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by Paul Acevedo
Feb 21, 2012
Windows 7 users (i.e. most people with a computer) who also play Windows Phone games can enjoy an abundance of desktop themes based on WP7 games. Last week we showed you the Chickens Can’t Fly...
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by George Ponder
Feb 15, 2012
We mentioned it briefly but the new Windows Phone Xbox Live game Chickens Can't Fly now has its own Windows 7 theme. It joins other gaming title themes such as Fruit Ninja, Angry Birds and the...
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by Daniel Rubino
Oct 04, 2011
Here's a neat little trick. If you have Windows 7 and Internet Explorer 9 installed, you can browse over to WindowsPhone.com and pin that site to your Taskbar for quick access. Simply drag-n-drop...
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by Rich Edmonds
Jul 22, 2011
We've seen the upcoming Toshiba Fujitsu "Mango" handset, that is to become official on July 27th at a press event with Microsoft Japan. This is something in a whole different realm. A Fujitsu...
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by Rich Edmonds
May 06, 2011
The guys over at DigitalRune have released their game UI package that include .NET packages, which will aid developers in handling device input and creating GUIs in XNA. The libraries are...
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by Rich Edmonds
May 02, 2011
This competition has been running for a while now and you have the last chance in entering it before the closing date (2nd May 23:59 PDT). So, do you fancy laying your hands on the box of awesome...
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by Daniel Rubino
Jan 04, 2011
We've seen some attempts at bringing the Windows Phone 7 Metro UI goodness to your desktop before and now the makers of HTC Home have a "special" version of their Vista/Windows 7 widgets available....
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by Daniel Rubino
Jun 02, 2010
This week has been a somewhat exciting one if you've been following the annual Computex show in Taipei.For one, Asus demonstrated their Eee pad, which sadly won't be out till first quarter 2011...
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by Phil Nickinson
Nov 20, 2009
Microsoft had its annual shareholders meeting on Thursday. And reading the press release, it sounds like the biggest snoozer ever.But apparently things were a little different if you actually...
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by Phil Nickinson
Nov 15, 2009
We're not even going to bother looking up how old Bill was in '72. Live with it. (via Gizmodo) [alternate version]
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by Phil Nickinson
Nov 04, 2009
OK, so there's still no telling if Microsoft's rumored "Courier" project is real, or if it ever will see the light of day. But as a project, it's certainly gaining credibility with Gizmodo...
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by Phil Nickinson
Oct 26, 2009
We're really starting to get the feeling our grandparents are the ones running Microsoft's marketing arm. First there was the whole Windows 7 launch party thing. (You'll notice we couldn't even bring...
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by Phil Nickinson
Oct 21, 2009
Unless you've been living under a rock, you're probably well aware that Windows 7 will be officially released tomorrow, Oct. 22. For you new folks out there (and we know you're there), we've...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 11, 2009
So, strictly speaking, this doesn't really have anything to do with Windows Mobile. But after the cerebral attacks we've seen our poor Palm-loving brethren undergo from the creepy Pre ads, we just...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 30, 2009
How does Microsoft know it has a hit on its hands? Two words: Walt Mosspuppet. The above anti-Windows 7 video may be NSFW if your place of business frowns on long rants, guns, venereal disease,...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 04, 2009
Back in April we whined complained about how syncing your Windows phone with Windows (the desktop operating system) took a few steps too many. You had to manually go out and find the software (...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 04, 2009
Allow us to get up on our soapbox for a minute. We're well aware that in 2009, it's entirely possible to go the entire lifespan of a phone without connecting it to a computer.But, Microsoft,...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 04, 2009
So ActiveSync, which has already sort of been replaced by Windows Mobile Device Center (WMDC) in Vista, may be getting its walking papers. Again.
Make room for Device Stage in Windows 7,...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 03, 2009
Microsoft just announced that its next desktop operating system will come in five flavors, much to the chagrin of many:Windows 7 StarterWindows 7 Home Basic (for "emerging markets")Windows 7 Home...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 30, 2009
There was a fleeting moment of consternation in the run-up to the Windows 7 beta as it was rumored to lack support for Windows Mobile. The definitive answer: Fugetaboutit.Speaking as a longtime...
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by chris
Jan 03, 2009
Well, it appears that a copy of Windows 7 has leaked out onto the internet, well in advance of its expected beta next month. In a story at internet news, a couple relevant things came up....
