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Windows PhoneMay 4, 2009Jun 17, 2017

How Windows Mobile Marketplace’s restrictions could make it dead on arrival

Wmpoweruser has published a list of restrictions imposed on developers for their apps to be approved for Windows Mobile Marketplace. The restrictions seem to have been totally inspired by Apple, which is really not a good thing. It also means…

May 3, 2009Jun 17, 2017

Wolverine is already a success in US

Imran Hussain

X-Men Origins: Wolverine, the movie that was downloaded 100,000 times in 24 hours after being leaked to the Internet way before release, is already making it big in the cinemas. It has already earned $35m on its first day of…

May 3, 2009Jun 17, 2017

Listen to your music while swimming using MI-SPORT MP3 Headphones

Imran Hussain

If you’ve always wanted to get your music fix while swimming or during any other underwater sports, your wish has been granted. MI-SPORT MP3 Headphones come with 1GB of memory, 8 hours of batter life and support for MP3, WMA…

May 1, 2009Jun 17, 2017

I’m a PC and an Artist. Sheila gets an HP HDX for $2000

Imran Hussain

Microsoft delivers yet another Laptop Hunters ad, and this time Sheila is looking for a laptop with enough power to handle moviemaking. She finds the best Macbook Pro for $2000 but she finds it lame since it only comes with…

Apr 29, 2009Jun 17, 2017

Office Live in a Bubble

Imran Hussain

Here’s a new video on Office Live which shows off its anywhere and everywhere access and its benefits. Also syncing with Outlook calendar is shown off as well as the sharing of files without the need of constantly emailing back…

WindowsApr 28, 2009Jun 17, 2017

Microsoft demos Facebook on Silverlight and WPF

Imran Hussain

Don’t say you didn’t see this one coming, after Microsoft bought shares of Facebook. Microsoft demoed 2 applications based on Facebook’s new Open Stream API that actually make happy that you’ll be able to avoid the mess of the web…

Apr 28, 2009Aug 13, 2016

Microsoft Vine to take on Twitter and the Real Time web

Imran Hussain

Microsoft Vine is the Redmond Giant’s take on Twitter. It’s actually more focused on the real-time web and happenings rather than starting conversations as in Twitter. Vine will be used to stay in touch, informed and involved when it matters….

WindowsApr 25, 2009Aug 13, 2016

Windows 7 RC vs. Vista SP 1 – Gaming Performance

Imran Hussain

Adrian Kingsley over at Hardware 2.0 has done another comparison between Vista and 7, keeping XP out this time, and based on gaming performance. He doesn’t reveal any accurate numbers for his benchmarks as that is against the Windows 7…

WindowsApr 24, 2009Jun 17, 2017

Windows 7 Release Candidate has been leaked!

Imran Hussain

That’s right. It’s now available in the interwebs, in both x86 and x64 versions. The build string is the same as I had posted earlier 7100.0.090421-1700. To be sure that the ISO is original, Long has posted the file hash…

WindowsApr 23, 2009Jun 17, 2017

Windows7 RC to be 7100

Imran Hussain

Yes, that’s right. Build version 6.1.7100.0.winmain_win7rc.090421-1700 is going the be the release candidate of Windows 7, expected on 5th May. While, there are also expectations that Steven Sinofsky might have some surprises for RC or RTM, there’s no source to…