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Internet Explorer 9 Performance Slow? Here’s A Quick Fix

iThinkDifferent - Windows Internet Explorer

Internet Explorer 9 might not be better than Google Chrome, but compared to its previous versions, it is a much better browser. It has a faster JavaScript engine, minimal chrome, efficient browsing, download manage and many other useful features. But sooner or later, it seems to become low for everyone. This problem happens when you install too many add-ons or perhaps malware that shouldn’t be there in the first place. You just don’t get the same performance as you had when you first installed Windows.  Read more...

Windows 8 Themes

Our Windows 7 themes have been amazingly popular over the past few years. We admit we’ve been extremely slow in updating our themes gallery but with Windows 8, we take a fresh new start. We’re starting with a few new movies based themes for our loyal users who’ve jumped ship early for Windows 8 consumer preview.  Read more...

How to Enable AHCI in Windows 8 After Installation

A lot of users have been messing around with AHCI after installing Windows 8. Some users have reported that they can’t get Windows 8 to install without disabling AHCI. Here at iTD, we haven’t faced any such issue though we have a quick fix for such a situation. It’s very easy to enable AHCI after installing Windows, although it isn’t visible to users as a simple switch on/off option.  Read more...

Here’s How You Can Bypass Windows SmartScreen in Windows 8 or Disable it for Good

Microsoft has added a new security layer in Windows 8 called SmartScreen which warns users before they try to run unrecognized apps downloaded from the Internet. If you’re a geek, you would know this is similar to the feature in Windows 7 where downloads are soft ‘blocked’. The purpose behind this is to ensure that users remain safe and don’t regret running an application when they shouldn’t have. Microsoft verifies the application against a list of trusted applications or if it’s signed by trusted authorities and wouldn’t warn you if it finds the application safe.  Read more...

Skype App for Windows Phone Undergoing Testing at Microsoft–Release Expected This Month at MWC

Skype App for Windows Phone

Microsoft is currently testing the much awaited Skype app for Windows Phone. Ever since Microsoft acquired Skype, users have been anxiously waiting for Skype integration in their beloved mobile OS or even just an app. Seems as if Microsoft has been working on this internally and a stand alone app will be released very soon for Windows Phone 7.5 and full fledged people hub integration will follow in Windows Phone 8.  Read more...

Windows Phone Marketplace Now Available in 5 More Countries

The biggest issue that most people have with Windows Phone, including yours truly, is the lack of marketplace availability in many countries. What use is the platform if you can’t buy its apps or games? Apple has had this covered since the beginning, even in places where iPhone isn’t officially available but only iPod Touch is. Android has been following slowly but has covered most countries as well. We’re not sure why Microsoft, a company with global reach, is being so slow at it though.  Read more...

Facebook Messenger for Windows Available for Download

Titled Facebook Messenger, Facebook has officially released an app for Windows which lets you chat with your friends, watch their recent posts in the news ticker as well as stay up to date with notifications. According to Facebook, the app is being rolled out to a limited number of users, which answers the question as to why there isn’t an official page on this but just a help topic entry only. Strangely, despite being in trial period, Facebook hasn’t called the Messenger app beta.  Read more...

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