WINDOWS.BLORGE http://vista.blorge.com Windows 7 news and tutorials Sat, 20 Mar 2010 23:35:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 Windows Phone 7 emulator unlocked, lack of ‘copy and paste’ feature confirmed http://vista.blorge.com/2010/03/20/windows-phone-7-emulator-unlocked-lack-of-copy-and-paste-feature-confirmed/ http://vista.blorge.com/2010/03/20/windows-phone-7-emulator-unlocked-lack-of-copy-and-paste-feature-confirmed/#comments Sat, 20 Mar 2010 23:35:58 +0000 Dave Parrack http://vista.blorge.com/?p=5937 Windows Phone 7 emulator unlocked, lack of 'copy and paste' feature confirmed A little more is known about Microsoft’s forthcoming Windows Phone 7 Series after MIX10. Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 Series [...] Related posts:
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The cases involved patents on virtual private networks, which [...] Related posts:

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As Dave [...] Related posts:

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  3. Microsoft releases IE9 Platform Preview
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Boyd was [...] Related posts:

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]]> http://vista.blorge.com/2010/03/15/microsoft-races-to-patch-ie6-and-ie7/feed/ 1 Microsoft loses i4i appeal over use of XML http://vista.blorge.com/2010/03/13/microsoft-loses-i4i-appeal-over-use-of-xml/ http://vista.blorge.com/2010/03/13/microsoft-loses-i4i-appeal-over-use-of-xml/#comments Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:28:54 +0000 Dave Parrack http://vista.blorge.com/?p=5865 Microsoft loses i4i appeal over use of XMLYes, another appeal. But this case still isn’t done and dusted, as Microsoft is still petitioning for an en banc review of the case. If that is unsuccessful then Microsoft could [...] Related posts:
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]]> http://vista.blorge.com/2010/03/13/microsoft-loses-i4i-appeal-over-use-of-xml/feed/ 0 New drives may run slower on XP http://vista.blorge.com/2010/03/12/new-drives-may-run-slower-on-xp/ http://vista.blorge.com/2010/03/12/new-drives-may-run-slower-on-xp/#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:58:50 +0000 John Lister http://vista.blorge.com/?p=5861 New drives may run slower on XPA change to the way hard drives are formatted is likely to make for a noticeable slowdown for Windows XP users. It may mean those in the market for a new drive might be better served upgrading operating systems as well.

The International Disk [...] Related posts:

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