Windows phone 7 cannot run applications written for older versions

Microsoft Corp. has said its new software for smart phones, Windows Phone 7 series, is a “clean break” with the past. But Windows phone 7 cannot run any applications written for older versions of Microsoft’s phone software. Windows Phone 7 Series is designed for touch screens that work well with fingers but don’t work with fine styluses.

The news also leaves software developers with a dilemma: they can write applications for Windows Mobile 6.5, which will soon be a dead end, or they can write for Windows Phone 7, which isn’t coming out until later this year.

Phone providers compete in part by providing support for as many applications as they can, and everyone is trying to catch up the success to Apple Inc.’s App Store. Among tens of thousands of applications written for different versions of Windows, few of those applications are up to today’s standards.

Palm Inc. made a similar “clean break” last year, abandoning an operating system that was more than a decade old in favor of a completely new one. However, the new system is able to run applications written for the old one.

Microsoft is on the way to release its Office for Mac

Microsoft sneak peak offer of Office for Mac will be available later this year. Microsoft has Previewed Office for Mac in San Francisco lately. It includes new connections to Microsoft services which will help users collaborate more effectively.

Its new tools allow users to work on Ms Office files from different locations via a Microsoft Office Web Application connection (though its beta now). Throough Web Application documents are stored in the user’s Windows Live ID account or Microsoft SharePoint.

This office application for Mac Ribbon represents an evolution of the Office 2008 Elements Gallery, leveraging the classic Mac menu and standard toolbar. Users can collapse the ribbon and the toolbar to get more screen space.

It also have Co-authoring feature which will remove confusion from having multiple versions of documents. It also facilitates real-time status updates to users.

With the new design, Microsoft intends to make it easier to find new and frequently used commands.

Under Windows 7 laptop reduces more battery life

Based on various forum posts, users are claiming that battery life running out very quickly after a laptop is upgraded from an older OS to Windows 7. Reports of battery life dropping to 15 or 30 minutes of life are not uncommon, and users afflicted with the issue often receive a warning from Windows urging them to “consider replacing your battery. Some have complained that their laptop battery has been permanently damaged as part of the upgrade.

Microsoft is now acknowledging that the problem is real and not isolated. Microsoft has confirmed that it is investigating the cause of dramatically reduced battery run time on laptops running Windows 7.

And it happens most of the world, almost 92000 search entries of Google search for the error message “consider replacing your battery.”