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Microsoft is making available for download on October 28 another new test build of Internet Explorer 9. View the full article -
Microsoft officials shared more information about cloud technologies and programs that the company is prepping for Azure developers during the opening day of the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference on October 28. View the full article
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Problems When Re-Activate Windows 2008 License
AWS replied to manmorcar's topic in Tech Help and Discussions
You might have to phone in to Microsoft to activate. Try restarting and if it doesn't activate then call Microsoft using the number on the failed activation screen. -
Sometimes Microsoft really surprises me, simply by doing the right thing. And Office 365 appears to be that kind of welcome surprise: A version of Office in the cloud, one that is affordable for most businesses. View the full article
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Microsoft will be releasing its Q1 2011 earnings on October 28 this week. And on the 28th and 29th, the company will be holding its first Redmond-based Professional Developers Conference. But there have been lots of other Microsoft-related happenings over the past few days (and it’s only Tuesday). View the full article
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Another Microsoft-germinated project has left the building and is now under the auspices of the Outercurve Foundation. The latest to go is Microsoft Research’s Scientific Workflow Workbench — codenamed Project Trident. View the full article
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In my first feature focus article for Windows Phone 7, I take a look at hubs, the panoramic, integrated experiences that really differentiate this platform from the competition. View the full article
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Ray Ozzie may be a lame duck at this point, as he will soon be leaving his Chief Software Architect post at Microsoft. But that hasn’t stopped him from publishing an updated assessment of Microsoft’s strategy and products. View the full article
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In the latest episode of the Windows Weekly podcast, Leo and Paul discuss Windows 7's first anniversary with 240 million licenses sold, the start of the Windows Phone 7 rollout, Paul's Windows Phone 7 review, the first Windows Phones, the pain of switching Windows Live IDs, Office 365, Ray Ozzie is leaving Microsoft, Xbox 360 sales successes, and the first Google TVs. View the full article
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In this week's blockbuster, Windows Phone-oriented Mailbag, Windows Phone and Zune Pass, Windows Phone and Zune Pass with two users, Windows Phone app performance, switching from iTunes to Zune, Windows Phone and tasks, Windows Phone and ActiveSync, unlocked Windows Phones, reinstalling Windows Phone apps, Windows Phone and multiple Exchange-type accounts, Windows Phone and rSAP, Windows Phone and Zune music sync, and Windows Phone Secrets availability. View the full article
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Netflix is this week's Windows Phone 7 App of the Week selection, and it's a must-have for the millions of people who enjoy the Netflix streaming video service. Fortunately, the Windows Phone client is one of the best I've seen. View the full article
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The OpenStack project — an open-source cloud-computing platform created by RackSpace, NASA and a growing list of partners — is getting some support from Microsoft. View the full article
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No more Windows XP preloads allowed on new PCs
AWS posted a topic in Microsoft Support & Discussions
As of today, October 22, PC makers are no longer allowed by Microsoft to preload Windows XP on new PCs. That means no more new XP Home netbooks should be hitting the shelves. View the full article -
The handwriting was on the wall: Microsoft was leaning away from supporting the IronRuby language. It turns out that was true. And ditto with its complement, IronPython. View the full article
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On October 21, Amazon.com announced a new, free entry-level tier for new Amazon Web Services (AWS) customers. Is Microsoft going to retaliate? Sounds like something may be happening. View the full article
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At the Gartner Symposium on October 21, CEO Steve Ballmer was asked what he considered to be Microsoft’s riskiest product bet. His answer? The next version of Windows. Huh? View the full article
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Tomorrow is the one-year anniversary of the launch of Windows 7. To celebrate, Microsoft is releasing new numbers, claiming that the company has sold 240 million licenses of the product to date. View the full article
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Microsoft officials have yet to make the formal release-to-manufacturing announcement, but they did say that Microsoft’s Lync Server 2010 will be generally available on November 17. View the full article
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A Windows Phone 7 'review' from a non-reviewer
AWS posted a topic in Microsoft Support & Discussions
I am not a reviewer. I also am not a smartphone user. So how the heck did I end up with not one, but two, Windows Phone 7 review units? (And more importantly, what do I think?) View the full article -
If you are an Apple user who really wants to “think different” and buy a WP7 device instead of an iPhone, you will have a way to get your updates — the new Mac Connector for WP7, which goes to public beta later this year. View the full article
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Poll: What should Microsoft do with Windows (if anything) in light of today’s Apple announcements around a new app store and OS directions for its Macs? View the full article
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Microsoft’s Office 365 announcement this week was not about creating a new version of Office that will be hosted in/on/via the cloud (contrary to a number of headlines/reports you may have read claiming this). View the full article
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A report on October 18 that HTC had discovered issues with its Windows Phone 7 devices that could lead to delivery delays is being denied by HTC. View the full article
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Need the pricing, licensing and other details about what Microsoft has planned for its just-released Office 365 offering? You’ve come to the right place. View the full article
