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WindowsFeb 13, 2010Jul 2, 2017

Guide: Which version of Windows 7 is right for you?

Windows 7 comes in Six Different Editions Starter, Home Basic, Home Premium, Enterprise, Ultimate and Professional. Home Premium, Ultimate and Professional SKUs are widely available whereas Starter and Enterprise Editions are not available in retail markets leaving Home Basic being…

WindowsFeb 5, 2010Jun 23, 2017

New Windows 7 themes

Anum Vighio

One of the major improvements in Windows 7 are its extensive personalization options. You can either download themes from the voluminous collection from the Personalization Gallery or create your own basic themes that can easily be shared with friends and…

WindowsFeb 3, 2010Jun 27, 2017

Windows 7 reaches 10 Percent Market Share

Eddie

Windows 7 is Microsoft’s successor to Windows Vista, it’s faster, smoother, and all around better! Initial sales numbers have shown that Windows 7 is on the right track.

Windows Windows PhoneFeb 3, 2010Aug 13, 2016

New features in Windows Mobile 6.5.3

Imran Hussain

Sony Ericsson Aspen is the first mobile with Windows Mobile 6.5.3, the latest update to version 6.5 which is optimized for finger touch with various updates to the UI. It’s the first version of Windows Mobile to natively support capacitive…

Facebook WindowsJan 26, 2010Aug 13, 2016

Microsoft releases an awesome Silverlight 4 Beta Client for Facebook for Windows and OS X

Imran Hussain

Back in April 2009, Microsoft had demoed a Facebook app called Silverface for Windows 7 based on Facebook’s Open Stream API. The app looked amazing and utilized new Windows 7 desktop features very well. Sadly, that app was never released…

WindowsJan 18, 2010Aug 13, 2016

Windows PC: HP Touchsmart TM2 Tablet PC now available

Imran Hussain

HP has launched the successor to one of its most popular consumer tablet PCs TouchSmart TX2z, model TM2. The new model has an updated Intel processor with built in Intel graphics for the basic specs. The imprint finish has also…

WindowsJan 14, 2010Aug 13, 2016

New release date for Visual Studio 2010 is April 12, 2010

Imran Hussain

Visual Studio 2010 is the latest version of Microsoft’s IDE which has a new improved UI build using WPF, tools for Windows 7 and SharePoint 2010, drag and drop bindings for Silverlight and WPF, parallel programming support and the inclusion…

Windows Windows PhoneJan 13, 2010Aug 13, 2016

Windows Mobile 7 to be out on Smartphones by November 2011?

Imran Hussain

HTC just can’t stop dropping hints of the imminent release of Windows Mobile 7. Redmond Pie has picked up a thread over at XDA-Developers forums in which a member had contacted HTC on when HD2 will be getting Windows Mobile…

WindowsJan 12, 2010Aug 13, 2016

Microsoft releases Kodu Game-Creation Tool for PC

Imran Hussain

Microsoft has released Kodu (Codename Boku), the game-creation tool previously available for Xbox 360, as a public beta for the PC. The beta is available for schools currently through Microsoft Connect. Kodu helps in teaching programming as well as improving…

WindowsJan 5, 2010Aug 13, 2016

Reduce the fan noise in HP TouchSmart TX2z with a simple trick

Imran Hussain

One of the most commonly reported issues with the HP TouchSmart TX2z series convertible tablet PCs is that the fan noise is too loud. Luckily, it’s not because the notebook overheats like the older TX series notebooks which had Nvidia…