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Windows Phone Mango likely to be ready in September, Microsoft aims for 100 million annual sales

Windows Phone Mango likely to be ready in September, Microsoft aims for 100 million annual sales

Posted on Jul 18, 2011 by MG3

The winners in the Microsoft-sponsored Imagine Cup contest this year will receive Windows Phone Mango handsets in September, as we learn from the competition's Twitter account.
That probably means that by fall availability Microsoft means early fall, which is good news for current and future owners of WP7 handsets. We wold bet on future owners who get the handsets around that time, however - current owners might have to wait more, as usually happens with these updates, but let's not put the cart before the horse.

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Ballmer Says Windows 8 Will be Pretty Important

Ballmer Says Windows 8 Will be Pretty Important

Posted on Jul 18, 2011 by MG3

Given that Windows is Microsoft's biggest product, we think that Windows 8 will be a pretty important product for the company. CEO Steve Ballmer agrees.

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Windows Phone 7 Connector now puts your Home Server in your hand

Windows Phone 7 Connector now puts your Home Server in your hand

Posted on Jul 18, 2011 by MG3

Ok, Windows Server Solutions Phone Connector doesn't exactly sound exciting but, if you're one of the few people out there rocking a Windows Home Server 2011 machine and a WP7 handset, you're probably gonna want to get this set up ASAP. The combination of server-side plug-in and phone app lets you remotely control your server -- triggering backups, managing users, and viewing alerts. It also lets you pull up media files stored on your server, though you can't copy them locally for your later viewing or listening pleasure. It's not just for home users either. The plug-in works with Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials and Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials, for smaller compani...

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Pandora’s new HTML5 website working on Windows Phone 7 Mango?

Pandora’s new HTML5 website working on Windows Phone 7 Mango?

Posted on Jul 18, 2011 by MG3

We have received an anonymous tip that HTML5 streaming now works on Windows Phone 7 Mango using IE9 and Pandora’s new HTML5 website.
Because Pandora how not rolled out their new site to everyone yet we have not been able to confirm it ourselves yet.
Is it working for any of our readers who have already loaded Mango on their handsets? Let us know below.

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Job offer suggests that Microsoft is working on a top secret project

Job offer suggests that Microsoft is working on a top secret project

Posted on Jul 18, 2011 by MG3

Filed in: Microsoft

Upon hearing the term “top secret” being mentioned, the first association that comes to mind would probably revolve around spy flicks and would not necessarily have anything to do with a job description listed online. That is why we got curious when we found out that Microsoft itself is working on a top secret project, and skilled software engineers are needed to put it together.

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Microsoft Registers Microsoft-Sony.com

Microsoft Registers Microsoft-Sony.com

Posted on Jul 18, 2011 by MG3

Filed in: Microsoft

Companies purchase a ton of domain names defensively each year, but a recent Microsoft acquisition has the rumor mill working overtime. While one might expect the Redmond based software giant to grab hold of something like windowssucks.com (which they did), you probably wouldn’t expect them to also buy up microsoft-sony.com and sony-microsoft.com.

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Internet Explorer 9’s New Malware Blocking Features Leave Competition in the Dust

Internet Explorer 9’s New Malware Blocking Features Leave Competition in the Dust

Posted on Jul 18, 2011 by MG3

Filed in: Microsoft

If like most Maximum PC readers you’re the first person friends and family call when looking for tech advice, you might want to think twice before suggesting they move away from Internet Explorer. According to a recent report from NSS Labs, Internet Explorer 9’s dual-pronged approach to blocking malicious URLs wasn’t just slightly better than the rest; it’s pretty much night and day.

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Windows 8 Will Have Same System Reqs as Win 7

Windows 8 Will Have Same System Reqs as Win 7

Posted on Jul 18, 2011 by MG3

The jump in system requirements going from Windows XP to Windows Vista was significant. The move from Windows 7 to Windows Vista, however, wasn't anything of the sort. In fact, Windows 7 ran better than Windows Vista on modest systems.
Even though Windows 8 isn't set for release until 2012 at the soonest, Microsoft is targeting a similar set of minimum system requirements as the ones for Windows 7. By extension, this would mean that Windows 8 will have similar hardware requirements as Windows Vista – an operating system that could predate Windows 8 by three years.

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Microsoft hit with lawsuit over Windows Phone 'Really' ads

Microsoft hit with lawsuit over Windows Phone 'Really' ads

Posted on Jul 15, 2011 by MG1

A company called Cellrderm has taken Microsoft to court over its Windows Phone “Really” advertisements, according to Adweek. Cellrderm, a gag company that creates commercials for a fake Cellrderm “cell abuse aid” product, argues that it owns the copyrights to the creative content used in Microsoft’s ads and that Microsoft copied its work in its “Bedroom” and “Bathroom” commercials. You’ve probably seen the ads on TV: in one, a man is too busy on his phone to pay attention to his wife in the bedroom. In another, an executive drops his phone in the urinal and reaches to pick it up. “The Microsoft commercials copy both the sequence of events and the character interplay found in the Cellrderm co...

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Microsoft is aiming for 100 million Windows Phones per year

Microsoft is aiming for 100 million Windows Phones per year

Posted on Jul 15, 2011 by MG1

Microsoft’s chief operating officer Kevin Turner told WPC 11 attendees that Microsoft hoped to ship 100 million Windows Phone units each year on the back of its deal with Nokia.
"We have to do some very strategic things to get our mobile phone volume up," Turner said.
Turner said Microsoft’s plan was to win by making “big bets” including Windows Phone 7.
Possibly to help this goal Microsoft intended to build 75 more stores around USA to push their products, probably a good idea given the negative spin phone retailers currently give to Windows Phone 7 handsets, despite high customer satisfaction rates.

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Windows 8 Leaked CD Appeared for Sale on eBay

Windows 8 Leaked CD Appeared for Sale on eBay

Posted on Jul 14, 2011 by MG1

Many people want to be the first to use a shiny new piece of software, which could explain why one person tried to sell an early build of Windows 8.
An auction appeared on eBay offering a “real Windows 8 Milestone 3 leaked CD.” It's unknown if this disc was an official Microsoft pressing, but copies of Windows 8 Milestone 3 have been available off file sharing sites for some time now.
The auction has likely since caught the attention of Microsoft, which probably explains why the listing was pulled. According to WinRumors, the auction listing had a price of $1,500.
For those who really want to try out Windows 8, but to abide by Microsoft's rules, there's been rumors that Microsoft will releas...

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Microsoft ends support for Windows Vista SP1

Microsoft ends support for Windows Vista SP1

Posted on Jul 14, 2011 by MG1

Microsoft has ended official support of Windows Vista Service Pack 1, with the software giant steadily ramping up the pressure on consumers and businesses to move to its Windows 7 OS.
With the call to leave XP still ringing in our ears, Microsoft has now reminded us that its support for Vista SP1 is now at an end.
In a blog post by Brandon Le Blanc, customers are urged to move on to Windows 7 or, at least, upgrade to Vista SP2.

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Nokia to spend $127 million this October promoting Windows Phone

Nokia to spend $127 million this October promoting Windows Phone

Posted on Jul 14, 2011 by MG1

A little over 5 months ago, at an investor relations meeting in London, Nokia CEO Stephen Elop got on stage and announced that the Finnish handset maker has essentially given up on Symbian, is going to halt development on MeeGo, and will switch their smartphone operating system of choice to Microsoft’s Windows Phone. Since then the stock has tanked, twice, the second dip caused by issuing a revised outlook to their Q2 2011 financial results that says the handset maker will break even … barely. The question on everyone’s mind since that day in February is when exactly are we going to see the first Nokia Windows Phone? And no, we’re not talking about the recent leak that showed Elop giving a d...

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Microsoft: 400 million Windows 7 licenses sold in 21 months

Microsoft: 400 million Windows 7 licenses sold in 21 months

Posted on Jul 14, 2011 by MG1

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has announced that Windows 7 has sold more than 400 million licenses so far, meaning it is still the fastest-selling operating system. Ballmer revealed the number at the Microsoft's annual Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC), a four-day event that celebrates the accomplishments of the company's 640,000 global partners. Windows 7 has been available to the masses for 21 months.
Windows 7 actually grabbed 20 percent of the market at the end of 2010. Between January and December 2010, Windows XP fell almost 10 percentage points to 56.72 percent market share, Windows Vista lost over five percentage points to 12.11 percent, and Windows 7 gained over 13 percentage points,...

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Windows 8 to have the same system requirements as Windows 7

Windows 8 to have the same system requirements as Windows 7

Posted on Jul 14, 2011 by MG1

Did you recently buy a new PC with Windows 7 on it? Are you interested in Windows 8? Are you worried you won't be able to upgrade your operating system? If you answered yes to all three, we have good news for you. Microsoft says Windows 8's system requirements will be the same, or perhaps even lower, than Windows 7's.
Tami Reller, corporate vice president of Microsoft's Windows division, revealed the tidbit to attendees at the company's Worldwide Partner Conference 2011, which took place yesterday in Los Angeles, California. She said any PC capable of running Windows 7 today would be capable of running Windows 8 when it is released.
"The breadth of hardware choice is unique to Windows and is...

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