Windows 7 public beta released, remember to patch
We revealed that Microsoft would be posting a public beta of Windows 7 earlier this week and Microsoft has just made it available on Microsoft China. Microsoft has posted the beta bits to MS China here. Be warned it's rather slow at the moment. According to Microsoft there are 2.5... Read on »
Windows 7: Action Center Overview
So far, in our Windows 7 Overview series, we have published the following, along with a quick Windows 7 Beta review: Windows 7: User Account Control (UAC) Overview Windows 7: Calibate Your Display Windows 7: Federated Search Over the next few weeks we will be adding many more focus items... Read on »
Exclusive: Interview tomorrow with Windows Live Directors
Tomorrow morning I have an exclusive meeting with some of the Windows Live Directors. During the meeting I will have the opportunity to do some QnA. With that in mind, of course I have millions of questions that I would like to be answered. However if you have any specific... Read on »
Google Chrome 2.0 pre-beta released
After the release of the Internet giants first web browser, titled Chrome, Google is hard at work on making their next version... Read on »
Palm Pre, the phone to save the company
Palm introduced today the Palm Pre which puts everything you ever wanted into one package. This phone will be limited to Sprint... Read on »
Obama pushes to delay DTV
President-elect Barrack Obama is preparing to delay the switch over from analog to digital as one of his first duties as president, stating that many Americans are not ready for the switch. The cut off date was scheduled for February 17, 2009 in America, which was to free up airwaves... Read on »
Windows Home Server system announcements at CES
After Hewlett-Packard announced their new Mediasmart Servers last week, Acer has announced at CES that it is also building a Windows Home Server system - The Acer Aspire EasyStore Home Server - which is powered by energy-efficient Intel Atom 230 CPU and up to 4 SATA hard drives. Image Courtesy:... Read on »
Spore Galactic Adventures set for spring release
EA's latest simulation, Spore, is set to receive its first official expansion pack this spring, according to Kotaku. Many were led to believe that Spore: Creepy and Cute Parts Pack was just this, but apparently not. The game looks set to follow a similar path as The Sims 2, with... Read on »
Live Search announcements at CES
We heard briefly from Steve Ballmer in his CES keynote address about new developments involving Microsoft's Live Search web search engine, so here's a recap and some further details you might have missed. As previously speculated, Live Search will be set as the default search provider on most PCs that... Read on »
TVs focus on energy savings and Yahoo integration at CES
According to an article posted by Reuters today, television giants at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week have focused their game of one-upmanship on improved energy savings and integration with the Internet this year, as the World comes to grips with a global recession. Instead of trying... Read on »
Microsoft introduces 2nd iPhone app - Microsoft Tag
Microsoft has unveiled its next iPhone app, Microsoft Tag. The idea behind the Microsoft Tag application is that you just aim your camera phone at a Tag and instantly access mobile content, videos, music, contact information, maps, social networks, promotions, and more. Tag is similar to QR Codes, however Microsoft... Read on »
Microsoft CESFest 09
Tonight I will be attending Microsoft's CESFest 09 here in London, UK. CESFest 09 will focus on Microsoft's CES announcements and more specifically the Windows Live and Facebook announcements. There will be two demonstrations and Microsoft will be streaming the event via Ustream.TV. The first demonstration is due to kick... Read on »
Windows 7 Beta: Quick Review
Steve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO, announced that Windows 7 beta is available from today to MSDN and Technet subscribers. A public preview version will be available on Friday January 9th 2009. Over the next few weeks we will be looking into Windows 7 features, so far we have published the following... Read on »
Update: Windows Live Essentials released
A few hours ago,we announced that Microsoft was preparing the Windows Live Essentials for release on Thursday. From what I and many others understood, there was apparently a new build labeled as the "final version" released over at download.live.com. However this is not the case, hey it happens. We've just... Read on »
Windows 7 Home Premium beta released to testers
A trusted source has indicated that Microsoft has released Windows 7 Home Premium beta to a select group of 1000 users to get a firsthand look at the next major release of Windows. The Home Premium beta comes listed with an assortment of features, few less than the public release... Read on »
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