WinPhone7 is designed to integrate microSD cards so they can not be swapped to another device. This feature was discovered during a review of the Samsung Focus phone and has been confirmed by Microsoft.

Intlock has announced the availability of CardioLog 2010, a portal analytics solution for SharePoint 2010 users. CardioLog enables SharePoint administrators to gain insight into portal usage and improve portal quality.

The Kinect is selling well, but not necessarily to be used as a game controller for Xbox 360. A number of people have purchased the unit with the intent of reconfiguring it to work with other hardware and software.

The rootkit has been around for a while, targeting 32-bit Windows machines. Now, the writers of Alureon have updated their code to bypass the security on 64-bit Windows 7.

SCCM Expert’s Self Service and Microsoft’s System Center Configuration Manager 2007 combine to help smooth the migration of applications to Windows 7. SCCM Expert’s Self Service allows administrators to remotely survey and deploy software.

Is the popularity of Windows 7 merely a trick of accounting? According to some, who have looked at Microsoft’s SEC reports, earnings for the Windows group have been inflated with sales from other units.

The first videos and explanations of how to gain access to the workings of WinPhone7 have already been posted, so it probably won’t be long before the operating system is breached.

The service packs aren’t expected to be delivered until early next year. To let administrators prepare to deploy them, Microsoft is updating its Windows Service Pack blocker tool kit.

We have a reader whose emails disappear and we’re going to help him understand why.

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Luxand, Inc. has released the Pro version of Blink!, a webcam-based biometric login system for 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows 7 and Vista. Blink! allows Windows users to log in by simply looking at a webcam.