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Windows Phone 7: A Visual Tour of the Features and Apps

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October 13, 2010
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Windows Phone 7: A Visual Tour of the Features and Apps Windows Phone 7 is unlike any iteration of Windows Mobile we've seen before. From the stylish Zune interface to Xbox Live integration to brand-new third-party apps, Windows Phone 7 deserves a closer look.
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Microsoft's Windows Phone 7: No Tablets For You Don't expect to see the Windows Phone 7 software popping up on tablets anytime soon; Microsoft has something else in mind.
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Sony Debuts HDTVs with Google TV Baked In Sony's new televisions will show a range of Internet content without a settop box.
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Record Patch Tuesday Hits Older Software Hardest Microsoft released a record 16 security bulletins today, but the number of bugs affecting older platforms and applications illustrate why it's time to upgrade to more modern software.
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Chilean Miner Rescue: Where to Follow Online Here is where you can follow online the rescue of the 33 Chilean miners online via streams, blogs, and Twitter.
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Nine Inch Nailed: Trent Reznor sticks it to Facebook, Zuckerberg Co-composer of 'The Social Network' score says some tarty things in interview
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Sony's Google TVs: FAQs Answered The electronics maker recently unveiled four HDTVs that come preloaded with several Google TV apps including CNBC, NBA, Netflix, Twitter and YouTube.
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Intel Earnings Are Fine, But Can It Nail Tablets? The chip maker, already behind in the brewing tablet war, is scrambling to find a place.
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Windows Phone 7 to Sync with Macs Microsoft confirmed Zune for Mac software coming in 2010 allowing Windows Phone 7 devices to sync with Macs.
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Tech Industry Is Lousy With Lawsuits: Infographic Lawsuits are as common as laptops when it comes to the telecommunications industry.
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School Officials Settle Webcam Spying Suit for $610,000 The Lower Merion School District caused a firestorm of protest from parents and privacy advocates when it used laptop spyware to photograph students in their homes.
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Windows Phone 7: Do You Care About Apps? Microsoft lauds the ability of Windows Phone 7 phones to have you spend less time using your phone, not more. It's a big gamble --- and it just might pay off.
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Apple's Anti-Sexting Patent Approved A 2008 patent for a device that censors text messages with objectionable content has just been approved.
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Malware Aimed at Social Networks May Steal Your Reality Experts predict it's "inevitable" that malicious attackers will attempt to craft Stealing Reality malware that will be much more dangerous and much harder to detect than tradition malware attacks.
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You've Been Scraped! Feel Violated? Data mining companies are scraping Web sites to gather your personal information and sell it to the highest bidder.
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Dell's Venue Pro: Distinctive? Yes. But Will it Sell. The question remains whether such hardware distinctions can help Dell, a smartphone newcomer, gain standing in a very crowded market.
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Report: iPhone 4 breaks 82 percent more than iPhone 3GS The numbers create quite a headline, but on closer inspection they are actually just a new myth for Apple-haters to grab on to.
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Amazon Kindle Singles: A Short Wishlist Amazon's 'Kindle Singles' is a great idea, but a bit vague. Here are some concrete ideas that I'd like to see from Kindle Singles right away.
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What Windows Phone 7 Can't Teach Apple Microsoft only confirmed at its Windows Phone 7 launch that it is behind the smartphone times.
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Palm Gives WebOS Homebrew Hackers a Little Love Palm has released documentation for WebOS homebrew hacking.
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Windows Phone 7: A Visual Tour of the Features and Apps Windows Phone 7 is unlike any iteration of Windows Mobile we've seen before. From the stylish Zune interface to Xbox Live integration to brand-new third-party apps, Windows Phone 7 deserves a closer look.
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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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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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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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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   1791 Downloads  |  Free  |  Filed Under LAN Utilities
Gain in-depth data and reports on low-level network activity with this powerful free tool.
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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.
Paragon Go Virtual (32-bit version)   995 Downloads  |  Free  |  Filed Under Backup
Create and convert virtual machines from your hard drive in the three most popular formats with this great free utility.
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