It’s no TouchFLO or SPB Mobile Shell, but it turns out you will be able theme Windows Phone 7 Series …
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Windows Phone 7 Series will have themes… sort of
Whether for real or for show, Google tried to make the world believe it would use Android OS as a bargaining chip during the company’s terse, slow negotiations with China. Now, the company has seemingly abandoned that option. During an educational webcast about the future of Google’s mobile business, CFO Patrick Pichette told viewers that he expected the company’s Android platform to do well in China despite all the recent threats and ultimatums in the country
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Google says Android should ‘flourish’ in China, effectively concedes a point
We couldn’t shake the feeling that the mysterious Samsung-branded Windows Phone 7 Series device being passed around at MIX10 this week was just a warmed-over i8910 HD , and it turns out there’s a very good reason for that: Samsung says it is a warmed-over i8910 HD.
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Windows Phone 7 Series device from Samsung is just a hacked i8910 HD
Ready for another long, drawn-out copy and paste controversy to overtake your every waking moment for a year or two? Good: Microsoft just mentioned in a Q&A session here at MIX10 in no uncertain terms that clipboard operations won’t be supported on Windows Phone 7 Series… so that’s that.
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Windows Phone 7 Series won’t have copy and paste
Internet Explorer General Manager Dean Hachamovitch all but confirmed today that the next version of Microsoft’s Web browser, Internet Explorer 9 , will not be supported on Windows XP.
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Unsurprisingly, IE9 won’t be supported on an obsolete OS
The UK’s House of Lords has passed a version of the Digital Economy Bill that eliminated one controversial anti-piracy measure but added a new one in its place. The bill, which includes a three-strikes provision that will suspend the service of repeat copyright infringers, will now be considered by the Commons. There are promises that a provision that would require ISPs to block access to sites used for infringement will be revised during the process, but the rush to complete work on the law ahead of the UK’s coming elections has left a number of advocacy groups feeling that major changes to copyright enforcement are being rushed through Parliament without proper consideration.
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House of Lords gives thumbs up to 3 strikes, site takedown
Looking to upgrade that built-in or non-existent webcam in your laptop or LCD monitor? Then Microsoft hopes you’ll consider one of its three new LifeCams , which each not only boast a 720p resolution, but the company’s new TrueColor technology that promises to provide “superior color and brightness in even the worst lighting conditions.” Apart from that feat of optical wizardry, the webcams look to provide all the basic features you’d expect, including auto focus and face tracking, along with a flexible base on the HD-5000 and HD-5001 that can be adapted for use on a desk, or attached to a laptop or desktop monitor — the HD-6000 is designed for laptop use only.
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Microsoft announces three new 720p LifeCams with TrueColor technology
Looking to upgrade that built-in or non-existent webcam in your laptop or LCD monitor?
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Microsoft announces three new 720p LifeCams with TrueColor technology
