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	ChevonWP7 unlock tool pulled by its creators Barely a week after releasing a tool that lets Windows Phone 7 users load their own smartphone apps, the tool's creators announced today they will no longer offer it. The decision, announced on a Website, followed conversations with Microsoft. Read More WEBCAST: Symantec The Smart Route to Windows 7 Join IDC analyst Al Gillen as he presents findings from "Windows 7 Done Right: Efficiency from Migration to Implementation" to demonstrate how planning and using the right tools can dramatically improve the Windows 7 environment, reduce security and backup concerns and automate the migration process. View now. In this Issue How Microsoft may help open source in court Top 15 free tools for every Windows desktop Microsoft's dropped feature is Linux's gain The first rule of Windows Phone 7 sales is you do not talk about Windows Phone 7 sales How secure is Windows Phone 7 app code? Microsoft exec says Google is 'failing' in the enterprise Internet Explorer 6 usage plummets...finally PlayStation Move vs. Kinect: Who will win the holiday crown? DOWNLOAD: BlackBerry Get BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express for Free BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express offers IT control and security features you can trust even for employees that choose to bring their own BlackBerry smartphones into your business. Download this free license to support up to 75 users on your existing Exchange Server. Learn More How Microsoft may help open source in court It's a rare day when proponents of free and open source software are rooting for Microsoft in court, yet that's exactly what's going on with regard to the software giant's battle against Canadian i4i, which specializes in collaborative content technologies. Read More Top 15 free tools for every Windows desktop If you haven't looked at the Windows utilities landscape lately, you're in for a big surprise. Many of the old favorites have changed, bringing new features to Windows 7, as well as XP. Others have fallen by the wayside, replaced by upstarts that deliver meaningful functionality that once cost big bucks. Read More WHITE PAPER: Citrix Solution Center NWW PAN IDG Attend Citrix & Microsoft Virtualization Seminar Citrix and Microsoft are coming to a city near you to deliver the answers you need. You'll get hands-on experience with desktop virtualization and stay ahead of the technology curve. Learn what other companies are doing and how you can quickly get all the benefits of desktop virtualization for your organization. Learn more now! Microsoft's dropped feature is Linux's gain Companies usually spend time and money developing new and interesting features to drive upgrades, but Microsoft is taking a different approach with the "Vail" release of Windows Home Server (WHS): It's dropping the popular Drive Extender feature that lets users "pool" hard drives to increase storage. Read More The first rule of Windows Phone 7 sales is you do not talk about Windows Phone 7 sales Microsoft stays silent on WP7 sales numbers. Read More WEBCAST: IBM Cloud as the Next Generation of Service Delivery Exceptional growth in data is driving a need to transform the delivery of services. Understand the "road map" to transform and learn how IBM adds value at every step from virtualization, consolidation, automation, and ultimately cloud computing. Learn More How secure is Windows Phone 7 app code? A recent Microsoft glitch made it possible for developers to bypass the Zune marketplace and download their Windows Phone 7 app of choice. Though Microsoft closed that loopohole, the incident sparked debate over how to secure application code, a problem that affects more than WP7 developers. Read More Microsoft exec says Google is 'failing' in the enterprise Tom Rizzo, senior director of Microsoft Online Services, talks about the company moving its popular Office apps into the cloud, as well its competition with main rival Google. Read More Internet Explorer 6 usage plummets...finally When Internet Explorer 6 was released in the summer of 2001, it was a significant step forward for Microsoft and helped to establish IE as a dominant force in Web browsers. The venerable browser has put up a good fight, but new usage statistics suggest it may finally be on its proverbial death bed. Read More PlayStation Move vs. Kinect: Who will win the holiday crown? Just when you thought the showdown to be this holiday season's hottest tech gadget was going to be Microsoft's Kinect vs. Apple's iPad, Sony announces strong sales for its PlayStation Move motion controller. The PlayStation 3 accessory has reached 4.1 million in sales worldwide since launching in September, Sony said on Tuesday. Read More
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