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== Friday, August 3, 2007 == | == Friday, August 3, 2007 == | ||
* [http://msinsider.blogspot.com/2007/07/windows-vienna-ie-8-features-leaked.html Windows Vienna and IE 8 features leaked] | * [http://msinsider.blogspot.com/2007/07/windows-vienna-ie-8-features-leaked.html Windows Vienna and IE 8 features leaked] | ||
** IE 8 | |||
*** Undo close tab (like Firefox) | |||
*** Saving and restoring sessions (like Firefox) | |||
** Windows Vienna | |||
*** Virtual desktops (like Linux) | |||
*** Ability to rearrange items on the task bar | |||
*** Customizable themes | |||
*** Windows Core: the ability to separate GUI And console from each other as in Windows Server 2008 | |||
*** All applications not specifically written for Vienna or in .NET will be run on a separate virtual machine | |||
* [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118601819121785624.html?mod=googlenews_wsj Breaking Down the Walls Of Phones' Web Gardens] | * [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118601819121785624.html?mod=googlenews_wsj Breaking Down the Walls Of Phones' Web Gardens] | ||
** Users are looking for a cell phone browser experience closer to that of their laptops | |||
** Browsers are limited by wireless carrier support | |||
*** Ability to download music and video | |||
*** Opera Mini can't be used on Verizon cellphones | |||
** Microsoft is working on a mobile browser called Deep Fish | |||
** Opera makes money on Opera Mini by licensing it to handset makers and wireless carriers, and sharing ad revenue | |||
** More users browse on cell phones than on computers in some developing countries | |||
== Friday, July 27, 2007 == | == Friday, July 27, 2007 == | ||