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The perfectly-portable Dell Inspiron M101Z
The Dell Inspiron M101Z is a funny little PC. It’s not small enough to be a netbook or powerful enough to be a full-fledged notebook, but it balances both well enough to hit the sweet spot as an excellent travel machine.
“Hilo world” – presenting the Annotator !
In June, we announced Project Hilo and promised a set of cool sample applications written in C++. At that time we released the first application in that series.
See it, hear it, touch it: HP adds new 3D, Beats Audio, and Touch laptops to its lineup
Technology moves at an unrelenting sprint, and HP is keeping pace with the introduction of several new laptops that take advantage of cutting-edge features like 3D, multi-touch, and their signature "Beats Audio” sound setup.
Double rainbows in Redmond
…as I said, “more to come”.
You may have heard of the Double Rainbow Video. The guy who filmed this, Paul “Bear” Vasquez, lives in Yosemite and in the past month has gotten huge traffic for his ‘vivid’ reaction to that double rainbow. We hooked up with Bear to learn more about him & show him how to capture a full on double rainbow with Windows Live Photo Gallery using our panorama stitch feature. It’s so intense!
Windows Phone 7 – Released To Manufacturing
Today is the day that the Windows Phone team has been driving towards, and we’re very excited to say that we’ve reached the biggest milestone for our internal team – the release to manufacturing (RTM) of Windows Phone 7! While the final integration of Windows Phone 7 with our partners’ hardware, software, and networks is underway, the work of our internal engineering team is largely complete.
Join Us For Our Next Virtual Roundtable - Migrating from IE 6 on IE 8 on Windows 7: Strategy, Standards, and Support
And our final Recession Sweeps winner is…
JMan90. Congrats! You’ve got mail on what to do to get your prize.
And our final Recession Sweeps winner is…
JMan90. Congrats! You’ve got mail on what to do to get your prize.
Internet Explorer Usage Share in August
We continue to see momentum for Internet Explorer 8 worldwide with the share numbers released today. Net Applications’ August browser usage share figures confirm that as IE8 moves into its 18th month, it remains the fastest growing browser worldwide. Internet Explorer 8 grew 1.17% to account for 32.04% of usage share worldwide – more than three times that of Chrome’s 0.36% share growth. Firefox remained largely flat for August with a slight gain of 0.02% worldwide.
Family Pack Returns in time for the Anniversary of Windows 7
All summer long we’ve given you some great reasons to purchase a new PC and make the move to Windows 7, an operating system loved by a whopping 94% of folks who use it! Here’s one more: starting October 3 in the U.S., Windows 7 Family Pack will be available for purchase at participating retailers and online at the Microsoft Store.
The world’s most interesting internship… ever
My name is Connor Lanman and I am not claiming I am the most interesting intern ever; and by no means am I working on routers for my 12 week summer internship at Microsoft. I am, however, working on a fairly unorthodox marketing project…sponsored by Microsoft. More on that in a minute.
Smart and Simple Events for Windows 7 Professional
Small businesses are the genesis of all large companies today. While it’s hard to believe, we’re a good example of this. Microsoft started with two employees – Bill Gates and Paul Allen and grew to more than 90,000 employees today, with 1.1 billion PC users worldwide. Key to this growth, Bill and Paul had a clear vision for how personal computing could transform the world. It’s this entrepreneurial spirit that drives innovation and job growth, making small businesses the critical driver in fueling global economies. We know helping small businesses be successful is in all our best interest.
August PC Roundup: Killer Gaming Rigs
Last month Ryan and I talked about our favorite summer travel PCs. This month we’re back to talk about some of the most mercilessly powerful, aggressively styled, outrageously large PCs out there – gaming rigs.
And our round 8 & 9 winners are…
Congrats @vedichymn and @qiziq!
Windows Recession Sweepstakes #10: What You’ve Missed
Well folks, it’s over. Drop us a comment and let us know which sweeps you thought was the most interesting. One lucky winner will get the final prize package (you can find full Terms & Conditions here).
If you’re just finding us, here’s what you missed:
Hotmail now supports push email, calendar, and contacts with Exchange ActiveSync
Hotmail is making it easier for you to stay up-to-date and be productive on your phone. Starting today, you can get your email, calendar, and contacts pushed automatically to your phone using Exchange ActiveSync (EAS). EAS keeps everything in sync between your phone and Hotmail, so whatever you do on your phone, like delete an email, add an appointment, or update one of your contacts with a new number, will also be reflected on the web, and vice-versa.
Windows Recession Sweepstakes #8 & 9: The New Hotmail
After taking a little time off to enjoy my birthday, I am pleased to bring back the next installment of the Windows Recession Sweepstakes.
We’ve done seven sweeps so far and I realized this weekend that I’ve never talked about Hotmail. Windows Live Hotmail recently got a refresh and it’s more powerful than ever at helping you save time and sweep away inbox clutter.
Windows Live Sync to be named Windows Live Mesh
In June, we announced that as part of Windows Live Essentials beta, we brought together two programs, Windows Live Sync and the Live Mesh beta, into one: Windows Live Sync beta. We focused on four things with our beta release:
Windows Live Sync to be named Windows Live Mesh
In June, we announced that as part of Windows Live Essentials beta, we brought together two programs, Windows Live Sync and the Live Mesh beta, into one: Windows Live Sync beta. We focused on four things with our beta release:
Tools To Make Working With Internet Explorer 6 in Windows 7 Easier
Over the past few months, many of you have shared with me your need to continue to be able to offer support for Internet Explorer 6 specific application while rolling out Windows 7 and Internet Explorer 8 into your organization. Suggestions for walkthroughs, papers and application compatibility lists were made by many of you. Based on those conversations, I am very happy to offer the following resources to help you.
