| Improved Multiple Monitor Support in Windows 8 Release Preview |
05/16/2012 |
Microsoft has improved multiple monitor support in Windows 8 Release Preview version. The improvements includes taskbar options for multiple displays, desktop wallpaper spanning and even the ability to show a different desktop background on each individual monitor. Microsoft is tweaking the Release Preview to let users launch the Metro Start Screen on any monitor. You will also be able to bring up the charms bar, launch and move Metro style apps, and switch back to an app from any monitor.
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 Windows 8 Release Preview Multi-Monitor Improvements |
| Chrome 19 Stable released with Tab Sync |
05/16/2012 |
Google Chrome 19 has been released to the stable channel, bringing to the table a feature that the beta and dev channel users have been enjoying with for a while now - Tab Synchronization! From now on, all tabs opened in Chrome on one device are readily accessible on another through the newly introduced "Other devices" menu at the bottom of the new tab page.
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Google Chrome 19 Stable with Tab Sync feature |
| Enable Hidden Windows Explorer Animations with AniExplorer |
05/15/2012 |
AniExplorer is a new app developed by hb860 that allows you to enable hidden UI animations in Windows 7 and Windows 8. The app is very simple to use. Choose the animation type and speed, then click "Apply". Click "Restore Defaults" to disable hidden animations.
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AniExplorer for your Windows Explorer |
| Windows 8 Can Generate Activity Reports For Each Of Your Child |
05/15/2012 |
Windows 8 makes it much easier for parents to use tools that can help protect their children from content on the Internet as they see fit. It is also a great way for each family member to maintain their own unique online identity while still sharing a single PC. Windows 8 gives you a "monitor first" approach, which provides informative activity reports for each child.
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Family Safety features in Windows 8 Release Preview |
| Pirate Pay is Microsoft Funded Startup to Kill BitTorrent Traffic |
05/15/2012 |
Microsoft has invested in Pirate Pay, a Russian company that has developed a technology which allows them to attack existing BitTorrent swarms, making it impossible for people to share files.
The idea started three years ago when the developers were building a traffic management solution for Internet providers. The technology worked well. It was able to stop BitTorrent traffic if needed, which made the developers realize that they might have built the holy anti-piracy grail.
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Microsoft Funded 'Pirate Pay' Aims to Kill BitTorrent Traffic |
| Windows 8 Pro Upgrade Will Cost Just $15 |
05/14/2012 |
Microsoft will provide Windows 8 Pro to buyers of Windows 7-based PCs for just $14.99, according to Paul Thurrott. The promotion will begin on June 2.
Microsoft has always provided a promotion to PC buyers in the months before a new Windows version hits the street. The reason being that with a new version about to arrive, consumers might otherwise hold off on new PC purchase, scuttling sales for 3 to 6 months.
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Windows 8 Pro Upgrade Cost is Just $15 |
| Windows 8 Build 8375 Screenshots Leaked |
05/12/2012 |
Look at some of the latest changes in Windows 8 "Release Preview", courtesy of screenshots via Win8China, allegedly coming from Windows 8 Build 8375, which was compiled on May 4th. Screenshots unveil various modifications when compared to the Consumer Preview version.
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Windows 8 Build 8375 Screenshots Leaked - Minor Visual Changes |
| Windows 8 Upgrade Offer Coming Next Month |
05/10/2012 |
With Windows 8 upgrade programs, customers who will buy PCs running Windows 7 in June, will get "coupons" allowing them to get Windows 8 for a small fee once it is generally available. Microsoft will make the so-called "Windows 8 Offer" available to consumers buying a Windows 7 PC running Home Basic or higher, allowing them to obtain Windows 8 Pro once Windows 8 is available.
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Windows 8 Upgrade Offer Coming in June |
| Microsoft to bring Internet Explorer to Xbox 360 with Kinect support |
05/10/2012 |
Microsoft is going to bring full Internet Explorer browsing to Xbox 360 with Kinect support for gesture and voice control. All of this would naturally be integrated with Xbox Live's social functions and Microsoft's Bing search engine, which is already integrated with the Xbox dashboard.
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Microsoft to bring Internet Explorer to Xbox 360 with Kinect |
| New Microsoft Bing With Social Sidebar! |
05/10/2012 |
Microsoft has introduced the 'new' Bing with a social sidebar. Now you can access the people from Facebook in your search to help you find what you're looking for. So you spend less time searching and more time doing.
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The new Bing launched! |
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