Microsoft appear to be getting tough with sites that have been leaking Windows 8 features over the last couple of weeks. Sites such as winreview.ru, PCPortal.org.ru and wst-place.ucoz.com have all closed, probably as a result of legal threats. Winreview.ru posted on twitter that: winrevuew.ru is not exists [sic] anymore because it is pointless project for [...]
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Everton is based in London and has worked in the internet and mobile space for over ten years now, and before that worked in corporate strategy and consulting. He has a degree in Economics from Cambridge University, and currently runs the Portal and online operations for one of the largest ISPs in the UK. He also writes for Windows 7 News, Connected Internet and One Tip A Day.
New Information Leaked On Windows 8
Some confidential Miicrosoft documents have been leaked online which give some clues as to what Windows 8 might include when it is released. The information appears to have been presented at a Microsoft ‘Ecosystem Forum’ conference back in April. Details that I have managed to glean about Windows 8 from the documents include: Adding GPS [...]
Win $300 Of Crucial Memory For Your PC!
In tandem with our sister site Windows 7 News, we’ve been giving away over $9000 worth of software and hardware this month. So far we’ve had some amazing prizes, and on Day 9 of our $9k Christmas Giveaway we are giving away one of our best prizes. Today the lucky winner of our main reverse [...]
More Job Postings Hint At Windows 8′s Future
Several sites have been keeping a close eye on the job postings at Microsoft Careers, to see if there are any indicators on there as to what direction Windows 8 may go in. In total in November they spotted seven job postings for Windows 8 and windows server 2008 R2. One interesting job posting was [...]
We’re Giving Away $9K This December!!
In tandem with our sister site Windows 7 News & Tips we are giving away over $9000 this December. Yes, everyday between Dec 1st and Dec 24th we are giving away prizes worth over $300!! Entry is free and you can enter as many times as you want. All you have to do is visit our Christmas [...]
Windows 8 128 bit Rumours Were Fake?
Last month a number of sites, including this one, picked up on rumours that Windows 8 would support 128 bit processors. The main ‘source’ of the windows 8 128 bit rumours was a Robert Morgan who was a “senior member of Microsoft’s R&D team” who leaked information about Windows 8′s 128 bit capabilities on his [...]
Windows 8 ‘Confirmed’ for 2012 Launch
More and more evidence is emerging that Windows 8 will be released in 2012. At this years Professional Developer’s Conference (PDC 2009), budding attendees managed to get their hands on two Windows roadmap slides that show ‘Windows 8′ launching in 2012: Now these slides don’t really provide any information that we didn’t know; Microsoft typically [...]
Looking Forward To Windows 8, What Microsoft Missed In Windows 7, Part 5
Resident editor Mike Halsey has just published on Windows 7 News, the latest post in his series ‘Looking Forward To Windows 8, What Microsoft Missed In Windows‘. In part 5, he covers improvements he would like to see to Windows 7′s libraries and search in Windows 8: I’ve spoken before about Libraries being an excellent [...]
Ten Items On My Windows 8 Wishlist
The dust hasn’t yet settled on the launch of Windows 7 and I’m fairly certain that in the new year, Microsoft will not only release Windows 7 SP1 but also (finally) some details of Windows 8. Windows 7 is a brilliant OS, but there is still room for improvement. What features would you add to [...]
Windows 8′s Known Knowns
Long after Donald Rumsfeld has died, he will be known (sic) for one of the worst quotes ever: There are known knowns. These are things we know that we know. There are known unknowns. That is to say, there are things that we know we don’t know. But there are also unknown unknowns. There are [...]
Download 1250 Windows 8 Wallpapers
To celebrate the launch of Windows 7 and (hopefully) the start of some news from Microsoft on Windows 8, Windows 7 Themes have pulled together a mega pack of 1250 Windows 8 Wallpapers: The wallpaper package includes a lot of different wallpapers: dual-screen, panorama (ultra-wide wallpaper), firefox, mac, windows vista and 7, cars, nature, underwater [...]
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Have you visited the Windows 8 Forum? If not, then maybe you should today. There are nearly 4,000 active users in the forum that we share with our sister site Windows 7 News, and a number of Windows 8 posts and rumours are starting to appear. Register Now!
Windows 8 To Be 128 Bit?
Windows 7 when it launched on October 22nd will include versions for both 32 bit and 64 bit users. It’s successor Windows 8 expected in 2011 was expected to only come in a 64 bit version, because Windows Server 2008 R2 was released in 64 bit form only and the next Windows OS was expected [...]
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