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Microsoft To Bring Out A New Filesystem In Windows 8 – ReFS


Software giant Microsoft is all set to launch an all new file system, ReFS with its next operating system Windows 8, in late 2012. ReFS stands for Resilient File System, and has been designed to meet Windows storage needs – having shared storage pools across systems, ability to large volumes and a resilience to corruption….

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By Debjit on January 19th
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Windows 7 Kicks Out Windows XP From The Top Spot In Terms Of Usage


Windows 7 is now the worlds most widely used OS

Well, its not official yet, but Microsoft’s Windows 7 has now become the most widely used operating system. The user share of Windows 7 just surpassed that of Windows XP recently for the first time since it was first launched in October 2009. This is really a good news for Microsoft as the company has…

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By Adam on October 15th
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Windows 8 Certification Requirement Might Create Problem For Booting Linux


Windows 8 Certification Requirement Might Create Problem For Booting Linux

Microsoft has recently released the developer preview of Windows 8. Windows 8 represents a complete overhaul of the traditional Windows user interface and it has everyone excited and talking about it. However, there are certain aspects of Microsoft’s upcoming operating system that users should find worrying – especially those who support free and open source…

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By Ricky on September 21st
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Windows 8 Metro UI Keyboard Shortcuts


Windows 8

Now that Windows 8 has been finally released, users will gradually start making a switch to this all new operating system from Microsoft. With the new Metro UI in Windows 8, some controls have changed and they have changed for good. However, given the fact that the Metro UI in Windows 8 is specially meant…

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By Debjit on September 18th
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Microsoft Drops Flash In Favor Of HTML5 For Metro Internet Explorer 10


Metro Internet Explorer 10

Flash is considered the bane of web technologies. Apple had been shipping their products Flash-free for some time now citing the impact on performance that Flash brings. It appears that Microsoft too is going in that direction. Dean Hachamovitch, the lead of the IE Team at Microsoft, has announced on a blog post that Metro…

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By Ricky on September 15th
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Windows 8 Will Have An App Store


Windows 8 screenshot showing the Store

Microsoft is all set to introduce a new app store for Windows 8. The Windows 8 app store, which is simply called Store, will be the exclusive channel for the distribution of Metro Apps. Metro Apps are those fullscreen touch-screen friendly apps that is being introduced in Windows 8. Unlike the classic Windows applications, they…

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By Ricky on September 14th
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Windows 8 Will Have Xbox LIVE Integration


Windows 8 Will Have Xbox LIVE Integration

There has been a lot of rumor that Windows 8 might feature Xbox LIVE integration. Well, today the rumor has been confirmed as true. Larry Hryd, the Director of Programming for the Microsoft Xbox LIVE, has confirmed on his blog that Xbox LIVE is indeed coming to PCs in Windows 8. What this means is…

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By Ricky on September 14th
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Is Windows 8 Resource Hungry? A Look At System Requirements


Windows 8 era has begun. Microsoft recently made available the Developer Preview disk images of their latest Windows 8 Operating system. Although, we have been showing you many leaked previews and images of Windows 8 prior to this. But there is nothing more Awesome than experiencing the real thing! We have already shared the download…

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By Debjit on September 14th
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Microsoft Windows 8 Developer Preview ISO Now Available For Download


Windows 8 Welcome Screen

Microsoft has finally made available the Developer Preview disk images of their latest Windows 8 Operating system. Windows 8 has some amazing enhancements about which we have already told you earlier. If you want to go ahead and check out the all now Windows 8 on your desktops or laptops, then here you go. Below…

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By Debjit on September 14th
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