A Modern UI version of VLC is yet to come to Windows 8, the latest and fabulous operating system of Microsoft with great features. At present the VideoLAN organization is raising fund through “Kickstarter” for its Windows 8-specific app.
Long-time Windows chief at Microsoft, Steven Sinofsky, recently left his position at the company. Many have speculated that this was an outcome of his disagreements with Eric Schmidt. However, Sinofsky seems to be rather enjoying his taking off as he has started teaching at the Harvard Business School.
Recently, the consumer tech space is abuzz with a new rumor about a Windows tablet from Nokia. It is being said that Nokia is preparing a new Windows RT tablet, and may unveil the device at the Mobile World Congress in early 2013.
Nokia Lumia 800 is receiving the much-anticipated software update, the Windows Phone 7.8. It is being said that after update Lumia 800 will mirror the user interface of the Windows Phone 8.
Although the Modern interface of Microsoft’s new operating system, Windows 8, has been hailed a lot, many feared it may pose a significant challenge to many users. However, the company has now claimed that in light of the user data it has gathered, users are adjusting nicely to the new OS.
Samsung’s first Windows Phone 8 smartphone, dubbed as ATIV S, is now available in some web shops. In U.K., Unlocked-Mobile is taking pre-order for this handset at £424.98 (about €526 or $686). Another UK retailer Clove is taking pre-order for £442.80 and a third retailer named Expansys is taking pre-order for £459.99.
Software giant Microsoft unveiled its Windows Phone 8 in an event held at San Francisco October 29. The new OS has a lot of new features as well as apps which have been optimized for use on Windows Phone 8 devices. To promote Windows 8 OS phone indirectly, Microsoft launched a Twitter advertising campaign for Android users where Android users were informed to share “malware horror story.” But somehow that didn’t work; rather that effort of Microsoft backfired.
Things have been rather quite on the Windows Phone front. Microsoft had hoped that with the release of Windows Phone 8, it will be able to significantly bolster the sales of WP devices but that doesn’t seem to be happening. However, the Windows Phone Store is growing at an excellent pace, the latest statistics suggest.