviews more than 1,500 products each year to help you make better buying decisions and get more from ...

At Microsoft’s Build conference last year, the company announced four of what it called “bridges” to help developers bring applications to the Windows Store. Project Centennial would help with porting ...

If Microsoft had simply asked me first, I could've told them: Android emulation on Windows just doesn't work very well. Mobile dev media are abuzz with news of problems with Project Astoria, part of ...

The Project Astoria team at Microsoft has extended the online service to enable development of experimental Astoria data services hosted by Microsoft, according to a blog on the project. The Astoria ...