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Bing Gets All Twittery [Bing Gets All Twittery] Thursday, 2 July 2009, 10:31 am

I have to admit, I’m personally thrilled to hear this latest bit of Bing news: the new search engine is now incorporating actual tweets into their search results. No longer do I have to find some Gr. […]

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Deep Zoom into MJ’s Life in Pictures [Deep Zoom into MJ's Life in Pictures] Thursday, 2 July 2009, 10:31 am

MSN has posted a cool Silverlight application that lets you deep zoom into an image of Michael Jackson only to find that the original image actually consists of thousands of photos of the King of Pop. […]

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Follow @Microsoft on Twitter (…and All the Rest!) [Follow @Microsoft on Twitter (...and All the Rest!)] Thursday, 2 July 2009, 9:13 am

Microsoft already has a strong Twitter presence with numerous teams maintaining accounts on the microblogging social network, but until now there wasn’t an overall account for the company as a whole. […]

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More Details on Gazelle, Microsoft Research’s "Browser OS" [More Details on Gazelle, Microsoft Research's "Browser OS"] Wednesday, 1 July 2009, 2:50 pm

In February of this year, Microsoft Research released a paper (PDF) about a new web browser they’re calling “Gazelle,” which is really less of a browser and more like an operating system. Accord. […]

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Now You Can Get All Your Mail in Hotmail [Now You Can Get All Your Mail in Hotmail] Wednesday, 1 July 2009, 2:50 pm

One of the most critical features needed to get people to switch over from one email account to another is the ability to still easily access email from their old accounts. Sometimes, this can be acco. […]

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Want to Compare Search Engines? [Want to Compare Search Engines?] Tuesday, 30 June 2009, 9:21 am

Ever since Bing’s launch, there’s been a lot of talk about which search engine is doing a better job. Can Bing compare to Google? Does it do a better job? Or does it do well with some queries and. […]

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Kodu Nears Xbox Launch [Kodu Nears Xbox Launch] Tuesday, 30 June 2009, 9:20 am

Kodu, the new game that teaches kids (or anyone) the basics of programming in a visual environment, is getting closer to its public launch. On Sunday June 28th, the game was released into “Peer Rev. […]

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Social Media Desktop App Sobees Launches New Version [Social Media Desktop App Sobees Launches New Version] Tuesday, 30 June 2009, 9:20 am

Sobees, creator of a .NET/WPF desktop app for social media junkies, has just launched a new version. This latest release adds Digg to the list of supported services which already includes Twitter, Fa. […]

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Stop Procrastinating, It’s Time to Upgrade to Windows 7 RC [Stop Procrastinating, It's Time to Upgrade to Windows 7 RC] Monday, 29 June 2009, 10:04 am

If you’re still running the free Windows 7 Beta Operating System, your time is running out. In only a matter of days – up until July 1st, to be precise – the Windows Beta OS will begin shutting. […]

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Want to be a Microsoft Office 2010 Beta Tester? [Want to be a Microsoft Office 2010 Beta Tester?] Monday, 29 June 2009, 10:03 am

There’s a new recruiting campaign going on now for Microsoft Office 2010 beta testers. According to this page on Microsoft Connect, the company is looking for participants for “Microsoft’s Offic. […]

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Check Your Outlook Stats Online [Check Your Outlook Stats Online] Wednesday, 24 June 2009, 10:46 am

ClearContext, the Outlook plugin that helps you better organize and control your inbox, has released a new online service called ClearContext Online. With this new offering, now currently in beta, us. […]

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All You Do is Tweet: SendTweet for Windows [All You Do is Tweet: SendTweet for Windows] Wednesday, 24 June 2009, 8:36 am

Over on Lifehacker, there’s a post about using a software application called Rainmeter to allow you to Twitter right from your Windows desktop. The crazy thing about Rainmeter is that it’s not a T. […]

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Morro, aka Microsoft Security Essentials, Now in Public Beta [Morro, aka Microsoft Security Essentials, Now in Public Beta] Tuesday, 23 June 2009, 9:01 am

You may have heard rumors lately about “Morro,” the new no-cost anti-malware solution being launched by Microsoft. Now called “Microsoft Security Essentials,” the program will launch into a li. […]

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NewEgg Comes to Bing Cashback [NewEgg Comes to Bing Cashback] Tuesday, 23 June 2009, 7:06 am

Bing Cashback, formerly known as Windows Live Cashback, is the program that rewards Bing users for doing their shopping at Bing.com/shopping. From this site, you can search for deals from major retail. […]

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Want to Win 10K? Build a Bing App! [Want to Win 10K? Build a Bing App!] Tuesday, 23 June 2009, 7:06 am

If you’re a developer here in the U.S., there’s a new contest going on now called “Will Code for Green” that’s designed to promote the launch of the new Bing API. Developers are being encour. […]

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How to Launch any App from Media Center Monday, 22 June 2009, 1:48 am

I recently came across a an application called Media Center Launcher that provides you with a way to launch any application from within Media Center. That’s right – any application. And unlike som. […]

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"Cover to Cover" to Host Back Issues of Popular Magazines Using Silverlight ["Cover to Cover" to Host Back Issues of Popular Magazines Using Silverlight] Monday, 22 June 2009, 1:48 am

Cover to Cover is a new destination website that will put the entire digital archives of popular magazines on the web for anyone to access for free. Developed by Bondi Digital Publishing with help fr. […]

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BingTones: Bing Ringtones for your Mobile [BingTones: Bing Ringtones for your Mobile] Monday, 22 June 2009, 1:47 am

BingTones are the official ringtones designed to promote the new search engine Bing. They’re kind of silly to be honest, as they feature people singing the word “bing” over and over to differen. […]

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Now on Bing: Find Out How Much that Job Pays [Now on Bing: Find Out How Much that Job Pays] Wednesday, 17 June 2009, 8:18 am

Microsoft has partnered up with Seattle-based PayScale, a company that tracks the current market salaries for numerous professions worldwide. The new partnership brings immediate answers to anyone per. […]

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Photobucket Launching Silverlight-Powered Visual Search [Photobucket Launching Silverlight-Powered Visual Search] Wednesday, 17 June 2009, 8:18 am

Photobucket, one of the world’s most popular photo-sharing websites, is preparing to release a new tool for finding photos on the site: a visual search engine. With this feature, Photobucket users. […]

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Yet Another Windows 7 Tweaker Emerges [Yet Another Windows 7 Tweaker Emerges] Tuesday, 16 June 2009, 1:08 pm

Just when I thought we had all the Windows 7 tweaking utilities covered, yet another application appears on the scene. From the creators of the popular Vista tweaker, TweakVI, comes a new application. […]

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Put a Calendar on your Desktop with Big Huge Labs’ Wallpaper [Put a Calendar on your Desktop with Big Huge Labs' Wallpaper] Tuesday, 16 June 2009, 1:08 pm

Would you like to have a calendar on your desktop, embedded right into your wallpaper? If so, you’ll want to check out the online utility from Big Huge Labs simply called  “Wallpaper.” After vi. […]

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More Windows 7 Theme Packs and Wallpaper [More Windows 7 Theme Packs and Wallpaper] Monday, 15 June 2009, 8:50 am

Now that the Windows 7 public release is just around the corner, people are getting into the spirit of celebrating the new OS by releasing their own unofficial but very cool Windows 7 logoed wallpaper. […]

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Randomize Your Windows 7 Logon Screen Background with this Free Utility [Randomize Your Windows 7 Logon Screen Background with this Free Utility] Monday, 15 June 2009, 8:48 am

As we’ve mentioned before, there’s a hidden feature in Windows 7 that lets you customize your logon screen background to an image of your choosing. Power users probably had no difficulties followi. […]

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Tweak the Windows 7 Taskbar with Taskbar Overlord [Tweak the Windows 7 Taskbar with Taskbar Overlord] Friday, 12 June 2009, 8:18 am

One of the coolest additions to the new Windows 7 OS is definitely the taskbar. Now a super-sized toolbar of program icons with corresponding menus and thumbnail previews, the new taskbar has dramatic. […]

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