8 March 2010

It’s safe to say that computers have become a bit more powerful over the past 15 years.
Cellular technology untethered our phones. The Internet brought the world into our homes and offices. And the power of microprocessors has kept leaping forward. Now we’re embarking on a new era, where all kinds of powerful computers, in all [...]

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8 March 2010

Microsoft has demonstrated seamless and integrated versions of an Indiana Jones game running across Windows Phone 7, Xbox 360 and Windows 7.
Eric Rudder, Senior Vice President of Technical Stategy at Microsoft, demonstrated the game at TechEd Middle East 2010 last week in Dubai. Engadget spotted that he demonstrated how the game can be run on Windows [...]

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5 March 2010

The idea behind the Microsoft Tag application is that you just aim your camera phone at a Tag and instantly access mobile content, videos, music, contact information, maps, social networks, promotions, and more.
Tag is similar to QR Quotes, however Microsoft is using HCCB bar codes so instead of storing the data using square pixels it [...]

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5 March 2010

Opera launches new release for the Windows Mobile platform today. The browser will support both Windows Mobile 5 and 6. The great part about this being a native app is the power it gives the browser. Opera Mini is now specifically optimized for the platform and free from the shackles of running under Java.
Opera excels [...]

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5 March 2010

Just last month, we saw the Microsoft’s Project Pink “Turtle” phone pass through the FCC with CDMA bands. Today, this seems to make much more sense, as Project Pink launch details are beginning to hit the Interwebs.
Gizmodo has confirmed that Microsoft’s Project Pink is the real deal. So real, in fact, that it’s been spotted in third-party [...]

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27 February 2010

The guys over at LiveSide.net have once again stumbled upon new screenshots of Windows Live Wave 4.  The screenshots reveal a new look on the header themes for some of the Windows Live services, including Hotmail, live.com, and other sites.
Microsoft accidentally gave some users a sneak peak when they released just the thumbnail pictures of [...]

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26 February 2010

Microsoft is warning users about a fake anti virus product named “Security Essentials 2010″, near identical to the naming of the company’s own protection software.

The fake software is actually the trojan Win32/Fakeinit. If a user installs the software then Fakeinit’s downloader installs a fake scanner component that monitors other processes and attempts to terminate them. [...]

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26 February 2010

If you are currently unaware, Skype is an extremely popular VoIP service that allows people to make cheap (or even free) international phone calls, with even the ability to use video chat. It has millions upon millions of members, which means that being able to use the Skype client on your mobile phone is a [...]

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25 February 2010

If rumors are true, LG will be launching a Windows Phone 7 Series device sooner than expected. Up until now, the only timeframe given for WP7S has been “before the holidays.” Now some more concrete release news has surfaced.
Back in mid January, WMPoweruser reported that LG told French blogger Presse-Citron that they expect to release [...]

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25 February 2010

Microsoft said Thursday that it had signed a deal with Panasonic to license its Extended File Allocation Table (exFAT) for use in their products.
exFAT is a relatively new file system that is best suited for flash memory-based storage, such as SD cards and USB memory sticks. exFAT was designed to be used in situations where neither the aging [...]

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