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"ATrack allows you to track your favorite authors and keep up with their new releases. Search for your favorite authors, and add them your list to view the latest and upcoming releases. Click on the name of any book in your booklist to view more details. Upcoming versions will provide a background agent to alert you of new releases."

Our own Adan Galvan has released his first Windows Phone app, and it's pretty cool if you're an avid reader who doesn't have the time to keep up on your favorite authors. ATrack will keep the list nicely organized, and let you find out what's new with just a tap. Future versions promise background notifications so you'll always know when your favorite authors have something new out!

"The short video segment showcases the Microsoft My Phone service which, amongst other things, allows users to locate and retrieve a lost mobile phone. Watch as host Natali DelConte tosses her AT&T HTC Pure into the back of a cab as it drives straight into the heart of New York City. Laugh Be concerned when the GPS signal fails and the phone is no longer traceable, seemingly lost forever..."

CNET's Senior Editor Natali DelConte tested Microsoft's My Phone tracking service, which helps users locate misplaced (or stolen) smartphones, by throwing it into the back of a cab in New York City and seeing how successful she is recovering it by using the service. In the end the GPS tracking feature didn't help, but the phone was returned by a good samaritan who saw a message on the phone's screen that was sent using the service. Read more...