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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 Windows 7 tweets and use them to improve the information...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 10-15-2009
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 Nokia expects the device to be sold largely by wireless...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 09-03-2009
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 dumb-struck with excitement at the prospect of...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 08-24-2009
Microsoft Security Essentials Beta updated

If you're using the Microsoft Security Essentials Beta, you'll notice an update in Windows Update this morning. It's unclear what's changed under the hood (the referenced KB article below doesn't yet exist), but there's a new tray icon at least. Here are some before and after...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 08-20-2009
Windows Live Movie Maker 1.0 is now live

Sorry about the confusion yesterday, but Windows Live Movie Maker 1.0 is now live. Here's the word from Microsoft: Today, Microsoft is releasing its new Windows Live Movie Maker application globally. As the first application within the Windows Live Essentials suite optimized for Windows 7,...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 08-19-2009
Microsoft's business model is done

John C. Dvorak shoots for controversial but pulls a Michael Moore and gets his facts wrong: I've been playing with one of many new systems that are hitting the market which allow the user to quickly boot the machine and go directly to a small version of Linux rather than wait to load Windows. HyperSpace...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 03-08-2009
New Windows ad is out

Microsoft is apparently starting a new set of TV ads (called "Rookies") and the first, shown at the Grammys, is now available and focuses on Windows Live Photo Gallery: Video: Kylie uses Windows Live Photo Gallery Kylie uses Windows Live Photo Gallery More about the campaign here : Meet Kylie...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 02-09-2009
More information about Microsoft My Phone

Thanks to the inadvertent leak the other day, Microsoft has gone public about its plans for the My Phone service: Coming soon... Microsoft My Phone syncs information between your mobile phone and the web, enabling you to: Back up and restore your phone's information to a password-protected web site...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 02-07-2009
Internet Explorer 8 Release Candidate Now Available

The IE Blog reports on the release of IE 8 RC1 : We're excited to make the IE8 Release Candidate available today for public download today in 25 languages for Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows Server customers. You can find it at http://www.microsoft.com/ie8 . Please download it now and try...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 01-26-2009
Microsoft (finally) updates Live Mesh for Windows 7 compatibility

The previous version shut off Aero glass, which was highly undesirable. Here's the update , from Microsoft: Now that we are out of our holiday blackout period for releases, we’re happy to announce that the next Live Mesh for Windows client update will (at long last!) be available later today. Thank...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 01-13-2009

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