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@WinObs Tweeted Links for 01 February 2012

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The capacity of a Secure Digital (SD) card that is larger than 32 GB is reported incorrectly in Windows 7 and in Windows Server 2008 R2 How to create OEMLogo with background color in Windows 7 Webpages may appear garbled or distorted and the colors may be displayed incorrectly in Internet Explorer . . .

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Vimeo Releases Official Windows Phone App

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It has been a busy week for the popular video based website Vimeo.  Last week they unveiled their year long renovations for Vimeo.com and this week they release an official Vimeo app for the Windows Phone.

This app has been optimized for Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango) and brings you the following features:

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Microsoft Offers Alternatives to Google and Their New Privacy Policies

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When Google announced significant changes to their privacy policies last week Microsoft countered with blog posts on how to easily switch from Hotmail to Gmail in three easy steps and how Hotmail is on over 15 million mobile devices and counting.

Well today they have stepped things up a notch by taking . . .

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Kinect For Windows Hardware and SDK Now Available

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The Kinect Sensor for Windows is now officially available.  The February 1st release date was announced during the Microsoft Keynote at CES 2012 in Las Vegas about three weeks ago.  As expected the hardware will retail for $249.99 from Amazon.com.  The increased price for this hardware, compared to the Kinect for Xbox . . .

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@WinObs Tweeted Links for 30 January 2012

Microsoft’s Facebook investment: Smartest deal Ballmer ever made? Meet Molly, a sweet-dispensing tweet bot TripAdvisor gets a Mango makeover in latest update for Windows Phone Twitter’s new ‘censorship’ feature could lead to legal restrictions for UK tweeters Stop deceptive phishing emails with DMARC.org standards Microsoft launches a second Facebook social game Join . . .

Read More: @WinObs Tweeted Links for 30 January 2012

Crackle Joins the Xbox 360 Entertainment App Lineup

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Today Sony Pictures Entertainment announced the immediate availability of the Crackle App for the Xbox 360 Console.

The Crackle App allows you to watch full length Hollywood movies for free and is available in the U.S., U.K., Canada and Australia. There is no charge or membership fees related to this service however, . . .

Read More: Crackle Joins the Xbox 360 Entertainment App Lineup