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Microsoft has launched a portal called Mobile Test Drive where developers explained the various features that has its browser for mobile devices.

The company’s goal is, as happens in the Test Drive version of Internet Explorer, that professionals can learn how the program unfolds, in this case in versions of its browser to Windows Phone 7 .

The idea is that through this page will help developers in the process of creating mobile content that may be the same in all browsers.

From Microsoft indicate that the site can see explanations of various issues technical configuration of their mobile browser, and other technical aspects related to mobile devices.

Interesting web page where you can make a kind of virtual tour of hidden directories and folders of your operating system and learn little-known files whose real purpose and use is discussed.

The course is facilitated by opening and visually simultaneously using HTA page, which has links that will open directly in our browser the location of the directories listed. This application only works if you use Internet Explorer, the only format supported HTA (Internet applications).

In each folder or directory discussed in the article provides the path and location, but some can not be accessed using our browser, due to restrictions imposed by Windows, in these cases will only be possible to show using the HTA application that mentioned above.

All these hidden folders from which the page is explaining its features, functions and their location, some examples are:

The Temporary Internet Files folder (Temporary Internet Files)
Content.IE5 Folder
The History folder.
The Cookies folder.
Index.dat files
Flash Cookies.

Regarding some of these files its actual use has been questioned and debated, there is disagreement as to what Microsoft officially published and what they believe and think several people on the internet.

You have the option to download batch applications that let you view, list and optionally remove more of the files whose purpose as revealed here is only to record data and personal information private and the user, are also likely to be tracked by spyware or by anyone who accesses the network through to our PC.

40000 million dollars within five years, at least it says research firm Point Topic, also referring to VoIP services grew by 12.6% in 2010 and generated revenues of 17.3 billion dollars.

The Federal Communications Commission United States said in March that the use of VoIP among consumers and businesses grew 21% in one year and that the use of the traditional line fell 8%.

Skype, which Microsoft bought last month for 8.5 billion dollars, has 150 million users, although their incomes are lower. According to data from Point Topic at the end of 2010 Skype was about nine million users pay, each of which generated an average of eight dollars a month.