Facebook has begun testing an instant messaging application that currently only works on Windows 7. The  application gives you instant access to three basic functions: Facebook Chat, Ticker Feed and status updates. Facebook writes the following on the official website of the new application: Messenger for Windows is a new trial application ... Continue Reading

If you would like to take a closer look at the new interface in Windows 8 you can now download the latest test version of the upcoming operating system. Windows Developer Preview is an early test version of Windows 8, and you should not install it unless you are a ... Continue Reading

Apple launched their upcoming cloud service iCloud earlier this week, but it will not work with Windows XP. In a press release on the Apple website they announced the system requirements for using iCloud with a PC: iTunes in the Cloud is available today in the US and requires iTunes ... Continue Reading

It has been speculated that Windows 8 were to be launched next yeat. These speculations were based on the release date of the so-called Milestone 3 version of the operating system. Two days ago it seemed clear that Microsoft confirmed this information. On Monday, at the Microsoft Developer Forum in Tokyo, ... Continue Reading

If you are planning to run Windows 7 on your brand new MacBook Pro, you may want to know that Apple has just updated the Boot Camp installation tool. The Boot Camp 3.2 Update for MacBook Pro (early 2011) addresses a number of bugs, including one that caused it to shutdown. ... Continue Reading

As promised, Microsoft yesterday released Service Pack 1 (SP1) for Windows 7. Microsoft says that the Service Pack does not contain any new features but only bugfixes and some performance improvements. Some of the most notable improvements in Windows 7 SP1 is: An update that fixes a problem that causes connected ... Continue Reading

The Russian Windows expert Wzor claim to have inside information about the release of Windows 8. According Wzor.net, January 2013 is the month that Windows 8 will be released. This makes sense, according to Microsoft's earlier statements, about a launch around 3 years after the release of Windows 7. Windows Server ... Continue Reading

In November, the Dutch company Ambiance Technology will introduce a tablet running Windows 7 Home Premium. The Dutch company Ambiance Technology is behind the product they call AT-Tablet Win7 for the consumer market. The AT-Tablet has a 10 inch capacitor multi touch LCD screen supporting up to 1024x600 pixels. It runs ... Continue Reading

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

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

The first major update package for Windows 7 will be released in a public beta next month. According to official information from Microsoft, a beta version of Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 will be made public in July. "SP1 will not contain any new features that are specific to Windows 7 ... Continue Reading

When the first service pack for Windows 7 is released it will no longer be possible to downgrade to Windows XP. Last year, when Microsoft released Windows 7 the company promised that users could downgrade to Windows XP for 18 months after Windows 7 was released. This means that users are ... Continue Reading