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RoboXpress Latest - Windows 7 offers “Mac look and feel” says Microsoft exec

Windows 7 offers “Mac look and feel” says Microsoft exec
Offline Gmail no longer shuns attachments
From Twitter to advertising treasure

Windows 7 offers “Mac look and feel” says Microsoft exec

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 08:45 PM PST

Apple fans have a new salvo to fire at their Windows-loving brethren, as a Microsoft exec has revealed that the Windows 7 operating system enjoyed some fruit-flavoured inspiration. Microsoft’s partner group manager, Simon Aldous, has told PCR-Online, in a candid interview, that Microsoft deliberately tried to “create a Mac look and feel” with the new OS. The [...]

Offline Gmail no longer shuns attachments

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 08:35 PM PST

Gmail users now can attach files to messages with the offline version of Google’s Web-based e-mail service. “Starting today, attachments work just the way you would expect them to whether you are online or offline,” said programmer Andy Palay in a blog post Tuesday. “If you have Offline Gmail enabled, you’ll notice that all your mail [...]

From Twitter to advertising treasure

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 08:22 PM PST

Twitter phenomenon, in which anybody can tell his or her followers anything — in 140 characters or less — now has a payoff that can go beyond the thrill of self-publishing. A handful of companies are offering to pay Twitterers to gain access to their followers — so they can send them Tweets containing ads. The [...]