Free-To-Play Microsoft Flight Simulator Released
Microsoft Flight simulator is available for download as a free-to-play title. Microsoft decided to make it a free game to encourage more people to have a go playing with the flight simulator. The...
View ArticleWill you use Windows 8 CP as your main OS?
I'm installing Windows 8 CP on VMware now. I'll test it for a day or two before making it my primary OS. How are you using or planning to use Windows 8 Consumer Preview?
View ArticleIt's here! Windows 8 CP downloads links!
The time has come! Those wishing to download and try the Consumer Preview, may do so by choosing a selection below. ENGLISH: 64-BIT ISO: HERE (Sha 1 hash — 1288519C5035BCAC83CBFA23A33038CCF5522749)...
View ArticleMicrosoft demos Windows 8 on 82-inch touchscreen at MWC
Microsoft demos Windows 8 'Consumer Preview' on a massive 82-inch touchscreen at Mobile World Congress that can support up to 100 touch inputs, or 10 simultaneous users. The display is connected to an...
View ArticleNovero's Solana running Windows 7 and Android 4.1
A pretty piece of kit this is not. Though the lid and bottom cover are fashioned out of smooth metal, the interior is coated in glossy, fingerprint-prone plastic. And while the hardware is just about...
View ArticleAMD releases Windows 8 Consumer Preview video drivers
If you are using Windows 8 Consumer Preview on your PC that has a Radeon-based video card inside, then head over to AMD's web site and download the new AMD Catalyst drivers. Windows 8 CP now have full...
View ArticleNvidia providing Tegra 3 test machines to Windows 8 developers
After Qualcomm's announcement of partnership with Microsoft to give out Windows ARM PCs to developers, now Nvidia also announces that it has started providing Tegra 3 test machines to both Windows 8...
View ArticleWindows 8 with Mouse and Keyboard vs. Touch-screen [video]
If you are wondering how the experience of Windows 8 would be without a touch-screen then watch this video of Windows 8 Consumer Preview. Windows 8 has been so designed that it can be operated with...
View ArticleNew hotkeys in Windows 8
Windows key – brings up the Metro start screen. You can start typing to search for an app, just like the Win7 start menu. Win + D – brings up the old Windows desktop. Win + C – brings up the Charms...
View ArticleOnLive Desktop brings Windows 7 and Office Apps to Android tablets
OnLive Desktop service provides an instant-response cloud-based Windows 7 PC desktop on a tablet. iPad users got a taste of OnLive Desktop back in January, now it's available for Android tablets. Free...
View ArticleHow to install Windows 8 Consumer Preview on VirtualBox
Install VirtualBox and update it to the latest version (click Help > Check for Updates). Download ISO of Windows 8 Consumer Preview. Launch VirtualBox, and click New > Next to launch the Create...
View ArticleThe Great Windows 8 CP Discussion!
Before I start, yes I know there's a few of you that have denounced the "Metro" operating environment, but I just wanted to discuss my first initial reactions after having spent the whole day with it,...
View ArticleWindows 8 vs. iOS 5 on iPad 2 - Feature Comparison
Josh from The Verge compares iOS 5 on the iPad 2 with the Windows 8 Consumer preview.
View ArticleWindows 8 C P hits 1 million Downloads in one day
How pumped are consumers about the release of a Windows 8 preview that they can call their own? Quite, according the million downloads the build has marked in just a day. That number comes from...
View ArticleUsing USB 3.0 as an alternate to SSD
Is USB 3.0 is faster than SSD or equal to it? or atleast faster than standard hard disk? I wanted to USB 3.0 as SSD alternate. THanks
View ArticleSegoe UI font updated in Windows 8
Segoe UI, the default font on Windows 7 has got a subtle facelift in Windows 8. Microsoft bumped up the version number of Segoe UI from 5.01 in Windows 7 to 5.12 in Windows 8's Developer Preview and...
View ArticleWindows 8 SKUs Revealed - Nine Different Editions!
Not only Microsoft is keeping the previously known Windows SKUs, but it is also adding a new one into the list, the Professional Plus edition, if you exclude Windows 8 ARM from the list, which was...
View ArticleWindows 8 Logo Contest Finalists
Last month when Microsoft revealed the Windows 8 logo, a company Archon Systems decided to run a contest, that let users submit their own design for the Windows 8 logo. Over 700 entries were submitted....
View ArticleWindows 8 Theme: Nightfall and Starlight panoramic wallpaper theme
The default Personalization gallery of Windows 8 Consumer Preview (CP) comes with only 2 Aero Themes namely - Windows and Nature. Here's the first downloadable Windows 8 CP theme - Nightfall and...
View Article[All Windows Versions] Desktop Control
As Far As I Know, this will work on Windows XP and above ... It is .Net 4 though, so yeah, .Net 4 is needed to use this app. First of all, a HUGE THANKS to Vishal Gupta of AskVG.com! His EXCELLENT...
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