You can count on Apple to not mention this feature in the list. Apparently, iTunes 9 has support for jumplists in Windows 7. It shows two tasks which take you to the iTunes Store or to the iTunes Store search. Like Safari 4 jumplists, it’s a welcome addition by Apple to use this feature in their software.
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Are you passionate enough about Microsoft’s greatest and leanest operating system Windows 7? Will you throw a Windows 7 Launch Party for a special Signature Edition of Windows 7 Ultimate and your very own Windows 7 Party Pack? Gear up then, because Microsoft is giving you a chance host a party to be part of Windows history! 
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Last week Nokia announced their Windows based Nokia Booklet 3G. After 25 years of pioneering in mobile devices, Nokia has stepped into a relatively new field. At the Nokia World 09 conference, the full specification list was revealed and so was the hefty price tag. The Booklet will be priced 575 Euro ($820). Nokia Conversation Blog has given us a detailed view of the full specifications.
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Starting 25th August, Windows Live Messenger has begun an upgrade process, prompting users with version 8.1, 8.5 and 14.0 to upgrade to the newest version of Windows Live Messenger. This process will take several weeks to complete.
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Microsoft has worked hard to make Windows 7 more efficient than its predecessors ( take a look at the new power saving options in Windows 7). Even then, some users are complaining about lowered battery life when they shift to Windows 7, specially on netbooks. As liliputing points out from Laptop Magazine, the Toshiba NB205 gets a hit of 2.5 hours with Windows 7 from the 9 hours it gets with Windows XP. That’s a huge difference for those who buy netbooks based on their battery life.
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Remember Lauren from the Laptop Hunters ad? She’s back again! This time in an HP commercial showing what she can do with her HP dv7 laptop that she bought from the Laptop Hunters ad. We only get to see her ads and the clips from the old ad, but it’s still good to see her back. Very smart of HP to capitalize on the Laptop Hunters advertisement’s popularity and carry on from where it left.
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Microsoft has updated the Silverlight MSN Toolbar and it’s now available for download for Internet Explorer ( 6+ ) and Firefox 3. It’s a lot more flashy in terms of looks and animations than the previous version and provides a great experience to common MSN website and Windows Live Services. Some of the new features include great Bing integration in search as well as better customization with different toolbar colors and scenes. Here’s a quick run down of the MSN Toolbar:
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WMPoweruser has posted a couple of videos that demonstrate the improvements and additions to HTC’s TouchFlo3D interface. Focus is on finger friendly navigation, but the demo is on a resistive screen. It has a better photo viewer than before and an album view that can be best described as a Coverflow knock off. Some inspiration from the HTC Hero Sense theme is also visible. While all these improvements look amazing, and WMPoweruser goes on to say it gives Coverflow a run for its money, it’s really slow when running!
The great thing about TouchFlo3D in my opinion? The theme is now skin deep in Windows Mobile. The settings panels are all skinned in TouchFlo3D as well, so you wouldn’t see a mixture of two themes but instead TouchFlo3D all around. Check out the cool demos below:
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Not much is known about Windows Mobile 7 at this point. The most recent update has been from Stephen Chapman on Microsoft seeking testers for Windows Mobile 7 Search and Browser teams. I recently stumbled across this interesting patent based on messaging system controllable by gestures. Microsoft applied for a patent for Controlling an Integrated Messaging System Using Gestures which says:
Methods and apparatus for displaying and interacting with messages are described. Messages are displayed using one of a number of different visualization schemes provided. A user can interact with messages or change the selected visualization scheme using gestures and the mapping of gestures to particular actions is different for different visualization schemes. In an embodiment the messages are received via integrated messaging channels and messages are classified using a number of properties. Each of the visualization schemes has a different way of graphically representing messages and each scheme is adapted to emphasize a different combination of message properties.
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While we wait for Twitter and Facebook to get back to 100% working conditions, we have something to do now! The moment is here that we’ve all been waiting for. The wait for Windows 7 RTM is over and MSDN users ( including me ) and TechNet members as well as the invited private beta testers can now get their greedy hands on Windows 7 RTM build.
Permalink: Windows 7 RTM available for download now on MSDN and TechNet!
