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April 17, 2012
Featured, Internet, Technology
Some days ago Mozilla announced its plans to add video chat functionality to Firefox. According to LiveSide Microsoft also works on an in-browser version of Skype. That app will not require any additional software like Silverligh or Flash and will be based on HTML5 and JavaScript. There is no information about release date but it [...]
ziggy
March 1, 2012
Featured, Technology
As it was expected today Microsoft released public beta-version of its new operating system. Windows 8 Consumer Preview has been already available to download here. The build works with x86 systems, but till the moment of release Windows 8 will get ARM architecture support. This version will be optimized for tablet computers and will have [...]
ziggy
February 3, 2012
Technology
Some month ago Microsoft promised to release a version of Kinect controller compatible with Windows. Today this device became available in 12 countries – Australia, UK, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Canada, Mexico, New Zeeland, US, France and Japan. Moreover Microsoft released a final version of SDK for this controller. In US Kinect for Windows series operating [...]
ziggy
January 17, 2012
Windows Phone
Microsoft bought Skype some month ago but owners of WP smartphones are still waiting for this popular app for their devices. At first Microsoft promised to release Skype for Windows Phone till the end of 2011 but now it is said only about “near future”. Some analysts believe that WP version of this app will [...]
ziggy
December 8, 2011
Featured, Technology
Microsoft announced that right after the release of Windows 8 beta that is scheduled on February, 2012 it will launch Windows Store online apps shop. Windows Store will be integrated into Windows 8 and will be translated into 100 languages. The UI of this apps shop will be designed in Metro style that is used [...]
ziggy
August 24, 2011
Windows Phone
According to welovewp.hk source today at a conference in Hong-Kong Microsoft’s representatives confirmed that the company will release a version of Windows Phone operating system called Tango. It will be optimized for middle-level devices and will not require high-end specifications. Thus Microsoft plans to increase the popularity of its new operating system for mobile devices [...]
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July 21, 2011
Featured, Windows Phone
Some months ago a group of hackers created ChevronWP7, a utility providing an access to a file system of any Windows Phone 7 smartphone. Microsoft had made a catching offer to this group and it deleted ChevronWP7 software from its site and accepted Microsoft’s job offer. And yesterday Microsoft officially announced this app to become [...]