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Apr 29, 2009Jun 17, 2017

Office Live in a Bubble

Here’s a new video on Office Live which shows off its anywhere and everywhere access and its benefits. Also syncing with Outlook calendar is shown off as well as the sharing of files without the need of constantly emailing back…

WindowsApr 28, 2009Jun 17, 2017

Microsoft demos Facebook on Silverlight and WPF

Imran Hussain

Don’t say you didn’t see this one coming, after Microsoft bought shares of Facebook. Microsoft demoed 2 applications based on Facebook’s new Open Stream API that actually make happy that you’ll be able to avoid the mess of the web…

Apr 28, 2009Aug 13, 2016

Microsoft Vine to take on Twitter and the Real Time web

Imran Hussain

Microsoft Vine is the Redmond Giant’s take on Twitter. It’s actually more focused on the real-time web and happenings rather than starting conversations as in Twitter. Vine will be used to stay in touch, informed and involved when it matters….

WindowsApr 25, 2009Aug 13, 2016

Windows 7 RC vs. Vista SP 1 – Gaming Performance

Imran Hussain

Adrian Kingsley over at Hardware 2.0 has done another comparison between Vista and 7, keeping XP out this time, and based on gaming performance. He doesn’t reveal any accurate numbers for his benchmarks as that is against the Windows 7…

WindowsApr 24, 2009Jun 17, 2017

Windows 7 Release Candidate has been leaked!

Imran Hussain

That’s right. It’s now available in the interwebs, in both x86 and x64 versions. The build string is the same as I had posted earlier 7100.0.090421-1700. To be sure that the ISO is original, Long has posted the file hash…

Apr 23, 2009Aug 13, 2016

Win a Microsoft DreamSpark invite!

Imran Hussain

I recently got a few Microsoft DreamSpark invites, and since I’m already an MSDN subscriber, I couldn’t find a good use for those invites. So I’ve planned to give them away on a weekly bases. Although DreamSpark is available for…

WindowsApr 23, 2009Jun 17, 2017

Windows7 RC to be 7100

Imran Hussain

Yes, that’s right. Build version 6.1.7100.0.winmain_win7rc.090421-1700 is going the be the release candidate of Windows 7, expected on 5th May. While, there are also expectations that Steven Sinofsky might have some surprises for RC or RTM, there’s no source to…

Apr 23, 2009Aug 13, 2016

Server Quest II – A game for IT Pros by Microsoft

Imran Hussain

If you’re a geek and cherish the good old days of games with 8-bit graphics and Mono sound in the early 90’s along with a hidden aspiration to become an IT professional, this game has been tailor made for you….

Apr 22, 2009Jun 17, 2017

Why Apple’s ‘Billion Apps Downloaded’ countdown is a lie

Imran Hussain

TechCrunch, although being very pro-Apple, has spotted the fakeness behind the countdown timer for Apple’s App Store Billion Apps countdown. That’s not a countdown for a billion apps developed but for a billion apps downloaded from the App Store.

WindowsApr 21, 2009Aug 13, 2016

Are you a PC and love Windows? Become a Windows Brand Ambassador!

Imran Hussain

Microsoft has launched another campaign for all those of you who claim ‘I’m a PC’, the Windows Brand Ambassador Program. Microsoft will chose 40 Windows Brand Ambassadors to tell their Windows story on the web. To enter, create a photo,…