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Microsoft Security Essentials  is a free download available from Microsoft; it installs easily, it can be used without training, and it is kept up to date with the latest definitions available. Once you installed it and run your scan the software will tell you if you are secure or not. Microsoft Security Essentials runs in the background while you are using your Windows PC without interruptions or long computer wait times. Here are the steps necessary to bring it on line. Once you have downloaded the program, run the setup program

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Installing software is always a chore, especially if you’ve recently installed a new version of Windows (or reinstalled).

Intel and Microsoft worked closely together when Microsoft were building Windows 7, but there is still a lot of heavy lifting involved before migrating PCs to the new OS inside Intel’s environment, wrote Intel staff engineer Roy Ubry in a  blog entry . Because Intel is such a big corporation with countless software programs and who knows what else, they will undoubtedly experience more problems than your average user. Challenges they are facing include issues related to backward application compatibility, Web browser support, 64-bit computing and privacy controls.

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It seems Microsoft are just as fond of Windows Vista as we were. Microsoft have said they will end support for its unloved Windows Vista operating system a few months ahead of Windows XP SP2 and Windows 2000. Support for Windows Vista RTM (i.e. Vista with no service packs), ends April 13.

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Gorilla #1: Microsoft. Gorilla #2: Google. I’ve noted in the past that these two companies like nothing more to claim that the other is acting unfairly. Bo ho0

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When Microsoft launched their new Windows Phone 7 Series OS a couple of weeks ago they managed to pull off something they’ve never achieved in the mobile market space, creating a buzz that’s still being talked about. There can be no doubting that this new mobile operating system is radically different to everything we’ve seen before.

Microsoft objects to Google’s search-related business practices because Google locks in publishers and makes it hard for competing search engines to gain market share, not because of its popularity and competitive power, Microsoft said Friday. Dave Heiner, vice president and deputy general counsel at Microsoft, released a blog post this afternoon in which he discussed the EU’s decision to look into Google’s search result rankings. He slammed Google for what he considered to be finger pointing at Microsoft over the investigation. “Google’s public response to this growing regulatory concern has been to point elsewhere–at Microsoft,” Heiner wrote. “Google is telling reporters that antitrust concerns about search are not real because some of the complaints come from one of its last remaining search competitors.” On Tuesday night, Google announced that European antitrust regulators are investigating whether Google intentionally buries search results that might promote its competitors.

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Google on Friday added the ability to search by location. Looking for a vet in your neighborhood? A good wine store? Now you no longer have to type in your city name in the search field, as the “nearby” tab will automatically pull local results. “Location has become an important part of the way we search,” Jackie Bavaro, a Google product manager, wrote in a blog post .

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Handcast Media Labs has launched Spark Radio, an Internet radio streaming app for the iPhone that features over 10,000 global station choices, social media hooks, and “visually stunning” animations. The Spark Radio app leverages the RadioTime.com guide to find terrestrial and Internet-only radio stations. The company said in a statement support for over 30,000 are planned for April. The app lets listeners search for stations or programs by keyword, location, or the station URL, and can also browse stations by genre and location. A GPS component, meanwhile, lets users find stations based on current location

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You know those patents we see in the tech world that seem overly broad and tend to restrict competition in the space? Well, check out this one. Social networking giant Facebook was just granted a patent for “displaying a news feed in a social media network.” The patent, which was filed back in 2006, covers the information that is released the in the information river on Facebook’s front page. It doesn’t seem to cover status updates exclusively, meaning that sites like MySpace are probably safe on that front

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