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As Microsoft releases IE9, IE6 still dominates in China: here’s why

IE9 was just released this week (you can get it here), and for many there will be a rush to upgrade.  In China, however, it’s a different story.

In preparation for the launch of IE9, a few weeks …

Internet Explorer 9 set to release today

Just a reminder that today is IE9 release day, set to launch with a press event and live webcast at 5:30pm PDT, or 7:30pm local Austin, Texas time, as the Beauty of the Web launch event gets underway at SxSW:…

Microsoft planning new music/video services – codenamed “Ventura”

Microsoft's 3 Screens and the CloudWe reported last month about the possible rebranding of Zune into Microsoft’s existing brandings, including Windows Live. This week Mary Jo Foley spotted a Zune-related job posting from Microsoft’s Entertainment and Devices (E&D) team – the same team who created …

Microsoft confirms Windows Phone 7 “NoDo” update delayed – coming March 21st?

Microsoft’s first major update for it’s new mobile operating system Windows Phone 7 – the "No Donuts" update – which is supposed to bring us copy-and-paste functionality, improved app performance, and better marketplace search, is confirmed to have been delayed …

Office Web Apps completes worldwide rollout

18 new countries in South America are now able to access Office Web Apps, completing the worldwide rollout of the online versions of popular Microsoft Office applications that began nine months ago.

The Office Web Apps are now live in

IE9 final release due next week, will you use it?

All indications are that Microsoft is set to release a final version of IE9 on March 14, complete with a “Beauty of the Web” party at SxSW.  It should be a good party for the IE team, who have been …

Bing HTML5 preview to coincide with IE9 launch?

Back in September 2010, Microsoft revealed to the world the first beta of Internet Explorer 9, and along with it they demoed a version of Bing running HTML5-enabled code. While they promised that the HTML5-enabled version of Bing will …

Early build of Windows 8 screenshots leaked – shows Windows Live ID integration

Remember last year when we revealed a few slides on Windows 8 which showed that Microsoft’s next operating system might be getting cloud-based identity and roaming settings? It appears that the screenshots of an early build of Windows 8 that …

IE9 for Mobile: coming soon to Windows Phone 7?

02-14MWC_IEMobile_webWMPowerUser received a tip today that the recently announced IE 9 for mobile update for Windows Phone may indeed be coming well earlier than the “Mango” update due in the second half of the year.

WMPU’s tipster, “Sylar”, recently also

Digital Artist creates (very cool) Windows Phone ad concept

Brandon Foy, a post-graduate intern at Full Sail University in Florida, has created a website and posted his concept video ad, titled “We Love WP7

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We don’t have much other information on the video or the artist