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Can I do a full install using Windows 7 Upgrade pack? - Nov 3, 2009

Crave There's a bit of a tempest in a teapot brewing over what one can and can't do with a Windows 7 upgrade disk. My hope with this post is to help ... Read story »

HTC announces HD2 for Asia - Nov 4, 2009

Crave Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer on stage showing off his personalized HTC HD2 presented by HTC's Peter Chou. TAIWAN--HTC today officially announced the HD2 for Asia in a press event held in ... Read story »

Leaked photos of Microsoft Courier's interface - Nov 5, 2009

Crave We've seen slides and videos of Microsoft's Courier dual-screen booklet in action, but nothing has quite explained how all of these things actually work. This document explains Courier's interface, gestures, ... Read story »

MSN gets new butterfly logo - Nov 5, 2009

Crave Along with redesigning the MSN home page, Microsoft also gave the site's butterfly logo a new look. Aiming to stay relevant, Microsoft is introducing a new look for its MSN.com ... Read story »

System Mechanic 9 keeps Windows 7 spick and span - Nov 9, 2009

Crave "Good" is always what you want to see when it comes to the state of your system, isn't it? You get a new computer and it runs great. However, after ... Read story »

Windows 7: What's in it for me? - Nov 10, 2009

Features We've heard all the hype about a more secure computing experience and prettier interface, but are those enough to warrant a hefty investment on a Windows 7 upgrade?  Read story »

Xbox 360 Wi-Fi adapter gets speed boost - Nov 11, 2009

Crave Microsoft has a whole host of features it plans on jamming into its fall Xbox Live dashboard update. The firmware revision will introduce to the Xbox 360's online platform such ... Read story »

Up to 1 million Xbox Live players banned due to piracy - Nov 12, 2009

Crave It's oh-so enticing: You find a copy of a brand new game like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 on a pirate site and the temptation to download it is too ... Read story »

Pricing details for Microsoft's Project Natal revealed - Nov 12, 2009

Crave CNET News reporter Ina Fried testing out Microsoft's much-heralded Project Natal. According to a report issued by British games magazine MCV, Microsoft's much-heralded Project Natal hands-free gaming control system could hit ... Read story »

Microsoft opens online mobile Marketplace - Nov 13, 2009

Crave Windows Marketplace for Mobile debuted in October as Microsoft's answer to smartphone app stores. As with Google's Android Market, Windows Mobile 6.5 users could initially only find and purchase apps ... Read story »

Vega Tablet coming in 2010 - Nov 16, 2009

Crave The Vega tablet: Killer Android device? As if Apple and Microsoft didn't already make it clear, 2010 looks like the Year of the Tablet. First viewed sitting on a table ... Read story »

How I would have designed Windows 7 - Nov 16, 2009

Crave Like previous versions of Windows, Windows 7 supports legacy software written for previous Windows releases, including Windows 95. I remember the first time I ran into Windows in 1995. It ... Read story »

Windows Marketplace now available to WM6.0/6.1 users - Nov 17, 2009

Crave When Microsoft launched its mobile app store last month, Windows Marketplace for Mobile was only available for Windows phones running operating system 6.5. Although highly anticipated among users, the execution of ... Read story »

UK survey reveals up to 60 percent Xbox 360 failure rate - Nov 18, 2009

Crave Console failure rates have been a common news item throughout the year, with numerous surveys out of the US suggesting that the problem was far greater than Sony, Nintendo and especially ... Read story »

Microsoft hit with software sales ban in China - Nov 19, 2009

Blogs Microsoft is in hot water in China this week, after a court ruled that it infringed a Chinese company's intellectual property by including certain fonts in its operating systems. The ruling ... Read story »

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