The live tiles on Microsoft’s Windows 8 operating system (OS) is the signature feature of the OS that sets it apart from others in terms of user interface design. The feature makes the screen look lively with spontaneous changes in the tiles of respective applications while also notifying the user of any recent update in the application. With a number of live tile enabled applications already working, Microsoft now adds live tile support to the SkyDrive application on both Windows 8 and Windows RT. (more...

During the iPad mini launch event, Apple CEO Tim Cook mentioned that the company’s Mac range has outgrown PC sales for the past six years. On the tablet front, the iPad really owns the market. Apple has already sold 100 million tablets in about 2.5 years and is still growing strong. Microsoft, on the other hand, does not exactly have any presence in the tablet space. It still owns the PC space but its dominance is slowly but steadily wearing off. Tonight Microsoft will be embarking on a journey that cou...

There have been many rumors surrounding the price of Microsoft’s Surface tablet, including speculation that the Windows RT version could cost as low as $199. Now Lenovo, the world’s second largest PC vendor, provides some idea of how much these tablets running on Windows 8 could cost. (more…)Google+

Microsoft has already had a very exciting WPC 2012. It has already announced the approximate date of the consumer release of Windows 8, additionally the company announced the takeover of Perceptive Pixel and also talked about the momentum behind Windows 7. One thing however, that went rather unnoticed was a demo of Windows 8 on a USB drive users can not only get their data on a different computer, but also can run Windows 8 even on a machine running Windows 7. (more…)Google+

With Windows 8 coming this fall, an armada of hardware OEMs will lock their corsairs on Apple’s iPad and Amazon’s Kindle Fire. That said, it might not be enough of a challenge and if a report by The Wrap is to believed then Microsoft agrees with it. Earlier in the day, Microsoft sent out invites to the press that it would make a ‘major announcement’ on Monday. Many, thought it would be sealing the deal with social network Yammer, but The Wrap is saying that it will be a hardware announcement for a tab...

Ever since Microsoft announced Windows 8 compatible with chipsets based on ARM architecture there has been a lot of confusion around what will and won’t work on it as compared to Windows 8 on x86. Microsoft has finally spilled some of the details before it does a consumer preview of Windows 8 later this month. First and foremost, Microsoft has made it clear that consumers won’t be able to buy Windows 8 on ARM (WOA) independent of the hardware – it will come pre-installed on hardware from OEM...

One of the most iconic hallmarks of Windows has always been its distinct ‘Start’ button, which was first introduced in Windows 95 way back in 1995. Well looks like this is the end of the era as Microsoft has eliminated the Windows Start Button from the consumer preview of the upcoming Windows 8. Screenshots of the near final version of the Windows 8 Consumer Preview were leaked by Chinese website PCBeta, which suggests the elimination of the ‘Start’ button from the desktop. Previously at the d...

Microsoft has announced on its Office blog that the latest iteration of Office, codenamed Office 15, has hit the technical preview stage. The company has distributed an early version of the software code to a select group of testers who have been sworn to secrecy through a Non-Disclosure Agreement, though it will eventually launch a beta version in the summer. The boys from Redmond claim Office 15 to be the Office teams ‘most ambitious undertaking’ yet. In addition to updating the main desktop software, M...

With the pubic beta of Windows 8 right around the corner Microsoft has detailed some of the salient features of the upcoming Windows app store. The store was previously shown-off in December and will launch in beta right alongside the beta build of Windows 8. According to Microsoft’s latest blog, the store will allow app developers to charge between $1.49 and $999 for apps, besides allowing free and demo apps.  As of now there are no restrictions on the number of installable apps, however the app store wil...

Windows 8 has a neat feature that allows users to take their entire Windows installation on a USB drive and plug that drive to any machine and boot it as their own. The enterprising folks at Techie Buzz decided to take things a step further and used a Windows To Go USB drive on a MacBook Air. Of course, it works, though setting it up for the first time takes a little while. Jump the break for their video demo of running Windows 8 on a MacBook Air. (more…)Google+

Microsoft has just taken the wraps off its upcoming Windows OS (codenamed Windows 8), which will run on ARM’s architecture. It will be a sort of all-in-one OS that would power tablets, desktop PCs and laptops. At the moment, it seems like Windows 7 with Windows Phone 7 skin on top of it with advanced features, suitable for gadgets with extra processing capabilities. However, we kinda like what we see, especially the multi-tasking aspect. Hit the break below to continue reading and watch a video demo of ...