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Switched On: ZuneForSure

Saturday 7 August 2010 @ 8:01 pm

Each week Ross Rubin contributes Switched On , a column about consumer technology. The moon has only four major phases, but as the Zune -- that satellite around Microsoft's gravitational pull -- enters a familiar fifth phase, what some consider a pale reflection of the iPod has made few waves despite inspiring its share of romantics. Zune began as a new salvo against the iPod as Microsoft grew ...

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Reviews: Hauppauge HD PVR

Saturday 7 August 2010 @ 12:59 pm

Hardware and setup While the front of the HD PVR has a set of RCA and S-Video inputs , the real connectivity for the HD PVR is in the back. The front panel connections are intended for occasional use with video cameras or VCRs. The back side of the HD PVR has a component video, digital audio, and analog audio inputs and outputs. In addition to the audio/video conne ......

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Microsoft to open first area store in Oak Brook Center: source

Monday 2 August 2010 @ 5:45 pm

Microsoft will open its first retail store in the Chicago area at Oak Brook Center, a source close to the company says.No opening date is yet scheduled.Microsoft started opening retail stores last year in its bid to counter rival Apple's successful store strategy. Microsoft's stores are in Mission Viejo, Calif., Scottsdale, Ariz., Lone Tree, Colo., and the Fashion Valley Mall in San Diego. The ...

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10 Things Microsoft Can Do to Make a Real Tablet Platform

Monday 2 August 2010 @ 11:05 am

Many pixels have been spilled over Steve Ballmer's admission that "[Apple has] sold certainly more [ iPads ] than I'd like them to have sold." As Ars points out , Ballmer just doesn't get why a dumbed down machine running a poky processor is so popular. However, any media lover can tell you it's not about running Excel and Powerpoint on a tablet - it's about doing a few simple things without ...

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Windows Phone 7 to reach US by November, Europe first

Monday 2 August 2010 @ 10:59 am

Microsoft chief operating officer Kevin Turner is now known to have revealed during the annual Financial Analyst Meeting that Windows Phone 7 will reach the US only in November. Contrary to the company's typical US-focused approach, the first WP7 devices will go to Europe first, in October, and will only reach the US afterwards. The executive didn't justify the timing, but most of Microsoft's ...

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Europe to Get Windows Phone 7 First

Monday 2 August 2010 @ 8:18 am

It turns out that Microsoft has announced the shipping dates of its Windows Phone 7 platform - and Europe will receive the phones first.

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5 media players better than the iPod, well almost

Monday 2 August 2010 @ 6:19 am

The best five of portable media players that give the iPod a run for its money, if not beat it soundly.

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Microsoft CEO Ballmer Digs at Google, Suggests Bing Challenges

Saturday 31 July 2010 @ 12:00 pm

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer poked Google in the ribs during a talk at Microsoft’s Financial Analyst Meeting, but suggested Bing faces substantial challenges in the search-engine space.

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Microsoft Scrambles to Catch up with the iPad

Friday 30 July 2010 @ 8:51 pm

Analysis: Ballmer backpedals on tablet talk; can Microsoft imitate Apple once again? Microsoft - IPad - Steve Ballmer - Apple - Business

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Making the Case for a Microsoft Phone

Friday 30 July 2010 @ 6:07 pm

There’s a good chance that Microsoft will build a “Microsoft phone” at some point, simply because the temptation may prove irresistible. Microsoft - Monopolies and Oligopolies - Economic - Business - Companies

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