Microsoft has redesigns the new MSN home page and this is one of the most significant redesign over the decade. The new MSN home page is designed to be the best home page on the Web, with powerful Bing search, the top news and hottest entertainment, and some of the most popular social networks — all in a fresh new look. The new homepage page can previewed at http://preview.msn.com. The new home page will begin rolling out today and become widely available to U.S. customers early next year.

The clean and new MSN home page cuts through the clutter with 50 percent fewer links than the previous home page and a simplified navigation across news, entertainment, sports, money and lifestyle.

The new MSN home page also embraces the latest customer trends by deeply integrating powerful search from Bing and providing easy access to Facebook, Twitter and Windows Live services, comprehensive local information and in-line video. Sophisticated technology powers the home page to deliver personally relevant information, and improved performance satisfies people’s need for speed.

Key Features of the new MSN Home Page:

• Innovative search technology from Bing. Deeper Bing integration on the new home page helps people make faster and more informed decisions and easily find the information they want from anywhere on the Web.
• Information and news people care about. The new home page delivers against the No. 1 customer request — simplicity and ease of use, through its fresh design and smart categorization.
• Convenient ways to communicate. Simplicity drove the clean integration of popular social networks, such as Facebook, Twitter and Windows Live.

Check out the new home page here.

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This consumer launch event will be hosted by Steve Ballmer, Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft Corporation and he will be accompanied by the man behind Windows 7, Steven Sinofsky – President of Windows Division along with usual hardware partners and Microsoft employees.

To watch this Windows 7 launch event live, use the link given below:

Watch Windows 7 Launch Live Event

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Yesterday Microsoft launched @MicrosoftHelps, a new Twitter account that provides customers around the world with help and information on Windows 7, in English.  Through this social medium, Microsoft will monitor and respond to real-time Windows 7 tweets and use them to improve the information, support and experience customers have with Windows 7.

Through Twitter, customers will have better access to help when, how and where they need it, key to Microsoft’s vision for customer support.  The @MicrosoftHelps team consists of experienced social media agents with extensive knowledge about support resources to get answers to customer’s questions. In addition to responding to direct tweets, they will monitor the Twitter sphere and suggest resources to tweets about Windows 7 problems, issues or questions.

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ZoneAlarm Pro Firewall 2010 is a latest commercial edition that includes more features that the freeware ZoneAlarm firewall. ZoneAlarm Pro offers the standard two-way firewall to protect computer against malicious attacks from web and local network.

Later today CheckPoint Software is expected to make its next 24 hour promotion live and allow users to get a copy of ZoneAlarm Pro Firewall 2010 completely free.

The security software that usually costs $39.95 for a one year, three PC license offers the following:

• Advanced Download Protection
• Free Credit Bureau Monitoring
• Automatic Program Control
• OS Firewall
• Anti-phishing and Site Status
• Two-way Firewall
• SmartDefense Service

Download Zonealarm Pro Firewall 2010 with Free License Key

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I think Microsoft will follow their old release cycle of 2.5 to 3 year, earlier they have released Windows Vista in January 2007, Windows 7 is going to release in October 2009 and Windows 8 will be in 2012.

I am expecting big things from Windows 8.  Although Windows 7 is a great release and adds several much needed improvements to Windows Vista.

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Microsoft Security Essentials is a free security software developed by Microsoft. It was released as a limited beta to users in the United States, Brazil & China.

Contrary to reports, Microsoft is not releasing its Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) final in October. It’s coming today, September 29.

As per the information available from DownoadSquad, MSE will be available to users in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States from today itself.

You can go to the Microsoft Security Essentials home page (not available yet), to download the final version of MSE security suite for your Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7.

If you are the users of MSE beta, give your response in the comment section below.

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For Partners & OEMs:

Independent software vendor (ISV) and independent hardware vendor (IHV) partners will be the first one to have access to Windows 7 RTM from Microsoft Connect or MSDN on August 6^th.

Microsoft Action Pack Subscribers will be able to download Windows 7 RTM in English starting August 23^rd. Remaining languages will be available by October 1^st.

For IT Professionals:

IT Professionals with TechNet Subscriptions will be able to download Windows 7 RTM in English on August 6th and remaining languages by October 1^st.

For Developers:

Developers with MSDN Subscriptions will be able to download Windows 7 RTM in English on August 6^th and remaining languages by October 1^st.

For Business Customers:

Volume License (VL) customer with an existing Software Assurance (SA) license will be able to download Windows 7 RTM in English on August 7^th via Volume License Service Center (VLSC).

Microsoft will be offering a family pack of Windows 7 Home Premium in selected markets, which will allow installation on up to 3 PCs.

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Details of Windows 7 RTM build (build 7600):

MICROSOFT.WINDOWS.7.ULTIMATE.7600.16385.RTM.X86.RETAIL.ENGLISH.DVD-WZT
BUILD: 7600.16385.090713-1255
7600.16385.090713-1255_x86fre_client_en-us_Retail_Ultimate-GRMCULFRER_EN_DVD.iso
SIZE: 2,501,892,096 byte

Windows 7 Ultimate build 7600 x64
BUILD: 7600.16385.090713-1255
7600.16385.090713-1255_x64fre_client_en-us_Retail_Ultimate-GRMCULXFRER_EN_DVD.iso
SIZE: 3,223,209,984 byte

Windows 7 Enterprise build 7600 x86
BUILD: 7600.16385.090713-1255
7600.16385.090713-1255_x86fre_enterprise_en-us_VL-GRMCENVOL_EN_DVD.iso
SIZE: 2,400,387,072 byte

Windows 7 Enterprise build 7600 x64
BUILD: 7600.16385.090713-1255
7600.16385.090713-1255_x64fre_enterprise_en-us_VL-GRMCULXFRER_EN_DVD.iso
SIZE: 3,119,726,592 byte

MICROSOFT.WINDOWS.2008.SERVER.R2.7600.16385.RTM.X64.VOLUME.ENGLISH.DVD-WZT
BUILD: 7600.16385.090713-1255
7600.16385.090713-1255_x64fre_server_en-us_VL-GRMSXVOL_EN_DVD.iso
SIZE: 2,995,314,688 byte

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The final release of Windows 7 will include 50 new fonts and it will be the first version of Windows to ship with more fonts for non-Latin scripts than for Latin-based scripts. One of the major change is for the languages of India. To the nine fonts for Indian languages that was available in Vista, Windows 7 adds forty more. Windows 7 will now include multiple fonts for each of the official languages of India.

Windows 7 localized versions will be available within 2 weeks of the final release of Windows 7. Windows 7 will be released in 36 languages in October.

In addition to the 36 languages that will be released in October, there will be additional languages available for download as Language Interface Packs (LIPs) onto any Windows 7 edition as part of the Local Language Program (LLP). Catalan and Hindi LIPs will be available for download in October.

Windows 7 will also feature themes, backgrounds and sounds for local markets. Local Packs provide customized Windows 7 visual themes for a specific region. These visual themes contain locally relevant wallpaper images, custom aero glass colors, and regional sound schemes.

Via Windows 7 Engineering Blog.

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Other recently compiled builds are:

• 6.1.7264.0.win7_rtm.090622-1900
• 6.1.7265.0.win7_rtm.090624-1905
• 6.1.7266.0.win7_rtm.090626-1902
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• 6.1.7268.0.win7_rtm.090701-1900

In addition to these builds, a new build has been compiled in the winmain_sp branch,build string of this build is 6.1.7234.0.winmain_sp.090701-2012, means it was also compiled on 1^st July, 2009.

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