Apple vs. Microsoft: Two Opposite Natures to Building an OS

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Microsoft and Apple are the developers of three of the most popular operating systems in the world (Windows, iOS & Mac OS X), yet their approaches to building the infrastructure that powers laptops, tablets and phones couldn’t be more divergent.Microsoft recently published a blog post that addressed specific issues that...

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Nokia might be releasing a Windows 8-based tablet by June 2012 as well as follow up the recently released Windows Phone 7 devices – Nokia Lumia 800 and 710 – with an even better Lumia, says head of Nokia France Paul Amsellem.“(Lumia 800) is just the equivalent of the BMW 5 Series. We will soon have a full range...

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Download Windows 8 Developer Preview

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The Windows 8 Developer Preview is a pre-beta version of Windows 8 for developers. These downloads include prerelease software that may change without notice. The software is provided as is, and you bear the risk of using it. It may not be stable, operate correctly or work the way the final version of the software will. It should not be...

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Download Windows 8 Skin Pack

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  Full screen view This is a total conversion theme for the Windows 7 operating system. It turns the standard Windows 7 theme into a Windows 8 theme. Please note that system files will be patched in the progress before the changes can be applied. The Windows 8 theme comes with an installer that does all of that automatically. You get...

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Windows 8 Theme For Windows 7

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The core issue that is keeping the majority of Windows users away from changing their theme is the complexity of the procedure. While it takes just a click to install basic new themes under Windows 7 that change the wallpaper, color scheme and maybe some sounds, it is not as easy to switch to a full theme. Why? Because Microsoft has built-in...

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Download Windows 8 Transformation Pack

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Microsoft has announced that Windows 7 is RTM now, and the final edition of Windows 7 will be released later this year. Windows 7 has become so much popular that people are thinking about next OS after Windows 7.   This Windows 8 transformation pack has been designed to use the features of Windows Vista and Windows 7. It has some cool...

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Windows 8 System Requirements

It is reported that Windows 8 is expected to have the same system requirements as Windows 7, and will run on existing PCs/laptops that run Windows 7. Here are the following minimum system requirements to run Windows 8: Processor: 1GHz or faster 32-bit or 64-bit processor RAM: 1GB (32-bit) or 2GB (64-bit) HD Space: 16GB for 32-bit (or 20GB for 64-bit)...

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Windows 8 Features

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Windows, being one of the most used OS, brings great challenges for Microsoft to keep its users impressed in the next version of Windows. Although Windows 7 has done exceptionally well since its release, Microsoft has been constantly working to make the next version of Windows a better one by further improving upon the existing features,...

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Microsoft has officially unveiled the Windows 8

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Microsoft has officially unveiled their latest operating system to the public by releasing a Windows 8 preview video, which shows off some of the newest operating system features. Windows 8 will run on all tablet PCs, notebooks, netbooks and of course more conventional desktop machines. But with Windows 8, Microsoft developers are aiming...

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Windows 8 release date

We can expect Windows 8 to be launched sometime in mid-late 2012, however, it’s too early to predict the Windows 8 release date, since it is still under development. Nevertheless, the only question that haunts each and every one of us – Will Windows 8 win the battle against Apple which it had lost several years back?...

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IS Windows 8 in August 2012, Windows 9 in November 2014?

A leaked roadmap suggests that Microsoft’s upcoming operating system Windows 8 will be released to retail channels in August 2012. The roadmap, if legit, confirms a Windows 8 Beta release during next year’s CES 2012 in January (see Coming the Windows8 Beta Release In January). Microsoft will release the beta of the Windows Store and the online market customer preview at the same convention. The release candidate and the beta...

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The Windows 8 Task Manager

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The new Windows 8 Task Manager this will provide new features if you have more than 1 CPU. Problem With the Windows 7 Task Manager As CPU’s have gotten more sophisticated with their logical cores, you may have noticed that if you have a quad-core CPU with eight logical cores after Hyper-Threading, the Performance tab of the Windows 7 Task...

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The First Windows8 Beta Release In January

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Windows 8 users are in for a gift soon after the turn of the year. Microsoft has let it be known that it may even be sooner than that. Consider that the Build 8141 appears to have been compiled on October 21, 2011.  It also includes changes with Metro apps zooming, changeable metro background color, and Media Center is now included. ...

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HP Confirms Windows 8 Tablets

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Well would you look at that, I only published a story less than 24 hours ago about HP entering the tablet market with Windows 8 and then they go and confirm it just after. Typical! In fairness it probably isn’t much of a surprise, more of a coincidence that HP announced this news now. My post dabbled more with the idea of HP bringing back...

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The New Search Features in Windows 8

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Part 1 The Windows 8 Search feature and the Start Menu will be different from that of Windows 7 or Vista. The Windows 8 Start search builds on top of search features available in Windows 7 and offers a unique viewfor each of the three system groups – Apps, Settings and Files. Separating the search results into views means we can tailor...

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IS HP Testing Windows 8 On Touchpads?

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In news that is hardly surprising, it seems that HP are looking to possibly reignite their attempts to get a foothold in the tablet world. But instead of using the failing Web OS platform, this time they’re looking to be more successful with Windows 8. The HP TouchPad was their first attempt at trying to conquer the tablet market, but unfortunately...

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New Costs for Windows 8 Firmware Devices

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When a new technology appears, invariably the laws of supply and demand kick in a quick way. There is very little supply, but there will be a lot of demand. That translates to a high cost. So, with the new Windows 8 OS under development and with all of the talk about new technologies being implemented, what do you think will happen to costs....

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Windows 8 Activation Protection Causing A Stir

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As with every new version of Windows, Microsoft try to make it more and more secure and protect it against fraud. Pretty much every version of Windows has been cracked by hackers at some stage or another. But Microsoft are determined to make things as difficult as possible for the hackers this time around, but apparently it’s going to cause...

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Nokia May Offer Windows 8 Tablets

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Nokia’s CEO Stephen Elop suggested earlier this week at the company’s Q3 financial call that the company is looking into offering Windows 8 tablets in the very near future. In a way this would make sense for the phone manufacturer who has recently ditched their Symbian OS in favour of Windows Phone 7. Because of the close integration of...

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Windows 8 “Isn’t Finished”, Microsoft Reminds us again!

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It’s almost becoming a weekly reminder but Microsoft have once more come out to remind the world that the developer preview is an early build of Windows where a great many new features (if you remember that long list we were shown at the BUILD conference where they only showed us a handful of features) simply haven’t been finished yet. Of...

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Microsoft Talks About The New Windows 8 Task Manager

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In a recent post over on the building Windows 8 blog, Microsoft gave us a more in depth look at the new task manager that they’ve developed for Windows 8. It’s a much more streamlined, user friendly version of the traditional task manager which hasn’t really changed a whole lot since Windows XP. Task manager is a very useful tool for anyone...

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Microsoft Answer Start Screen Criticisms

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The blog goes on to explain how Windows 8 takes advantage of Human psychology where icons are concerned. The grouping of tiles in the Start screen was designed with these principles in mind. We know that sizes of groups will naturally vary based on the kinds of items that you’re throwing together. Not only does this flexibility help with...

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Windows 8 Uses Less Memory Than the Windows 7

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Those of you who saw Microsoft demonstrate Windows 8 at their Build conference last month will know that Windows 8 uses less RAM than Windows 7. Microsoft used a low powered netbook which had just 1GB of RAM. They booted Windows 7 SP1 and the Windows 8 Developer Preview and after they had both been at idle for a while it was found that Windows...

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Microsoft Talks About The Windows 8 Start Menu

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Many Windows users have become slightly concerned about the sudden change of direction from Microsoft. Instead of centering the whole OS around the traditional Windows start menu which has been around for years and years, they are now moving towards the Metro UI. As most of you know, Windows 8 is geared heavily towards touch interaction...

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What is meant by Zero-Power Optical Disk Drive

With the focus lying heavily on optimization for low screen resolutions, touch devices and mobile devices in general, Microsoft had to find ways to optimize the operating system’s power consumption and saving features. During the introduction of the Windows 8 developer preview Microsoft did not really reveal that many information about battery life, power consumption and new power saving options that the company build into the...

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Windows 8′s Built In Antivirus Still Has A Way To Move

When Microsoft finally unveiled the Windows 8 Developer Preview edition a couple of weeks ago one of the items included with it was a built in anti-virus solution. While Microsoft does have it’s own antivirus software – Microsoft Security Essentials – it is optional for the PC user. Many people like to use other antivirus companies like Symantec and AVG. So it was interesting to hear that Microsoft are looking to ship Windows...

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Windows 8 conclusively proves it doesn’t matter what OS you are using

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For years now experts (and Microsoft) have said that one of the main reasons Windows has proven so popular is the familiarity people have with the OS (aside from other reasons such as flexibility, available software etc.) and we’ve happily accepted this as a reasonable explanation.  However, many IT Pros have also said that this is...

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