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  Microsoft exec touts Windows 7's strength

  Announcements | Sunday, May 02, 2010

  Windows 7 has been relatively well-received since its launch, but one of the key questions has been whether it will help Microsoft gain share against Apple, particularly in the U.S. consumer market. Microsoft says that last quarter's results show that is starting to happen.

• Facebooking for love, part 1--Jasmine's Tech Dos & Don'ts

  Blog | Thursday, April 29, 2010

  Thanks to the digital age, nothing is sacred anymore. If you need some proof for this statement, just consider Facebook. The social networking site is a veritable cesspool of vulgar content, unintelligible pseudo English, and TMI. That's not to say the site doesn't have value, because it most certainly does. It's great for reconnecting with old friends, planning gatherings, and sharing amusing media bits from around the Web, among other things.

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  'Desktop' app turns iPad into split-screen toolbox

  Training Video | 3 minutes, 20 seconds

  I've now been an iPad owner for exactly four hours. First impressions? It's heavier than I thought, and I'm furious with iTunes for hanging--repeatedly--during my initial sync attempts. (Weird workaround: After successfully syncing my iPhone, the iPad started syncing normally.)

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  Microsoft brings Windows 7 to other devices

  Demo Video | 5 minutes, 30 seconds

  Microsoft announced Tuesday it has finished the task of customizing Windows 7 to run on TVs, set-top boxes, digital signs, and other devices.

  Among other things, the new software could allow Windows Media Center on new types of devices, Microsoft said. The operating system, dubbed Windows Embedded Standard 7, was shown Tuesday at the ESC Silicon Valley conference in San Jose, Calif.

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  Comparing smartphone operating systems

  Announcements | Wednesday, April 26, 2010

  Apple's announcement this week of its iPhone OS 4 marks the company's latest salvo in the smartphone operating systems war. Indeed, that fight has been especially heated this year. Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 is a top-to-bottom overhaul of the Windows Mobile OS, and Google continues to aggressively roll out updates to Android. Palm hasn't been quite as active in the news recently, but we're not discounting its WebOS quite yet.