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• SkyDrive Explorer

  I've been hoping and looking for some kind of solution that would let people access their 25 GB of free storage space on Windows Live SkyDrive using simple, Explorer-based drag and drop. It's been kind of a tough slog all year, however, with only... Posted Nov 04 2009, 12:06 PM by pthurrott with | with 17 comment(s) Filed under: Windows Live, Cloud computing, Podcast

• Twitter Comes to Bing

  Today at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco, Qi Lu, President of Microsoft's Online Services Division, announced a new beta feature that enables people to easily search Twitter's real-time information feed directly in Bing. This new feature helps... Posted Oct 21 2009, 04:48 PM by pthurrott with | with 15 comment(s) Filed under: Internet, Cloud computing

• SharePoint 2010 Revealed

  At its SharePoint Conference 2009 today in Las Vegas, Microsoft revealed details about the next version of its SharePoint platform . "By taming the overflow of information across systems and technologies, SharePoint enables organizations to thrive... Posted Oct 19 2009, 05:02 PM by pthurrott with | with 16 comment(s) Filed under: Microsoft Office, Cloud computing

• Get Windows 7 Help From Microsoft on Twitter

  From Microsoft: Today Microsoft launched @MicrosoftHelps , a new Twitter handle that provides customers around the world with help and information on Windows 7, in English.  Through this social medium, Microsoft will monitor and respond to real-time... Posted Oct 15 2009, 07:58 PM by pthurrott with | with 46 comment(s) Filed under: Windows 7, Cloud computing

• Google to Reveal More Chrome OS Details Thursday Night

  Stung by a recent leak, Google will now host a special event tomorrow (Thursday) night at which they will reveal more details about their mysterious Chrome OS: Join us for an evening at Google featuring presentations by Paul Rademacher on Google Maps... Posted Oct 14 2009, 09:27 PM by pthurrott with | with 45 comment(s) Filed under: Google, Alt. Windows, Cloud computing

• Courier User Interface

  Gizmodo continues its exclusive look at what is apparently a new Tablet PC design from Microsoft, the Courier. In this new video, you can actually see how the Courier would work in the real world, with a cool page-flipping experience that emulates a real... Posted Sep 30 2009, 11:32 AM by pthurrott with | with 62 comment(s) Filed under: Mobile, Cloud computing

• An Operating System for the Cloud

  You have to be a paid subscriber to read the full article (or just purchase the print version, or pay online per article) but MIT's Technology Review has published a fascinating article about Google's Chrome OS efforts by none other than "Showstoppers"... Posted Sep 27 2009, 12:38 PM by pthurrott with | with 43 comment(s) Filed under: Google, Cloud computing, Commentary

• AT&T enters 21st century, adds MMS to iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS

  Apple : MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) is now available to AT&T customers. AT&T MMS requires iPhone OS 3.1 and a carrier settings update. Here's what it looks like (on a Mac) ... Unlike other iPhone updates I've installed via iTunes... Posted Sep 26 2009, 10:47 AM by pthurrott with | with 39 comment(s) Filed under: iPhone, Digital media, Smartphone, Mobile, Cloud computing

• Google Sync: Now with push Gmail support

  This is big stuff, and if there's anyone actually paying for MobileMe a year from now, well, you already looked like a fool, so what's the difference? The Google Mobile Blog reports today that Google has added push email support to Google Sync... Posted Sep 22 2009, 01:57 PM by pthurrott with | with 69 comment(s) Filed under: iPhone, Windows Mobile, Internet, Google, Alt. Windows, Smartphone, Mobile, Cloud computing

• Google: Apple DID reject Google Voice. Thus, Apple DID lie to the FCC

  Google's response ( here it is in PDF format ) to the FCC firmly states that Apple lied, pure and simple: Apple's representatives informed Google that the Google Voice application was rejecte d because Apple believed the application duplicated... Posted Sep 19 2009, 04:04 PM by pthurrott with | with 73 comment(s) Filed under: iPhone, Apple, iTunes, iPod, Google, Cloud computing, Commentary

• Google Chrome 3.0

  Just one year into its life and 2.8 percent market share later, Google Chrome hits the big 3.0... Thanks to a full year of great feedback from our users, we're kicking off our second year of Google Chrome with a brand new stable release . This stable... Posted Sep 15 2009, 03:08 PM by pthurrott with | with 30 comment(s) Filed under: Internet, Google, Cloud computing

• MySpace, Hulu and more on Windows Live this week

  From Microsoft: 23 new third-party feed partners and 4 new contacts partners will be rolling out globally on Windows Live this week, giving 500 million+ Windows Live customers even more ways to share their online lives and communicate with the people... Posted Sep 14 2009, 02:48 PM by pthurrott with | with 42 comment(s) Filed under: Windows Live, Cloud computing

• Nokia netbook details emerge

  Sadly, it's not all good news. The Nokia Booklet 3G is scheduled to ship sometime in Q4 2009 and will include Windows 7, as I previously reported. It will sell for €575, or about $800. That's about double the cost of a typical netbook, though... Posted Sep 03 2009, 11:54 AM by pthurrott with | with 62 comment(s) Filed under: Windows 7, Mobile, Cloud computing

• Could Microsoft Office finally be heading to Linux?

  Nine years ago , I learned about a skunkworks project Microsoft had handed off to an Israeli software firm that was to have seen a port of Microsoft Office to Linux. The port was seen as a just-in-case solution, but with Linux not ever taking off in any... Posted Aug 28 2009, 05:14 PM by pthurrott with | with 28 comment(s) Filed under: Alt. Windows, Smartphone, Mobile, Cloud computing

• Nokia to deliver Windows 7-powered netbook with 12 hours of battery life

  Yikes. This netbook looks pretty nice , I must admit. Nokia has just whipped the dust sheet off the Nokia Booklet 3G . A brand new breed of portable device for Nokia, this mini laptop PC sees the company step foot on freshly cut turf, and we’re a little... Posted Aug 25 2009, 12:11 AM by pthurrott with | with 57 comment(s) Filed under: Windows 7, Mobile, Cloud computing, PC