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Supersite This week, Apple released a developer preview of Mac OS X 10.7 ("Lion"), the next evolutionary update to the company's desktop OS. Lion takes many design cues from iOS, and Microsoft should examine these changes to see how Windows would most benefit from some of the designs Apple is now pursuing. ... View the full article

There’s a new Windows 7 slate coming to town (starting in April this year) that Microsoft is hoping may give the company at least a temporary answer to Apple’s iPad and the various Android slates coming to market this year. View the full article

Microsoft has introduced a new tool for its “system builder” OEM partners to help them more quickly and preload more Microsoft software on new PCs. View the full article

Windows IT Pro An often irreverent look at some of this week's other news, including some news on the widespread Windows Phone updating glitch, Google's collaborative alternative for Microsoft Office users, a Windows Phone GPL controversy, a Microsoft non-compete clause that actually worked, an extended Windows Azure free trial, a Gears of War 3 release date, and Apple underwhelms with new MacBooks. ... View the full article

The new style is back on and fixed. As always post any bugs you find.

I had to de-activate the new style as well as the others. There was an incompatibility issue with a few sections of the site. As soon as an update is released I'll turn it back on.

I have installed a more modern style. This style highlights the newest posts and content instead of the forums themselves although the forums are still easily accessible from the left sidebar. If you encounter any bugs please let me know. This skin has been tested with Firefox, Google Chrome, Opera and Internet Explorer 8 and 9 so it should work for everyone. If you have display problems you can change your skin to the Microsoft Blue skin by using the skin chooser at the bottom of the page. Thanks and hope you all enjoy the new look of Free PC Help Forum.Org.

Microsoft really needed to hit a home run with WP7 to make a comeback in smartphones. So far, I’d say they’ve fallen short of what’s needed. What do you think, WP7 users and potential buyers? View the full article

Windows IT Pro IE 9 beats Firefox and Safari and why Windows Home Server is still excellent. ... View the full article

“Tiles” seem to be the new design metaphor — or at least the buzzword du jour — all across Microsoft as of late. View the full article

Windows IT Pro If the initial Windows Phone "pre-update" is any indication, Microsoft was wise to hold off on updating its new mobile platform for so long: Some users have reported this update as having "bricked" their phone, which in some cases may require them to actually replace the devices. And Microsoft has allegedly suspended delivering the update to some users because of this issue. ... View the full article

Supersite Microsoft released Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 to the public this week, two weeks after declaring it released to manufacturing (RTM) and one week after delivering the update to MSDN and TechNet subscribers. Today I'd like to quickly describe a few ways in which you can snag the update and discuss a few issues to consider. ... View the full article

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I’m hearing Microsoft may be gearing up to deliver new standalone dev tools for building HTML5 client applications, and also may be adding HTML5 support to Visual Studio. Could Mix ‘11 be the launch pad for these efforts? View the full article

Do you have a network connection? Check in device manager and see if the adapter is enabled. If it isn't then try to re-install the driver for your network card.

Windows IT Pro As I have said (and written) repeatedly, the future of computing is both highly mobile and highly connected. This is pretty obvious, and I make no claims to the title of industry seer. This week, however, I've come to the conclusion that my prediction is already half realized: Computing today is already highly mobile. The highly connected bit is going to prove to be the tricky bit. ... View the full article

Windows IT Pro Microsoft this week revealed that it will issue a non-commercial Windows software development kit (SDK) for its Kinect motion sensor device, bringing the Xbox 360 add-on to enthusiast developers. ... View the full article

Windows IT Pro Amazon on Tuesday rolled out a new streaming video service aimed squarely at market leader Netflix. Marketed as part of the preexisting Amazon Instant Video, the service is free to Amazon's best customers, those who enroll in the company's Amazon Prime service. ... View the full article

Microsoft Research and the company’s Interactive Entertainment Business unit have been working together to build a software development kit (SDK) for individuals who want to build Windows apps that use the Microsoft Kinect sensor. View the full article

Given the very few (and occasionally confusing) leaks around Windows 8, an update as to how things are progressing is always welcome. Here’s a slide from a source of mine that is allegedly a snippet from the Microsoft internal Win 8 Milestone build timeline. View the full article

On February 21, Microsoft officials told Windows Phone 7 (WP7) users that the company had started rolling out the first update for Windows Phone 7. Before you copy-and-paste-happy WP7 fans begin salivating — this first update isn’t NoDo. View the full article

Windows IT Pro Microsoft this week began priming the virtual pumps for the first Windows Phone software update by delivering a staged rollout of a pre-update, if you will, that updates the software updating mechanism in Windows Phones. That is, the software giant is slowly rolling out a software update that will make future software updates possible. ... View the full article

Windows IT Pro According to the analysts at NPD, overall video games sales fell over 4 percent in January 2011 when compared with the same month a year earlier, with slowing hardware sales weighing heaviest. The firm reports that retail video game hardware, software, and accessory sales generated $1.36 billion in the month. ... View the full article

Windows IT Pro For tech industry watchers, there's nothing more agreeable than watching two corporate behemoths going at it, arguing over their products and technologies. But in two recent events, these fights have been curiously one-sided, with a Microsoft attacker in each case coming out looking foolish for the attempt. ... View the full article