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	<title>Tech @ V7N &#187; Microsoft</title>
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		<title>MSN Integrates Pandora into New MSN Radio</title>
		<link>http://tech.v7n.com/2006/11/26/msn-integrates-pandora-into-new-msn-radio/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Nov 2006 20:22:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Without much fuss or hype, Microsoft quietly launched a version of MSN Radio which is powered by Pandora.Â  This is an attempted effort by Microsft to keep up in the highly competitive online streaming music business.
This new deal could potentially introduce millions of new users to Pandora, giving MSN a better shot at taking on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Microsoft new AV client now in beta stage</title>
		<link>http://tech.v7n.com/2006/11/15/microsoft-new-av-client-now-in-beta-stage/</link>
		<comments>http://tech.v7n.com/2006/11/15/microsoft-new-av-client-now-in-beta-stage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Nov 2006 08:28:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andreas Kraus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft on Tuesday will take a step toward competing with McAfee and Symantec in the enterprise security market by releasing a beta version of its Forefront Client Security desktop software. The antivirus software has been in limited testing with several hundred Microsoft customers for months now, but as of Tuesday it will be widely available [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vista RTM about to be finalized</title>
		<link>http://tech.v7n.com/2006/11/06/vista-rtm-about-to-be-finalized/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Nov 2006 08:36:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andreas Kraus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many sources confirmed this weekend that Microsoft is set to finalize Windows Vista as early as Monday and release the product to manufacturing. The final build number is expected to be 6000.16386.061101-2205.
In its quest to finalize Windows Vista, Microsoft has faced two hurdles in recent days, one technical and one a bit more unusual. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Microsoft To Deliver TV Over Internet Within Year</title>
		<link>http://tech.v7n.com/2006/10/16/microsoft-to-deliver-tv-over-internet-within-year/</link>
		<comments>http://tech.v7n.com/2006/10/16/microsoft-to-deliver-tv-over-internet-within-year/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Oct 2006 08:19:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andreas Kraus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft Corp.&#8217;s decade-long push into television is notable for false starts, bold promises and failed investments, but the company hopes to finally move into the living room this year with a service delivered over high-speed Internet networks. The success or failure of Microsoft&#8217;s Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) initiative could determine the fortunes of a number [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Update on Microsoft&#8217;s Zune</title>
		<link>http://tech.v7n.com/2006/10/03/update-on-microsofts-zune/</link>
		<comments>http://tech.v7n.com/2006/10/03/update-on-microsofts-zune/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Oct 2006 23:56:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hardware]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft is gearing up to take on rival iPod in the digital music industry, and have brokered for top quality placement in GameStop and EB Games stores.  This move indicates Microsoft&#8217;s desire to capture a market so far untapped by Apple &#8211; gamers, and marks the first time that either store has carried an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ATI gets Vista Driver Certification</title>
		<link>http://tech.v7n.com/2006/09/27/ati-gets-vista-driver-certification/</link>
		<comments>http://tech.v7n.com/2006/09/27/ati-gets-vista-driver-certification/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Sep 2006 12:36:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andreas Kraus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Underlining the company&#8217;s leadership in developing hardware and drivers to support Microsoft Corp.&#8217;s Windows Vista operating system, ATI Technologies Inc. today announced that its driver has been granted the graphics industry&#8217;s first Windows Hardware Quality Lab (WHQL) certification for Windows Vista by Microsoft. WHQL certification sets a high bar for quality and reliability, and is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Vista Screenshots</title>
		<link>http://tech.v7n.com/2006/08/18/new-vista-screenshots/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Aug 2006 09:42:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andreas Kraus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Three new screenshots of Windows Vista Build 5506. You can see the new Startmenu and ControlPanel. Did you notice all the Live Elements in the Startmenu? Although just two elements are officially tagged with Live. Windows Defender is also a fixed component of Windows Vista now.
Build 5506 should be the last beta build, Microsoft is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Microsoft Photosynth: 3-D Image Modeling</title>
		<link>http://tech.v7n.com/2006/08/01/microsoft-photosynth-3-d-image-modeling/</link>
		<comments>http://tech.v7n.com/2006/08/01/microsoft-photosynth-3-d-image-modeling/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Aug 2006 20:11:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Thursday Microsoft is set to unveil Photosynth, 3-D imaging software that transforms digital images into 3-D models.
The software works by scanning a collection of photographs, which can be taken from different cameras at different times. It looks for similarities amongst the pictures, and cross-references them against eachother.Â  This allows the software to pinpoint a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>80&#8217;s Video Game Flashback</title>
		<link>http://tech.v7n.com/2006/07/13/80s-video-game-flashback/</link>
		<comments>http://tech.v7n.com/2006/07/13/80s-video-game-flashback/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jul 2006 19:06:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft announced plans Wednesday to release versions of classic 1980&#8217;s video games, including such titles as Pac-Man, Frogger, and more.
The video games will be offered through XBox Live Arcade, an online service that allows people to download free trial games and then buy them for $5 to $15.
Beginning this past Wednesday, Microsoft will offer a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yahoo, MSN Messengers Hook-Up</title>
		<link>http://tech.v7n.com/2006/07/13/yahoo-msn-messengers-hook-up/</link>
		<comments>http://tech.v7n.com/2006/07/13/yahoo-msn-messengers-hook-up/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jul 2006 17:43:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Wednesday Yahoo and Microsoft announced that they have begun a limited public beta test that allows Windows Live Messenger users and Yahoo Messenger users to send messages back and forth, as well as alert both services of online status and other information.
While the partnership presently only allows text-based messaging to be exchanged between the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Update on Microsoft&#8217;s &#8220;iPod Killer&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://tech.v7n.com/2006/07/11/update-on-microsofts-ipod-killer/</link>
		<comments>http://tech.v7n.com/2006/07/11/update-on-microsofts-ipod-killer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jul 2006 16:14:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the past couple weeks, more details have emerged regarding Microsoft&#8217;s still-in-development, so-called &#8220;iPod Killer&#8221;.Â  The device now has a code name (Project Argos), and we know that the project is being headed by Vice President J. Allard. Furthermore, we know that a family of XBox-branded handheld, WiFi-enabled devices are in the works.Â  So could [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Windows Live Messenger Launched</title>
		<link>http://tech.v7n.com/2006/06/20/windows-live-messenger-launched/</link>
		<comments>http://tech.v7n.com/2006/06/20/windows-live-messenger-launched/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jun 2006 12:19:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andreas Kraus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
Today Microsoft launched the Windows Live Messenger, one of 20 new Services in the Live concept. Windows Live Messenger goes beyond the traditional instant messaging (IM) service, enabling people to connect and share, with free PC-to-PC calls and inexpensive calls from a PC to phones around the world, video calling, easy sharing with Sharing Folders, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An iPod Killer &#8211; Is It Possible?</title>
		<link>http://tech.v7n.com/2006/06/02/an-ipod-killer-is-is-possible/</link>
		<comments>http://tech.v7n.com/2006/06/02/an-ipod-killer-is-is-possible/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jun 2006 17:45:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Upset that Apple&#8217;s iPod dominates the mp3 market, Microsoft has joined a consortium of nine Japan-based companies who are colluding to create what they hope will be the the iPod killer.
The consortium includes the likes of NTT DoCoMo (a mobile handset manufacturer), Toshiba Cor, Napster Japan, and others.Â  The &#8220;iPod killer&#8221; software will be based [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Microsoft Will Not Release DirectX 10 for Windows XP</title>
		<link>http://tech.v7n.com/2006/05/26/microsoft-will-not-release-directx-10-for-windows-xp/</link>
		<comments>http://tech.v7n.com/2006/05/26/microsoft-will-not-release-directx-10-for-windows-xp/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 May 2006 09:48:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andreas Kraus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft will not release next-generation graphics API called DirectX 10 for the currently shipping Windows XP, instead, the company will keep the new API strictly for the forthcoming Windows Vista, despite earlier assumptions about DirectX 10 for the XP.
For end users this means that to get the most advantages of the new-generation GPUs, the new [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pay-As-You-Go PCs</title>
		<link>http://tech.v7n.com/2006/05/22/pay-as-you-go-pcs/</link>
		<comments>http://tech.v7n.com/2006/05/22/pay-as-you-go-pcs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 May 2006 17:46:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you can&#8217;t afford to buy a new computer, why not try a pay-as-you-go PC?Â  It sounds a bit weird, but Microsoft is hoping that this will take off and work in the same fashion as a prepaid mobile phones.
The computers were released today in Brazil, and are powered by FlexGo, a technology that lets [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Symantec Sues Microsoft</title>
		<link>http://tech.v7n.com/2006/05/19/symantec-sues-microsoft/</link>
		<comments>http://tech.v7n.com/2006/05/19/symantec-sues-microsoft/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 May 2006 14:11:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andreas Kraus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now these are interesting news! I remember reading &#8220;Symantec CEO says: More people should buy Macs&#8221; about 1-2 weeks ago. &#8220;We think more people ought to buy them.&#8221; The &#8220;target-rich&#8221; environment created by Windows vulnerabilities means that virus writers and hackers have set their sights on Windows PCs, he said.
For me that sounds like they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Microsoft, US Gov&#8217;t Form Alliance</title>
		<link>http://tech.v7n.com/2006/05/12/microsoft-us-govt-form-alliance/</link>
		<comments>http://tech.v7n.com/2006/05/12/microsoft-us-govt-form-alliance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 May 2006 15:24:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), a &#8220;Department of Defense combat support agency&#8221; will be collaborating to improve Microsoft&#8217;s Virtual Earth application for military and non-military purposes.
The application was used last year during Hurricane Katrina last year to direct first responders and various government branches.Â  Microsoft and the NGA hope to use Virtual Earth for tasks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ballmer: Google wants special treatment in IE</title>
		<link>http://tech.v7n.com/2006/05/12/ballmer-google-wants-special-treatment-in-ie-2/</link>
		<comments>http://tech.v7n.com/2006/05/12/ballmer-google-wants-special-treatment-in-ie-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 May 2006 06:40:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andreas Kraus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Google seems to want special treatment on Internet Explorer, according to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. His remarks centered on the default search engine in the Web browser. Right now, when people update their version of IE, the software won&#8217;t change their default search settings. &#8220;If you pick Yahoo, it will stay on Yahoo,&#8221; Ballmer said [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jesse Liberty at Tyngsboro, One More Night</title>
		<link>http://tech.v7n.com/2006/05/12/jesse-liberty-at-tyngsboro-one-more-night/</link>
		<comments>http://tech.v7n.com/2006/05/12/jesse-liberty-at-tyngsboro-one-more-night/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 May 2006 05:07:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CarolineBogart</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you missed Jesse Liberty at the Boston University Corporate Center in Tyngsboro MA tonight, you still have one more chance to see him.
He&#8217;ll be back for one more free class Thursday, May 18, 2006 at 6pm.
The New Hampshire Dot Net Users Group is sponsoring the event.
Jesse has written more technical booksÂ than I can count. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Windows Live Toolbar released</title>
		<link>http://tech.v7n.com/2006/05/08/windows-live-toolbar-released/</link>
		<comments>http://tech.v7n.com/2006/05/08/windows-live-toolbar-released/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 May 2006 18:07:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andreas Kraus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As Microsoft continues to move many of it&#8217;s MSN features to it&#8217;s new Windows Live site, Windows Live Toolbar Beta has been released. The Windows Live Toolbar seems to be the new MSN toolbar &#8211; tabbed browsing, phishing filter, popup blocker &#8211; but with some new Windows Live features added in, like online favorites, auto-detection [...]]]></description>
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