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IE9 to Support CSS3

For those of you who don’t know, CSS3 has been in development for some time and browsers such as Firefox, Chrome, and Safari have kept at the cutting edge of this technology for years. However Internet Explorer has refused to include any CSS3 compatibility in it’s last two releases,  much to the annoyance of the thousands of web developers who love to use the gradients and radial curves which CSS3 allows.

The Good news is that IE9 has finally been released as a BETA version, and it not only supports CSS3, but it has also had vast improvements made… Continue Reading»

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Xbox 360 Price Drop!

Xbox 360 - Price Drop!The Microsoft XBox 360 is set to drop its prices yet again to $299, thats £150 to us poms. This Xbox 360 price drop is yet another snub to Sony’s Playstation 3 which is still hideously expensive and is losing a huge amount of market share to gamers.

It seems that the new Xbox 360 price drop could be a real danger to Sony’s dominance brought in by the Playstation 2, unfortunately it seems Sony have not learnt from previous success, and Microsoft has learnt from… Continue Reading»

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Microsoft Offers Cashback to Search!

Microsoft Search Cashback Microsofts rather lax search engine Live is currently languishing in third place behind Google and Yahoo in the Search Engine Market. While this is simply because ethy failed to realise the Search Engine potential when they dominated teh Internet market they have recently tried to get back to the top.

To do this Microsoft have announced a Cash back option for users who shop via the Microsoft Live Search Engine. This is in my opinion going to be a boost for microsft simply because Advertisers will… Continue Reading»

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UniveRSS: A 3D RSS reader for Windows Vista

UniveRSS, a 3D RSS feed Readers from microsoft.I am sure only the Readers who have Windows Vista installed will love this article, for the rest of others it is time to upgrade your Windows XP to Vista or get rid of Linux (OK! I am joking. I know we all love our operating systems.) UniveRSS is 3D feed reader for Windows vista which shows your favorite RSS feed in a stunning 3D view. There is not much features in this RSS reader except for the eye candy which I am sure all its users will love ( I can say that because that was a reason you have Vista installed, isn’t it). This software, developed by Microsoft, is based on the not so famous Windows Presentation Foundation

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How to Convert your HD-DVD to Blu-Ray

Covert HD dvd to Blu rayWith Toshiba recently ending the High Def. war and surrendering HD-DVD production, it becomes rather necessary to make your pile of HD-DVD worth something by converting it to any other media which will be supported by popular players in the coming years. This guide will take you through the process of converting your collection of HD-DVD to Blu-ray. Continue Reading»

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Microsoft says end of HD DVD won’t hurt Xbox 360

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As the reports were coming that Toshiba Corp. is going to discontinue HD DVD technology, it seemed rather possible that it will be affecting the Microsoft XBox 360 Gaming console. But Microsoft in a statement yesterday, said that this is not expected to affect sales of its Xbox 360 game console. Xbox 360 supports a plug-in HD DVD accessory that allows users to view high definition DVDs produced only with this Toshiba technology. Continue Reading»

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A Gamers Dream: Best Accessories for Gaming Consoles

Sony Play Station 3Gaming Consoles have evolved greatly over the years from the early days of 8-Bit to the modern era of AI incentive and resource hungry games the have become a part of our daily lives. The demographics have changed too – from adolescent to teenager to adults. Continue Reading»

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