From the Battle of Britain to the political mess in Russia one would think that Microsoft might be feeling a war-torn but that has affected the mounting excitement with the soon to be launched Windows Phone 7 and IE9.

Oh one other thing you might notice with tonight’s show – a bit of an improvement in the production quality bot video and audio wise. This is something that we will continue working on but it will take some time as this is all being done out-of-pocket.

Show links.

• MSN Launches Interactive Guide to the Battle of Britain – LiveSide
• Microsoft Launches Massive Wireless Hotspot – Information Week
• Leaked: Acer Laptop with Dual Touchscreens – Tech Review Source
• Microsoft Working On Zune HD2, Paving The Way For A Microsoft Phone? – Business Insider
• FaceTime Coming to Mac OS X and Windows? – Touch Reviews
• Microsoft to probe charges of antipiracy abuses – CNET
• Anti-Piracy Enforcement and NGOs – Official Microsoft Blog
• Russia Uses Microsoft to Suppress Dissent – New York Times
• Microsoft Changes Policy Over Russian Crackdown – New York Times