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Google bypasses IE privacy says Microsoft
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Hot off the news that Safari’s privacy measures for users had been bypassed by Google last week, Microsoft is joining in by noting that their Internet Explorer web browser’s privacy controls had been modified in a similar manner. Protection tips have been offered up by Microsoft and they’ve taken this opportunity to push Google into the mud once more as they continue to defend themselves against privacy naysayers. Microsoft has reportedly contacted Google to ask it to “commit to honoring P3P privacy settings for users of all browsers.”
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Bing for Windows Phone gets Bing Vision scanner, Image Matching for Newspapers in March
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Bing announced that its mobile client for Windows Phone will get two cool features. First there’s Bing Vision, the neat feature that turns your phone into a scanner that works with barcodes, CD, DVD and book covers, detecting product information and associated links. Moreover, if you’re scanning some product, Bing provides you with local availability and cost comparison information so you can quickly purchase items of interest while on the go.
The second feature, Bing Image Matching for Newspapers, is a Bing Vision add-on that will be rolled-out in March. It allows people to quickly find the digital version of a print magazine or newspaper article. You will be able to take a photo of an arti...
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Microsoft unveils new Metro style logo for Windows 8
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Microsoft officially confirmed the new branding for its Windows 8 operating system today. The new Windows logo, a play on the company's internal Metro design, will be used across the upcoming Windows 8 operating system. We saw images of the logo leak earlier this week, but the company unveiled it officially today stating that the logo is a Window rather than the traditional flag found in earlier versions of Windows. "We wanted the new logo to be both modern and classic," says Microsoft's Sam Moreau.
The logo uses flat colors and clean lines and shapes to convey the message of Metro and will change color based on the core theme color used in Windows 8. "When you change your color, the logo ch...
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Win 8 touch-ultrabooks flirt with form-factors
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Apple may be coy on touchscreen MacBooks, but PC manufacturers are tipped to be gung-ho on touch-enabled Windows 8 ultrabooks, with a range of form-factors and designs expected later in 2012. Lenovo, Asus and Acer are all said to have finger-friendly models in the pipeline, DigiTimes reports, though limitations around hinge design have apparently forced some creative thinking in what each company’s version will look like.
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Effort underway to port HARET / Android to Gen 1 Windows Phones
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Some ex-Windows Mobile users may remember HARET as the tool used to enable to booting of Android on the old HTC HD2.
Now an effort is underway to bring the tool to Windows Phone 7. I think it is safe to say the lead on the project is doing this more as a way to convert a nice Windows Phones to Android, writing:
WP7 is and will be shipped on many devices with quality hardware. In order to be able to run Linux on these, a novel aim is to investigate the use of HaRET on WP7 based devices.
I am sure however that there are a few Windows Phone users who would not mind hacking around with their device to access the full potential of the hardware.
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Windows Phone Tango revealed in leak
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Screenshots of Microsoft's Windows Phone Tango update have surfaced online providing us with more details on the latest version.
The images appeared on Russian site wp7forum and look to confirm reports that Tango will be aimed at the lower end of the smartphone market.
The screens show that Windows Phone Tango will be able to support new features such as sharing video and audio files via MMS attachments.
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Cisco blasts EC over Microsoft Skype openness
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Cisco has taken time out from axing unpopular and overpriced teleconferencing systems to complain about Microsoft’s acquisition of Skype, challenging the EC with demands for greater priority for open video standards. Although Cisco doesn’t oppose the acquisition, video conferencing chief Marthin De Beer wrote on the company’s official blog, it does believe the European Commission shirked on insisting Microsoft must adopt open standards that won’t prevent rival services from intercommunicating.
“Imagine how difficult it would be if you were limited to calling people who only use the same carrier or if your phone could only call certain brands and not others” De Beer suggests. Cisco’s fear, it...
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Microsoft working on 3D for Xbox 720
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Microsoft is putting money into 3D development work destined for the Xbox console range.
After the disappointment of an E3 no-show and news that Microsoft won't be launching the Xbox 720 until at least next year, we're hungry for information about what the new system could include.
Microsoft has recently posted a job ad for an "Algorithm Research & Development Engineer for XBOX team." The role involved working in Haifa, Israel, with Microsoft's Interactive Entertainment Business division.
Responsibilities for the position include "algorithm design and implementation into state of the art 3D imaging systems working in an integrated HW and SW leading team, working closely with peers in Redmond...
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Microsoft AV Flags Google.com As A Severe, Exploit-Filled Threat
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Valentine's Day is for lovers, as the saying goes, and Microsoft spent the day showing Google just how much it cares. A faulty security update pushed out alongside several other patches yesterday caused Internet Explorer to incorrectly flag Google.com -- yep, the most visited website in the universe and the homepage of scads of users -- as being a severe threat called Exploit:JS/Blacole.BW. Oops!
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ViewSonic Planning to Jump on Windows 8 Tablet Bandwagon
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Count ViewSonic among the manufacturers who fully intend to build a tablet or two around Microsoft's upcoming Windows 8 operating system, though a launch in the U.S. might depend on how many Windows 8 tablets ViewSonic is able to sell in Taiwan. Max Liu, product marketing director of ViewSonic Asia Pacific, reportedly confirmed a Windows 8 tablet is in the company's cards and that it would ship in the second quarter of 2012 at the earliest.
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GrooveShark’s HTML5 site now works on Windows Phone
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We have all been told the future of cross-platform apps are HTML5, but a few weeks ago GrooveShark discovered IE9 Mobile was just not ready, and while their HTML5-based streaming music website worked fine in other mobile browsers it did not work at all on Windows Phone 7.
Thankfully Microsoft did not leave it at that, and approached the Grooveshark developer to explore work-arounds. He writes:
Yes, you read that correctly. After my previous post discussing how Grooveshark’s new HTML5 site would not work on Windows Phone 7 devices, Ben Riga, Technical Evangelist on the Windows Phone team, contacted me and offered to help. He discussed the issues with Eric Lawrence, Program Manager at Microso...
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Facebook gets a complete redesign for Windows Phone
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Facebook version 2.3 has just gone live in the Windows Phone Marketplace and it's just as big an update as we were expecting. The app has gotten a complete overhaul of the UI which fits in beautifully with WP's Metro UI.
The update not only gives a complete UI redesign, but adds tons of functionality to the app. The app now gives users access to Facebook Pages, Groups, privacy info and banner images. There are new filters to allow you to see specific types of posts in your feed. Additionally, users can now "like" posts in their feed.
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Microsoft Store India hacked, username and password database leaked (update)
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Reports are coming in that Microsoft's online store in India has been hacked. The site is now offline, but Google's cache shows that the Chinese EvilShadow Team is taking credit for the hack. Worse than the site takedown is that a list of usernames and passwords for accounts have been released — unfortunately, it looks like the site kept its users' passwords stored in plain text, making it very easy for the hackers to get at the sensitive information. We'll update this post as we get more information, but for now, it'd be a good idea to change your passwords if you have an account at Microsoft Store India.
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Windows 8 Wireless Networking Secrets Revealed
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With a consumer preview on the horizon, Microsoft recently provided some details about the wireless networking features in Windows 8.
Redmond has re-engineered the wireless networking stack to optimize the experience in Windows 8, the company said in a recent blog post.
People want similar mobility on their PCs as they get on their smartphones," wrote Billy Anders, a group program manager on Microsoft's devices and networking team. "It is unlikely that your end goal is just to get connected to the Internet. Instead, connecting to the Internet is a step (or a hurdle) towards what you really want to do, like surf, socialize, or explore, and you would prefer that your PC is connected and ready ...
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Microsoft launches child-friendly version of IE9
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Microsoft has partnered-up with a British-based child protection group to launch a new version of Internet Explorer to keep kids away from unsuitable content.
The Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) agency's version of IE9 allows parents to use a handy 'Jump List' which will block inappropriate websites, depending on the age group selected.
The free version of IE9 features all of the literature from CEOP, which offers a guide to parents and carers with a view to protecting youngsters, and one-click access to sites like thinkuknow.co.uk.
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