<Date: 2011-02-15>
<Author: ICEMAN>
<Category: Microsoft, Windows Phone 7>
Microsoft has just revealed some great new features they’ll be adding to Windows Phone 7 in the upcoming updates. One of the most exciting features among them is the Xbox 360 Kinect motion sensor and Windows Phone 7 integration. A promo video has been released by Joe Belfiore, the person who oversees Windows Phone Program Management and is responsible for the design and software product definition of future WP7 smartphones, demonstrating the Kinect & Windows Phone 7 integration. Read more...
Permalink: Windows Phone 7 Integration With Kinect Motion Senor [VIDEO]
<Date: 2011-02-15>
<Author: ICEMAN>
<Category: Microsoft, Windows Phone 7>
Microsoft has officially announced that two updates for Windows Phone 7 will be released this year bringing tons of new features in addition to the much awaited Copy / Paste feature which will be added in the first update, due out by March. This update will also bring CDMA support and some performance enhancements. Another major update scheduled for later this year will add improved multitasking, simultaneous game play with an Xbox 360 using Kinect, Twitter integration and full Internet Explorer 9 browsing experience. Read more...
Permalink: Windows Phone 7 To Get Multitasking, Xbox Kinect Support, Internet Explorer 9 & Twitter Integration [Video]
Many colleges across the U.S. now recommend, or even require, students to have some form of portable computer, usually a laptop or netbook. While having a college laptop may be a no-brainer in today’s world, here are some accessories that are just as useful/important, but can sometimes be neglected. Read more...
Permalink: 4 Useful College Computer Accessories
We all enjoy our privacy, but protecting it gets harder and harder. Many new cameras, especially those found on the iPhone/iTouch and Android devices tag location data, along with what kind of camera was used, and the shutter speed. Here are some easy ways to remove personal information from your photos before sharing them. Read more...
Permalink: How To: Delete Personal Data from Photos
<Date: 2011-02-09>
<Author: Austin>
<Category: Microsoft, Windows, Windows 7, Windows Vista>
Long, long ago in a Microsoft OS far, far away… comes something that nearly all computer nerds will love. Using Telnet, any computer with Telnet can watch a command-line version of Star Wars: A New Hope. While this isn’t necessarily new, it is still somewhat obscure. Here’s an easy guide on how to do it using Windows. Read more...
Permalink: Windows ‘Star Wars’ Telnet Command-Line Trick
<Date: 2011-02-06>
<Author: Austin>
<Category: Apple, Mac, OS X, Windows>
Sometimes being a Mac owner can be frustrating when you can’t find a Mac equivalent to a Windows application. This frustration is actually unnecessary thanks to an open, free application called Darwine. Here’s a super simple guide to running most Windows executables on your Mac. Read more...
Permalink: How To: Run Windows Apps On Your Mac For Free Using Darwine
There is a universal truth to computers, regardless of OS, maker, or model- all computers have problems from time to time. Unfortunately, many consumers would rather buy a new computer than spend time fixing their malfunctioning one. This is a vicious cycle that can be broken, and maybe save you some money in the process. Here are a few reasons you may be tempted to upgrade your computer, and some tips on fixing the problems yourself. Read more...
Permalink: Common Computer Problems and Their Solutions
<Date: 2011-02-04>
<Author: Imran>
<Category: Microsoft, Windows Phone 7>
Windows Phone 7 has been hyped beyond limits by Microsoft, so much that you would think it’s even better than iOS and Android. Sadly, the reality is far from it. Apart from the UI, there’s not much to talk boast about yet. That might change with time as Microsoft fixes the crappy scrolling and zooming performance in Marketplace apps. Anyhow, one of the first killer apps for us has arrived on Windows Phone 7, and it’s called Flory IM.
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Permalink: Flory IM with Support for Google Talk Is Now Available for All Windows Phone 7 Users
<Date: 2011-02-04>
<Author: Imran>
<Category: Microsoft, Windows Live>
Every year, Microsoft posts a huge loss for their online services. Still, they keep trying to push new features that they ‘think’ that users want such as making Windows Live Messenger a bloated mess and making Hotmail more useless with every update ( hint: learn from Gmail, Microsoft ). A user, Dan Bull, has sent us his rap song that summarizes all the issues with these Windows Live services and why they annoy us. Read more...
Permalink: New Rap Song Explains the Failures of Microsoft’s Windows Live Services
<Date: 2011-02-03>
<Author: Austin>
<Category: Apple, iPad, iPhone, iPod, iTunes, Mac, Microsoft, Mobile, OS X, Windows, Windows 7, Windows Vista>
One of the biggest complaints about the iOS mobile operating system is that it can’t be customized. In our post about things we’d like to see change in iOS 5, we mentioned the ringtones. Here is an easy guide to customizing your iPhone by making a ringtone from any song in your iTunes library. Read more...
Permalink: How To: Make a Ringtone of Any Song In Your iTunes Library
