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Google super-charges Reader and turns it into an Interwebs slideshow

Filed under: Internet, Google, web 2.0

In a move that is surely reminiscent of Microsoft and Bing’s emphasis on VISUAL RESULTS (did you see Pivot?!), Google has just launched a new feature for its Reader. It’s called Reader Play, and it lets you click through all of the goodies that the Internet has to offer (or [...]

Microsoft set to destroy Apple in every games market

Filed under: Developer, Games

Did you know that the Xbox 360 is just a PC in a box? Sure, the inputs are different and you generally attach it to a TV — but still, internally, it’s PC hardware. You can even use the controllers with your PC if you like! The Xbox doesn’t run Windows though; [...]

Microsoft to release cross-platform games on Windows, Windows Phone 7, and Xbox

Filed under: Games, Windows, Windows Mobile, Microsoft

Holy synchronicity, Batman! Microsoft is preparing to offer games that can be played across Windows, WIndows Phone AND Xbox. That’s right: one game, three systems. It doesn’t matter that the input method for each platform is different; you’ll be able to play these games by keyboard, controller, or accelerometer. [...]

BREAKING: EC response raises more questions for ‘Gang of Six’ browsers

Filed under: Analysis, Browsers

The European Commission responded earlier today to the petition submitted by the ‘Gang of Six’ web browsers seeking “any of a myriad of small changes” to alert users of the 7 browser choices not initially displayed on Microsoft’s new European Browser Choice update dialog. In an email to CNet writer Stephen Shankland, [...]

Google finally buys DocVerse, the bridge between MS Office and Google Apps

Filed under: Office, Productivity, Web services, Google

Google has been steadily adding to the variety of file types allowed in Google Apps — you can store or share basically anything, now — but there was still a missing link between the Microsoft Office documents you use on your desktop and the Google Docs files you edit [...]

Microsoft reveals translating phone that works in almost-real-time

Filed under: Utilities, Microsoft

Not only will the next version of Microsoft Exchange transcribe telephone calls, it’ll go one step further: Microsoft is also trying to translate telephone calls in real time. You’re speaking English, she’s speaking Russian — but you can both understand each other! HOW COOL IS THAT?

It was only a matter of time, [...]

Windows Mobile 6.x users won’t get Windows Phone 7 upgrade

Filed under: OS Updates, Windows Mobile, Microsoft

Bad news for owners of the latest Windows Mobile 6.x devices: your phone doesn’t meet the hardware specifications for an update to Windows Phone 7. Microsoft says that even the brand new HTC HD2 doesn’t meet its tight requirements for the much-talked-about new mobile OS, according to APCMag.

Even though [...]

Vispa does quick but advanced tweaking of Windows 7 and Vista

Filed under: Utilities, Windows

Ages ago, a friend of mine introduced me to xpy – a handy tweaking app for more advanced (and possibly reckless) users of Windows XP. Its developer later crafted a Vista-compatible version called Vispa and has been updating it ever since.

Recent builds have added Windows 7 compatibility, and Vispa remains an awesome [...]

New Windows browser ballot screen finally ditches IE6, but it remains alive

Filed under: Microsoft, Browsers

When the new Windows “Select Your Web Browser” window — commonly known as the ballot screen — rolls out to European users at the beginning of March, they’ll be able to choose from five modern browsers: Chrome, Firefox, Safari, IE 8, and Opera. Nobody’s surprised that any of those made the list, [...]

WinSCP open source SFTP and FTP client for Microsoft Windows

Filed under: Internet, Utilities, Windows, Open Source

WinSCP is freeware SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol) and SCP (Secure CoPy) client for Windows using SSH (Secure Shell) and has hit version 4.2.6. Its main purpose is the safe of copying files between local and remote computers. Beyond this basic function, it manages some other actions with files, [...]