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A new Windows PC comes covered with advertising stickers even though computer companies are trying to make their laptops beautiful. They ought to stop.

I'm going to have to spend time figuring out just what the heck is going on in this Microsoft concept video about the "experience user interface."

Filed under: Videos , Tech , MemeTracker , Marketing Paul "Bear" Vasquez , the man who famously saw a double rainbow all the way across the sky, has extended his day in the sun by starring in some new Microsoft ads...

# troubleshooting Your Windows PC might be designed to make your life easier, but they often have a non-stop list of problems. Today we'll walk through some of the more common problems and how to troubleshoot them. More »

We were enamored of your childlike delight. We reveled in the remixes . But now, Double Rainbow Guy , we are less than amused. What’s the sure-fire way to kill a viral video? Festoon it with dollar signs. Yup, the above vide...

A booming market of tweens, ages 8 to 11, is changing the landscape of online games. Video game - Games - Game development - Browser Based - Directories I am currently building a new Microsoft Xbox 360 fan site, it will be online later this year

"If you see it, just say it," says Microsoft's Kinect , but only in the US, UK, Mexico and Japan to start -- those are the only four countries that will support Kinect voice control by the motion-sensing peripheral's November launch . So said...

Samsung may be one of the big players that Microsoft is pinning its hopes on for Windows Phone 7 , but you wouldn't know that from listening to the company at IFA. Speaking to Reuters at the show, Samsung's head of marketing for its mobile...

Apple is trying again with Apple TV in an attempt to be the center of the digital living room. The concept isn't new since Google, Microsoft, Netflix, Amazon and others are also targeting your...

AOL just announced it has made Google its exclusive search provider for paid text-based search and contextual advertising on AOL’s properties in the U.S through 2015. Google will also provide "web-based organic search," mobile searc...

# downloads iOS/Windows/Mac/Linux: Free service Notifo is a kitchen sink of push notifications for your iPhone or desktop, pushing Twitter updates, your favorite RSS feeds, Google ...

Bedbugs are invading Google's New York office! A Googler in marketing JUST tweeted , " jeepers i am not immune from the bedbug epidemic. bedbugs have been found at work." Gross! Earlier this summer, New York's bedbug invasio...

# updates Windows: Popular video chat client Skype released an update to its version 5 beta today, bringing a new interface and the long-awaited ability to participate in video chats with more than two people. More »

# downloads Windows only: If your primary hard drive just isn't large enough to hold all the software you need on a day-to-day basis, then Steam Mover is the perfect tool for the job—assuming you have another storage drive handy. More »

# downloads Windows/Mac/Linux: Two years after its inception, web browser Google Chrome reaches version 6 in its stable release today, bringing with it the much sought-after extension syncing, form autofill and autofill syncing, and an even more streamlined UI. More »

# chrome Windows only: If you keep a copy of Chrome's bleeding-edge Canary build on hand, you can check out Chrome's optional Side Tabs feature right now. Update Canary, activate a "Labs" feature, and you're a right-click away from vertical tabs. More »

Earlier today, Eurogamer Spain reported that the upcoming motion-sensing peripheral would not support Spanish-speaking users for its voice commands. According to Microsoft Spain's PR & Event Manager Lydia Pitzalis, the device's voice-rec...

Passing along an important update regarding new changes to our Microsoft Dynamics ERP pricing and licensing that you definitely need to ensure you are up to speed on. As a Microsoft Dynamics partner you should take a fair amount of time re...

Samsung’s Mobile Marketing head YH Lee has said that they plan on staying on board with Google and Android, over Windows Phone 7 and their own OS called Bada for the most part. This is probably a blow to Microsoft, being that Samsung has been ...

(Cross-posted from the Google Chrome Blog ) Watching the 1985 classic Back to the Future last night, I was struck by how much things can change with time. The main character Marty McFly travels 30 years back in time, only to find that his house...