http://www.wininsider.com/ News and Information about latest technologies, delivered via the latest technology. [Keywords: .Net, Microsoft, Windows XP, IT News, technology, computing, internet, DELL, blackcombe, longhorn] en-us Copyright 2004 WinInsider.com http://www.wininsider.com http://www.wininsider.com/design/buttons/WinInsider.gif 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 45 Thu, 4 Mar 2010 19:45 GMT http://www.wininsider.com/news/?12599 http://www.wininsider.com/news/?12599#comments Thu, 10 Mar 2010 21:45:00 GMT The Zune HD is a strong music player. It's got a lot of features I wish Apple would add to its iPod and iPhone lineup, particularly wireless sync and queuing. But with the impending release of the Windows Phone 7 Series, which will include full Zune HD functionality in its Music + Video hub, I've begun to wonder if Microsoft will phase out the Zune as a standalone music player. http://www.wininsider.com/news/?12598 http://www.wininsider.com/news/?12598#comments Thu, 10 Mar 2010 21:44:00 GMT Microsoft said on Wednesday that it is halting e-mail-based support for its suite of Windows Live services. Instead, the company said users will have to go to online forums for help with issues. The move is effective Wednesday, Microsoft said. In an e-mail, a Microsoft representative characterized the move as a positive. http://www.wininsider.com/news/?12597 http://www.wininsider.com/news/?12597#comments Thu, 10 Mar 2010 21:43:00 GMT If you use both Outlook and MySpace, you are part of an interesting demographic. But you are also in luck. Microsoft and MySpace said on Wednesday that they are ready with the beta version of a tool that lets Outlook users see their MySpace connections within the e-mail and calendaring program. http://www.wininsider.com/news/?12596 http://www.wininsider.com/news/?12596#comments Wes, 09 Mar 2010 21:54:00 GMT Microsoft says MSN's new look is ready to share. Since last year, the company has been testing new designs for the venerable portal, including one that features a cleaner, more video-heavy look for the site. Over the coming days, Microsoft is rolling out the new look to all MSN visitors in the United States. http://www.wininsider.com/news/?12595 http://www.wininsider.com/news/?12595#comments Wes, 09 Mar 2010 21:53:00 GMT In response to antitrust concerns by European regulators, the company recently unveiled its browser ballot page to give European users a choice of browsers to install. But the company was criticized for using sloppy code that didn't adequately randomize the order in which each browser's icon and link displays. http://www.wininsider.com/news/?12594 http://www.wininsider.com/news/?12594#comments Wes, 09 Mar 2010 21:51:00 GMT Microsoft is not the first company that comes to mind when you think open source, but the software giant has been supporting a foundation focused on open source.Codeguru has the latest developments related to Microsoft's ambitious CodePlex Foundation. http://www.wininsider.com/news/?12592 http://www.wininsider.com/news/?12592#comments Wes, 09 Mar 2010 21:48:00 GMT Computing industry pioneer Chuck Thacker was honored Tuesday with the industry's highest prize--the A. M. Turing Award.Thacker, who these days works in Microsoft's Silicon Valley research lab, helped create personal computing at Xerox's famed Palo Alto Research Center and is one of the co-creators of both the Alto personal computer and Ethernet networking. http://www.wininsider.com/news/?12591 http://www.wininsider.com/news/?12591#comments Wes, 09 Mar 2010 21:47:00 GMT What do you get when you combine the best features of a search engine, media player and gaming system? Why, Microsoft's latest mobile operating system, according to Mindy Mount, the CFO of the company's Entertainment and Devices division.Enterprise Mobile Today has the story on Mount's pitch to investors about Windows Phone 7, which she says proclaimed that Microsoft is playing to win. http://www.wininsider.com/news/?12590 http://www.wininsider.com/news/?12590#comments Tus, 08 Mar 2010 16:48:00 GMT It's throw-Microsoft-a-bone Monday, not that I can promise much meat on it. Microsoft may have fallen behind in mobile, been talking about a three-screen strategy off of two screens, and clumsily competed as usual, but some early 2010 actions deserve at least a little praise. http://www.wininsider.com/news/?12589 http://www.wininsider.com/news/?12589#comments Sat, 05 Mar 2010 18:02:00 GMT Microsoft on Thursday confirmed that its new phone operating system is as different under the hood as it is to the eye. In a blog post and at an event with a handful of journalists, the software maker said that those developing software for Windows Phone 7 Series devices will do so using either Silverlight or XNA, the toolset used to create Xbox games. http://www.wininsider.com/news/?12588 http://www.wininsider.com/news/?12588#comments Sat, 05 Mar 2010 18:00:00 GMT As I noted last night, Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 Series is a clean break with the past, from the look and feel of the product down to the way software makers will write programs for the device.Microsoft confirmed on Thursday that the primary tools for developers will be Silverlight and XNA, while the look of the device, as outlined at last month's Mobile World Congress, is closer to the Zune HD than to any prior version of Windows Mobile. http://www.wininsider.com/news/?12586 http://www.wininsider.com/news/?12586#comments Sat, 05 Mar 2010 17:59:00 GMT Microsoft said on Friday that it plans to finalize the code for Office 2010 next month and, as expected, it kicked off a program enabling those who buy Office 2007 in the coming months to get a free upgrade to the new version.In a blog posting, Microsoft said that it will have a business launch for the Office 2010 products on May 12. http://www.wininsider.com/news/?12587 http://www.wininsider.com/news/?12587#comments Sat, 05 Mar 2010 17:59:00 GMT More details of Microsoft's rumored dual-screen Courier tablet emerged on Friday, including a rumored ship date of later this year, according to a post on Engadget.According to the Web site, the product will ship later this year, is roughly 5 inches by 7 inches when closed, runs a version of the Windows CE operating system, and uses an Nvidia Tegra 2 processor. http://www.wininsider.com/news/?12585 http://www.wininsider.com/news/?12585#comments Sat, 05 Mar 2010 17:58:00 GMT Microsoft is discontinuing its Windows Essential Business Server product, a bundle aimed at midsize businesses, the company said Friday. The product combined Windows Server 2008, the Exchange e-mail server, and management tools into a single software package.