Windows Azure is a very sophisticated cloud computing platform. I first tired Windows Azure when it was in CTP, and after a long time I tried it again and was impressed by the improvements. The Windows Azure SDK 1.3 enables you to use Remote Desktop Services to access your Windows Azure roles that gives the access to the configuration of virtual machine. You can install apps on your cloud VM via remote desktop.

How about installing SQL Server on your Windows Azure VM Role and using it instead of Azure Table and SQL Azure to store data? Not really a good idea but in my opinion, it can be a good idea for the temporary storage of data.

Announced at CES 2011, the second version of Microsoft Surface is awesomely smarter and only 4 inch thick. The smartest thing is that it uses PixelSense technology which equips every pixel with infra red recognition ability that makes it able to recognize objects and even read the text on the paper that are placed on Microsoft Surface 2. Watch this official promo:

For the sensational Christmassy desktop personalization on Windows 7 here are some cool Christmas Windows 7 Themes.

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This Christmas spice up your Windows 7 desktop with these Christmas babes themes featuring sizzling beauties.

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Starting November 26, there is this awesome deal of getting a free Windows Phone 7 device one the purchase of a Windows Phone 7 device. This offer is on HTC HD7 from T-Mobile and LG Quantum, HTC Surround & Samsung Focus from AT&T.

The catch is that you need to get the 2-year wireless service agreement on voice and minimum $15/mo data plan per phone.

It’s not a “Windows 7 Phone”, it’s Windows Phone 7. I made this because I can see even ‘professionals’ calling it a “Windows 7 Phone” that makes me feel awful.  

Now your phone is your key. Clarion Hotel Stockholm (Sweden) is testing a pilot project to replace key rooms of the hotel with mobile phone.

The 800×480 touchscreen and 1GHz Snapdragon processor Windows Phone 7 device get’s unboxed by TechnoBuffalo. HTC Surround has large speakers and Dolby Mobile/SRS processing. Check it out:

Also check out the Windows Phone 7 device lineup: Details, hands-on videos and reviews to know more about recently launched Windows Phone 7 devices.

Windows Phone 7 device lineup is finally here. Microsoft unveiled today the lineup of devices running Windows Phone 7 Operating System planned to be sold in 30 countries via 60 carrier partners.

Guys at Engadget were cool enough to get a detailed gallery of each phone and hands-on video reviews of the few. Here are the details:

Long Zheng of istartedsomething has observed something on the new Microsoft website recently stumbled by Engadget. On the “What do the icons on my phone mean?” page of Windows Phone 7’s how-site, the cellular data connections icons include ‘W’ and ‘L’ notifications that represent WIMAX that is a 4G cellular network standard and LTE(technically a 3.9G technology).

This clearly means that Windows Phone 7 has 4G support.