Windows XP Will Now Be Phased Out

Published By Shadowon On Friday, September 10th 2010. Under Microsoft  Tags: , , , ,   
Windows XP Will Now Be Phased Out
Dell will soon end the possibility of downgrading to Windows XP on their computers. Microsoft has for a long period of time now ceased the sales of Windows XP, but has given PC vendors the opportunity to sell Windows 7 computers giving the user an option to downgrade to an older ... Continue Reading

Developer Tools For Windows Phone 7 Coming Soon

Published By Shadowon On Tuesday, August 24th 2010. Under Microsoft, Mobile  Tags: , ,   
Developer Tools For Windows Phone 7 Coming Soon
On Septemer 16, Microsoft will be releasing developer tools for its new Windows Phone 7 operating system. Currently there are beta versions of Visual Studio 2010 Express for Windows Phone, an emulation software to run mobile applications on a desktop PC, Silverlight for Windows Phone to create advanced user interfaces, XNA ... Continue Reading

Microsoft Kinect: No Voice Control at Launch (Updated)

Published By Shadowon On Tuesday, August 24th 2010. Under Entertainment, Microsoft, Technology  Tags: , , , , ,   
Microsoft Kinect: No Voice Control at Launch (Updated)
The Microsoft Kinect voice control will not be available at launch, but will be announced later. To yell out: "Xbox, play movie" in the living room is one of the more stylish aspects of Microsoft's camera control Kinect, but it now seems that we'll have to wait a while before we ... Continue Reading

Windows Live Essentials Beta 2 Includes Facebook Chat

Published By Shadowon On Wednesday, August 18th 2010. Under Downloads, Microsoft, Social Networks  Tags: , , , , ,   
Windows Live Essentials Beta 2 Includes Facebook Chat
Windows Live Essentials 2011 is on its way, and now Beta 2 is available with more news, improvements and bug fixes. The package includes programs such as Messenger (IM), Mail (e-mail), Photo Gallery (photo gallery), Movie Maker (video editing), Writer (a blog application), Sync (synchronization) and Family Safety (parental filter). Among ... Continue Reading

Games From id Software Becomes Open Source

Published By Shadowon On Tuesday, August 17th 2010. Under Downloads, Linux, Mac/Apple, Microsoft  Tags: , , , , , ,   
Games From id Software Becomes Open Source
Game titles like Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory and Return to Castle Wolfenstein now becomes open source. It was during the conference Quakecon 2010, that id Software said that they will open up the code to the game titles Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory and Return to Castle Wolfenstein. The code will be released under the ... Continue Reading

15 Years With Microsoft Internet Explorer

Published By Shadowon On Monday, August 16th 2010. Under Microsoft, Technology  Tags: , , , , , ,   
15 Years With Microsoft Internet Explorer
Today it is 15 years since the first version of Internet Explorer was released, and a lot has happened since then. In 1995, on August 16, Microsoft released its first browser, Internet Explorer 1.0. Internet Explorer was actually a redesigned version of a previous browsers known as Spyglass Mosaic, which was ... Continue Reading

Explore Mars From Your Computer

Published By Shadowon On Thursday, July 15th 2010. Under Entertainment, Microsoft, Technology, Videos  Tags: , , , , , ,   
Explore Mars From Your Computer
Microsoft and NASA has produced the most detailed map of Mars to date, free for you to explore. Microsoft Research, together with the American space agency NASA, has made available the mostdetailed mapping application for March, to date. The maps have been put together by a team at NASA who goes ... Continue Reading

Service Pack 1 Beta for Windows 7 Available

Published By Shadowon On Thursday, July 15th 2010. Under Downloads, Microsoft, Technology  Tags: , , , , , ,   
Service Pack 1 Beta for Windows 7 Available
Microsoft has begun beta testing of Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008. Microsoft accepts registrations from advanced users, but will not be releasing the beta version for home users, since it is an early release. SP1 will mainly consist of cumulative updates, but there are a few news, ... Continue Reading

Windows 8 Features and Goals Leaked!

Published By Shadowon On Thursday, July 1st 2010. Under Microsoft, Technology  Tags: , , , , ,   
Windows 8 Features and Goals Leaked!
Several leaked Microsoft presentations offer a look at some of the features we might expect to see in Windows 8, Microsoft's next operating system. With the release date pitched in 2012, it's no wonder that Microsoft begun to open themselves up and discuss planned Windows 8 features and hear ... Continue Reading

Windows Live Beta Available Today

Published By Shadowon On Thursday, June 24th 2010. Under Downloads, Microsoft  Tags: , , , ,   
Windows Live Beta Available Today
Today, Microsoft releases a beta version of the new software suite Windows Live Essentials. Windows Live Essentials is the name of several programs for Windows 7 that can be downloaded free from Microsoft. Today, an early test version of the programs in Windows Live Essentials will be made available for download. The ... Continue Reading

Microsoft Has Revealed the Price of Kinect

Published By Shadowon On Tuesday, June 22nd 2010. Under Microsoft, Technology  Tags: , ,   
Microsoft Has Revealed the Price of Kinect
Microsoft has confirmed the price of the game control Kinect and it is available for pre-order in the US. Microsoft Kinect previously went under the codename Project Natal and was demonstrated during the E3 last week. Microsoft has now confirmed that the price will be $149.99. In the US, you can now ... Continue Reading

Microsoft Removes The Famous Red Ring Of Death

Published By Shadowon On Monday, June 21st 2010. Under Microsoft, Technology  Tags: , , ,   
Microsoft Removes The Famous Red Ring Of Death
Microsoft removes Red Ring Of Death. On the new Xbox model you will not have to see the ominous ring. Microsoft launched the Xbox 360 game console in late 2005. The model quickly became notorious for high failure rates, according to Wikipedia, as many as 50 percent of the consoles failed. ... Continue Reading

E3 2010: Microsoft Kinect and Xbox 360 Slim

Published By Shadowon On Monday, June 14th 2010. Under Microsoft, Technology  Tags: , , , ,   
E3 2010: Microsoft Kinect and Xbox 360 Slim
Microsoft announces that Project Natal becomes Kinect and that there is a new Xbox 360 Slim underway. The first details on Xbox 360 Slim has been unveiled to the public today at Microsoft's E3 Expo press event, promising that the black system has been "completely redesigned for the future ... Continue Reading
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