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Windows 7 Users To Receive Dummy Updates

Windows 7 Users To Receive Dummy Updates

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Microsoft has announced that it will be sending out a series of test updates to Windows 7 Beta (build 7000) users to check whether the delivery system actually works (ed: that's what beta testers are meant for). Brandon LeBlanc, Windows Communications Manager on the Windows Client Communications Team , wrote on the Windows blog that Microsoft will be sending up to 5 test updates "to test and verify our ability to deliver and manage the updating of Windows 7". The...



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Microsoft Cuts Price Of Windows Home Server 2011 64-bit Down To £37

Microsoft Cuts Price Of Windows Home Server 2011 64-bit Down To £37

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Microsoft retailers have cut the price of the Windows Home Server 2011 OS down to less than £40. CCLonline sells the operating system for a mere £36.96, making it the cheapest Microsoft operating system by far at...


Microsoft Sells Over 66 Million Xbox 360 Consoles Worldwide

Microsoft Sells Over 66 Million Xbox 360 Consoles Worldwide

News Business & Government

Microsoft has revealed that its Xbox 360 console has sold more than 66 million worldwide since its launch. As a follow up to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's keynote speech at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las...


Microsoft to Allow Open Source Apps in Windows 8 App Store?

Microsoft to Allow Open Source Apps in Windows 8 App Store?

News Software

Microsoft will allow developers to publish open source applications in its Windows 8 App Store, it has been revealed. Tech blog The H discovered that the Windows Store App Developer Agreement has a provision which will allow the...


Nokia Lumia 800 Windows Phone 7 mobile phone review

Nokia Lumia 800 Windows Phone 7 mobile phone review

News Mobile & Telco

Product Name: Nokia Lumia 800 Website: www.nokia.co.uk/nokialumia800 Specifications: Windows Phone 7 - Mango, 3.7-inch 800x480 WVGA AMOLED capacitive touch screen, 1.4 Ghz single core CPU, 16GB storage, 8MP camera, LED...


Microsoft to release an application that allows for the control of an Xbox 360 from a Windows Phone 7 mobile phone

Microsoft to release an application that allows for the control of an Xbox 360 from a Windows Phone 7 mobile phone

Running the Mango OS

News Mobile & Telco

Seattle based software and hardware developers Microsoft is due to release an application for the Windows Phone 7.5 ‘Mango’ handset operating system, which allows for the control of a home Xbox 360 gaming console under the name...


AMNews: Google & Federal Government Lawsuit, Web Based Windows Phone App Store, Samsung Inks Deal with Microsoft

AMNews: Google & Federal Government Lawsuit, Web Based Windows Phone App Store, Samsung Inks Deal with Microsoft

News Business & Government

Google has filed a motion to withdraw the lawsuit it filed against the Federal government last year. The company filed the lawsuit in 2010 against the Department of the Interior, accusing it of drafting documents for the...


Microsoft Xbox Games Coming to Smartphones Soon

Microsoft Xbox Games Coming to Smartphones Soon

News Consumer

Software giant Microsoft is planning to offer Xbox 360 games for smartphone devices as social and mobile gaming threaten to eat into the traditional console gaming market. According to Market Watch, the company plans to launch...


Ballmer Reveals Major Software Update For Windows Phone 7

Ballmer Reveals Major Software Update For Windows Phone 7

News Mobile & Telco

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has revealed that the company is planning a major software update for its Windows Phone 7 mobile phone operating system in March. His announcements come as Microsoft tries to make its mark in the...


Ballmer bigs up Windows Phone future at MWC

Ballmer bigs up Windows Phone future at MWC

Demos Kinect integration, promises an IE9 browsing core

News Mobile & Telco

Microsoft has chosen the venue of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona to unveil its plans for the Windows Phone series in 2011 - and while many of the features announced by Steve Ballmer were already known, there were a couple...


Microsoft Q2 Revenue Up 5 Per Cent

Microsoft Q2 Revenue Up 5 Per Cent

News Business & Government

Microsoft has posted better-than-expected Q2 financial results, although its Windows division fell short of expectations amidst slow PC sales.The software giant reported a 30 per cent fall in sales for its Windows PC operating...


Microsoft confirms Windows Phone 7 launch

Microsoft confirms Windows Phone 7 launch

WP7 @ 11.10.10

News Mobile & Telco

Microsoft has established in an invite to One Mobile Ring that Windows Phone 7 will be officially launched on Monday 11th of October.Previously, the media was just dispatched a vague invitation to Microsoft event where no...


Windows Phone 7 to launch on October 11th

Windows Phone 7 to launch on October 11th

WP7 @ 11.10.10

News Mobile & Telco

Microsoft has invited the media to an event in London on October the 11th, where it's reported Windows Phone 7 will be officially unveiled.No particulars to the event have been passed out to One Mobile Ring, other than just an...


Microsoft Launches "PC vs. Mac" Comparison Site

Microsoft Launches "PC vs. Mac" Comparison Site

News Business & Government

Microsoft has launched the new 'Deciding between an PC and a Mac' web page, one day after search firm Students Monitor revealed that Apple’s Mac is the most popular laptop choice for students.Tech news site Ars Technica has...


Microsoft Reports Soaring Q4 Profits

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Microsoft has reported a 48 per cent increase in profits for the fourth quarter of the last  financial year, BBC News reports.The software giant declared profits of $4.52 billion for the quarter ending 30 June, an increase...


Microsoft Christmas Launch

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Microsoft kindly invited us to the Saatchi Gallery on 14 July to show off products to be launched this Christmas.On display were new hardware, including new HD webcams; blockbuster sequels Fable 3 and Halo Reach, and the stars of...

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