Windows 10 VCL Universal Windows Platform (UWP)/WinRT Services and Components has been added to the Run Time Library (RTL). For example, the Windows 10 Notifications Component and Windows 10 Sharing/Contract Component, for both Object Pascal and C++ is included in RAD Studio, Delphi and/or C++ Builder Introduction/Background on WinRT To implement Windows 8 and Windows 10 features like Notifications and Sharing Contract, there is no Win32 API available for this, so you need access to the ...

With RAD Studio 10 Seattle, developers can rapidly update their VCL and FMX applications to take full advantage of the Windows 10 wave. Support includes Windows 10 and native WinRT/UWP components and APIs, Windows 10 VCL User Experience controls, and updated Windows 10 FMX support. We have a great demo that shows you how to use the ICalendar interface to show the current date of the system in the different calendar systems, as well as specific information from the four calendar systems.The samp...

  What is the Windows Runtime (WinRT)? Introduced in Windows 8 Default program interface Object Oriented API Native Code API Does not replace Win32 Not part of .NET Not managed code Not a tablet version of Windows (WindowsRT) Only way to access some features of Windows 10 Asynchronous Non blocking > 50ms Notifications in Windows 10 Moved to System.Notifications Works with VCL, RTL and all app types Immediate or scheduled notifications Start menu shortcut re...

On this evening of the Windows 8 release - while watching Windows 8 commercials during Game 2 of the World Series (Go Giants!) - I find myself contemplating this world of choice we have in late 2012. This is an amazing time to be a consumer of electronic goods, especially mobile devices, likes phones and tablets. This also presents an unparalleled opportunity for software developers but, along with it, major challenges in supporting these multiple operating systems. One of the more interesting a...