Tuesday, 12 October 2010

5 Ways Windows Phone 7 Puts Microsoft Back on Top

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October 12, 2010
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5 Ways Windows Phone 7 Puts Microsoft Back on Top Windows Phone 7 handsets look good - so good, they're poised to do some market-share damage against Android, iPhone, and RIM.
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Google's Self-Driving Car: Will Hollywood's Dream Become Reality? Google's self-driving cars make Hollywood fantasies a reality. Will Herbie The Love Bug return as a Google-mobile?
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Google Chrome OS Might Be Released in a Month The OS is now on version 0.9.78.1, and this number will, in all likelihood, count up to version 1.0 for launch, putting it on track for a holiday release.
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Palm Pre 2 Details Start to Slip Out The phone is expected to have a 1GHz processor and 512 MB of RAM, which puts it on the par with the iPhone 4 and is a big improvement over its predecessor.
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Two Google Apps Help Blind Navigate WalkyTalky and Intersection Explorer pair Google Maps and GPS technology to help blind and visually impaired navigate.
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Windows Phone 7: First Look at AT&T Handsets The sleek and slender Samsung Focus comes out way ahead.
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Google's Self-Driving Cars: A Ride Down Memory Lane Google isn't the first to dream of self-piloted cars. Early seeds of the idea date back to 1933.
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Sowing the Seeds for a Safer Internet Services from Google, Comcast, and Microsoft could lay the foundation for worldwide warning system to quash malware.
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There's a Trademark for That Just in time for everyone to have become sick of it, Apple lands a trademark for 'There's an app for that' marketing slogan.
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Google Drives Itself to Distraction Why is Google wasting its time with self-driving cars?
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Covering the Waterfront: Jim Weaver on Scourge of War: Gettysburg Check out part one of our extensive interview with the creators of the PC exclusive real-time strategy wargame Gettysburg: Scourge of War.
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Leave Facebook, Leave Your Friends Miserable After clicking the service's Deactivate Account link, I was bombarded by a last-ditch effort by Facebook to talk me out of saying goodbye, even temporarily.
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X-Men and the Lost Appeal of Arcade Beat-Em-Ups Forgive me if I'm not excited about X-Men Arcade coming to Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network. But once I started playing the arcade games from my childhood, I quickly understood how little appeal these games had beyond cheap nostalgia.
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Windows Phone 7 Wins With Office Mobile Revamp Office Mobile reinvents itself with large icons and sliding windows. Gone are the tiny icons and radio buttons and--at last--the stylus.
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In Pictures: The New Windows Phone 7 Handsets After weeks of rumors and leaks, Microsoft finally cleared the air on Windows Phone 7 and announced an initial lineup of six phones for the United States. With T-Mobile and AT&T promising Windows Phone 7 devices in time for the holidays, a closer look is in order.
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Windows Phone 7 Shows Why Device Exclusivity Sucks Windows Phone 7 launched yesterday with ten devices, but thanks to device exclusivity users will be restricted to a couple choices and may not be able to get the smartphone they really want.
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PayPal Alternatives That Let You Shop Around These online payment services have their own pros and cons, but they give users frustrated with PayPal new options for making personal and business transactions.
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Windows Phone 7 Handsets: Initial Questions and Answers Even though there wasn't a lot of brand-new news - Microsoft started showing off the OS months ago, and some of the hardware news had leaked - there was still lots to chew on.
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Linux Is on the Rise For Business Large business users are planning to rely more on Linux and less on Windows in the coming years, according to a survey.
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HTC CEO Talks on Business Behind New Windows Phone 7 OS HTC's CEO said network operators, phone makers and Microsoft moved swiftly to cooperate on the Windows Phone 7 OS.
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5 Ways Windows Phone 7 Puts Microsoft Back on Top Windows Phone 7 handsets look good - so good, they're poised to do some market-share damage against Android, iPhone, and RIM.
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Google's Self-Driving Car: Will Hollywood's Dream Become Reality? Google's self-driving cars make Hollywood fantasies a reality. Will Herbie The Love Bug return as a Google-mobile?
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HTC's Windows Phone 7 Shines: Hands-On with the HD7 Windows Phone 7 is finally here and we got our hands on one of the hottest new handsets, the HTC HD7.
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First Impressions: LG Quantum and Optimus 7 with Windows Phone 7 Windows Phone 7 launch heats up as LG rolls out its first Windows Phone 7 devices, the LG Quantum for AT&T and the Optimus 7.
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Smackdown: Windows Phone 7 Phones vs. iPhone 4 vs. Droid X Can the new Windows Phone 7 devices compete with heavyweights like the iPhone 4 and the Droid X? We take a look at the specs of each new phone and put them head-to-head with the reigning champions.
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Downloads: Editor's Collection
PCWorld Reviewers' Favorite Files: September 2010September is a time for change, even when it comes to software. PCWorld reviewers reveled in an Android-friendly update to a venerable media player and a network manager with a new free version. They even found new ways to lay out photo pages, organize e-book libraries, and set up virtual machines. Couldn't your PC stand a little freshening up?
Capsa Free   1745 Downloads  |  Free  |  Filed Under LAN Utilities
Gain in-depth data and reports on low-level network activity with this powerful free tool.
RealPlayer Beta   147025 Downloads  |  Free  |  Filed Under Audio Players
Its media management capabilities are pretty standard, but its ability to sync files to and from a variety of smartphones makes this media player stand out.
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Create and convert virtual machines from your hard drive in the three most popular formats with this great free utility.
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