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Microsoft has agreed to buy mobile app dev toolmaker Xamarin in a deal that brings a rich C#-based mobile development environment home.

The biggest component is a new student program that lets students build native Android and iOS apps with Xamarin Studio for free.

Partners say an acquisition of Xamarin would instantly turn around Microsoft's mobile business and put powerful, cross-platform tools in the hands of developers.

Xamarin, the cross-platform mobile app development company that's now a Microsoft unit, updated the tooling in its standalone IDE and its Visual Studio counterpart, along with platform-specific SDKs.

Xamarin, which helps developers build native apps for iOS, Android and Windows Phone, has secured $12 million in Series A funding from Charles River Ventures, Ignition Partners and Floodgate ...

There's no shortage of startups trying to help mobile developers quickly and easily build cross-platform apps for an ever-expanding line-up of gadgets, from iPhones to Android tablets to Windows ...