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Windows 8.1 build 9385 screenshots leaked, still no Start button
Images of Windows 8.1 build 9385 have appeared on Chinese forums PCBeta. Users in the forum posted screenshots of Windows 8.1 desktop and an image downloading the ISO file as well. According to PCBeta, this screenshots come from Microsoft Partner Network, which received the build a week ago. There’s no Start menu on the screenshot, so it is likely we still won’t see the Start button once Microsoft release this update…
Apple updates Mountain Lion to 10.8.3, brings Windows 8 Boot Camp support and more
Apple today released an update to OS X Mountain Lion, OS X 10.8.3. The update comes with new features that benefit Windows users and many fixes for OS X. OS X 10.8.3 includes new features such as support for installing Windows 8 via Boot Camp, and Boot Camp support for Mac using a hard drive bigger than 3 TB. Now for those running OS X on their Mac, OS X…
Windows Phone 8 syncing app for Windows 8 and RT released in Windows Store
Ahead of Windows Phone 8 release, Microsoft has released the application that will transfer files between Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8/RT. The Windows Phone 8 application for Windows 8 and RT, My Windows Phone, will manage Windows Phone 8 devices, like iTunes does for iOS devices. Unlike iTunes, the Windows Phone app allow you to transfer music, photos, and videos from the phone to the computer and vice versa….
Windows 8 retail package box unveiled, here’s how it will look (photo)
If you’re buying Windows 8 – not as online software download – here’s how the box of the disc will look. As you can see, Windows 8 and Windows 8 Pro will come in two different box. Windows 8 appears to come in a white box, while Windows 8 Pro will come in a black block. You will be able to buy Windows 8 on October 26….
Windows 8 Pro upgrade to cost $39.99 online, $69.99 for packaged DVD version
Current Windows users won’t have to shell out $200 if they want to upgrade to Windows 8 Pro. Microsoft today announced that if your computer is running Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7 you will qualify to download Windows 8 Pro for just $40. Microsoft will allow you to installed this copy from your desktop, create your own bootable USB or burn it to DVD as an…
Microsoft Surface breaks down during Microsoft event (video)
Surface tablet failed on Steve Sinofsky during Microsoft presentation of the Surface tablet. At least Sinofsky didn’t shit in his pant.
Microsoft Surface tablet unveiled, Windows 8, HDMI, front and rear cameras, USB 2.0
Microsoft today unveiled its major announcement at a press event in Los Angeles. Microsoft unveiled its own-branded ARM Windows 8 tablet named Surface. The Surface tablet is just 9.3mm thick, weighting 1.5 pounds. The tablet also features a built-in stand, twin 2×2 MIMO antennas for WiFi, and a Gorilla Glass 2 display. Microsoft Surface runs on Windows 8 RT, and includes a full multi-touch keyboard and trackpad. As for connectivity, the tablet features HDMI, USB 2.0, and…
Microsoft announces three Windows 8 editions: Windows 8, Windows 8 Pro and Windows RT
Microsoft today announced it will offer three different editions of Windows 8: Windows 8, Windows 8 Pro and Windows RT. Two of those versions will be available as upgrades, Windows 8 and Windows 8 Pro. Those two versions will run on 32 and 64 bit PCs and tablets processors. Windows 8 will be the right choice for most users, but Windows 8 Pro adds some new features such as “encryption, virtualization, PC management…
App brings Windows 8 Metro interface to iPad (video)
Since Microsoft designed Windows 8 Metro interface for tablets, using Windows 8 with a keyboard and a mouse completely sucks on a laptop or desktop and right now there’s no Windows 8 ARM version for tablets. Thanks to developer Splashtop, iPad users can be the first users to experience Windows 8 Metro interface how it meant to be used: on a tablet device. Splashtop’s new app Win8 Metro Testbed, working as a virtual machine of Windows…
Windows 8 release data to be October 2012 for ARM tablets, desktops
It looks like we might see Windows 8 on the store by this year. Windows 8 will be done by this summer, and will be up for sale starting on October, reports Bloomberg. Initial roll out of PCs and tablets with Windows 8 will be running Intel and ARM processors. Read
