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Microsoft Courier / “Booklet” type tablet

Gizmodo is showing off a “booklet” PC and reporting that this is Microsoft’s take on the future of tablet computing.

Microsoft Courier Tablet Booklet

Courier is a real device, and we’ve heard that it’s in the “late prototype” stage of development. It’s not a tablet, it’s a booklet. The dual 7-inch (or so) screens are multitouch, and designed for writing, flicking and drawing with a stylus, in addition to fingers. They’re connected by a hinge that holds a single iPhone-esque home button. Statuses, like wireless signal and battery life, are displayed along the rim of one of the screens. On the back cover is a camera, and it might charge through an inductive pad, like the Palm Touchstone charging dock for Pre.

Read more about it, and check a video over at Gizmodo.

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IE8: blocks most malware sites?

Windows Internet Explorer

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In an article sure to rile up teh intarwebs, NetworkWorld details the results of some testing (by Microsoft, no less) in which the major browsers were exposed to known malware sites to see if they correctly identified & blocked them.  The tests showed IE8 blocking 8 out of 10 sites correctly.  The article goes on to say that the results of the rest of the browsers all depend on the way they use Google’s SafeBrowsing API.  AdblockPlus+ NoScript works just fine for me, thxverymuch….

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Microsoft Drops Windows 7E

Rather than ship a stripped down version of Windows to European users, Microsoft has opted to go the “ballot” route.  The ballot screen in Windows 7 will offer information and download links to many IE rivals such as FireFox, Safari, Chrome, Opera and others.

Windows 7 Ballot

In the wake of last week’s developments, as well as continuing feedback on Windows 7 E that we have received from computer manufacturers and other business partners, I’m pleased to report that we will ship the same version of Windows 7 in Europe in October that we will ship in the rest of the world.   –David Heiner, Vice President and Deputy General Counsel for Microsoft

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