Category: Microsoft

  • Angry Birds for Windows Phone 7 Coming on May 25

    The much awaited popular iOS and Android platform game Angry Birds is coming now on Windows Phone 7. The news is revealed at the on-going MIX 2011 event.     According to the official announcement, Xbox Live title Angry Birds will be released on 25th of May. Xbox Live was supposed to to start on…

  • How To Type Indian Rupee (₹) Symbol in Windows

    Microsoft has released an update recently to support the new currency symbol for the Indian Symbol for Windows. Indian government has approved a standard symbol for Indian Rupee (just like $ US dollar sign) and later Unicode Consortium assigned a Unicode to that symbol so that it can be assigned to the standard keyboards.  …

  • Firefox 4 Set to Release on March 22

    Mozilla has set a release date for the next iteration of its popular open-source browser Firefox 4 on March 22, unless there is a show-stopping bug.     Last week, the company made the Release Candidate build available which includes an updated interface for all platforms that’s sleeker and easier to use. The open source…

  • Zune is not dead, it’s an iTunes killer

    Microsoft has finally killed off the Zune players because of its demand and instead will shift its focus to other devices and software. Zune is a Microsoft’s answer to Apple iPod which was introduced in 2006 and never managed to break the iPod’s grip on the music player industry.     According to Bloomberg’s report…

  • Windows 8 can be Installed in 8 Minutes, Restores in 2 Minutes

    A Chinese site Win7China today managed to get hold of a few screenshots of Microsoft’s next operating system (popularly known as Windows 8) as well as some interesting features to share with everyone.     The site had an exclusive talk with their tipster in Microsoft and according to them would have a Factory Restore…

  • Young Bill Gates and Steve Jobs

    Nothing special about this post. Just sharing a classic picture of the legends.     A short description from Wikipedia: Steven Paul Jobs (born February 24, 1955) is an American business magnate and inventor. He is the co-founder and chief executive officer of Apple Inc. Jobs also previously served as chief executive of Pixar Animation…

  • How To Integrate SP1 into Windows 7 Disc

    Did you install the latest Service Pack Microsoft has released for Windows 7 few days ago? If not, do it right away and patch your OS. A typical Service Pack 1 installation takes at least 30 to 60 minutes depending on your computer configuration and files. Imagine you got to format your machine and do…

  • Remove Windows 7 SP1 Backup Files and Reclaim Disk Space

    Now that everybody are excited about today’s Service Pack 1 Final Release for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, how many of you know that Windows 7 keeps traces in your machine of the previous updates? These backup files are necessary for the operating system in case if you want to remove the update…

  • Nokia will use Windows Phone 7 Mango Update (WP 7.5)

    Andrew Lees, President of Mobile Communications Business at Microsoft, confirmed that Nokia’s first device will be using Windows Phone 7′s Mango update aka WP 7.5. This update is expected to ship later this year.     Earlier, we had a news of the Nokia and Microsoft partnership. Now, we have a confirmation of the exciting…

  • Nokia Adopts Windows Phone 7 as ‘Primary Platform’

    The rumors are true now. Nokia confirms Microsoft partnership making Windows Phone 7 as the operating system of choice moving forward. Nokia and Microsoft today announced plans to form a broad strategic partnership that would use their complementary strengths and expertise to create a new global mobile ecosystem.   In an open letter from CEO…