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Microsoft is celebrating selling seven copies a second of Windows 7 by releasing a bunch of free app upgrades.]]> Mon, 28 Jun 2010 09:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//windows-live-messenger-2010-gets-social-runs-on-iphone-but-not-xp.htm http://apcmag.com//windows-live-messenger-2010-gets-social-runs-on-iphone-but-not-xp.htm

The next version of Microsoft’s instant messaging app, part of ‘Wave 4’ of the Windows Live services, evolves into “a companion for your social networks” but unfriends XP.]]> Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:44:20 +1000 http://apcmag.com//office-2010-to-launch-without-web-apps.htm http://apcmag.com//office-2010-to-launch-without-web-apps.htm

Microsoft confirms that only business customers will get the browser-based online versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote when Office 2010 launches in May.]]> Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:16:15 +1000 http://apcmag.com//hotmailcomau-opens-up-following-security-concerns.htm http://apcmag.com//hotmailcomau-opens-up-following-security-concerns.htm

NineMSN has opened up the hotmail.com.au domain, but critics say it has created a fertile field for identity fraudsters.]]> Mon, 01 Feb 2010 11:25:30 +1000 http://apcmag.com//microsoft-dont-trust-us-about-windows-7-security.htm http://apcmag.com//microsoft-dont-trust-us-about-windows-7-security.htm

Microsoft admits that its new TV advertisements about the security features of Windows 7 are potentially misleading, saying users “can get better guidance at retail or on the Web”.]]> Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:40:54 +1000 http://apcmag.com//microsoft-opens-windows-cafe-in-paris.htm http://apcmag.com//microsoft-opens-windows-cafe-in-paris.htm

Drop in for some coffee, a croissant and free Wi-Fi, and you can get a side serve of Windows 7...]]> Thu, 24 Sep 2009 23:59:08 +1000 http://apcmag.com//spy-shots-reveal-microsofts-project-pink-smartphones.htm http://apcmag.com//spy-shots-reveal-microsofts-project-pink-smartphones.htm

Microsoft is set to stamp its name onto a new wave of Windows Mobile smartphones aimed at the social networking set. Here’s a sneak peak at ‘Project Pink’.]]> Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:42:35 +1000 http://apcmag.com//microsoft-releases-preview-edition-of-office-web-apps.htm http://apcmag.com//microsoft-releases-preview-edition-of-office-web-apps.htm

Office finally heads online as Microsoft previews the first browser-based version of its suite, to be formally known as Office Web Apps.]]> Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:22:47 +1000 http://apcmag.com//will-you-swing-on-microsofts-vine.htm http://apcmag.com//will-you-swing-on-microsofts-vine.htm

Banish those dirty thoughts! It's a new Twitter-competitor from Microsoft.]]> Wed, 06 May 2009 11:48:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//facebook-gets-facial-recognition.htm http://apcmag.com//facebook-gets-facial-recognition.htm

A new app promises no more laborious manual tagging of people in photos on Facebook.]]> Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//missing-in-action-from-windows-7.htm http://apcmag.com//missing-in-action-from-windows-7.htm

While much of the focus is about what's new in Windows 7, its worth taking a look to see what has vanished from previous editions.]]> Mon, 23 Mar 2009 11:40:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//hands-on-with-windows-7-the-desktop.htm http://apcmag.com//hands-on-with-windows-7-the-desktop.htm

The latest beta build of Windows 7 includes improvements that Microsoft is making over Vista. We've take a user's look at what's on offer on the desktop.]]> Wed, 04 Mar 2009 10:30:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//live_mesh_comes_to_the_mac.htm http://apcmag.com//live_mesh_comes_to_the_mac.htm

Live Mesh, Microsoft's file sync technology has come to the Mac, but you'll need to be running the latest version of 10.5, and be comfortable using a Windows UI to use it.]]> Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//hotmails_many_ways_of_closing_your_mail_account.htm http://apcmag.com//hotmails_many_ways_of_closing_your_mail_account.htm

What do you do when you try to open your Windows Live Hotmail account – as you have every day for several years – and find it's been deleted, along with all emails and contacts?]]> Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//windows_7_wordpad_gets_a_ribbon_but_email_and_more_gets_axed.htm http://apcmag.com//windows_7_wordpad_gets_a_ribbon_but_email_and_more_gets_axed.htm

Leaked screenshots show Windows 7 looks more like ‘Vista revisited’ and while some apps get an Office 2007-style ribbon, others are ditched altogether!]]> Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:35:10 +1000 http://apcmag.com//microsoft_debuts_live_mesh_for_mobiles.htm http://apcmag.com//microsoft_debuts_live_mesh_for_mobiles.htm

Microsoft has demonstrated a version of its Live Mesh synchronisation platform for mobile devices, due out at the end of the year.]]> Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:43:53 +1000