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More Fluff: Google Apps for Your Domain

By Mary Jo | Posted: 2006-08-27

Google reiterated its intentions on August 27 to get into the hosted applications business. But no one should equate the so-called "Google Apps for Your Domain" bundle with Microsoft Office. Look what's in
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Windows Live 'Agora' to Take Cues From Xbox Live Marketplace

By Mary Jo | Posted: 2006-08-27

From Microsoft Watch: When we first stumbled onto the Windows Live 'Agora' code name a month or so ago, we weren't quite sure what it was. But thanks to a little sleuthing by Liveside.Net and others, we now know that Agora will live up to its codename and be

Microsoft Readies Windows Live Marketplace

By Mary Jo | Posted: 2006-08-27

Microsoft is expected to field a public beta of its new "Windows Live Marketplace" site, possibly as early as August 28. Code-named "Agora" – the Greek term for "marketplace," the new one-stop shop
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Update: Microsoft's Availability Plans for Vista 5536

By Mary Jo | Posted: 2006-08-27

Following some confusing back-and-forth with Microsoft, we believe we now have an accurate update on exactly who is designated to receive (legally) Windows Vista build 5536 – and when. As of August
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Microsoft Seeks Testers for 'Windows Live Essentials'

By Mary Jo | Posted: 2006-08-25

Here's yet another new Windows Live service that Microsoft is launching. Known as "Windows Live Essentials" – not to be confused with Office Live Essentials – the new service will bundle e-mail,
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Toshiba to Manufacture Microsoft Zune Devices

By Mary Jo | Posted: 2006-08-25

Looks like Microsoft won't be taking a page from its Xbox playbook – not in its entirety, at least – with its Zune portable media players. According to a Federal Communications Commission filing, Toshiba looks like it will be manufacturing "Argo" players that will make use of the "Pyxis"

Heading Toward a Live Spaces vs. MySpace Showdown?

By Mary Jo | Posted: 2006-08-25

When Microsft inked an ad deal earlier this week with Facebook, industry watchers got all caught up in tit-for-tat, consolation prize assessments. But few are looking at the eventual showdown that is bound
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Tech Testers Get a New Windows Vista Build

By Mary Jo | Posted: 2006-08-25

After weeks of waiting for a new, official Windows Vista test build, testers got their fix on August 25, when Microsoft posted release number 5536 for download. The new build is available to a pre-selected set of technical beta testers only. The new release is designated as a "pre-RC1," or pre-Release

Vista Build 5536 Hits the Download Sites

By Mary Jo | Posted: 2006-08-25

From Microsoft Watch On August 25, testers were downloading furiously the latest interim Windows Vista bits. Only a select set of technical beta testers get access to Vista 5536, designated a
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