Access Office 365 REST APIs Using .NET Libraries

Microsoft's new Cloud offering of Office 365 APIs is very popular now a days among developers. Developers can access the Office 365 REST APIs by using libraries available for .NET and JavaScript. Along with these libraries, the Visual Studio 2017 release also brings some key updates to developers for the tooling experience, making it easier to interact with Office 365 services. 

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Integrating Cortana with the Universal Windows Platform

Three mobile platforms, iOS, Android, and Windows, has been improving their digital assistants ("Siri" on iOS platform, "Google Now" on Android, and "Cortana" on Windows) very frequently. All these digital assistants offer search device data and Cloud-based information. Cortana's voice command features integrated into Windows 10 enable developers to give users convenient ways to access data. Cortana offers integration into Bing, Office 365, and local data sources. With a wide range of features, Cortana helps users organize and manage their data easily. Cortana also exposes an interface to developers that permits applications to integrate into the Cortana search experience. In this article, I'll walk through you Cortana integration with the Universal Windows Platform (UWP) travel app.

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Building a Speech-enabled Bot with Cortana Skill

Microsoft has launched a private preview of Cortana Skills Kit, which has enabled developers to easily create new Cortana skills. Microsoft also has launched the Cortana Devices SDK, which is currently in private previewand will be available broadly by end of 2017. The Cortana SDK lets OEMs integrate Cortana directly into their devices. The Cortana Devices SDK looks like it will help deliver Cortana to all kinds of new devices.

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