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The new suite of web applications will massively extend the reach of Office 2010, but is it enough to make businesses upgrade?Microsoft is finally putting versions of its Office applications suite online, as part of its move to Office 2010. The new Office Web Applications, demonstrated on video, don't have all the capabilities of desktop versions, but do feature the ribbon-based user interface. They seem to be far more powerful than google's three-year-old online applications, and should offer much better compatibility with microsoft Office files.The suite of Office Web Applications - Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote - will be available to consumers, free of charge, as part of microsoft's Windows Live service, which has more than 400 million users, thanks mainly to the popularity of Hotmail. However, they are not limited to Windows users: Microsoft demonstrated them running in Firefox and Apple's Safari browser.Small businesses will also be able to use the online versions as part of

This slab-style messaging smartphone is similar to the Snap S511, but adds global roaming, WiFi, and visual voicemail. Other features are similar, including Windows Mobile, QWERTY keyboard, GPS navigation, MMS, memory card slot, 2-megapixel camera with video capture, and voice command.

(Telecompaper) Verizon has launched the Widget Bazaar applications store and Internet Video on TV, the new social TV services on its Fios TV service. Verizon has worked with social media innovators Facebook Connect, Twitter, ESPN, Veoh, blip.tv and Dailymotion to create a converged internet-to-television experience that lets Fios TV subscribers connect with others while watching TV, and search and view a variety of online and personal PC-based videos on their television screens. Verizon also plans an open development platform to permit developers to write interactive Fios TV applications that will be available through the Widget Bazaar. The new Widget Bazaar applications marketplace, located within Fios TV's Interactive Media Guide, is launching with free Facebook, Twitter and ESPN Fantasy Football Widgets. Verizon will also add to the Fios TV Widget Bazaar dozens of additional free and transactional applications developed by the company and others shortly. Verizon will soon publish it

An anonymous source has provided iLounge with a listing of small but notable changes found in the second beta version of iphone OS 3.1. A new option in the Accessibility menu allows users to triple-click the Home button in order to toggle VoiceOver or the White on Black features on and off; VoiceOver has also received a practice mode for learning its unique gestures. When editing video, the "Save" and "Save as Copy" options.

Meraki wins ten school contracts; Australian school upgrades to n; Cisco enables massive video collaboration across Australian campuses; Indiana public schools chooses Meru; University of Tokyo upgrades to 802.11n; large university in Russia deploys Xirrus arrays; and more.

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Supplied in 200 x 120 x 56 mm aluminum housing, eBOX620-831-FL box computer features 533 MHz FSB, Intel® 945GSE Express chipset, and Intel GMA 950 technology with max video memory of 224 MB. It supports various embedded OSs, has built-in Watchdog Timer, and offers 200-pin DIMM socket that supports up to 2 GB DDR2 400/533 DRAM. Along with one 2.5 in. SATA drive bay, I/O includes USB 2.0, COM, Gigabit Ethernet, PS/2 keyboard and mouse, CompactFlash(TM) Type-II, VGA, and audio interfaces. This story is related to the following:Computer Hardware and PeripheralsSearch for suppliers of: Embedded Computers

If you're looking for a bit more 'oomph' from your desktop PC, the quad-core-equipped HP Pavilion p6140f gives you the power to edit photos and videos quickly at a reasonable price.

The 'Shin Megami Tensei' series may be the epitome of cult video-game franchises, barely known by most players but beloved by a small but devoted core of fans. The name means 'true reincarnation of the goddess,' and publisher Atlus has stuck with it despite the lack of any notable goddesses in recent installments.

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