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Microsoft has awarded an Imagine Cup Grant to a team that developed a custom Windows Phone 7 and application that can diagnose malaria then upload the data to cloud servers that map the data to help track outbreaks.

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Microsoft Windows Phone 7 app fights malaria

New figures on Microsoft's worldwide tablet share, coming changes to Windows 8 mouse navigation and the release of the System Center Advisor service were all in the news this week.

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Windows 7 tablets with 1.5 percent market share and other Microsoft news of the week

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I don't really use Google Calendar and don't have Windows Phone (sigh, on the latter). If you do, here's a tip

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Sync multiple Google calendars to Windows Phone 7.5

A company named Zinstall is attempting to plug a product by the same name which is used for PC migrations in businesses. But in the accompanying document, which provides details of the process, there are surprising lacunae.

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Windows 7 migration process has a few holes

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MANCHESTER, England and BOSTON, January 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ –Avecto, the world leader in Windows Privilege Management, today announced that the increasing migration of organizations to Windows 7, is …

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Windows 7 Adoption Driving Business Growth at Avecto

Nivio, which provides a virtualized Windows desktop to tablet, phone, and PC users, launched Thursday for a low monthly cost.

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Startup Nivio Offers Virtual Windows Desktop to Tablets, Phones

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Research and Markets has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new book “Professional Windows E

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Research and Markets: Professional Windows Embedded Compact 7

Microsoft's Kinect and Xbox business picked up the slack as its core Windows division faltered, but pressure is intensifying on its mobile initiatives to propel the company forward

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Microsoft Stakes Future on Windows 8, Nokia

Sales of new Windows phones have been slow, but research firms predict that phones using the Microsoft operating system will outnumber the iPhone by 2015.

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Bits Blog: Some Rosy Predictions for Windows Phone 7

If Windows 7 takes more than a minute to start, it may have too many programs that open automatically with the operating system; longer delays are an indication of a more serious conflict with a piece of hardware, a network, or other software. Originally posted at How To

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How to start Windows 7 faster