We’ve learnt that Microsoft is going to make Windows 8 much more tablet friendly. Back at CES 2011 in Las Vegas, Microsoft CEO announced that Windows 8 will bring support for ARM based devices. Basically, that meant that we shall definitely see Windows 8 tablets cropping up sometime next year. Now a couple of days [...]
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Windows 8 User Account Roaming Settings Over Windows Live Cloud Menu Leaked
Following up on our extensive coverage of Windows 8 leaks and news, we have now learnt that in the recently leaked build 7955 of Windows 8, the user account roaming settings, over Windows Live Cloud, menu has been leaked. The screenshot shows a comprehensive menu with all of the options pertaining to user account roaming [...]
Download Windows 8 Transformation Pack for Windows 7 Today !
We all anxiously await the upcoming Windows 8. While leaked Windows 8 build 7850 and 7955 have already circulated the internet, some of us would like to easily get the Windows 8 eye candy on our existing Windows 7 machines. Well now that is possible, courtesy of the Windows 8 transformation pack for Windows 7. [...]
Windows 8 New Touch Effects and Gestures Shown on Video
We knew many new Windows 8 features will surface as Milestone 2 Windows 8 build 7955 leaked a day back. This time, the revelation is in the form of a video that shows touch effects and gestures in this particular leaked build of Windows 8. While it is not yet known which features will see [...]
Windows 8 Immersive Browser UI Screenshots Leaked
Following up on our extensive previous coverage of Windows 8 leaks and news, we now bring you leaked screenshots of the Immersive Browser UI in Windows 8. This particular feature can be unlock in the leaked Windows 8 build 7955, alongside Ribbon UI, TaskUI, the new dedicated Webcam app and Modern Reader.
Download Leaked Windows 8 Build 7955 Milestone 2
What a pleasant surprise! It turns out, Milestone 2 Windows 8 build 7955 has leaked on the internet and is currently being distributed via private FTP sites and is completely legitimate. Previously, we’d intimated our readers that another build of Windows 8 will leak soon, and now indeed it has. Build 7955 of Windows 8 [...]
Windows 8 To Come Bearing Black Screen of Death
Remember the notorious, anger inducing Windows error screen? Rightly dubbed as the Blue Screen of Death, we’ve seen this particular error or bug check screen right from the early Windows 1.0 versions. While Microsoft did switch to a Red screen in early copies of Windows 98 and in early builds of Vista, many of us [...]
Windows 8 Touch Based User Account Login Screen Shown On Video
The Windows 8 leaks just don’t stop coming in. Just yesterday we reported about more leaked screenshots of Advanced Task Manager in Windows 8. Today a rather interesting video has caught our eye. While we’re not sure whether this is the Windows 8 build 7850 that leaked or not, the video clearly shows what seems [...]
Windows 8 Build 7959 Milestone 3 Leaked Screenshots Hint At Possible Torrent Release
The hype surrounding Microsoft Windows 8 is certainly escalating. First there were a number of features leaked before a whole actual build of Windows 8 leaked on the internet. We know some of the finer details of Windows 8 and further leaks just keep coming in. Winfuture.de, a renowned name in Windows 8 leaks, has [...]
Windows Phone 7 Security Update To Be Delivered By Zune
Yesterday we reported that Microsoft is going to roll out a mitigation update to secure Windows Phone 7 users against potential risks sparked by fake SSL certificates on the internet. Till then, it was not yet confirmed whether Microsoft was going to use Zune to deliver this update or were they going to use the [...]
12 New Nokia Windows Phone 7 Devices Coming In 2012?
Earlier last month, Nokia CEO had confirmed that Nokia has begun work on Windows Phone 7 devices. Following the billion dollar partnership between Nokia and Microsoft, the former is now going to include Windows Phone 7 as its primary smartphone platform across all its future devices and we’ve yet to see at least one such [...]
Windows Phone 7 Security Update To Be Rolled Out On 3rd May
It has been learnt that Microsoft is all set to push out a security update for Windows Phone 7 on May 3. Basically, this security update for Windows Phone 7 is to block certain fake SSL certificates that were issed by Comodo which claims that the incident was a politically motivated attack. Whereas Comodo revoked [...]
Windows Phone 7 Looks On As Photosynth For iOS Is Released
Microsoft loyalists have been left scratching their heads after Microsoft decided to release Photosynth application for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch before releasing it for devices running their native platform, Windows Phone 7. Therefore the release of Phototosynth on the Apple iOS platform before their own certainly wont go down well with Microsoft’s loyalists.
Microsoft Windows 8 Advanced Task Manager Unveiled
Windows 8 is all the rage these days. With all the leaks and rumors circulating the internet, the biggest of which is the Windows 8 build 7850 leak, many are looking forward to what Microsoft is introducing with Windows 8. Now, word is that Microsoft is going to completely overhaul the task manager in Windows [...]
Microsoft Says NoDo for AT&T Ready, Adds WISPr and Address Book Support
A couple of days earlier it was confirmed that AT&T will be rolling out Windows Phone 7 NoDo update for some of its devices. In light of that, Microsoft has confirmed that AT&T NoDo update is ready and has even updated the where’s my phone update? page to let us know that delivery is on schedule [...]
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