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Microsoft pulls Omnia 7 Windows Phone update over “technical issue”

Microsoft pulls Omnia 7 Windows Phone update over “technical issue”

Posted on Feb 23, 2011 by MG1

The Windows Phone 7 update has been pulled for Samsung’s Omnia 7, after the new firmware was found to brick some users’ handsets. According to Microsoft, “a technical issue with the Windows Phone upda...

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Windows 7 SP1 Released, Available for Download

Windows 7 SP1 Released, Available for Download

Posted on Feb 23, 2011 by MG1

It's been talked about since the very original release of Windows 7 and now it's finally here. That's right, if you've been holding off on Windows 7 until the first Service Pack, today is the day that...

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Marketplace apps no longer require developer technical support

Marketplace apps no longer require developer technical support

Posted on Feb 23, 2011 by MG1

Previously all apps released in Marketplace needed to include contact information for users to request technical support from the developer.
Microsoft has just announced this rule has now been waived,...

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First Windows Phone 7 update not going smoothly for some Samsung handsets (update: Microsoft suggests temporary fix)

First Windows Phone 7 update not going smoothly for some Samsung handsets (update: Microsoft suggests temporary fix)

Posted on Feb 23, 2011 by MG1

So this is why they do phased rollouts, eh? If Twitter is the font of truth and reality that we suspect it to be, it sounds like users of some Windows Phone 7 models by Samsung are struggling with tha...

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Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Available Today to the Common Man

Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Available Today to the Common Man

Posted on Feb 22, 2011 by MG3

The wait is over, folks. If you're not a TechNet subscriber and/or wanted no part of playing around with a non-final release of Service Pack 1 for Windows 7, then today's your day. Microsoft today mad...

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The Windows 8 tablet interface to feature live tiles similar to WP7

The Windows 8 tablet interface to feature live tiles similar to WP7

Posted on Feb 22, 2011 by MG3

The tablet UI overlay of Win 8, codenamed Mosh, is speculated to feature big live tiles, similar to what Windows Phone 7 offers, and be in developers' beta in September already...

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Microsoft Windows 8 MileStones Schedule With September Beta Release?

Microsoft Windows 8 MileStones Schedule With September Beta Release?

Posted on Feb 22, 2011 by MG1

Filed in: Microsoft

Microsoft Windows 8 seems to be moving along as various information leaked so far suggest a September beta release. The new OS will primarily target tablets with a more touch-aware interface and will ...

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Microsoft confirms Kinect hackers to get official developer kit

Microsoft confirms Kinect hackers to get official developer kit

Posted on Feb 22, 2011 by MG1

Filed in: Microsoft

Microsoft has confirmed that it will release an SDK for its Kinect accessory for the Xbox 360 allowing developers to create third party applications for the motion controller on other devices like the...

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Nvidia, Microsoft leave the PC Gaming Alliance

Nvidia, Microsoft leave the PC Gaming Alliance

Posted on Feb 22, 2011 by MG1

Filed in: MicrosoftnVIDIA

The PC Gaming Alliance suffered a bit of a blow when Activision left the organization in 2009 and now two more of its founding members have decided to follow suit: Microsoft and Nvidia. PCGA president...

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WP7 gets its first software update, cut/paste still on the way

WP7 gets its first software update, cut/paste still on the way

Posted on Feb 22, 2011 by MG1

Microsoft confirmed on its mobile blog that it is rolling out a small update to Windows Phone 7. The update is not the highly anticipated copy and paste but update, but a small one with a few bug fixe...

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Windows 8 tablets “closer to competitive” than expected: ARM-based Win-slates in late 2011?

Windows 8 tablets “closer to competitive” than expected: ARM-based Win-slates in late 2011?

Posted on Feb 21, 2011 by MG1

Filed in: Microsoft

Microsoft’s tablet ambitions may reach fruition a lot earlier than previously expected, according to the latest leaks from the company, with Windows 8 based slates running frugal ARM chipsets tipped f...

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Finnish support for Windows Phone 7 coming in second half of the year

Finnish support for Windows Phone 7 coming in second half of the year

Posted on Feb 21, 2011 by MG1

14 new languages will be supported by Windows Phone 7 in the second half of 2011 in the coming Mango update.
Ironically (or maybe more fortunately) one of those Languages will be Finnish, according to...

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A minor WP7 update to arrive in the next few days

A minor WP7 update to arrive in the next few days

Posted on Feb 21, 2011 by MG1

An unconfirmed report claims that a minor WP7 update, which will open the door for the first major refreshment of the platform, is to come as soon as February 22, which is tomorrow.
The rumour states ...

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Nokia To Give Developers Free Windows Phone 7 Device On Launch

Nokia To Give Developers Free Windows Phone 7 Device On Launch

Posted on Feb 21, 2011 by MG1

As Microsoft did few months back, Nokia is planning to give away Windows Phone 7 devices for their Launchpad developers later this year during the launch. For now, Nokia is also giving away its flagsh...

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Microsoft Changes WP7 Marketplace Open-Source Licenses Terms

Microsoft Changes WP7 Marketplace Open-Source Licenses Terms

Posted on Feb 21, 2011 by MG1

Many news sources claimed that Microsoft is banning some open-source applications from its Windows Phone Marketplace. According to a RedHat Evangelist, Microsoft is banning apps that are licensed unde...

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