Pre-release versions of Windows 8 have leaked to the web. Here’s what they tell us about the upcoming OS. Recently leaked builds show that Windows 8 will be a very different OS from its forebears, from the kernel to the cloud. ARM processor support, mobile-device optimization, and system-wide menu tweaks abound. There are still a lot of things we don’t know about the next OS from...
With the emergence of innumerable app marketplaces ranging from mobile to desktop offerings, it comes as no surprise that Windows 8 will reportedly feature a program outlet akin to Apple’s Mac App Store. Taken from an early build of the much-anticipated operating system, screenshots indicate the potential validity of such a claim. Originally posted by the folks at WayBeta, the...
Using a pen and paper is so yesterday. The same goes for typing. Come on people: We’ve been hunting and pecking for more than 100 years! Where’s the progress? Our thoroughly modern civilization deserves a progressive method for data input. If you haven’t already embraced the speech-recognition features baked into Windows 7, it’s about time that you did. The future is now. Let us...
Can you believe Windows Phone 7 has been around a year? The platform was first shown off at the MIX10 conference on March 30 of last year, where developers were given access to the tools to build apps for the platform. While Windows Mobile is far from number one in the mobile marketplace, one year later the platform has a few impressive numbers to show off. From the Windows Team Blog...
Previously known for being bloated, inefficient, dangerous, and non-compliant with well-established standards, Microsoft’s Internet Explorer began to lose hold of its dominance with the rise of Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Safari. Will Internet Explorer 9 draw consumers back to Microsoft’s browser for good? According to Microsoft’s Exploring IE Blog, the new web browser,...
Original Post by Alex Castle – Reposted thanks to Maximum PC Most of Windows 7's accessibility options are, at best, of dubious usefulness to the average PC user. And that's fine, as they're generally designed for people with special needs, and can be easily deactivated. There's one accessibility option, however, that can be a big help to anyone: Mouse Keys. If the name didn't tip you...
OS Wars is Back! In this round, Matt puts the bundled applications head to head. Who will come out on top this time?
Microsoft is talking a lot about how wonderful its Windows Phone 7 handsets are, but some wonder if they’re looking at the same devices other people are. The battle to woo customers into purchasing a particular cellphone is nothing new. There are all sorts of flashy commercials for the hardware, ‘I can do this and you can’t do that’ spoofs and carriers have had “map battles” during the...
You know it’s officially CES (the Consumer Electronics Show) when Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft takes the stage. At the Wednesday night pre-show keynote, Mr. Ballmer took to the stage to discuss the year gone by and what the future holds for the company. Gaming Kinect was definitely the focus of what was discussed tonight as it seems it is breathing an entire new life into the Xbox...
The Mac vs PC battle is back! In this round we are putting the two OS's head to head to battle out Customization. This is a category that often comes up in the heated insult wars between angry geeks and it will be our first head to head of many.