Windows 8 beta confirmed for February

Microsoft has announced that a beta version of Windows 8 will be arriving for our delectation in February.

The software giant's next generation operating system is on track for its release in 2012, and the beta release date of February 2012 has now been confirmed.

Although a final Windows 8 UK release date has not yet been announced, we have already been afforded a chance to play with the OS, which you can read all about in our hands on Windows 8 review.

Metro

Windows 8 brings the Metro interface, which features heavily in the Windows Phone 7 operating system, and provides finger-friendly tiles that will make Windows more tenable for tablets.

The current early version has won plaudits for some of its implementation of touch, but remains very much a work in progress, with the transition from Metro to a more traditional desktop still jarring.

That will no doubt be one of the things that the beta version looks to address, along with improvements to the Windows 8 app navigation.

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How to Hide Files or Folders in Windows

How to Superhide your file?

Its important to understand the logic before hiding the file

you may have notice that windows (system) contents are hidden like autoexec n all, what they do is just add an Attribute to the file called Superhide, and then it wont be visible to the user unless the attributes are changed, the Superhide Attribute is just like another attributes like Read only, Write, Hidden, Achieve file e.t.c.

Now since the superhide is used to hide the information of microsoft windows they have not made this option available in simple GUI,

How to do it?

you need to open command prompt for this, now decide the folder or file you want to hide, copy the path, Here we take Example of say c:\New folder

here's the command

attrib +a +h +r +s

for our example

attrib +a +h +r +s "c:\New folder"

Since there is space in New folder we have to use "double quotes"

And there you go your file is not visible to anyone now. . . .

How to unhide it?

jst change + into -

Example:-

attrib -a -h -r -s "c:\New folder"



Similarly you can do this for any folder, this trick is just for Microsoft windows

Enjoy!

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Download Angry Birds Game for Windows 7 and XP

As you all know that Angry Birds is most popular game on mobile gaming platform and the latest news is the game available for download to play on windows xp, vista and windows 7 PC operating systems. But the bad news is the game is not free version to play, you must buy it from the online market at cheap price tag 4.99$. Even the  Angry Birds game has also been awarded with the best selling and popular game in 2010 year. And you also think how the game was got so much popularity from all over the world because the game was already launched on mobile devices like Android, iPhone and Nokia.

They have specially added some interesting new features for these Angry Bird game in order to entertain the gamers a lot because some users already played these game on other mobile platforms except PC platform.

Physics mechanism makes the game very reality to play, so the gamers will not feel boring when they playing the game constantly.

Newly added 255 levels and lots of different stages, each stage have unique strategy to kill all the pigs with one angry bird.

By Click the below link you can download the game from official site and you can also find free version  of these game on torrents and other file hosting server.

Download Angry Birds

Watch the Angry Birds Game play on PC

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Download Google+ Plus Theme for Windows 7

Google+ Plus is upcoming most popular social network which was launched by Google one month ago. Since the release of Google+ plus a lot of users migrated from facebook to Google+ plus because they offering  interesting cool features like Circles, Huddle, streams and hangout.

So by demand of  Google+ plus fans we created the small free theme for windows 7 users with help of adding 8 different Google+ plus wallpapers and icons in these package. You can download and apply the theme for any desktop screens, laptops and notebooks.

Instructions to install the theme:

After the downloading the zip file, extract into the some folder then will be able to see Google+ Plus for Windows 7.themepack double click on that file and it will take 2 to 3 seconds install on your PC. After installation you can able to see all 8 beautiful Google+ plus wallpapers. Click on below link to download the theme.

Download Google+ plus theme for Windows 7

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Facts about Windows Registry You Must know

The Windows registry on your Windows computer is a feature that will help you to see how the configurations to your Windows system are working. This works to store information on how your system is configured, the preferences you have and all hardware and software preferences that you use.

What is your registry about?

The best way to consider the Windows registry is that it is a capsule of the way how an individual computer works with the Windows operating system. It is a critical function that all Windows users should consider.

Instructional values

The Windows registry will feature a series of values. These values are arranged with particular instructions in mind. These include instructions that relate to how different programs are going to operate when in Windows. This includes details on what programs are preferred on your system.

Registry keys

Keys are included in your registry. Keys feature individual menus that relate to different functions on getting different programs to work. This includes smaller functions that are used in different programs.

Registry hive

The hive is a critical point that you should be using in the registry. This part of Windows features a series of small spaces that include individual folders that contain keys and values for individual programs.

You will find many different hives in your registry. These include individual hives for your current user settings, other user settings and details on the current configuration that your computer uses. These factors are all used to help with getting your computer to run properly and with the specifications that you particularly want to use. Every single individual hive features many important things to consider.

Editing your registry

A good point about your registry is that you can edit it with the Windows Registry Editor tool. This is a program that is included in Windows and will provide you with details on what is in your registry. You can configure the registry in several ways.

Backing up your registry

Of course, you will need to make sure that you back up your registry. You can create a backup of your registry to help you out with keeping your website working as well as possible. It also helps to ensure that you understand the programming language in your registry to ensure that it is going to work as well as possible.

You may get some registry options to work with a restoration function that involves moving your registry back to an earlier time. This is a feature that is featured on the Windows XP and 2000 operating systems. You may need to use an MS-DOS prompt if you are using an older operating system. The rules vary by all types of operating systems and should be reviewed before you try something.

The Windows registry on your computer is an essential part of your computer to consider. The registry will help you out with getting your computer to run as well as possible. It can also be controlled with ease.

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Download Kung Fu Panda 2 Theme for Windows 7

In these Kung Fu Panda 2 3D Movie, Po has decided to start another adventurous journey with all of his five furious friends and the master shifu in order to fight with evil demon called Emperor Peacock Lord Shen, who wants to rule and take over the control of china with his new ultimate powerful weapon. But the Po has learned a new skill called Inner Peace which helps to defeat the Lord Shen.

So we also decided to entertain the Po fans with these new Kung Fu Panda 2 Theme for Widows 7, users can download it at free of cost and apply these theme on their favorite Desktops, Laptops and Notebooks. The Theme contains 20+ High Resolution (HD) wallpaper collection of Kung Fu Panda 2, Customizable icons and special sounds for windows 7 startup.

There are two kinds of Kung Fu Panda 2 Themes for Windows 7. Users can download these free themes according to their choice.

Download Theme ( 20 Wallpapers)

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Download Mac OS X Lion Transformation Pack for Windows 7

Are your bored with using Windows 7 default themes on your PC? Then it’s time to download and try new free Mac OS X Lion Transformation Pack. After installing these transformation pack in your system it will completely change your current windows 7 into Mac OS X Lion Interface and you definitely feel that your are really working on latest Mac Operating System (OS). Here I will show you simple way to install the Mac OS X Lion Skin Pack 7.0 Transformation Pack. Click on below image to view in Full Screen.

Before installing the theme you must congratulate the creator hamed from deviantart brings these ultimate transformation pack to you at free of cost. The Pack size is 52.6MB approximately and contains several interesting features that you never seen  in your windows 7 operating system.

• Little dock will be displayed at the bottom of the desktop from Rocket Dock
• Unique Special icons, customizable fonts, screen-savers, different sounds will be hear when u click on object, new logon screens will be available while you booting the system.
• A little menu bar will appear on top side of the desktop.
• Mac Style widgets are simply awesome you can add items in that widget just by drag and drop option.
• Several High Quality Resolution of Mac wallpapers collection.
• Multiple Desktops are available with simple navigation system.
• A simple JumpPad is available for quick accessing of programs and system resources.

Minimum Requirements to Install Mac OS X Lion Transformation Pack

• Requires Windows 7 32-bit or 64-bit Operating System and it doesn’t and other old Windows versions like XP and Vista.
• Intel Pentium P4 Processor with 128MB Ram is enough to handle the whole transformation pack.
• 512MB or 1GB Hard Disk storage is required to install and run the pack without any problems.

The Installing Process is very simple no need to install extra 3^rd party tools likes Registry editing tools, and Dock Software’s.  Just follow the On-Screen Instructions and it will take 10 to 20 minutes to complete the whole process. After that a small dialog box will appear indicates that reboot your system in order to see the changes.

Step 1: Double Click on Setup.exe file then after you will able to see below image on your desktop. Click on install to continue the installation process.

Step 2:  After completing the entire process. It may ask to Reboot your PC.

Note: I recommend the users that you must create a Restore Point before starting installation. So it will helpful to get back into Previous State whenever transformation pack crashed or doesn’t installed properly in the system.

Click below links to Download Mac OS Lion Transformation Pack for Windows 7 OS's

For 32-Bit OS  DOWNLOAD HERE
For 64-Bit OS  DOWNLOAD HERE

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Microsoft Integrating Hyper-V Into Windows 8 Client

Microsoft is beefing up virtualization support in Windows 8 with Hyper-V, writes Microsoft's Mathew John on the Building Windows 8 blog. Hyper-V was previously available in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, but in Windows 8 its functionality is also being rolled into the client version of the operating system.

Hyper-V allows users to run multiple operating systems on the same computer at the same time - if its functionality sounds familiar, it's because programs like VirtualBox, VMWare Workstation, and Parallels (for the Mac users among us) have all been providing similar functionality for years. This isn't Microsoft's first foray into this space, either - among other things, Microsoft's Windows Virtual PC (which enables XP Mode on Windows 7 machines) is also virtualization software.

One of Hyper-V's most appealing features compared to basic consumer-level virtualization software is dynamic memory allocation - a Hyper-V-enabled VM with 2GB of RAM allocated to it will only use the RAM it needs, leaving the unused portion of that 2GB available to the host OS or to other VMs. Microsoft notes that up to four VMs can be hosted on a 64-bit system with 4GB of RAM, though more VMs will require a greater amount of memory.

Use of Hyper-V will require a 64-bit version of Windows 8, 4GB or more of RAM, and a CPU supporting either Intel's VT-x or AMD's AMD-V virtualization technology, and Second Level Address Translation (SLAT). Hosted operating systems can be either 32 or 64-bit, and can make use of up to 32 processors and 512GB of RAM. For complete details on Hyper-V and specifics on its implementation in Windows 8, read the full post on the Building Windows 8 Blog.

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Windows 8 Features Vastly Improved Boot Times

Windows 8 news continues to trickle from the Building Windows 8 blog at a steady clip: today, Gabe Aul detailed changes to the Windows 8 boot process that promise to drastically reduce startup times.

The team wanted to come up with a startup method that would deliver the benefits of a cold boot (a "fresh session" at startup, no power usage when off) while reducing the amount of time that it takes to load the operating system from disk to RAM. 

To accomplish this, Microsoft has combined aspects of a traditional Windows shutdown with system hibernation, which saves the contents of your RAM to disk and then restores it to RAM at next boot. While a Windows shutdown currently closes all user programs (the "user session") and then all system services and processes (the "kernel session") completely before powering off, Windows 8 closes the user session and saves the rest of your RAM's content to disk. The kernel session can then be restored to RAM quickly at next boot - this is more speedy than traditional hibernation both because there's less data to restore to RAM from the disk (just the kernel session, as opposed to the kernel session and the user session), and because restoring hibernation files is a fully multithreaded process in Windows 8. If the feature works as well as it does in the Microsoft demo video, it is indeed quite impressive.

Microsoft notes that drivers are still initialized during this startup process, which means that driver and system updates should no longer require a "full" reboot of the system (something Microsoft has been promising since the Longhorn days). However, for those of you more comfortable with a traditional "full" shutdown, there are command line options to toggle the new feature on and off ("powercfg /hibernate off" which has the unfortunate side-effect of completely disabling hibernation), and also to initiate one-time full shutdowns ("shutdown /s /full").

According to Microsoft, these improvements should benefit users with SSDs and HDDs alike, and will be especially noticeable when paired with systems supporting UEFI, the BIOS replacement that is slowly being adopted by most major PC manufacturers and motherboard makers. For full details, as always, you can check out the very detailed post on the Building Windows 8 blog.

Source: Building Windows 8 Blog

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Microsoft unveils Windows 8 (video)

The publisher has made an initial demonstration of its next OS at the conference D9. Windows 8 will receive a new additional interface, particularly suitable for touch devices.


So the rumor was true: Microsoft has benefited from two major events in the small world of technology to unveil the next version of Windows. On the one hand, the conference D9 The Wall Street Journal, the other at Computex in Taiwan, where machinery partners, turning with ARM architecture, were presented. The editor has mentioned the name "Windows 8, but adds that it is currently only a codename.

The new Microsoft OS is distinguished by a completely new interface inspired by Windows 7 Phone, therefore particularly suitable for use touchscreen, which contrasts sharply with that with which users were accustomed for many years. They can rest assured though, the classic interface of Windows with that old taskbar, does not mean abandoned: it will be possible to call when you want. And anyway it will also be permitted to use its keyboard and mouse to navigate the new menus.

With this new interface, users can launch applications directly from a full screen menu, designed from large dynamic thumbnails, similar to those found in Windows Phone 7. These "Live Tiles" will display notifications, the last opened documents, etc.. To move from one application to another, just a sweep of the hand, as shown in the video above.

To take advantage of this new design full-screen, new Windows applications will emerge, designed with Web technologies (HTML 5 / javascript). Microsoft has also revealed it will be possible to hold together the classic applications (Excel, in the example shown) with these new programs on one screen.

This first presentation is far from revealing all the secrets of Windows 8 is expected to include the emergence of a market of applications. Microsoft still has time to refine its next OS, which is not expected before 2012.

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Kinect for Windows SDK beta to roll tomorrow?

Microsoft's been talking up its forthcoming Kinect for Windows SDK for quite a while now, and it looks like developers might soon finally be able to get their hands on it. WinRumors understands that the company plans to release the beta bits during a special developer event on Thursday. Microsoft is planning to stream a Channel 9 special event at 9:30AM PST on Thursday which will celebrate the release of the Kinect for Windows SDK beta.

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Nokia’s Windows Phone 7 Smartphones Launching In Europe Q4

Ever since Nokia and Microsoft announced their partnership to produce Windows Phone 7 smartphones, we have been waiting to hear when they would become available.

Now it looks like the first Windows Phone 7 handsets from Nokia will be available in Europe in quarter 4 of 2011, as Nokia’s CEO Stephen Elop recently confirmed in an interview that the devices would be launching in certain European countries in Q4.

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Windows 8 Running on ARM, NVIDIA Kal-El Notebook Demoed

Microsoft just showed Windows 8 running on three different ARM platforms: a single-core 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon, a dual-core TI OMAP 4430 and a quad-core NVIDIA Kal-El notebook.

The same interface we showed you earlier exists on these systems, and the same applications can run across both systems (assuming the apps have been ported to ARM).

 You get a standard Windows 8 desktop as well as the new tiled start screen. USB devices will work and MS even did a demo of copying files off of a USB thumb drive.   NVIDIA had a Kal-El based notebook and tablet on display. Microsoft showed task manager displaying all four threads during H.264 decode acceleration.

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Windows 8: IE10, Touchscreen Keyboards and File System Access

Microsoft showed us IE10 on Windows 8, which honestly has a very iOS-like feel to it. You get smooth scrolling and panning, with a PlayBook style support for tabs. It's amazing how much of the Windows 8 UI looks a lot like RIM's first tablet.

The URL bar is hidden by default but it's actually at the bottom of the screen when revealed. Microsoft has a couple of touchscreen keyboard options, a standard mobile OS keyboard and a split version that lets you type with two thumbs while holding a tablet.  Microsoft also showed that you've got full access to the underlying file system regardless of whether you're in standard Windows mode or the new tile based start screen with lighter weight HTML5 apps.

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HTC Windows Phone 7 12 Megapixel Smartphone Leaked

Windows first smartphone with 12 megapixel by HTC, What appears to be a 12-megapixel HTC smartphone running Windows Phone has been caught in the wild, lending weight to rumors that the company is looking to high-resolution cameras to further differentiate its future handsets. Shared by arch-insider Eldar Murtazin, the unknown phone – which resembles an HTC Trophy – is shown set to take 12MP 4000 x 3000 images in the camera app.

Nokia already released 12 megapixel in the market called Nokia N8.

It also cranks up the pressure on Nokia, which had planned to use its high-quality optics as a differentiating factor between it and other Windows Phone OEMs. There’s more to picture quality than a high-megapixel sensor, of course, but with many consumers buying based more on spec sheets than anything else, HTC’s grab at high resolutions could well help keep it ahead of the pack.

He tweeted that the phone supports RAW format. These are the adjustable settings that it offers:

Photo Resolution
Brightness
Contrast
Anti-Banding
Focus
Exposure Metering Mode
Exposure Compensation
RAW Capture

Complete Specification, Feature , Price and release date yet to be announced.

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Preview of Windows OS based tablet coming next week?

We've learned an awful lot about a Windows tablet OS this past five months, with stirrings of a 2012 launch and now the rumor mill has been set in motion with word of an impending preview expected next week. According to Bloomberg, three sources have confirmed Microsoft's plan to flaunt the much-anticipated UI, possibly at upcoming appearances at AllThingsD and Computex. The showcase is supposedly set to run the touchscreen-enabled software on a Tegra-equipped machine. We'd previously reported on stirrings of a June demo. Considering all the evidence that's stacked up over the past few months, we'd say 2012 is looking like a rather practical target.

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ASUS Eee PC X101: Running MeeGo, Windows Optional - Starting at $199

It wouldn't be Computex without another Eee PC announcement and today's is a big one. ASUS officially introduced the next-generation of Eee PC, the X101:

 

 

The X101 weighs under 950g and is only 17.6mm thick.

The X101 is presumably Atom based and it will be available either with a HDD or SSD. The default configuration will ship with MeeGo and start at $199.

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Viliv X70 Windows 7 Tablet Specs

Viliv officially announced their new viliv X70 windows 7 tablet at CES 2011 in Las Vegas. By looking into the specs of these device, the viliv X70 runs with most advanced next generation Intel 1GHz CPU(probably the Moorestown platform) which is specially designed for windows 7 tablets, a 7-inch capacitive multi-touch screen LCD display with 1024x600 pixels resolution the colors look more vibrant and attractive, at back side it has 3 mega pixel camera which can able to take pictures and shoot high quality videos and front facing is 1.3 mega pixel camera users can able to use video calls, 1GB or 2GB of RAM(not yet confirmed) which can able to handle high multi tasking programs and more background applications.

The Vilix X70 Tablet is also equipped with common features like Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1, 3G HSPA or WIMAX or EVDO, Fast 32GB SATA SSD storage capacity, mini HDMI port, Micro USB 2.0, Micro SD/SDHC supporting 32GB and A-GPS capability. The most interesting feature in these tablet is, it runs with longer battery life up to 6.5 hours of usage with the help of 5600 mA/H battery. It will available on market stores in March or April with price around 600$ to 700$.

Viliv X70 Windows 7 Tablet Specs

• Next-generation Intel 1GHz Oaktrail CPU
• 1GB / 2GB Memory
• Windows 7 Starter / Home Premium
• 7 inch 1024 x 600 Clear Type LCD with Capacitive Multi-Touch capabilities
• 1080p Video Playback
• Wi-Fi: 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth, 3G HSPA or WIMAX or EVDO
• HDMI l Micro USB l Micro SD/SDHC supporting 32GB
• Stand-alone GPS
• Storage : Fast 32GB SATA SSD (64GB available), Read/Write : 100M/70Mbps
• Rear 3MP Camera / Front 1.3MP Webcam
• Accelerometer/Ambient Sensor
• 5600 mA/h, 21W, 6.5 hours Operation
• 420g / 0.926lb
• 14.3mm / 0.56inch Ultra Slim Design

Viliv X70 Windows 7 Tablet Sample Video

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Windows 8 Tweaker Tool Download

Recently the leaked version of windows 8 build 7850 has found on internet. The most interesting news in windows 8 is, it is equipped with many more features like Modern Task manager, Ribbon UI, Webcam app and PDF Reader. There is a simple free utility called windows 8 tweaker tool(available for download) which will help users to unlock all hidden features that was already disabled by Microsoft.

In order to download Windows 8 tweaker  v1.1 tool click here.

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Acer ICONIA TAB W500 Tablet With Windows 7 OS

Acer released a new tablet Acer Iconia Tab W500 that work with windows 7.It is a 10.1 inch tablet.It runsa with windows 7 premium and other veritis of windows 7 operating systems.It is powered by AMD C-50 Fusion processor.This stylish tablet has 2GB DDR3 primary memory and 32GB of secondary storage space.AMD Radeon HD 6250 provide high graphics support to this tablet and this also acts as a laptop.

This tablet has 2 usb ports and Wireless Connectivity : WiFi b/g/n , Bluetooth v3.0.This tablet offers a optional keyboard for more user interface.The new Acer ICONIA TAB W500 Price in India is Rs.31,490.

Acer ICONIA TAB W500 Specifiaction:Memory-2GB DDR3,Front camera 1.3MP,Back camera 1.3MP,Graphics-AMD Radeon HD 6250,Operating System-Windows 7 Premium.,10.1-inch multi-touch size, optional keyboard,HD video recording,AMD C-50 Processor,WiFi b/g/n , Bluetooth v3.0,3.5mm audio jack,3G-optional

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