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Windows Embedded Compact 7 Evaluation Edition

Windows Embedded Compact 7 delivers the latest technologies for building the next generation of specialized devices, including Internet Explorer with Flash 10.1 integrated, complete media player and DLNA support, symmetrical multi-processor (multi-core) support, Microsoft Office document viewers, PDF viewers.

Link – http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=0a8709b5-bd03-4387-8a10-bf3f9aa94ede

Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1

Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 helps keep your PCs and servers on the latest support level. It also provides ongoing improvements to the Windows Operating System (OS), by including previous updates delivered over Windows Update as well as continuing incremental updates to the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 platforms based on customer and partner feedback. This enables organizations to deploy a single set of updates.

Download  – http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=c3202ce6-4056-4059-8a1b-3a9b77cdfdda

Windows Phone update—and how to get it

This first update for Windows Phone is designed to improve the software update process itself. So while it might not sound exciting, it’s still important because it’s paving the way for all future goodie-filled updates to your phone, such as copy and paste or improved Marketplace search.

Link – http://windowsteamblog.com/windows_phone/b/windowsphone/archive/2011/02/21/our-first-windows-phone-update-and-how-to-get-it.aspx

Windows Phone update—and how to get it

This first update for Windows Phone is designed to improve the software update process itself. So while it might not sound exciting, it’s still important because it’s paving the way for all future goodie-filled updates to your phone, such as copy and paste or improved Marketplace search.

Link – http://windowsteamblog.com/windows_phone/b/windowsphone/archive/2011/02/21/our-first-windows-phone-update-and-how-to-get-it.aspx

Windows MultiPoint Server 2011 Evaluation

Windows® MultiPoint Server 2011 is the second version of a Windows product primarily designed for educational institutions for use in classrooms, labs, and libraries, that allows multiple users to simultaneously share one computer.

Link – http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=3188a587-3542-4dda-99b3-551cdabe581f

Windows MultiPoint Server 2011 Availability

What Windows MultiPoint Server does is a PC’s excess capability to enable a single PC to support multiple users simultaneously. It can be used for in classrooms, labs and libraries. Today, we are happy to announce that the trial for Windows MultiPoint Server 2011 is now available on the Microsoft Download Center for download

Link –http://windowsteamblog.com/windows/b/bloggingwindows/archive/2011/02/21/windows-multipoint-server-2011-availability.aspx

Windows 7 / 2008 R2 – SP1 Now Available

Windows 7 / Server 2008 R2 SP1, has just been posted on MSDN + TechNet. Users with a current subscription can download the software now. Home users will have to wait till the 22nd of Feb.

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Link – https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-gb/subscriptions/securedownloads/default.aspx

Windows 7 / 2008 R2 – SP1 Now Available

Windows 7 / Server 2008 R2 SP1, has just been posted on MSDN + TechNet. Users with a current subscription can download the software now. Home users will have to wait till the 22nd of Feb.

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Link – https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-gb/subscriptions/securedownloads/default.aspx

Microsoft Shows New Features and Future Direction as Momentum Builds for Windows Phone 7

BARCELONA, Spain – Feb. 14, 2011 – Microsoft today kicked off Mobile World Congress by giving people a glimpse of what the rest of the year will bring for Windows Phone 7. Among the updates are several new features, a booming app marketplace, and the integration of even more Microsoft products with the phone.

  • Copy and paste functionality via first major update, coming in the next month
  • Twitter integration directly into the People Hub in 2011
  • Support for Office documents in the cloud in 2011
  • Dramatically enhanced Web browser experience based on IE9 in 2011
  • A new wave of multitasking applications in 2011
  • Targeting significant volume of Nokia Windows Phones in 2012

Link – http://www.microsoft.com/Presspass/Features/2011/feb11/02-14MWC.mspx?rss_fdn=Top%20Stories

SP1 for Windows 7, Server 2008 R2

I’m hearing from a couple of my contacts that Microsoft plans to announce on February 9 that Service Pack (SP) 1 for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 has finally crossed the finish line.

(There have been a few earlier reports that SP1 was done and out, but today marks the official RTM announcement, my sources say. I’ve asked Microsoft officials for comment, but no word back so far.)

Link – http://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/at-last-its-time-for-sp1-for-windows-7-server-2008-r2/8636

So what’s to become of Windows Home Server?

After the furore at the end of last year of the removal of Drive Extender from Windows Home Server "Vail" and Small Business Server 2011 Essentials things have gone quiet in Redmond. The last few years have seen Microsoft advertising Home Servers all over CES, with its "Mommy, Why Is There A Server In The House" and "Home Server Feng Shui" campaigns, but this year there was nothing.

Link – http://www.zdnet.co.uk/blogs/500-words-into-the-future-10014052/so-whats-to-become-of-windows-home-server-10021557/

Windows Live Essentials Wave 3 compulsory update coming soon

If you are using Windows Live Essentials on Windows XP, or are still using a pre-2011 version of Windows Live Essentials (including Messenger), starting this week, you’ll see a required update that is rolling out in all 48 languages. This minor update to Windows Live Messenger and the other Windows Live Essentials programs includes a set of important security updates, performance improvements, targeted bug fixes, and some other, minor changes.

Link – http://windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/archive/2011/01/17/minor-update-for-windows-live-messenger-pre-2011.aspx

Microsoft readies Windows 7 service pack, say reports

The first service pack for Windows 7 has been sent to original equipment manufacturers, according to reports.

The move was reported in a post on TechNet by Microsoft’s Russian Windows Visualisation team. Microsoft launched the first release candidate (RC) for Windows 7 SP1, and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, in October 2010, saying that it would be the only RC prior to the software being finalised and made available to manufacturers. The company also promised that SP1 would arrive in the hands of users in the "first half" of 2011.

Link – http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/desktop-os/2011/01/17/microsoft-readies-windows-7-service-pack-say-reports-40091441/

Microsoft releases Windows Embedded Handheld 6.5

Windows Embedded Handheld is the platform that powers enterprise handheld devices. Businesses such as retailers, delivery companies and others that rely on handheld computers depend on Windows Embedded Handheld to run critical business applications in an environment which integrates well with the rest of their systems, making them easy and efficient to use and to maintain. These devices provide mobile workers with access to real-time information such as inventory, product information and pricing; and they help improve customer responsiveness and sales effectiveness, and secure business-critical data.

Link – http://blogs.technet.com/b/microsoft_blog/archive/2011/01/10/microsoft-releases-windows-embedded-handheld-6-5.aspx

Windows Phone 7 comes to Windows Home Server Codename “Vail” and Media Center set-top boxes

It seems like Microsoft’s got big plans for its Windows Phone 7 devices. The Windows Home Server team recently posted a blog post about an upcoming WP7 app called “My Server” which allows you to access your Windows Home Server Code Name “Vail” over the internet. This feature requires the Remote Web feature enabled on the Windows Home Server and once authenticated it allows you to:

Link – http://www.liveside.net/2011/01/10/windows-phone-7-comes-to-windows-home-server-codename-vail-and-media-center-set-top-boxes/