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Hotmail Now Integrates with Bing Maps and More
In another great example of Microsoft tying its different services together, Windows Live Hotmail now integrates with Bing Maps. According to the Bing team, when you create a new email, one of the new...
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Students: Get Windows 7 for $30
Wow, I just came across a handy link you’ll want to share with any college students (or parents of college students) you know: Windows 7 is only $29.99 for those enrolled in a U.S.-based educational...
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Windows Live Photo Gallery Now Does Geotagging
Thanks to the recent refresh of the Windows Live Essentials beta, Windows Live Photo Gallery now supports geo-tagged photos via Bing Maps. Geo-tagging (adding location information to a photo) helps...
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Windows Live Sync Arrives for Mac
Windows Live Sync, the service which keeps your documents, photos and files synced in between all your PC, has now been released for Mac users. The download, available here at the Microsoft Download...
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No Surprise Here: King of Bing Maps is Taxi Fare Calculator
When the Bing Team announced that they were holding a contest for developers to create new Bing Map applications, called the “King of Bing Maps,” the blogosphere soon erupted with news of one of the...
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New from FUSE: Team Crossword Beta
The team from FUSE Labs (the folks behind Outlook Social Connector, Spindex, Kodu, Emporia, Bing Twitter Maps and Docs) have just launched a new project called Team Crossword. This application isn’t a...
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JumpControl Adds Shutdown Options to Windows 7 Taskbar
This is a nifty little app to have: JumpControl, available here on DeviantArt. It’s a simple program that lets you add shutdown, restart, sleep, log off, lock and switch user options right to your...
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Sick of Landscapes? Tons of New Artistic Themes Added to Windows 7 Gallery
While I’ve personally been enjoying the new Bing themes (especially the RSS-enabled one!), not everyone is interested in setting a tranquil landscape, cityscape or nature-inspired photo as their...
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Family Pack is Back!
Microsoft is reintroducing the Windows 7 Family Pack, a discounted pack of multiple Windows 7 operating system licenses for use in homes that have more than one computer. Starting October 3rd in the...
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Channel 9 App for Windows Phone 7
An independent Windows Phone developer, Sigurd Snørteland, has created an application for accessing news from Channel 9 on your Windows Phone 7 device. The app, “myChannel9,” will display news and...
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Hotmail Now Gets Push Support via Exchange ActiveSync
Microsoft Hotmail, calendar and contacts can now be automatically pushed to your phone using Exchange ActiveSync technology (EAS). That means that whatever you do on your phone, from reading an email,...
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A Second Bing Maps Wordpress Plugin
Although Chris Pendleton previously reported on a Bing Maps plugin for WordPress back in July, Johannes Kebeck of the Bing team recently came across an alternative: the Silverlight Bing Maps plugin....
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Halo Madness Starts in NYC
The launch of the next installment in the popular Halo series is almost upon us. At 12:10 AM on Tuesday, September 14th, millions of fans will at last be able to purchase Halo:Reach, the prequel to...
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Get a Free Cyber-Security Book from Microsoft
Parents and teens now have access to a free downloadable e-book from Microsoft called “Own Your Space,” which aims to instruct teens and other new internet users how to stay safe while online....
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Silverlight-Based Seesmic Launches Plugin Platform
Silverlight-based social networking application Seesmic has just launched its highly anticipated plugin platform which transforms the formerly Twitter-only app to a platform for the larger social Web,...
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NFL Experiments with Silverlight
On September 9th, the NFL experimented with Silverlight technology by broadcasting the Vikings/Saints game live via NBC’s Football Extra. The online telecast featured extra camera angles, in addition...
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Outlook Hotmail Connector Updated
The Microsoft Outlook Hotmail Connector, which allows Outlook users to access their Hotmail within the desktop software, has been updated again to a new version. Depending on what operating system you...
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Microsoft Research Reveals Facebook for Scientists: ScholarLynk
ScholarLynk is a new tool for scientists and other researchers which Microsoft Research is unveiling this week at ECDL, the European Conference on Research and Advanced Technology for Digital...
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CCEnhancer Makes CCleaner Even Better
CCleaner is one of the most popular programs for cleaning up the extra files and leftover data on your PC. Although I haven’t had much use for it on my more modern PCs (Windows 7 apparently does its...
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Sony Reveals 3D Vaio Laptop
Sony revealed its first 3D Vaio laptop at the recent IFA trade show. Although the laptop was only a prototype, a Sony rep told TechRadar that he expects the new laptop will arrive next year. So what...
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JetPack: A New Silverlight Theme for Web-Based Apps
Tim Heuer and his team recently released a new Silverlight-based theme that could work for any line-of-business or, really, any other Web-based applications in need of a simply laid out and elegant...
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7conifier: App to Customize Your Windows 7 Icon Sets
One of the great things about using Windows is the flexibility when it comes to customization options. Although Windows 7 has built-in support for themes, some users want to go a bit further,...
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Windows Phone 7 Prototype Flicks Photos to TV
A prototype Windows Phone 7 was on display at the recent IFA trade show in Berlin. The phone, an LG Optimus 7, was being demonstrated by LG at its booth, streaming DLNA content to a Wi-Fi enabled TV...
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Backup Outlook Contacts with New, Free Plugin
SyncFriend is an Outlook plugin that lets you back up your contact list online for safe-keeping. After registering for an account with the service, you can back up your contacts lists to the...
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Check Out this Windows 7 Media Center Guide
I came across the How-To Geek’s tutorial for Windows 7 Media Center users and I had to share it with you. In this extensive, “complete guide” to the application, you’ll find a collection of tips,...
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