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It's a Window... Not a Flag
Posted on Feb 20 2012 08:17 PM by Tripredacus in Windows
The Windows Blog has released the new Windows 8 logo. You can see the new logo, as well as a short history of the Windows logo here: Blogging Windows: Redesigning the Windows Logo What do you think of the new Windows 8 logo?
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Microsoft’s Windows 8 Beta Launch To Gather Feedback, ...
Posted on Feb 16 2012 06:21 AM by xper in Windows
The goal of the forthcoming beta release of Windows 8 is to gather consumer feedback on the new operating system, Microsoft Corp.’s chief financial officer said Wednesday.Peter Klein told the audience at a Goldman Sachs technology conference in Sa...
Free Windows servers float onto Amazon's cloud
Posted on Jan 16 2012 03:14 PM by xper in Windows
Anyone can download Linux for free, so it was no surprise that Amazon offered the open-source operating system on the free tier of Amazon Web Services. But now the company has added a free version of Windows Server to the Elastic Compute Cloud (EC...
Expect Windows 8 in October
Posted on Jan 16 2012 09:50 AM by xper in Windows
Microsoft is aiming for October to release the commercial version of Windows 8, based on comments attributed to a Microsoft spokeswoman at CES. During a demo of the new operating system, public relations director of the Windows Business Group Jane...
Microsoft in hot water over Windows 8 secure boot
Posted on Jan 16 2012 09:44 AM by xper in Windows
Microsoft is in anti-trust trouble after the Software Freedom group complained to the Copyright Office about its upcoming UEFI secure boot system. Microsoft claimed that there would be no problems using rival operating systems alongside its UEFI ...
Windows 8 aims to take pain out of managing passwords
Posted on Dec 15 2011 07:07 PM by xper in Windows
Juggling passwords for all the Web sites and accounts we use is a neverending challenge, but one that Microsoft hopes to resolve in Windows 8.Protecting yourself on the Internet typically requires the use of passwords. But that process has never b...
Windows Embedded Compact 7 Evaluation Edition
Posted on Dec 14 2011 09:10 PM by xper in Windows
You will need to request a product activation key from here to install the product. This download includes an add-in for Visual Studio 2008. Windows Embedded Compact 7 supports both Visual Studio 2008 Professional and Team Edition. You will need ...
Windows 8 desktop to replace Aero UI with Metro look
Posted on Oct 31 2011 05:32 PM by xper in Windows
Microsoft is bringing more of the Metro user interface to Windows 8's desktop, swapping frosted glass for sharp edges and minimalist icons. The aesthetic change, spotted by Engadget , was quietly revealed on Microsoft's Building Windows 8 ...
Windows XP: Pros and Cons of Not Upgrading
Posted on Oct 26 2011 04:01 PM by xper in Windows
Windows XP users, your favorite operating system is a decade old, and if you're still using it, you're not cool anymore, at least according to Microsoft. That’s the software giant’s recent take on its aging OS, which is still more popular ...
21 Windows 8 Screenshots That Will Make You Forget Abo...
Posted on Oct 26 2011 02:47 PM by xper in Windows
Windows 8, the developer preview version, has out for some time now and not many enthusiasts were fond of really "previewing" it. This happened roughly because an average person does not install pre-beta programs, not under dual boot optio...
Windows 8 To Reduce Memory Footprint
Posted on Oct 10 2011 04:31 AM by xper in Windows
The runtime memory usage of Windows 8 is an important factor in determining the Windows 8 system requirements, as well as the broadened spectrum of devices that will host Windows 8. As you know, we’re delivering the complete Windows 8 experience o...
Windows 8 security: Stronger but gentler
Posted on Sep 29 2011 08:08 AM by xper in Windows
The Metro GUI is the most visible representation of Microsoft's coming operating system. While the release of the tentatively named Windows 8 is still a year away, the company has not been shy about putting the multicolor tiled interface front...
Microsoft's Windows 8 Will Sync via Windows Live ID
Posted on Sep 27 2011 02:38 PM by xper in Windows
Microsoft will offer the ability to sign into Windows 8 with a Windows Live ID, a move that places the next-generation operating system in heightened competition with both Google Android and Apple’s upcoming iCloud.According to a Sept. 26 posting ...
Microsoft Exec: Time For Windows XP To Go
Posted on Sep 16 2011 05:03 PM by xper in Windows
Microsoft spent most of this week talking up its new tablet-friendly Windows 8 operating system, but the fact is the majority of enterprises haven't even moved to Windows 7 yet. They may want to get moving, as a senior company official warned ...
Windows 8 Visual Tour: Microsoft's New Desktop
Posted on Sep 16 2011 02:47 PM by xper in Windows
Microsoft made no bones about the fact that Windows 8 is designed to give PCs a look and feel that's more like smartphones and tablets. "We reimagined Windows," said Steven Sinofsky, president of Microsoft's Windows unit, during a ...
Windows 8 'screen of death' is deceptively cute
Posted on Sep 16 2011 02:42 PM by xper in Windows
If you've used a Windows-based operating system for a prolonged time, odds are that you've encountered the dreaded Blue Screen of Death (BSoD) at some point. It's the last thing you see before your computer crashes and it's a terri...
Microsoft Makes File Management Less Painful in Windows 8
Posted on Aug 27 2011 03:14 AM by xper in Windows
Anyone who's ever had to prepare for a reinstall of their Windows OS -- be it to prepare for an upgrade, or to try to solve technical issues -- is familiar with the pain of slow copies, dealing with at times confusing name collisions, and mult...
Microsoft launches Windows 8 blog, indicates possible ...
Posted on Aug 16 2011 05:51 AM by xper in Windows
Today, Microsoft opened up a new channel with its customers and developers worldwide by launching its Windows 8 blog. In the inaugural post , Steven Sinofsky, Windows’s President said, “We’ve heard people express frustration over how little we’ve ...
Windows 7 Will Be Running on 42 Percent of PCs By the ...
Posted on Aug 09 2011 08:14 PM by xper in Windows
Windows 7 will become the leading operating system (OS) worldwide in the PC installed base, running on 42 percent of PCs in use by the end of 2011, according to Gartner, Inc. Gartner's latest PC OS forecast shows 94 percent of new PCs will be ...
Microsoft making big speech bets with Windows 8, Bing
Posted on Aug 09 2011 08:11 PM by xper in Windows
Microsoft’s consolidated speech technology unit, Tellme, is working with a number of product teams inside the company to make speech recognition and understanding a key component of a number of next-generation Microsoft offerings.Microsoft execs h...
Windows Thin PC: Microsoft's free OS
Posted on Aug 02 2011 11:42 AM by xper in Windows
There’s still a lot of work to be done with Windows 7, and one major new initiative that might attract some interesting take-up is the availability of the Release Candidate of Windows Thin PC, a name that’s a bit of a mouthful even when abbreviate...
Is the bell tolling for Windows XP?
Posted on Aug 01 2011 09:33 PM by xper in Windows
Microsoft's Windows XP has slipped under the 50 percent share mark for the first time since Web measurement company Net Applications began tracking operating system usage. The decade-old XP closed July with 49.8 percent, a 1.3-percentage point...
Microsoft’s IE9 with Windows 7 gamble is paying off as...
Posted on Aug 01 2011 06:03 AM by xper in Windows
The company released Internet Explorer 9 in March to Vista and Windows 7 users. Microsoft excluded Windows XP owners in a bid to convince users to upgrade to the company’s latest and greatest. Windows XP accounts for nearly 50% of all operating sy...
400 million Windows 7 licenses sold, says Microsoft
Posted on Jul 12 2011 02:35 PM by xper in Windows
Windows 7 is adding users like Facebook. Today, Microsoft has reminded us again of its dominance, reporting that it has sold 400 million licenses for the OS in the 20 or so months since its debut. This comes about three months after the April news...
Windows XP is a Dead OS Walking (For Reals This Time)
Posted on Jul 12 2011 02:29 PM by xper in Windows
We've lost count of how many times Windows XP has been sentenced to death, only to receive a stay of execution from Microsoft in some form or another. Give netbooks credit for keeping the popular OS alive longer than it probably would have bee...