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  • 20 Free and Useful Windows Desktop Gadgets
    Tom’s Guide
    By Rico Mossesgeld 5:10 PM - October 17, 2011 Gadgets first debuted on Windows Vista. These small programs remain useful, even though Microsoft withdrew official support for them on Windows 7. They're still a great way to keep useful information at

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  • Gadget failure - overlapping windows and screen size
    iProgrammer
    The news that Microsoft has shut down its Windows Live Gadget store is an interesting milestone in our journey. The gadget is the programming format that never really caught on or perhaps it is just that the concept has been badly mismanaged and its

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  • Waikato Times
    Me and my gadget: Chris Ichter and the Windows Phone 7
    Waikato Times
    Microsoft New Zealand's director of small, midmarket solutions and partners group, Chris Ichter, tells Chris Gardner why the Windows Phone 7, which is about to get a free upgrade to 7.5 "Mango", is his favourite gadget. Without a doubt it's my Windows

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  • The rise and fall of the Windows Desktop Gadget
    InfoWorld
    In a move that took many by surprise, Microsoft dropped support for new Windows Desktop Gadgets. Once hailed (or at least marketed) as a key new feature in Windows Vista, Desktop Gadgets are going the way of the dodo.

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  • GADGET WATCH: Windows Phone Mango
    SmartCompany.com.au
    Microsoft's Windows Phone software has been available for quite a while but as many smart phone owners would know these gadgets only improve with time and multiple software updates. Its newest version, Windows Phone Mango, brings a suite of new

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  • Activate desktop gadgets on Windows
    StartupSmart
    You may have seen some Windows users looking at a clock on their desktop or maybe a calendar or news ticker. Those widgets are built into the OS. They can be quite handy, allowing you to see weather forecasts along with other pieces


  • Gadgets & Gizmo's : MTS Converter Import MTS Files from Camcorder to Windows
    SkyNewswire.com
    (SkyNewswire.com) Do you have a great Canon AVCHD camcorder? Now you want to import the AVCHD files from Canon camcorder to Windows Movie Maker for editing? However, Windows Movie Maker always works with avi, wmv etc, can not accept mts files from


  • Gadget Lab Podcast: Windows 8 and A Hot New Galaxy Smartphone
    Wired News
    This week on the Gadget Lab podcast, the gang talks about products from the big three: Microsoft, Apple and Google. Staff writer Mike Isaac kicks the show off with some initial thoughts on the brand new Windows 8 Metro user interface for


  • G+ 7: Google+ Desktop Gadget for Windows 7
    Zeropaid
    Google+ users are always looking for way to keep them updated with their stream, and G+ 7, a handy new desktop gadget for Windows 7n does the trick. The sleek interface lets you choose which of your circles you want to appear in the stream,


  • LightSquared inks deal with VoX; AT&T intros new Windows Phone gadgets from
    FierceWireless
    > Chariton Valley Communication Corporation announced the company entered into an agreement with Verizon Wireless to participate in the LTE in Rural America program. Article > By 2015, more US Internet users will access the Internet through mobile

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