Review: Twitter for BlackBerry is one heck of a client!
By Eddie  |  26 days ago  |  11 CommentsInternet

Review: Twitter for BlackBerry is one heck of a client!

If you have a BlackBerry, and like Twitter, you might have been jealous from your friends with other platforms having good looking twitter clients. Sure UberTwitter changed a lot when it was introduced, but even that has something missing. … ...

External Windows 7 Service Pack 1 testing might begin soon
By Imran Hussain  |  68 days ago  |  6 CommentsMicrosoft

External Windows 7 Service Pack 1 testing might begin soon

Rafael Rivera has found evidence that Microsoft is planning to being external beta testing for Windows 7 Service Pack 1 soon. In recent updates via Windows Update, Microsoft has quietly enabled a beta candidacy check in the registry. This is similar to the Windows Vista days when adding a registry key would authorize the user to download and...

Fishbowl - Facebook Desktop Client optimized for Windows 7
By Anum Vighio  |  111 days ago  |  10 CommentsMicrosoft

Fishbowl – Facebook Desktop Client optimized for Windows 7

With the announcement of Silverlight 4 on day 2 at PDC09, Silverface, a desktop application for Facebook, was demoed. Two days back, an application called Fishbowl was released by UXLabs@Microsoft. This application is a sample Facebook client that lets you update you status, scroll through your news feeds, easily browse through friends, browse...

By Imran Hussain  |  117 days ago  |  9 CommentsMicrosoft

Office 2010 betas download pages online – links coming soon

The public beta for Microsoft Office 2010 must be very near because Microsoft has put up the download pages for the betas on the new Office portal. From the information on the download page, it seems that Office 2010 Beta will be available in 3 SKUs, first being Office Home and Business 2010 beta, while the second one will be the Office Professional...

By Imran Hussain  |  120 days ago  |  16 CommentsMicrosoft

Microsoft sends out invites for Office Starter 2010 Beta

While we still wait for the public beta of Office 2010 to release, hopefully at PDC09, Microsoft has sent out invites to Office Live Workspace users to try out the new Office Starter 2010 Beta SKU. Currently, a survey has to be filled and the participants will be contacted later if they meet the eligibility requirements. … ...

By Imran Hussain  |  188 days ago  |  1 CommentMicrosoft

Microsoft Office 2010 Build 14.0.4417.1000 leaked and available for download

The latest known beta build of Office 2010 ( version 14.0.4417.1000) has been leaked to the Internet. A few days ago, pictures of this particular build had surfaced on various websites. The images show the new and improved Backstage view along with a complete new set of icons for each Office Application. A new Upload Center is also available...

By Imran Hussain  |  203 days ago  |  3 CommentsMicrosoft

Upcoming changes to Backstage in Office 2010 Beta this fall

Over at the Office 2010 Engineering Blog, they’ve given a sneak peak at what to expect from Office 2010 Beta Backstage view. A few tweaks and improvements are planned based on user feedback of the Technical Preview builds. They’ve also disclosed the fact that Office 2010 Beta will be available this fall. Here’s a summary of the upcoming...

By Imran Hussain  |  218 days ago  |  13 Comments

Windows 7 RTM available for download now on MSDN and TechNet!

While we wait for Twitter and Facebook to get back to 100% working conditions, we have something to do now! The moment is here that we’ve all been waiting for. The wait for Windows 7 RTM is over and MSDN users ( including me ) and TechNet members as well as the invited private beta testers can now get their greedy hands on Windows 7 RTM...

By Imran Hussain  |  225 days ago  |  4 Comments

Windows 7 Testers finally get their reward – a free copy of Windows 7 Ultimate

Microsoft had shown appreciation to invited beta testers for Windows 7, as soon as it announced the time frame for RTM on July 22nd, with a thank you: A special thank you to our beta testers is needed for their time and effort in helping make Windows 7 a solid release. The special pre-order offer we did offering Windows 7 Home Premium and...

By Imran Hussain  |  233 days ago  |  18 CommentsMicrosoft

Office 2010 FAQ – All you need to know about Office 2010

Office 2010 is the latest version of the Office productivity suite by Microsoft. It has become more richer, streamlined and feature packed than previous versions. New features such as Backstage provide quicker access to various features. Office 2010 is currently in Technical Preview. Here’s a FAQ to answer the most common queries that...