Microsoft Gives In-Depth Tour Of Windows Phone 7.8′s Supercharged Start Screen
Microsoft revealed Windows Phone 7.8 last week. The system update got a bit of stage time details were still a bit lite. The Windows Phone team posted the video above and it should clear up some confusion around the new Start Screen. full story
More news more news
Windows Phone 8 support ends in 2014. Then what?
The countdown for Microsoft to end support of Windows Phone 8 and 7.8 has already started, and the two mobile operating systems could be orphaned as soon as the second half of 2014, according to Microsoft's own support calendar. The Microsoft Product Lifecycle support page indicates Windows Phone 8 and 7.8 are already past their lifecyle start dates. According to the...
pcworld.com (2 months and 5 days ago)
Microsoft not ruling out bringing Start button back to Windows
Microsoft has only been pushing Windows 8 since October of last year, but in that time, the company has already sold as many licenses for the new OS as it did for Windows 7. Though a respectable number, it doesn't mean Microsoft is done tinkering with Windows 8, as its adoption rate isn't exactly blowing down doors. Even though Windows 8 is all about the new Start screen,...
techradar.com (14 days ago)
If Windows Blue Brings Back The Start Button, What Then For Start8?
I have to admit that this rather amuses me. The way the two pieces turn up on the same day that is. Over in the WSJ Walt Mossberg gives us a run through of a couple of utilities to provide what many miss in Windows 8. You know, the ability to use it like Windows, with the Start button. He tells us about Start8 and Pokki, although there are many others out there too. The face...
forbes.com (13 days ago)
Updated: Windows 8.1 Blue release date, news and rumors
Microsoft has revealed more details about its Windows Blue project, which promises to bring a big update to Windows 8.The new features for Windows 8.1 look likely to hit public preview at Microsoft's Build developer conference in June - quite how that will work in practice remains to be seen, but it's likely you won't be able to plug it into an existing Windows 8 install. A...
techradar.com (1 month and 1 day ago)
Windows Blue may bring back boot-to-desktop, Start button
With Windows Blue, Microsoft may concede that not everyone wants or needs the new modern-style Start screen. Citing unnamed sources, both ZDNet and The Verge say that Microsoft is considering a boot-to-desktop option in Windows Blue, an update to Windows 8 that’s expected to arrive this summer. This option, disabled by default, would allow users to bypass Windows 8’s...
pcworld.com (1 month and 4 days ago)
That boot to desktop feature for Windows 8.1 is apparently in testing
Microsoft's Windows Blue update is sure to bring a lot of changes to Windows 8, and chief among those could be a boot to desktop option and the return of the Windows Start menu.Windows Blue (now being referred to by some as Windows 8.1) could add these major features, Windows staples that Microsoft purposely left out of Windows 8 to make the OS more appealing to mobile and...
techradar.com (1 month and 4 days ago)
Gadgetwise Blog: Tip of the Week: Customize the Windows 8 Start Screen
The look of Microsoft’s Windows 8 Start screen can be rearranged to match personal preferences.
nytimes.com (7 days ago)
Blue rechristened as Windows 8.1, will be a free upgrade
It's a sad day for colour fans as Microsoft has announced that its Windows 8 update codenamed Blue will, very boringly, be called Windows 8.1. The news came by way of an announcement by Microsoft's chief financial officer for the Windows division, Tami Reller, during a conference call with J.P. Morgan, where plans for the upgraded operating system were discussed. Of course,...
techradar.com (7 days ago)
Rumor: Microsoft Bringing Back the Start Button With Windows Blue
Redmond building new version of Windows with option to boot to the traditional Windows interface instead of Windows 8's 'Metro'-style Start Screen, The Verge reports.
pcmag.com (1 month and 4 days ago)
Windows Blue update to 'build on and improve' Windows 8
Microsoft has revealed more details about its reported Windows Blue project, which promises to bring regular updates to its Windows 8 operating system.According to a February 15 job posting on the Microsoft Careers site, the software giant is seeking an engineer to join its Windows Core Experience Team.That part of the operation will be working on improving the centrepiece...
techradar.com (3 months and 3 days ago)
Scitech all Scitech news
Video: First look at the Xbox One
Storms that spawned deadly Oklahoma...
Video: Watch: NASA captures Okla....
Video: Microsoft announces Xbox One
Acupuncture helps treat hypothermic sea...
Science all Science news
Weather conditions were ideal for...
Heinrich Rohrer, Physicist Who Won...
3-D Printed Pizza to Feed Mars Colonists?
Xbox One: So That's Why 'Xbox' Sounds So...
Fire-Breathing Black Stallion Rides High
DNews: Suck Your Baby's Pacifier to Stop...
Internet all Internet news
Pope Francis 'exorcism': Did Pontiff...
iiNet sells fibre network to NBN for $14m
Jive's Producteev task management app...
Wyllie Group dumps $16m Amcom stock
U.S. power companies under frequent...
Games all Games news
Ericsson software automates Wi-Fi vs....
Review: FreeSpace 2 sim launches you...
Yahoo returns to list of most valuable...
VMware launches network-savvy cloud service
Apple defends offshore decisions that...
Auto review all Auto review news
Comparison Test: 2013 Toyota Camry LE...
Toyota beats BMW and earns top spot as...
Early or Late? How do you tell the...
2013 Chevy Suburban is a top people and...
Electrified, Student-Built Karmann Ghia...
2014 Subaru Forester scores big
Advertisement
Most read
Pump Up The Jams With NuForce’s Mobile...
Daft Punkitecture Around The World
The Creator of the GIF Says It's...
Wow, A Guy Plummeted 40MPH off a 1,000...
13 Facts You Won't Believe Are True
Sleep Tracking Startup Zeo Says Goodnight
Most popular
Flickr Shows Signs of Life With Slick Web Redesign and Killer Android App
Flickr wants to remind you that it’s a photo site. “Everything that we’ve done in this new...
Meta, The World's First Entry-Level VR Glasses, Hires The Father Of Wearable Computing As An Advisor
The Meta1 is a pair of virtual reality goggles that perform some very unique and useful tricks....
Neverware Raises $1M To Keep Schools' Computers Quick Like Lightning
There is no sadder moment than the one where you realize it’s time to upgrade your computer. The...
Follow us
