ShareThe Imagine Cup is the worlds premier student technology competition hosted by Microsoft. Open to high school, college, and university students across the globe, the Imagine Cup is a serious challenge that draws incredible talent.
The results are announced today, and its LIVE now, so go check out

ShareToday Microsoft launched the beat version of free and lightweight development tool for the ASP.NET web application framework called WebMatrix.

WebMatrix is a free Web development tool that installs in minutes and elegantly brings together a Web server, a database, and programming frameworks into a single, integrated experience. WebMatrix lets you code, test, and deploy both ASP.NET and PHP applications side by side.
WebMatrix was built to streamline Web development and make it easy, whether you’re getting started or you just want to get things done. It lets you focus on what’s important …

ShareFrom now on you don’t need to look at battery positive and negative sign while putting it into you Digicam  or remotes etc because Microsoft Corp. today announced a new technology aimed at improving the battery installation process called InstaLoad battery installation technology, which allows users to easily install a battery without regard to positive and negative polarity. Never again will people have to squint to see battery installation diagrams — the device simply works regardless if the battery is installed positive-side-up or positive-side-down.

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InstaLoad is a patented battery contact design now available for license …

ShareWindows Live Essentials beta includes free programs from Microsoft for photos, movies, instant messaging, e‑mail, blogging, and more. Get them all in one download and get more done with Windows.
Windows Live Essentials beta requires Windows 7 or Windows Vista.It includes beta versions of Messenger, Photo Gallery, Mail, Movie Maker, Writer, Family Safety, and Sync, plus Bing Bar and Messenger Companion. You also get Microsoft Office Outlook Connector Pack and Microsoft Silverlight.

Windows Live Essentials beta programs includes -

Photo Gallery: Edit, organize, tag, and share your photos.
Mail: Read and reply to multiple …

ShareTomorrow,  Windows Live Essentials will become available for public beta testing. Windows Live Essentials beta requires Windows Vista or Windows 7, and is available in English, French, Dutch, Japanese, Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, or Spanish. As soon as the beta goes live tomorrow, you’ll be able to get it from here.

This release of Essentials is focused on two things: connecting Windows 7 to the cloud services you already use, and making everyday tasks simpler, so that you can do more on your PC.
Windows Live Wave 4 Essentials preview
More update will …

ShareIn an email to technical beta testers, the Windows Customer Connection Team confirmed the release of the Service Pack in English, German, Japanese, French and Spanish editions. Weighing in at 1.22GB the build was compiled on June 3 with the number 7601.16562.100603-1800.
Microsoft has started posting content designed to help testers take Windows 7 SP1 Beta out for a spin. The “Troubleshoot problems installing a service pack for Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2” from Windows Help is an illustrative example in this regard.

Microsoft is planning to release a public beta of …