2010 Search

11 reconstructed results for windows live messenger in the 2010 exhibit.

1. Windows Phone 7 - Metro live tiles and a fresh start for Microsoft

   theinternetfrom2010.com/2010/entry/windows-phone-7

   Windows Phone 7 replaced the stylus-era Windows Mobile with a flat, typographic interface of live tiles and hubs, launching in October and November 2010. Reviewers...

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2. Windows 7 - The Windows people actually liked, one year old

   theinternetfrom2010.com/2010/entry/windows-7

   Windows 7 shipped in October 2009 and by the end of 2010 ran roughly a quarter of the world's desktop web traffic, while Windows XP still ran about half. Its Aero glass...

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3. Windows Vista - The one everyone skipped

   theinternetfrom2010.com/2010/entry/windows-vista

   Windows Vista, released to consumers in 2007, was widely disliked for its User Account Control prompts, driver problems and heavy hardware needs. By 2010 it was already...

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4. Windows XP - Nine years old and still the most-used OS on Earth

   theinternetfrom2010.com/2010/entry/windows-xp

   Windows XP, released in 2001, was still the most common desktop operating system in 2010, running about half of the world's desktop web traffic. Its green Start button...

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5. BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) - PINs, the D and the R, and free unlimited messaging

   theinternetfrom2010.com/2010/entry/blackberry-messenger

   BBM let BlackBerry owners message each other free over the data plan, with delivered and read receipts, group chats and PIN-swapping as a social ritual. In 2010 it was a...

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6. Internet Explorer 8 - The default browser of Windows 7 and roughly a third of the web

   theinternetfrom2010.com/2010/entry/internet-explorer-8

   Internet Explorer 8, bundled with Windows 7, was the single most-used browser version of 2010. It had tabs, a separate search box beside the address bar, Accelerators,...

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7. Internet Explorer 9 Beta - Hardware acceleration and HTML5, in a minimal new frame

   theinternetfrom2010.com/2010/entry/internet-explorer-9-beta

   Released on 15 September 2010, the IE9 beta was Microsoft's answer to Chrome: a stripped-back interface with tabs beside the address bar, GPU-accelerated rendering, and...

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8. Safari 5 - Reader mode and extensions, in brushed aluminium

   theinternetfrom2010.com/2010/entry/safari-5

   Safari 5, released on 7 June 2010 for Mac and Windows, added Reader (a clean article view), extensions, Bing as a search option and a faster Nitro JavaScript engine. On...

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9. Microsoft Office 2010 - The Ribbon everywhere, and Office Web Apps in the browser

   theinternetfrom2010.com/2010/entry/office-2010

   Office 2010, released to consumers on 15 June 2010, put the Ribbon interface in every application, added the Backstage file view, and launched free Office Web Apps that...

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10. Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard - The $29 upgrade with no new features, and the Mac App Store on the way

    theinternetfrom2010.com/2010/entry/mac-os-x-snow-leopard

    Snow Leopard, released in August 2009 for $29, was the Mac OS of 2010: brushed-metal was gone, the Dock was a 3D shelf, Exposé and Spaces managed windows, and Safari 5...

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11. Firefox 3.6 - The alternative browser with a thousand extensions

    theinternetfrom2010.com/2010/entry/firefox-3-6

    Firefox 3.6, released on 21 January 2010, was the browser of choice for people who cared, with about 30 percent of worldwide usage. It added Personas skins, plugin-crash...

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