TAG: Windows os

Windows Blue to have Start button, option to boot to desktop

23 Apr, 2013, 8:52 am IST Shunal Doke Windows 1 Comments

One of the most controversial changes Microsoft made to Windows in its latest iteration - Windows 8 - is the removal of the Start button and menu. According to More

Leaked early Windows Blue build shows new Live Tile sizes and IE 11

25 Mar, 2013, 9:46 am IST Nikhil Subramaniam Windows 1 Comments

We have been hearing about Windows Blue, the next version of Windows, arriving for a while, but we didn’t know what changes it would bring. Well, that has More

Windows Phone Store expands to 42 more countries

03 Dec, 2012, 10:54 am IST Nishtha Kanal Windows Mobile 1 Comments

Microsoft on Friday announced that they’ve expanded the Windows Phone Store to cover 42 more countries, taking the number of markets they serve to 113. More

Kaspersky Lab expert narrates encounter with phone scammers

23 Nov, 2012, 1:48 pm IST tech2 News Staff General 1 Comments

Jacoby shares how phone scammers tried to explain to him that his computer was infected with malware. More

Android adoption rate 6 times faster than that of iPhone: Research

08 Nov, 2012, 10:30 am IST tech2 News Staff Smartphones 1 Comments

An unexpected Internet trends report by KPCB partner Mary Meeker highlighted that Android adoption is growing at a rate that is six times faster that of the iPhone. More

Microsoft profit falls as PC sales shrink

19 Oct, 2012, 9:21 am IST Smartphones

Microsoft Corp said its fiscal first-quarter profit fell on Thursday, hurt by a dip in computer sales running its Windows operating system and the deferral ... More

Microsoft finds malware on new computers in China

14 Sep, 2012, 10:09 am IST Smartphones

A customer in Shenzhen, China, took a new laptop out of its box and booted it up for the first time. But ... More

Microsoft to invest $605 million in Barnes & Noble's Nook

02 May, 2012, 5:52 pm IST Anuradha Shetty Tablets

Trying to make their way through an adequately populated eBook market, is Microsoft Inc., who according to ... More

Cbazaar makes it to the Windows 8 store

02 Mar, 2012, 4:39 pm IST Padmini Harchandrai Apps 1 Comments

Windows 8 is still in beta, but that's not stopping app developers from getting their apps in the Windows 8 store, ... More

Run Android apps on Windows

21 Nov, 2011, 11:13 am IST Francis D'sa Apps 15 Comments

Most Android-based smartphone users would agree that they would prefer testing an app before downloading it to their phone. More

GIGABYTE Announces EZ Smart Response Utility

06 Jun, 2011, 5:17 pm IST Aaron Almeida Motherboards

A technology which allows users to effortlessly enjoy a boost in system performance. More