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Microsoft Kicks Off Worldwide Hackathon

By TechTaffy Desk

[Techtaffy Newsdesk]

Microsoft  kicked off WOWZAPP 2012: Worldwide Hackathon for Windows, the first simultaneous global hackathon for students, startups and professional developers in the company’s history. Following the recent Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 launches, more than 100 locations across five continents will hold weekend-long hackathons for students and other participants to create apps for the Windows ecosystem.

Participants in the United States, India, Finland, Pakistan, Greece, Malaysia, Turkey, Brazil and other countries will work together for 48 hours, creating Windows Store apps.

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