Windows Phone 7 Has been officially finished and released to manufacturing by Microsoft.
Microsoft’s hardware and carrier partners have received the final build and code so that they can integrate their own software and services before devices are shipped later this year. There have however, been several last minute changes to the platform:
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Internet Explorer 9 isn’t due out until mid September, but Microsoft Russia have got a bit excited and posted a screen shot of IE9’s user interface. The screen shot has been confirmed as genuine.
The site has been pulled since the image was posted, so the above screen shot is all we have for [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Microsoft has released the next major version of Windows Live Essentials. The 2011 beta suite comes with a number of bug fixes, improvements and new features.
The first beta was released by Microsoft on June 24th. Essentials programs include: Windows Live Movie Maker, Mail, Writer, Sync, and Family Safety. This version of WLE is designed to [...]
Microsoft has announced that it plans to release the public Beta of IE9 on the 15th of September.
Invites were sent out to members of the press for a web IE9 beta event. The rumour is that Internet Explorer 9 will have a minimalist user interface. Microsoft will not be using Ribbon or Metro UI elements, [...]
An undisclosed Microsoft research project named “Menlo”, has been revealed as a prototype mobile phone and operating system.
The Menlo project was thought to be a tablet PC, but now looks to be a prototype mobile device based around user experience and navigation. The revelation came from a research paper, "User Experiences with Activity-Based Navigation [...]
Microsoft has been working hard on Internet Explorer 9, releasing 3 IE9 previews. Each one being an improvement on the last. While the previews have not seen a new user interface, they have performed very well by all other means. An with the fourth and final preview being released today, progress is being rapidly made.
According [...]
Microsoft been keeping details about Windows Phone 7 close to it’s chest. we still don’t know about prices, release dates and retail info such as device name and specs. But this may be about to change.
Engadget has reported that: “While discussing the move to Microsoft’s next great hope in the mobile space, the Redmond COO [...]
Microsoft has revealed a new download manager in an early IE9 build.
Screen shots of the build were leaked to Chinese Website Cnbeta early in the week. The screen shots show a download manager that allows you to pause and cancel downloads, a new icon for IE9 and improved security controls for add-ons. These new [...]
Microsoft has reported a strong revenue for the 4th quarter thanks to Windows 7. They have also announced that windows 7 has hit the 175 Million mark for licenses sold.
Windows 7 was released to manufacturing one year ago, Microsoft say it’s the fastest selling operating system in history and has projected to sell 300 [...]
A temporary Fixit was released on Tuesday by Microsoft as a workaround for a critical unpatched Windows Shell vulnerability.
The security bulletin issued on Friday warned users of a 0-day vulnerability in the Windows Shell. An error in the shell when parsing shortcuts (.lnk) causes the vulnerability. Microsoft has assured it has “seen only limited, targeted [...]
