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Revamp Office For Tablets The Windows Phone 7 “Metro”

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Revamping Windows to run on drug isn’t sufficient pro Microsoft to compete with the iPad — it furthermore has to get on to guaranteed with the intention of it’s got lots of apps as well.

The generally valuable app? From Microsoft’s perspective, it’s Office — which counts pro more than $10 billion in sales each time.

Windows Phone 7 Metro 300x225 Revamp Office For Tablets The Windows Phone 7 MetroSome leaked screenshots of Office 15 — the codename pro the then version — trade show with the intention of Microsoft will get on to Office friendlier to drug by making it more like the version of Office found on Windows Phone 7.

These generous menu items are part of could you repeat that? Microsoft calls the “Metro” interface, which initially appeared in Windows Phone 7.

Company sources say with the intention of approximately of the concepts from Metro are vacant to appear in Windows 8, which is being designed to run better on drug.

Apparently, Metro will proffer to Office as well.
Microsoft hasn’t understood whatever thing broadcast in this area Office 15. But continue week, it voted for an domestic Microsoft difficult top called Milestone 2. Windows 7 voted for this same achievement earlier in the month, so with the intention of suggests the two products will probably occur made known around the same calculate — solely like Office 2007 came made known around the same calculate as Windows Vista, the continue major bring up to date to Windows.



Kinect meets a Pufferfish display, produces wonderfully creepy all-seeing eye (video)

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As Kinect hacks go, this one’s not going to bowl you over with its technical complexity, but the effect of what it does is quite dramatic. One of Microsoft’s sensor-rich, camera-laden Xbox accessories has been repurposed to communicate with a Pufferfish spherical projection display — via the magic of WPF and openni — with its motion tracking algorithms serving to control the image on the giant ball. Naturally, the first thing the tweakers behind this mod thought up was a Tolkien-inspired eye that follows people around the room. Sadly, the single Kinect box isn’t enough to provide 360-degree coverage, but it’s probably just a matter of time until they splice an array of them together and creep us out completely. Video after the break.

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WebM components for IE9 bring further video compatibility to Windows, end to codec conflict?

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We’ve been reporting on the drama over Google’s WebM ever since Microsoft compared the video format to Esperanto earlier this year, but despite a war of words, Google and Microsoft seem to be playing nice as of late. What originally appeared to be a mere WebM plug-in for IE9, has turned out to be a full set of components for the Microsoft Media Foundation (MF) API, which means even more compatibility within Windows. Because the components are installed directly to the operating system, you’ll be able to watch WebM videos in other programs that support MF, such as Windows Media Player 12 for Windows 7. We suppose this could be the signal for some sort of a truce over disputed video formats, but, really, what’s the fun in that?



Microsoft says Zune isn’t exactly dead, that it doesn’t want to go in the cart

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Microsoft is still offering neither a firm confirmation nor a denial of yesterday’s Bloomberg report citing those “familiar with the decision” that Zune-specific hardware, a la the Zune HD, is dead. Now, much like last time, folks from the Zune team are rebutting those claims — sort of. Dave McLauchlan, Senior Business Development Manager for Zune, made a long statement in the anythingbutipod forums, but he stopped well short of saying that the Zune hardware platform is alive and kicking. Here’s a taste:

ALL consumer electronics products have a lifespan, and the Zune HD is 18mo old. We were completely frank about this year’s Zune hardware being the WP7 phones, and we continue to both sell and fully support the Zune HD line of products. And as I’ve promised – we continue to bring new apps and games to the platform. More of those are in the works, I promise you.

The big question is whether that 18 month old Zune HD will ever get a phone-free replacement. Whether it’s WP7 or nothing from here. That is what Zune fans want to know, and as of now they still don’t

[Thanks, Ed]



Microsoft to phase out unsuccessful Zune player

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Mon Mar 14, 2011 5:51pm EDT

SEATTLE (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp is not planning any more versions of its unpopular Zune digital media player, but is to continue offering music and video using the same software online, through its Xbox game console and on its Windows phones.

The decision not to further develop the handheld device effectively ends Microsoft’s 4-1/2-year bid to unseat Apple Inc’s iPod, which revolutionized the portable music market in 2001.

“We have nothing to announce about another Zune device,” a Microsoft spokesman said in an emailed response to questions about the Zune. Bloomberg earlier reported that the company had decided to stop producing them.

He said Zune devices would still be supported in North America, and that Zune software would play a part in Microsoft’s other offerings.

“Our long-term strategy focuses on the strength of the entire Zune ecosystem across Microsoft platforms, and we remain committed to providing a great music and video experience with the Zune service.”

Microsoft’s two Zune player models are still available, at discounted prices, on the company’s shopping website. The 16 gigabyte version costs $170 and the 32 gigabyte version costs $200, one-third cheaper than a comparable iPod Touch.

The devices, which have a small but devoted fan base, play music and video downloaded via the Zune Marketplace, Microsoft’s answer to Apple’s iTunes.

Many technology experts regard the Zune as a superior product to Apple’s iPod, but analysts agree that it came five years too late to unseat Apple’s commanding lead in the music market.

(Reporting by Bill Rigby; Editing by Gary Hill)

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