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Xbox 720 Being Assembled in Secret?

May 5, 2012 in Official Website

Xbox 720 Being Assembled in Secret? (Photo: Joseph Dumary)

We may actually see the new Xbox 720 earlier than expected. There had been numerous rumors about the launch date of the next generation of Xbox, but IGN reported Thursday that the assembling of the new Microsoft game console has already begun in Austin, Texas Branch of Flextronics.

According to the report, the manufacturer of Xbox 360 has finished a testing of marketing, software, and hardware of the next console. With the conclusion of the testing phase, the electronic company started building the new hardware, dubbed "Durango", as IGN reports. Read the rest of this entry →

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Windows 8 has a new Logo. So what?

February 19, 2012 in Official Website

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 Official Website

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 Official Website

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 →

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

December 3, 2011 in Official Website

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 →

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Microsoft’s Windows 8 Will Support Ripped DVDs

August 30, 2011 in Official Website

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 →

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Microsoft unveils file-move changes in Windows 8

August 25, 2011 in Official Website

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 →

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Microsoft Confirms Windows 8 App Store

August 18, 2011 in Official Website

Source: TGdaily

There will be a centralized online hub, managed by Microsoft, for Windows 8 users to find, purchase, and download software from any publisher. That is the latest detail to be confirmed for the company’s next iteration of the widely used computer operating system. Read the rest of this entry →

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Windows 8 to Replace Your Toolbar with a Ribbon

April 3, 2011 in Official Website

Source: PCworld

Just hours after an early build of Microsoft’s new Windows 8 operating system leaked we’re starting to get a good idea of how the latest version of Windows is shaping up. Read the rest of this entry →