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New Xbox Metro UI Inspired Dashboard to Launch December 6

November 22, 2011 No Comments

Some have already been enjoying the new Xbox 360 fall update for a month now with it’s biggest draw being its new Metro UI inspired dashboard. Some even might tell you how beautiful it looks and how much easier it is to find things (hint hint). Well, the everyone will finally have a crack at […]

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SugarSync Working on an App for Windows Phone

September 30, 2011 No Comments

I was not very surprised but still extremely happy to hear that SugarSync is coming to Windows Phone. Even though we have Skydrive support built in, people like having a choice. It also adds another big name app to our ever growing marketplace. SugarSync hasn’t made it official as of yet but they did explain to a customer that they […]

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More Storage Space Coming To Skydrive (Unlimited Photos & Docs)

September 11, 2011 No Comments

To say that Microsoft has spent a lot of time and money on the cloud would be an understatement. They feel like that is where the future is headed and I totally agree with them. You can see the change already with services  like dropbox and the tons of online storage just like it. Skydrive is not new and […]

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Funny: Microsoft Makes Fun of VMware With “VMlimited man” Video

August 29, 2011 No Comments

Microsoft is finally fighting back and it couldn’t be more hilarious. Microsoft has created a video poking fun at VMware while they prepare for VMworld which kicks off today. The video makes fun of all of VMwares shortcomings and they even created a mini VMlimited site dedicated to continue the onslaught.   Microsoft is really […]

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Microsoft Shows Us The Power Behind It’s Cloud Services (Data Center Video Tour)

August 8, 2011 No Comments

This Microsoft made video shows off the power behind some of Microsoft’s services like Xbox Live and Bing. If you have about 10 minutes to spare and are interested in where all this great information is stored  – you should definetly take a look at this great video. “This video will provide a deeper look […]

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SkyDrive Gets Updated: Faster, Better Looking and Running on HTML5

June 21, 2011 4 Comments

Skydrive has just received a much needed upgrade. It’s no shocker that they have gone the HTML5 route in recreating their awesome free cloud service. Why is this important to Windows Phone 7 users? Not only is this the service we use now to sync our one note documents and images online. But after Mango […]

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New WP7 Mango Feature Found: Auto Fix

May 27, 2011 No Comments

In all the promo videos showing off the upcoming Mango update for Windows Phone, something was bound to slip by before it was actually announced. This time it is an auto fix feature for images. At the 6:26 mark in the video below you will see the new feature in line with the rest of […]

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Windows Azure for Windows Phone 7 Toolkit Updated

April 29, 2011 1 Comment

A new Toolkit for Windows Azure for Windows Phone 7 was recently released. For those of you who don’t know what the Windows Azure Toolkit for Windows Phone 7 is well it is basically a way to make it easier for developers to make applications that can utilize the Cloud services. The Toolkit contains: Binaries – These are […]

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Microsoft Uses the Cloud and Releases Lunchbox on WP7

March 11, 2011 3 Comments

Microsoft released a social App called Lunchbox on Windows Phone 7 in an attempt to get us more connected. We still have alot of tinkering to do with it but its an amazing idea that still needs alot of work. App Info: Lunchbox adds some real-world interaction back into the increasingly virtualized world. Have coffee […]

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Nokia Begins to Advertise the Lumia 710 – Welcome to the Amazing Everyday (video)

With the Lumia 800 being Nokia’s flagship Windows Phone at the moment, its no wonder that it has been getting...

Lenovo LePhone S2 Running Windows Phone Coming 2012

Lenovo announced yesterday its LePhone S2 running Android which seemed to kill any chance of them making a Windows...