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National Hysteria Averted – Angry Birds Coming to Windows Phone 7
Whew, that was a close one folks. The sorta saved by the bell type of thing, or is that saved from a flock of angry bird players? But yes, we can all rest easy…
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Direct Hardware Input on the WP7?
Two rather interesting stories popped up today in regards to Windows Phone 7 hardware. The first comes via WPCentral where they outline some information they came across regarding job openings at Microsoft. the openings…
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Did Google Turn Down an Alliance with Nokia?
BusinessWeek has a new post up furthering the rumors of a partnership between Nokia and Microsoft based on conversations with a person in the know who of course wanted to remain nameless. This part…
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IE9 Leaked Early, Then Released.
It never seems to fail that when we are expecting a major software update announcement event the links to the software end up being discovered early and get posted to the web. This is…
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Engineers and the Executive Shuffle: Surprises in Microsoft Restructuring
So, old Steve ‘Baldy’ Ballmer is making some changes at the top; or at least according to some “people in the know” that is the case says Bloomberg Businessweek. This of course has Microsoft…
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Must Read for Windows Designers: MetroUI Definitively Explained
I am an unabashed fan of the whole concept of the Metro UI, which is the basis for Windows Phone 7 and the Zune Desktop. So when I saw this post by Scott…
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Is Microsoft Going to Sell Their Own Tablet? [VIDEO]
I have to admit, this was a great catch by Jeff Cormier at The Next Web, where he was at the AT&T Foundry event. He was passing by the Microsoft booth when something caught…
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Search Smack Talk Continues: Bing Hits Back
Much of the tech web was alive with the story about Google suggesting that Bing was copying Google’s search results. Paul and I also tackle the topic in the last Daily Brief show (still…
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We Have Seen the Future of Computers, Now if Only Microsoft Would Run with the Idea
Up until most recently our computing experience really hadn’t changed much. Sure, we have seen some advances, but there hasn’t been anything revolutionary that has changed the common perception of what computers are and…
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Zune and Xbox Live in Canada? Finally, Some Answers
One of the good pieces of news that came out of the Windows Phone 7 launch was that it would be released in Canada at the same time as it was in the United…