Microsoft Windows 8 Packaging Sneak Peek

As we inch towards the eventual release of Windows 8 on October 26th, the anticipation for the much-awaited operating system (OS) is growing feverish. Users all around the world are eagerly waiting to catch a glimpse of Windows 8 or anything related. As if to satiate this desire, the packaging design of Windows 8 has been revealed now. This is the latest leak after final release of Windows 8 leak earlier. And, it looks good.

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[Tutorial] How To Enable .NET Framework 2.0 And 3.5 In Microsoft Windows 8

You have probably noticed that many of older programs, when you try to install them under Windows 8 require previous versions of .NET Framework. In order to make their installation possible you will need to enable .NET Framework 2.0 and 3.5 inside Windows 8 and in this tutorial, I will show you how to do that.

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Revealed: Microsoft Finally Decides To Abandon Metro Branding

Microsoft has been making some heavy use of the term ‘metro’ in describing the new, fresh interface of its upcoming OS, Windows 8. The term ‘metro’ has been used specifically to refer to the tile-comprising UI of Windows 8. We reported few hours ago that due to copyright issues with a German company, Microsoft may have to abandon the use of the term.

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Microsoft Stops Developers From Using ‘Metro’ Name In Their Apps

Microsoft’s Windows 8 is due soon and the company has used the term ‘metro’ extensively in describing the new interface of its OS. However, it seems that the company may soon be quitting the ‘metro’ branding of Windows 8. It has now advised the apps developers not to make use of the term ‘metro’ when naming their Windows 8 or Windows Phone apps.

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Microsoft Rebrands Hotmail As Outlook.com, Adds New Features

It has often been stated that the days of Hotmail are nearly over. Most professionals have a rather low opinion of Microsoft’s email service, and they have fair reasons to do so. However, all this is about to change. Microsoft is rebranding Hotmail as ‘Outlook’, which will be a new email service packing awesome features and having a Metro-style interface.

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Microsoft Describes Upcoming Windows 8 Touch Mouse Gesture Support

Earlier this year, Microsoft disclosed that the company is planning to support extra effectiveness in Windows 8 for its present Touch Mouse. This week, it has described the accurate gestures. The new extra features will come once when Windows 8 will be available. Microsoft said, the update of gestures would help to create navigating through Windows 8.

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Bing Get Me There App For iPhone Released By Microsoft

Microsoft has been trying hard to expand the scope of its Bing Maps. For instance, it recently added 165 terabytes of satellite images to the repository of Bing Maps. Whereas Google Maps remains the most popular online mapping solution, Bing Maps have gained a lot of traction in recent days. Now, the company has released an excellent app called ‘Bing Get Me There’ for iPhone users.

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Swedish Retailer Starts Taking Pre-orders Of Microsoft Surface Tablet For $1,000

Microsoft has unveiled its very own Surface tablets, running Windows RT and Windows 8, a week ago. Though the software giant company hasn’t revealed anything regarding the retail pricing of these tablets, on Wednesday, WPCentral has found a Swedish website Webhallen listed Surface tablets in their shopping cart. According to that list, Webhallen is taking pre-orders for Microsoft Surface tablets, starting with 32GB Windows RT edition for 6990 krona (roughly $1,000).

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