<div dir="ltr"><p style="font-size:12px;line-height:17px;color:rgb(53,56,61);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">2012 was a phenomenal year for Microsoft. We released many new products, and most importantly we re-imagined Windows – the most popular operating system ever. We also released Windows Phone 8 which is <a href="http://www.neowin.net/news/idc-windows-phone-market-share-up-to-116-percent-by-2016" style="color:rgb(0,160,227);border:0px">expected by analysts to have the highest growth rate</a> in the coming four years.</p>
<p style="font-size:12px;line-height:17px;color:rgb(53,56,61);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">With the start of the New Year, one of our resolutions is to keep our commitment towards the developer community in Africa. And with the new era of Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 stores, we decided to revive Mobile Monday to show Kenyan developers how to build the best apps for the fastest growing app store which is Windows Phone 8.</p>
<p style="font-size:12px;line-height:17px;color:rgb(53,56,61);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">However, the story doesn’t end here because Windows Phone and Windows 8 apps have a lot of similarities and a lot of shared code base. Therefore, we will give you a glimpse into how easy it is to build Windows 8 apps too. We will also have a cool demo of <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/kinectforwindows/discover/features.aspx" style="color:rgb(0,160,227);border:0px">Kinect</a>, which has changed the way people play games and experience entertainment</p>
<p style="font-size:12px;line-height:17px;color:rgb(53,56,61);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Join us on <strong>Monday, 21st of January</strong> from <strong>6 – 8 pm</strong> at the <strong>iHub</strong> in a journey of development for Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8, along with announcements for startups and students plus a quick look at Kinect.</p>
<p style="font-size:12px;line-height:17px;color:rgb(53,56,61);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><a href="https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032540623&Culture=en-KE&community=0" style="color:rgb(0,160,227);border:0px">Register now</a> - the seats are limited.</p>
<p style="font-size:12px;line-height:17px;color:rgb(53,56,61);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">See you on Monday January 21st! You can also keep in touch with us through the following channels;</p><p style="font-size:12px;line-height:17px;color:rgb(53,56,61);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">
<strong>Twitter: </strong>@microsoftafrica and @AfricaApps</p><p style="font-size:12px;line-height:17px;color:rgb(53,56,61);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><strong>Facebook Groups</strong><br><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/msdpenigeria/?fref=ts" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,160,227);border:0px">Microsoft DPE Nigeria</a><br>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/202009779914969/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,160,227);border:0px">Microsoft Developer Evangelism – East and Southern Africa</a><br><a href="http://facebook.com/africaapps" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,160,227);border:0px">AfricaApps</a></p>
<p style="font-size:12px;line-height:17px;color:rgb(53,56,61);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><strong>Blog:</strong> AfricaApps Blog</p><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136)">James M. Muendo <br>
<br>P.O Box 28016 - 00200,<br>Nairobi.<br>Mobile: +254725567508 <br>skype:tim.rick | Twitter: Mmuendo | gtalk: timrick</span>
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