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Metro-Styled Google Chrome For Windows 8 Released

Microsoft is nearing the launch of its much-anticipated and promising Windows 8. And in anticipation of this launch, hardware vendors as well as software developers are gearing up to ship out their relevant products. While we do know that Mozilla team has all plans of handing out a fully-functional Firefox browser for Windows 8, it now appears that Google has also hit the bandwagon.

Apple Introduces ‘Mountain Lion’ – The Latest Mac OS X

Apple has introduced its latest operating system (OS) called ‘Mountain Lion’ at WWDC 2012 in San Francisco. It is the Apple’s ninth major release of the OS and the company also claims that it is the world’s most advanced desktop operating system. Mountain Lion has added more than 200 innovative features such as new Messages app, Notification Center, system-wide Sharing, Facebook integration, Dictation, Power Nap, AirPlay Mirroring, Game Center and enhanced Gatekeeper. This OS will be available in July from the Mac App Store for $19.99.

Microsoft Plans To Give Hotmail A New Look And A New Name

It was about time Hotmail got redesigned. The mailing service has been draped in more or less the same looks for quite a long time but it seems the time has come for it to get a face-lift. Naturally, with its Windows 8, Microsoft is pretty much hooked to the metro interface and the same interface will be trickling on to these new looks of Hotmail, as per the rumors.

Windows 7 May Soon Beat Windows XP As Most Used OS

For long, Windows XP has been the most loved and most used flavor of Windows from Microsoft. Users all around the globe have been using it for years and it has been able to gather some huge following. However, now it seems that Windows 7, the latest Windows release, is becoming wildly popular and may soon steal the crown from Windows XP.

Mozilla Abandons Yandex, Uses Google As Default Search Engine For Firefox 14 In Russia

Google and Mozilla are quite close, with both joined in a number of agreements, despite both working on their own browsers. It would seem that the partnership also tends to influence the Mozilla team which has now decided to make Google the default search engine for Firefox 14 which will be released in Russia. In the earlier version of the browser, Yandex was the default search engine.

The Voter Registration Process About To Go Digital In New York

With the huge advancements in technology, virtually every thing has gone digital in one way or the other. Now, attempts are being to make the process of voter registration also digital. The philosophy behind this idea is that conventional methods of voter registration have grown obsolete and are ineffective in a lot of ways. Digital registration, on the other hand, is far more secure.

Facebook Will Soon Unveil Its Very Own App Center

Facebook has plans of launching something along the lines of Apple’s App Store, pretty soon. With the huge population that Facebook hosts which essentially is a direct market for apps, Facebook can really make a great deal out of it. It will purportedly be called ‘App Center’ and the social network is expected to launch within the next few weeks.