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Famous people born on this day: --> 1754, Talleyrand, French statesman & diplomat. --> 1923, James Dickey --> 1938, Tom Smothers --> 1947, Farrah Fawcett, actress. --> 1954, Christie Brinkley, Supermodel. Events on this day in history: --> 1848, First shipload of Chinese arrive in San...

Google is going to launch Android 3.0 which is new and enhanced version of Google's Mobile Operating System. It is specifically optimized for devices with larger screen sizes, particularly tablets and introduces a brand new, truly virtual and “holographic” UI design, as well as an elegant...

Web Camp in Belgium Opening Keynote: What's new in the Microsoft Web Platform by Scott Hanselman Link Removed Link Removed

166: Death of St. Polycarp 404: Death of St. Paula 724: Death of Caliph Yazid II (of grief over the death of his favorite singing girl) 1100: Death of St. Eystein of Norway 1 1266: Charles of Anjou becomes King of Sicily 1316: Revolt in Wales by Llywelyn Bren 1347: University of Prague...

Elite Gamers Set Marathon Record by Playing Video Game for 50 Hours He just set a whole slew of world records for playing video games and knows just where he's going to put the official certificate from Guinness World Records. "I'll put it right next to my master's degree," Dino said...

We're back! After a little Holiday Hiatus Laura and Paul have returned to bring you the hottest stories that Microsofties and pinging each other about. Some of this weeks items include: Avatar Kinect! Bing helps you get a new car Bye Bye Bob Link Removed Link Removed Link Removed

Watch: Sneak Peek of Oprah in Australia Link Removed This Tuesday, we'll all get to see the the first of four episodes (airing Jan. 18-21) chronicling Oprah Winfrey's recent visit to Australia, the much-hyped excursion she made in December with hundreds of her U.S. fans, ages 18 to...

With 150-Foot Kites, Texas Man Raises Big Bucks for Charity Want to do something to help people? Go fly a kite. That's the advice of Texas retiree Barry Ogletree, who has been raising money for charity by raising massive kites in the air. With the help of his wife and sometimes...

World's Longest Handshake Record Within Grasp A good, firm handshake shouldn't last more than two or three seconds. Any longer and it starts to get a bit awkward. Unless, of course, you're trying to set a world record. Last night, four teams of two from around the world congregated...

Hello, Today we published the Link Removed due to 404 Error. We fielded five questions on various topics during the webcast. We invite our customers to join us for the next public webcast on Wednesday, February 9th at 11am PST (-8 UTC), when we will go into detail about the February...

Doomsday: After Many Predictions, We're Still Here "Repent, repent, the end is near!" Or is it? How many times have we heard that in movies, on TV, throughout literature and in the Bible? Yet, as often as people have predicted a global apocalypse, we're still here, still intact. You've...

I ran into Doug Thomas backstage at the Microsoft boothe at CES 2011. He wanted to take a minute to show all of you how Office 2010 and Windows Phone helps him stay connected amidst all the chaos. Link Removed More...

Microsoft revealed that Windows 8 will be capable of running on an ARM processor with a Intel motherboard the size of a matchbook.

If you can watch the sky tonight: On Astronomy: Don`t miss this month`s Quadrantid shower - Broomfield Enterprise Apologies for the link...>-)