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E-mail Privacy Issues and a Microsoft Fix

Posted on Windows 7 News & Tips There are E-mail Privacy Issues associated with Google. If you didn’t know this, Google Chrome and Gmail, and Google Apps read everything that you put in there.

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E-mail Privacy Issues and a Microsoft Fix

Dell XPS 13 – The Ultrathin Windows 7 Laptop is making its debut soon

The Dell XPS 13 is a sleek and slim ultrathin laptop powered by Windows 7 which is designed to keep you entertained where ever you go.

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Windows Phone 8 Leaked

Windows Phone 8 Leaked In this video I go over the Windows Phone 8 leaked details including sharing the kernel with Windows 8, tight Windows 8 integration and support for easy porting of Windows 8 Metro apps to Windows Phone 8, support for dual core and quad core processors, new screen resolutions (most like 1280×720 720p HD), a new version of Internet Explorer 10, a Skype app along with NFC support.

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Windows Phone 8 Details Emerge

Posted on Windows 7 News & Tips Some details of thew next big release of Windows Phone, codenamed ‘Apollo’ have emerged today from a video hosted by Windows Phone chief Joe Belfiore for partners including Nokia, and seen by PocketNow .  The video covered a few themes that are all logical evolutions of the platform. Hardware Windows Phone 8 is set to have some changes made to the supported hardware now that it is a mature platform.  These changes include support for multi-core processors and three new screen resolutions.  These weren’t specified but we can expect them to be both lower and higher than the current 800 by 480 pixels.  This will allow new high-end handsets to compete more effectively with the iPhone and some Android phones, while also opening up new markets for low-price smartphones, a market Microsoft has been keen to get into.  NFC will also be supported for contactless payments and finally Micro SD Card support is coming to the platform which will be welcomed by many people.

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Microsoft is a success in the Retail Market

Posted on Windows 7 News & Tips Microsoft is a success in the retail market. How so

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Microsoft is a success in the Retail Market

Leaked Windows Phone 8 vid: Windows 8 kernel and integration, multiple cores

Windows Phone 8 will be based on the same kernel as Windows 8, and will support multicore processors, NFC, and full device encryption according to a leaked video seen by PocketNow . This in turn inspired Paul Thurrott to reveal a little more about the software too.

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Speed Clicker, Computer Aided Mouse Clicks

The author of Speed Clicker has created the program to get more out of games such as FarmVille or FarmTown. While I have never played those games on Facebook, it appears as if players need to click the mouse as fast as possible in various situations like harvesting or fishing.

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Microsoft Personal Data Dashboard lets you decide how Microsoft uses your data

Google has its Google Dashboard, which offers a view into the data associated with your Google Account and lets you change your Google Privacy Settings.

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5 Best Free Word Processors – Comparision Chart

A Word Processor is a software that lets you type, edit, format and customize text. It can also refer to an Office application that lets you type your documents. While there are lots of word…

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Kinect For Windows Has Arrived

Posted on Windows 7 News & Tips Yesterday the very first official Kinect devices for Windows went on sale in 12 different countries all over the world including Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Spain and the US. The initial retail price is  $249 and Microsoft announced plans to have a special discounted price of $149 for qualified education users in the near future. In a blog post over at MSDN ,  Craig Eisler, The general manager for Kinect wrote about the improvements that Microsoft have made in the recent Kinect SDK and developer tools.

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