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First Azure App Links Bluetooth, Social Networking

10:30AM Angus Kidman | Microsoft’s Azure cloud version of Windows may only just be out the door, but it already seems to be attracting application developers. First cab off the rank is social networking application Bluehoo, which lets you connect up to other mobile phone users with Bluetooth connections. Admittedly it sounds a bit like the fake ‘toothing’ craze from a few years ago, but it’s a good example of network-dependent development. We haven’t yet given it the run-through, so if you’ve got experience to share, let’s hear it in the comments. Bluehoo [via Windows Mobile Team Blog] More »
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Microsoft Launches Windows Azure For Cloud Computing

4:59AM Adam Pash | Today Microsoft announced Windows Azure, a new version of Windows that lives in the Microsoft cloud. You won’t be running Windows on your PC over the internet with Azure, though; instead the platform is intended to help developers host and distribute software running over the internet. More »