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Windows 7 SP1 RTM Shows Up on Torrent Sites
So it’s official, well sort of – the Release to Manufacture (RTM) version of Windows 7 Service Pack 1 is out in the wild. According to the Windows 8 Beta blog the RTM version; with the build string of 7601.17514.101119-1850, has hit the torrent sites. A simple search at any of the torrent search sites ...
Quit blaming Microsoft for slow adoption of Windows Phone 7
A lot is being made of a statement from LG’s team director of marketing and planning, James Choi, where he says that from an industry’s point of view, Windows Phone 7 could have done better on launch: “From an industry perspective we had a high expectation, but from a consumer point of view the visibility ...
Bring a little of the Metro UI goodness to your Windows 7 machine
An interesting little addition for your desktop or laptop showed up in a post via WPCentral and if you are a big fan of the Metro UI like I am – this might be right up your alley. It is a widget collection called Metro Home, which is a special version of HTC Home where ...
More analyst silliness: Windows Phone 7 has chance of success in 2011 (maybe)
In a follow up to our post from last night regarding some analyst predicting Microsoft slate failure we have a new research note from IDC stating that they believe that Microsoft could see success with Windows Phone 7 in 2011 – maybe. Their caveat in the research note was that for Windows Phone 7 to ...
An intimate Microsoft, no candles or warming oils required
Joe Wilcox over at BetaNews has posted what I gather, is a yearly event with him, where he makes a number of suggestions, rather than predictions, for Microsoft to consider in the coming year. The theme behind this year’s list is one of, as Joe puts it: Microsoft has a huge perception problem, and as ...
Nokia: “To buy or not to buy” makes for an unlikely but interesting question
There has been some speculation floating around the web this holiday season about the possibility that Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 platform could end showing up on Nokia smartphones sometime in 2011. This of course has led to some added (and I think eggnog fueled) thoughts that maybe Microsoft should just bite the bullet and buy ...
Microsoft’s Biggest Mistake of 2010
While I am sure that there are many things that Microsoft has done in the past that tech pundits out there would point to as being massive failures, there is one thing, and one thing alone, that I really believe was their biggest mistake: Killing the Courier For those of you not familiar with the ...
Kinect: Microsoft’s gift to the future – happening today
I am not one for making outright predictions, especially when it comes to technology. In fact I am more likely to take shots at what end up being ridiculous predictions based on personal biases. However, there is a technology available today that I truly believe will be the break-out technology of 2011 and beyond. I ...
Hurry Up Microsoft, It’s Make or Break Time For The Zune
I don’t own a portable media player, but I do know that when I have thought about saving up some money to get. one I have wanted to get my hands on Microsoft’s Zune HD. Even with the sticking point of there being no Zune Pass support for Canada. (Until recently, that is.) I was/am ...
Microsoft coming ARMed to CES, but mostly shooting blanks
Microsoft made big news back in July 2010 when it announced that it had reached a licensing agreement with ARM. For those of you not in the know, ARM processors are the hot microprocessor in the mobile market, powering everything from smart-phones to tablet devices. The move has led ARM share prices to jump 7.1% as people ...
