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First Seinfeld Vista Ad is Out: And Makes No Sense

Sep 5th, 2008
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You might not be the only one underwhelmed by the new $300 million advertising campaign Microsoft launched last night featuring Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates. The new ad was aired initially during the NFL kickoff game on NBC and is also available now on Windows.com.

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Microsoft Office Live Celebrates 1M Users: I’m Still Yawning

Sep 4th, 2008
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Microsoft announced that Office Live Workspace (OLW) Beta has reached 1 million users. The online service launched 6 months ago and is meant to serve as an extension to Micrsoft’s Office suite and is also (as some say) a direct competitor to Google’s Docs and Zoho.

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Chrome Browser Review Roundup

Sep 3rd, 2008
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Less than 24 hours after Google launched Chrome, the search giant’s foray into the Web browser rumble among IE, Firefox, Opera, and Safari, everyone is talking about how Web heavyweight Google will do. So here’s a roundup of the most interesting comments about Chrome across the Web.

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Nokia Unveils Free Unlimited Mobile Music Downloads

Sep 3rd, 2008
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Nokia announced today a package called “Comes with Music” that allows new handset buyers to download for free an unlimited number of music tracks. Nokia’s latest move comes as a competitor to Apple’s iPhone popularity and its over-the-air music store, the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store.

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Microsoft Readies Windows Mobile App Store

Sep 1st, 2008
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News emerged today that Microsoft is preparing an application marketplace for its Windows Mobile platform, dubbed Skymarket. It seems everybody is keeping an eye on Apple’s marketing strategies these days. With Apple registering 60 million downloaded applications through its AppStore and cashing in over $30 million in sales in just one month, Google has jumped into the same boat as well, unveiling a similar sales concept called Android Market.

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Amazon: No New Kindle This Year

Sep 1st, 2008
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If you hoped Amazon would release its much anticipated next-generation Kindle 2.0 e-book reader this year, you are out of luck.  Amazon spokesperson Craig Bergman said Amazon will not be introducing a new version of the Kindle in ‘08, adding the debut of the e-book was expected “sometime next year at the earliest.”

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