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Feed Demon 2.8.0.8 RC1

Looking for a great way to view and manage your RSS feeds from your desktop? Look no further than FeedDemon, the most popular Windows RSS reader.
download - comments - 12.12.2008

Minimum System Requirements? Just Feed 8 GB (!) of RAM into Vista SP1 and then Watch it Fly

Want to talk performance in a comparison between Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and Windows XP Service Pack 3?
windows - comments - 1.12.2007

Windows Mobile 7, the Next-Generation Mobile Platform

We all know Microsoft's Windows Mobile platform, if not from using it, at least from what we've heard about it.
windows - comments - 15.3.2009

Gates opens entertainment window

Though Bill Gates is in town to tout his hot new Xbox 360 to the hordes in attendance at the huge Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), his horizon extends to the Hollywood hills ? and beyond. Video games are key, but the Microsoft chairman also has his hand in much of the behind-the-scenes wrangling over entertainment and the Internet.
microsoft - comments - 12.5.2006

Window Seizer 1.00 Beta

Windows Seizer and a standalone freeware utility which lists all the windows you have open on your PC.
download - comments - 31.3.2007

Napster hangs "for sale" sign in front window

Napster is evaluating the possibility of a sale by hiring of an investment bank. Citing "recent third party interest," the company has asked UBS Investment Bank to explore strategic partnerships or an outright sale of the company.
common - comments - 20.9.2006

New Window Management System for Windows 7 Pre-Beta

The window management system is one piece of the Windows 7 graphical user interface which will evolve starting with the pre-Beta version of the operating system.
windows - comments - 3.10.2008

Windows Vista Build 5728 Availability Window Closing Soon

Nick White has posted this on the Vista team blog yesterday, thought I'd give everyone who is interested in testing the latest build of Vista a heads up on the limited availability.
windows - comments - 26.9.2006

Secunia round 3: Internet Explorer 7 Window Injection Vulnerability

A vulnerability has been discovered in Internet Explorer 7, which can be exploited by malicious people to spoof the content of websites.
microsoft - comments - 30.10.2006

Microsoft Office 2007 RTM'ed, Window Vista 99% RTM

On Monday Microsoft will announce that the 2007 Microsoft Office system products have been released to manufacturing (RTM).
microsoft - comments - 6.11.2006

Disable Aero Snap Auto Maximize and Arrange Window in Windows 7

Windows 7 includes a new feature called Aero Snap that intends to improve open windows management on the desktop. Aero Snap allows user to drag a window to the top of the screen to maximize the window automatically, or to the left or right side of the screen to resize the window to fill and take up half of the screen estate on the moved side automatically.
windows - comments - 19.5.2009

Hack to Activate and Switch Window in Windows 7 By Mouse Over Hover Without Click

When there are many windows open on desktop of Windows 7, normally users will click on another window in order activate the window into front or foreground and switch to the task or window.
windows - comments - 19.5.2009

How the Web Went Worldwide

For an educational bit of Sunday reading, the BBC have posted an article on the technology section of their website documenting the web's mysterious early days.
common - comments - 6.8.2006

Wired but not Web 2.0?

Although most U.S. adults have a cell phone, a computer and Internet access, a study says only a small percentage are participating in Web 2.0 activities.
common - comments - 8.5.2007

Web IM in Hotmail!

Yes, you’ve been asking us, and we promised you’d get it soon. Well, the moment you’ve been waiting for has finally arrived: instant messaging from the web is here!
microsoft - comments - 21.4.2009

Windows 7 Gets Its Own Web Site

Microsoft has launched a new Web site that aims to build interest in its forthcoming Windows 7 operating system among developers and other IT professionals. TalkingAboutWindows.com, as the site is called, features numerous videos, blog posts, and Q&A's by the Microsoft engineers who helped develop Windows 7.
windows - comments - 29.4.2009

Opera Web Browser Goes Freeware

Following a successful 24-hour giveaway last month, Opera Software has decided to drop the banner ads from its Web browser and permanently nix the licensing fee. Opera 8.5 is now available for download free of charge, putting new pressure on Firefox as it nears version 1.5.
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Microsoft's Web Mail Gets Overhaul

The Hotmail millions (Microsoft reports 200 million users) know and perhaps love could be replaced. For the last seven months, Microsoft has been beta testing a radically different Web mail client, one that makes Hotmail's largely standard HTML interface look like yesterday's news. Kahuna supports drag and drop, right-clicking, multi-select and, in general, a much more Outlook-like look and feel.
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The Buzz: Microsoft Upgrades to Web 2.0

Microsoft on Tuesday announced its highly-anticipated lineup of online services, called Windows Live and Office Live. The news has received much attention from tech pundits and throughout the blogosphere. Read on for a selection of what people are saying about Redmond's latest move and tell us what you think.
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New Web Mail: More Polished, Powerful

Microsoft and Yahoo are poised to make Web-based e-mail more powerful than ever with updates that bring a desktop-style interface to their respective Web mail offerings. We tested betas (currently invitation-only) of Windows Live Mail and Yahoo Mail, and also looked at an open-source newcomer called Zimbra. All three apps use an increasingly popular programming technique called Ajax (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) to improve on standard Web mail and even Google's Gmail.
microsoft - comments - 27.11.2005

Web sites for the brave new electronic b@by

Dispatch from the future:
FROM: Carter Kohl, 34 inches, 30 pounds, 17 months.
TO: Friends and family.
MESSAGE: Feel free to contact me. Even though I cannot read just yet, you can still send me e-mail. My parents will read it to me and will help me respond to all your messages. In advance, thanks for getting in touch. I'll be reading and replying back to you before you know it!
microsoft - comments - 16.1.2006

Microsoft Expression Web Beta 1

Microsoft® Expression® Web is a new designer-focused product that provides powerful tools you need to produce high-quality, standards-based Web sites the way you want them.
microsoft - comments - 7.9.2006

Go2web20 - The Complete Web 2.0 Directory

Go2Web 2.0 is an interesting site which lists all current web 2.0 companies on the web, its worth checking out.
common - comments - 17.9.2006

Microsoft's Web Conference Sells Out

Microsoft's MIX 07 Web conference, which runs April 30 through May 2 in Las Vegas, has sold out, the company announced this week.
microsoft - comments - 8.4.2007

Microsoft Web Executive Leaves

Microsoft Corp. announced the departure of several executives Thursday, among them Steve Berkowitz, senior vice president of Microsoft's online business group, a Silicon Valley veteran recruited to help fix its unprofitable Web business.
microsoft - comments - 15.2.2008

30GB Web Mail Into Beta testing

A new web mail service launched today promising to bring users an email inbox of 30gb.

30gigs.com started off with the idea of creating an "All in one" site for the webmaster and avid computer users. According to the sites "about us" page, combining personal file storage, GD2 signatures and anonymous email all in one service, which would be free.
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qube - q3 Web Search Client

qube - abbreviated as q3, is the next generation, websearch client for instant, single-click access to information from the collective index of traditional search engines.
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Gates: MS 'Must Act' on Web Services

Microsoft is not about to take the Web 2.0 revolution sitting down, says Bill Gates. In an internal e-mail sent out October 30 and obtained by BetaNews on Wednesday, Gates writes that Microsoft must change to take advantage of the evolution of computing from a software-based to a Web-based model.
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New Vista Screen Shots Hit the Web

ActiveWin has posted some new Windows Vista screen shots of Build 5268, which is the "Interim OEM build," according to the site. We are still hearing that 5270 is what will be designated as the December Windows Vista Community Technology Preview (CTP) build, however.
windows - comments - 19.12.2005

How to Share Large File on The Web Using MegaUpload

The following tutorial will explain you how to share a large file on the web between you and your friend or anyone else. I'm choosing MegaUpload as an example here - not for any particular reason - but later, I might write more tutorial for other large file sharing service, such as YouSendIt and RapidShare.

One of the most advantage of using MegaUpload, compare with other similar service, is the duration how long your file(s) will be kept in their server. Your uploaded files will be deleted only after it become unused for 30 days. So, if many of your friends download it, over and over again, the files will always be there. The size is quite big, up to 250MB. Not as big as YouSendIt which allow up to 1GB file size, but it's more than enough to share your music files, movies, etc.
common - comments - 7.3.2006

Asia is Microsoft's window to mobile market

Asia continues to be the biggest driver of Microsoft's mobile business.



Chris Sorensen, Microsoft's Asia-Pacific, Greater China and Japan lead product manager for its mobile communications business division, said in an interview with ZDNet Asia: "Mobile phones are critical markers of social status and identity in Asia, more so than in Europe and America. Everything about the phone is a very visible marker of the type of person you are."



According to Sorensen, Asia makes up the most significant portion of Microsoft's mobile business -- 46 percent of the software maker's global mobile market. In comparison, the region covering Europe, the Middle East and Africa counts for 37 percent, with the Americas trailing at 17 percent.



In 2008, Microsoft plans to open 35 new concept stores in China to promote its mobile operating system (OS), Windows Mobile.




winbeta.org - 30.11.2007

Nielsen: US leads in mobile internet usage

A study released today shows 15.6 percent of mobile Internet subscribers use the mobile Web -- the highest penetration of any country. With 40 million users, the firm believes the mobile Web has reached 'critical mass' for mobile ads...
betanews.com - 11.07.2008

Beta Test a Mobile Phone with TV

Centercode is seeking testers for a beta program involving a mobile phone that has the capability of receiving and displaying television through a special broadcast feed. Participants must be located in New York City and be a subscriber in good standing with Cingular and T-Mobile...
betanews.com - 11.01.2007

Study highlights need for better mobile Web options

A JupiterResearch report Wednesday said better browser options would spur growth in the mobile Web. This after a survey yesterday indicated the iPhone was already the leading mobile Web browsing tool...
betanews.com - 06.12.2007

Who needs Android? Windows Mobile gets the rest of Google's apps

Just about one year ago, Google finalized its plug-in for Windows Mobile that brought a Google search field to the WM home screen. Now, the app has expanded to include Maps, Gmail, News, and more in the same small window...
betanews.com - 20.02.2009

Linux mobile developer releases Web 2.0 platform suites

The mobile Linux company Azingo announced a new line of open source software it hopes can satisfy new phone applications developers' needs to offer Web 2.0 technology to mobile phone users...
betanews.com - 02.02.2008

Windows Live for mobile updated

Windows Live blog has announced the availability of the new updated Windows Live for mobile. Go to new Windows Live for mobile website from your mobile phone's web browser and you can instantly start using the new services. The new and updated mobile web services include Windows Live Home, Photos, Profile, People, and Spaces. These complement the existing mobile services, like Hotmail and Messenger. With this release, the Live platform is extending even more of Windows Live to mobile devices, but with a mobile twist. To get started, all you need is a phone with a browser and a data plan.

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neowin.net - 11.12.2008

Microsoft's 'Live Mesh' aims to become the universal window to the Web

Microsoft has taken the wraps off a Technology Preview of its new Live Mesh platform, which promises to connect disparate devices so they can seamlessly share information. But beyond the surface, Live Mesh portends that Microsoft doesn't just want to compete on the Web; it wants to be the Web...
betanews.com - 23.04.2008

Convert Firefox into a text-only browser

Dennis O'Reilly: Last week I described how to use a simple Javascript to determine the age of a Web page. The only problem: if the page has any dynamic elements that update automatically when the page loads (and these days most Web pages do), the script shows the current time and date.



For pages without auto-update content, type javascript:alert(document.lastModified) into the address bar and press Enter to see a window pop-up with the date and time of the page's last update. I'm still looking for a way to find out how recently specific content on a Web page was updated.




winbeta.org - 27.12.2007

AOL to Offer Mobile Phones, Services

America Online has launched a new mobile-focused Web site where users will be able to purchase mobile phones, as well as learn about and register for mobile services offered by the company. AOL also announced on Monday it had re-launched the mobile version of AOL.com...
betanews.com - 15.08.2005

EC Commissioner proposes doubling terms of performers' copyright

"Oldies" music remains popular among many generations, which could present a window of opportunity for record companies in Europe to take advantage of royalties terms expiring after 50 years. Today, the EC may be looking to shut that window...
betanews.com - 15.02.2008

iPhone and the Death of the Mobile Web

PERSPECTIVE Regardless of whether or not you bought into the flash and hype that accompanied the iPhone's launch, Apple's newest device is important not for what features it brings, but for what it makes obsolete. The death knell has been rung for the mobile Web...
betanews.com - 07.07.2007

Analysts: iPhone users annoyed by mobile Web sites

Much as they might love their iPhones, a lot of folks find it frustrating to try to find and read online news stories using Apple's devices, especially on Yahoo's mobile Web site, a new survey says...
betanews.com - 10.10.2008

Google Chrome, a Shell for the Web

"In the long term, we think of Chromium as a tabbed window manager or shell for the web rather than a browser application. We avoid putting things into our UI in the same way you would hope that Apple and Microsoft would avoid putting things into the standard window frames of applications on their operating systems. The tab is our equivalent of a desktop application's title bar; the frame containing the tabs is a convenient mechanism for managing groups of those applications. In future, there may be other tab types that do not host the normal browser toolbar," explains a document about Chrome's user experience.




winbeta.org - 15.09.2008

Microsoft launches new-look MSN for mobile phones

Microsoft Corp. launched a redesigned MSN portal optimized for mobile phones on Sunday, stepping up its offering at a time when more powerful devices increase the demand for richer content on handsets.


winbeta.org - 18.06.2007

Application Specific Glass Colorization in Windows 7?

Microsoft might be introducing application specific glass renderings. The color of the glass frame around a window can be changed in Vista, but the change is global to the system. The color of any particular window glass frame can not be set by choice. But, how about being able to change the color/opacity level of a the glass frame of any application through defined events or commands? According to a Patent number 7418668:

A method for changing a color value and/or level of opacity value of a glass appearance window frame for an application window is described. The method includes steps of determining a defined color value and a defined level of opacity value to apply to a glass appearance window frame and displaying the glass appearance window frame in accordance with the defined color value and the defined level of opacity value. A command may be received to apply the defined color value and the defined level of opacity value to the glass appearance window frame, thereby applying the defined color value and level of opacity value to the glass appearance window frame. Color values and/or level of opacity values may be changed automatically, be application specific, and/or be changed in response to receipt of an input from a user to change one or more portions of a default configuration.


neowin.net - 06.09.2008

Win Mobile 7 now delayed to 2010?

Microsoft's already reported Windows Mobile 7 delay will be longer than anticipated in practice, according to a tip obtained by VentureBeat. While not immediately pointing to a further delay past late 2009 in completing the mobile OS itself, the reputed source suggests that both carriers and manufacturers will need "months" to refine and produce their own versions. This would push any release until at least 2010 and leave a three-year window between Windows Mobile 6 and its sequel.




winbeta.org - 29.09.2008

Windows Mobile 7 due in 2010

When Motorola co-CEO Sanjay Jha said overnight that his company's phones would eventually carry Windows Mobile 7, he let on more than he probably thought.



In answering an analyst's question during the Q&A portion of his company's earnings call, Jha said: "Yes, we are still committed to Windows Mobile. As you know, Windows 6 series is available in 2009 and as compared to Android, we believe in 2009 Android is more competitive; more of our effort and focus in 2009 is going to Android, but in 2010 when Windows 7 will become available, we will then participate in a more focused way in Windows Mobile 7 in 2010."




winbeta.org - 04.02.2009

W3C Agrees on Mobile Web Practices

The W3C said Tuesday that it had released a set of best practices for mobile Web pages, based on a broad consensus from all parties involved. Representatives from 30 companies joined to create the standards, including AOL, Google, Nokia, Opera, Vodafone and others...
betanews.com - 27.06.2006

Neowin's top 10 Windows Mobile apps you can't live without

Neowin and its members have compiled a list of their favourite applications that they can't live without. A list was compiled of the top 10 applications members require and keep on their Windows Mobile devices. #10: YouTube Users can watch videos on YouTube from either the mobile version of the web site, or in a customized application to improve searching on the web site without all the extras normally seen on the desktop version. The slim application and mobile web site allow users to enjoy the full version of videos streaming directly from the web site. Link: Click here to view #9: Adobe Flash Lite Bringing the best of the internet desktop content right onto your Windows Mobile device.

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neowin.net - 15.02.2009