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@WinObs Tweeted Links for 28 December 2011

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Japanese drinks company launches vending machine with free Wi-Fi (as well as drinks) Microsoft eyeing cloud backup service for its phones Built to Win: How Turn 10 Shipped Forza Motorsport 3 on Time by Optimizing Their Content Pipeline Converting to a fixed virtual hard disk–the easy way 9 Gorgeous examples of black . . .

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Why Aren’t iOS and Android Developers Publishing Apps in Windows Phone Marketplace?

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In the last couple of days it has been widely reported that the Windows Phone Marketplace surpassed 50,000 apps in the 14 months since it opened up last year.  That is a terrific achievement in such a short period of time and it includes some great apps, many of which are on . . .

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@WinObs Tweeted Links for 27 December 2011

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Facebook tries to appease frustrated developers Google+ may have passed 62 million users, adding 625,000 users daily How 9 Retailers Successfully Leveraged Game Mechanics First Time MVPs Event Microsoft to demo new Surface multi-touch systems in mid-January Edward Burns and the Socialization of Indie Cinema Create a Hot Key Combo For The . . .

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Xbox Live Avatar Marketplace Gun Restrictions Confirmed by Microsoft

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Over the last day or so reports were surfacing on the Internet that Microsoft was going to ban gun props from being available in the Xbox Marketplace for your avatar.  All those stories were referring to a post at the Epic Games Forums which stated:

Heads up! Starting on Jan. 1, 2012, . . .

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Create a Hot Key Combo For The Windows Snipping Tool

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Earlier today I was participating in a Windows 7 Tech Chat on Twitter (#Win7Tech hashtag) which is held most Tuesdays from 3 to 4 PM Eastern time.  Each chat covers a specific subject area and today’s chat was about using that new PC which folks received for Christmas.

At one point I . . .

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@WinObs Tweeted Links for 26 December 2011

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Some Tips for Companies Contacting us leading up to CES! Former Windows Phone GM on the challenge facing Microsoft’s ‘superior’ smartphone platform Charlie Kindel, ex-Microsoft, posts thoughts on Windows Phone’s successes and failures Geeks Who Give Back: Shauna Causey, Tech Mavens and Social Media Club Seattle AT&T Microcell draining batteries? Getting fat . . .

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