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Windows 8 has a new Logo. So what?

February 19, 2012 in Latest

Microsoft revealed the new logo for its highly anticipated OS for Windows 8. Microsoft changed the logo from traditional flag users have come to love in the last 20 years to four blue windows. The new logo is a slightly angled blue block with a thin white cross in the middle, making it look like a window instead of the four-color wavy flag in the past.The new logo is designed by Paula Scher from the Pentagram Design Agency, whose notable works include the Citibank logo. But many critics have mixed feelings on the change of the logo. Read the rest of this entry →

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Windows on ARM will include Office 15 preinstalled

February 15, 2012 in Latest

Source: Geek

Perhaps you’ve been holding off on a tablet purchase until Windows 8 arrived. And perhaps you’re keen on having a go at Windows on ARM — what with the greatly improved battery life it’ll likely deliver compared to Intel or AMD tablets. If both those things are true, you’re in for a treat: Windows 8 on ARM will include Office 15 apps.

In Steven Sinofsky’s recent, 8,000-plus word blog post detailing Windows on ARM (WOA) he made several interesting revelations. For one, he stated that the Windows desktop is still a vital component of WOA, and that ARM users will still have access to the desktop and desktop apps. The apps, of course, will have to be ported to the ARM architecture, but it’s good to get additional confirmation that WOA isn’t limited to Metro-style apps. Read the rest of this entry →

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Report: Public Windows 8 Beta Coming in February

December 4, 2011 in Latest

Source:tomshardware

Microsoft may have released a developer preview of Windows 8 a few months back, but Redmond has still given little indication as to when the non-developing public will get a chance to play around with the next iteration of Windows. With 2011 drawing to a close, we’ll soon enter Windows 8′s launch year, and it appears the beginning of 2012 could shape up to be quite Windows 8-centric. Read the rest of this entry →

Tags: Beta, Febuary, Microsoft, Windows 8 1 Comment »

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Planning to Upgrade to Windows 8? Here’s how to install it.

December 3, 2011 in Latest

Since the release of Windows Vista, consumers have halted all types of upgrades to a new version of Windows. When Windows 7 came out, it was a major success but it still have customers skeptical on upgrading and how to do it. In Windows 8, Microsoft will to ask fewer questions on upgrades and clean install and make good on their promise.

There are some slight differences from installing Windows 7 and Windows 8. Some new features in Windows 8 is the ability to log in with a Windows Live ID (aka E-mail), and options to disable certain updates. Do you hate putting that annoying 25 digit product key during installation? In Windows 8 there is no need to install a product key (at least not in the Windows developer Preview). Windows 8 has faster drivers installation and more. To find out more, click on the slide show. Read the rest of this entry →

Tags: App Store, Apps, Microsoft, Tablet, Windows 8 5 Comments »

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Microsoft Unveils $8400 Table PC

November 17, 2011 in Latest

The second-generation Microsoft Surface unit, named SUR40.

Source:CNET

Brotha, can you spare an $8400 table computer? Microsoft and Samsung unveil today an $8400 table PC that more than 23 countries can pre-order. Read the rest of this entry →

Tags: $8400 Table PC, Microsoft, Samsung, SUR40 1 Comment »

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Rumor: Next Xbox will be smaller and cheaper than Xbox 360

November 12, 2011 in Latest

REPORT: Next Xbox to be Smaller, Cheaper than Xbox 360

Source: Gamezone

Even though we are far from the next gaming console, the title above gives me the goosebumps. As usual, Microsoft will keep its lips sealed on the next-gen console.Nonetheless, a respectable Microsoft leak blogger, MS Nerd, has dropped several details about the “Xbox 720,” including that it will be “smaller and cheaper than the Xbox 360.” Read the rest of this entry →

Tags: loop, Microsoft, Xbox 360, Xbox 720 1 Comment »

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The ‘new Xbox TV experience’ trailer

October 6, 2011 in Latest

Source: Computer and videogames

Yesterday Microsoft announced that content from almost 40 new media partners will begin rolling out on Xbox 360 in over 20 countries before Christmas. Read the rest of this entry →

Tags: 40 media partners, Computer, Microsoft, Video Games, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox TV 2 Comments »

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Microsoft’s Windows 8 Will Support Ripped DVDs

August 30, 2011 in Latest

Source: PCworld

Microsoft’s Windows 8 will support both virtual hard disks and ISO files, a boon to anyone who was ripped a DVD.

Microsoft made its latest disclosure on Windows 8 on Tuesday, part of its ongoing efforts to open up the Windows 8 development process. The leadup is a prelude to Microsft’s BUILD conference, dedicated to Windows 8, which runs Sept. 13-16 in Anaheim, Calif. (Also read: Windows 8: What We Know So Far”)

Windows 8 will be able to store both .ISO and .VHD files, creating virtual optical drives and virtual hard disk drives to play back both. Read the rest of this entry →

Tags: App Store, Computers, Hard Disk, ISO Files, Microsoft, Windows 8 1 Comment »

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Microsoft unveils file-move changes in Windows 8

August 25, 2011 in Latest

Source: The Register

Image: MSDN

Microsoft has been throwing out crumbs on forthcoming features for Windows 8, but dodged serving up the main course.Windows 8 will clean up the system for downloading files to your PC and changing file names, Microsoft has said on its newly launched Building Windows 8 blog.

The successor to Windows 7 will combine file download dialogue boxes into a single box, you’ll be able to stop and pause downloads, and rather than trying to estimate how long a download has left to run, the new operating system will instead feature a graph that shows the data transfer speed, transfer rate trend, and how much data is left to transfer. Read the rest of this entry →