Microsoft announces Windows 8.1 (a.k.a Blue) as a free update

15 May, 2013, 9:33 am IST Anujeet Majumdar Software

The newest update for the Windows 8, previously known as “Windows Blue” was officially announced by Microsoft on Tuesday. While officials said that More

Android smartwatch "is now in physical form", says report

14 May, 2013, 8:54 am IST tech2 News Staff General 1 Comments

It was late in March this year, when we first got a hint of Google's smartwatch plans. Now, closer to its I/O event, some more has trickled out of the More

IE is still the most-used Internet browser

02 May, 2013, 9:14 am IST Shunal Doke General

Some new data about the current market share of different Internet browsers has emerged. According to the data, collected by NetMarketShare, the use of More

Google, LG reportedly making smartwatches too

23 Mar, 2013, 3:12 pm IST tech2 News Staff General

Another one to join the now popular 'smart watch' bandwagon is none other than Google. CNET report ... More

HP finally parts with webOS in LG Electronics deal

26 Feb, 2013, 9:29 am IST Smartphones

Hewlett-Packard is selling its webOS software to South Korean electronics company LG Electronics, securing a new home for a technological orphan... More

How do I install an OS like Windows 7, Vista or XP from a pen drive on a laptop?##Hassan

20 Dec, 2012, 1:05 pm IST Francis D'sa Windows

Is it possible to install an OS on a laptop with no CD/DVD ROM drive via a normal thumb drive? - Hassan More

How do I install Ubuntu on my desktop?##Mudassir

20 Dec, 2012, 10:32 am IST Francis D'sa Linux

How does one install Linux to run Ubuntu on their desktop PC? - Mudassir More

Kaspersky Lab confirms ongoing development of secure OS

16 Oct, 2012, 4:15 pm IST tech2 News Staff Linux

Kaspersky Lab is developing its own operating system. Clouded in speculation earlier, a post by Eugene ... More

Nokia gives project 'Meltemi' the boot

16 Jun, 2012, 4:25 pm IST Roydon Cerejo Linux

Sources close to All Things D have confirmed that the Nokia will be abandoning project ‘Meltemi’, a low-cost, ... More

Windows 8 Consumer Preview arriving on Feb 29

11 Feb, 2012, 4:00 pm IST Roydon Cerejo Linux 6 Comments

Did you know that 2012 is a leap year and Microsoft plans on making good use of the leap day which occurs once every four years. On February 29, Microsoft will More

Hardware requirements for Windows 8 tablets now official

20 Jan, 2012, 10:39 am IST Roydon Cerejo Tablets

Just like Windows Phone 7, it seems like Windows 8 devices, especially tablets will follow the same strict hardware ... More

Could Windows Phone Apollo be WP8?

29 Oct, 2011, 12:47 pm IST Roydon Cerejo Windows Mobile 3 Comments

Windows Phone 7 Mango devices are only just starting to trickle in while existing WP7 devices still wait their turn for the official update. The software giant More

Is Meltemi the full touch S40 OS from Nokia?

29 Sep, 2011, 12:59 pm IST Roydon Cerejo Windows Mobile

Nokia took their own sweet time in transitioning to the world of touchscreen mobiles. It started off with S60 5th Edition, then moved onto Symbian^3, Anna and now, Belle. More

Intel, Samsung to lead new Linux platform

28 Sep, 2011, 12:37 pm IST Reuters Windows Mobile

Two Linux groups said on Wednesday that they would combine their technologies to create a new operating software platform for a range of mobile devices led by Intel and Samsung Electronics. More

McAfee and Intel partner to create DeepSAFE security system for PCs

22 Sep, 2011, 10:01 am IST Roydon Cerejo Windows Mobile

In the quest to find the best security system, McAfee has teamed up with Intel to develop the first ever hardware assisted security system to eliminate threats More

BUILD 2011: Microsoft Windows 8's new features revealed

14 Sep, 2011, 6:45 pm IST Roydon Cerejo Windows Mobile 2 Comments

It’s day one of Microsoft’s BUILD Developer conference and already we have a host of new information regarding Windows 8 OS (Win 8). The first bit More

How To: Install OS X Lion on your ordinary PC

13 Sep, 2011, 5:13 pm IST Francis D'sa, Anand Tuliani Windows Mobile 29 Comments

There are a lot of things that Apple gets right, but pricing is not one of them. This is a company that’s made a fortune by defying conventional wisdom, More

HTC considering purchasing a mobile OS

13 Sep, 2011, 10:03 am IST Aaron Almeida Windows Mobile 2 Comments

When Google acquired Motorola Mobility, its Senior Vice President of Mobile, Andy Rubin said that their vision of Android remains unchanged. More

Samsung Wave smartphones to get Bada 2.0 update by Q4 2011

12 Sep, 2011, 9:40 am IST Aaron Almeida Windows Mobile

Samsung had announced three new Bada 2.0 equipped handsets before the launch of IFA 2011 which were the Wave 3, Wave M and Wave Y. Samsung’s Bada More

After Ice Cream Sandwich Google’s next OS – Jelly Bean

10 Sep, 2011, 11:28 am IST Aaron Almeida Android

Google has a long standing tradition of naming updated versions of their Android operating systems after desserts. This year at the Google I/O Conference, More