Microsoft announced that the code base for Windows Phone 7 1.0 has been finalized. The software has been “released to manufacturing,” meaning that this version is the one handset makers will deploy on the first devices to feature the radically redesigned mobile OS.

Virtualization has not stripped Windows of its relevance, a Microsoft official said in response to VMware CEO Paul Maritz’s argument that operating systems are no longer the center of innovation in the IT world.

Macworld.com – You ever get that nagging feeling at the back of your mind that you’ve missed something important? Huh. Well, it was probably nothing.

Mashable – Microsoft has completed the development of its forthcoming Windows Phone 7. The mobile OS has reached the release to manufacturing (RTM) stage, the company announced today.

Macworld.com – Autodesk has announced AutoCAD 2011 for Mac. This new version of AutoCAD, software for professional design and engineering that previously ran only on the Windows platform, now runs natively on Mac OS X. Autodesk also announced that the new Mac version of AutoCAD would be accompanied by the AutoCAD WS mobile application, a new app for iPad, iPhone, and the iPod touch that will let users edit and share their AutoCAD designs remotely.