Introducing Windows 8

Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 Game Development  

by Adam Dawes

Creating fun, sophisticated games for Windows devices large or small has never been easier! With masses of example code and fully working games for you to download and run straight away Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 Game Development is your ideal first step into modern games development.This book gives you everything you need to realize y...

Price:  $31.05  |  Publisher:  Apress  |  Release:  2013

Releasing HTML5 Games for Windows 8  

by Jesse Freeman

Windows 8 presents an incredible opportunity for distributing and monetizing HTML5 games, and this guide shows how you can profit from it. You'll learn everything you need to know about porting your original web-based JavaScript game to the new "touch-first" version of Windows, as well as several options for selling your...

Price:  $16.99  |  Publisher:  O'Reilly Media  |  Release:  2013

Introducing Windows 8.1 for IT Professionals  

by Ed Bott

Get a head start evaluating Windows 8.1 - with early technical insights from award-winning journalist and Windows expert Ed Bott. Based on the Windows 8.1 Preview release, this guide introduces new features and capabilities, with scenario-based advice on how Windows 8.1 can meet the needs of your business. Get the high-level overview you ...

Price:  $5.11  |  Publisher:  Microsoft Press  |  Release:  2013

Beginning Windows 8 Application Development  

by Istvan Novak, Zoltan Arvai, Gyorgy Balassy, David Fulop

If you're a beginning developer, there's no better place to get up to speed on the Windows 8 SDK than this Wrox guide. A team of Microsoft experts provides a complete course in Windows 8 programming, helping you take full advantage of the innovative new SDK. Written in an easy-to-read style, this book is packed with reusable examples that...

Price:  $3.70  |  Publisher:  Wrox  |  Release:  2012

Windows 8 for Dummies  

by Andy Rathbone

Microsoft Windows is the operating system that runs nearly 90 percent of the world's computers. Windows 8 will offer new interface updates, cloud-based services, and much more. This update of Andy Rathbone's bestselling Windows guide covers all the basics, plus the enhancements unique to Windows 8. Whether you're meeting Windows for the f...

Price:  $8.95  |  Publisher:  Wiley  |  Release:  2012

Windows 8 Secrets  

by Paul Thurrott, Rafael Rivera

Microsoft is introducing a major new release of its Windows operating system, Windows 8, and what better way for you to learn all the ins and outs than from two internationally recognized Windows experts and Microsoft insiders, authors Paul Thurrott and Rafael Rivera? They cut through the hype to get at useful information you'll not find ...

Price:  $8.17  |  Publisher:  Wiley  |  Release:  2012

Professional Windows 8 Programming  

by Nick Lecrenski, Doug Holland, Allen Sanders, Kevin Ashley

It is an exciting time to be a Windows developer. The arrival of Windows 8 is a complete game changer. The operating system and its development platform offer you an entirely new way to create rich, full-featured Windows-based applications. This team of authors takes you on a journey through all of the new development features of the Wind...

Price:  $6.48  |  Publisher:  Wrox  |  Release:  2012

Windows 8 and Office 2013 For Dummies, Portable Edition  

by Andy Rathbone, Wallace Wang

Windows and Office work together to turn your PC into a productivity tool. The unique Windows 8 interface combines with updates to Office 2013 to create a new computing experience. This book offers quick answers for when you get stuck. Learn your way around the Windows 8 Start screen and Charms bar as well as Office 2013 applications....

Publisher:  Wiley  |  Release:  2013