Windows 8 reached the RTM milestone

Microsoft has officially confirmed that Windows 8 has been released to manufacturing and the final build number is 9200. you can get Windows 8 starting on October 26th either by upgrading for $39.99 or on a new PC.

August 15th: Developers will be able to download the final version of Windows 8 via your MSDN subscriptions.
August 15th: IT professionals testing Windows 8 in organizations will be able to access the final version of Windows 8 through your TechNet subscriptions.
August 16th: Customers with existing Microsoft Software Assurance for Windows will be able to download Windows 8 Enterprise edition through the Volume License Service Center (VLSC), allowing you to test, pilot and begin adopting Windows 8 Enterprise within your organization.
August 16th: Microsoft Partner Network members will have access to Windows 8.
August 20th: Microsoft Action Pack Providers (MAPS) receive access to Windows 8.

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Google Chrome 21 stable released

Google just released chrome 21 for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Chrome Frame, a new stable version of its popular browser.

What’s new in this chrome 21 stable ?

getUserMedia API- now access your webcam and microphone without having to install any additional plug-in
New and improved printing experience for Google Cloud Print
expanded support for gamepads
support for high-resolution Mac Retina screens

Bug fixes:
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Outlook.com a brand new email service from Microsoft

Microsoft has announced a new email platform Outlook.com.This is the new Hotmail, which is now called Outlook.

What’s new in Outlook.com?

Clean Interface metro UI
social integration
SkyDrive integration
Skype integration

Just go to Outlook.com  and sign up for Outlook.com mail account.

You can also upgrade your account to Outlook.com from Hotmail.com or Live.com email address.
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Digg.com relaunched

Digg,the Social bookmarking website launched the first version (v1) of its new site. It was built on fresh code base and infrastructure in six weeks. The new version requires Facebook account to login and cut down the  spam. Version 1 (v1) will not include a commenting system now. The new Digg score is the sum of the number of diggs, Facebook shares and tweets for a story.
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London 2012 Hockey google doodle

Google is celebrating 2012 london olympic with a new London 2012 Hockey doodle on its homepage. This google doodle shows a female player holding a hook-shaped stick playing on a hockey pitch.
The London 2012 Hockey sports event started on the 29th of July 2012 and will be played until the 11th of August 2012. Men’s Hockey made its debut at the London 1908 Games and  first women’s Olympic hockey competition was held at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.
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VidCoder – free DVD/Blu-ray ripping and video transcoding

VidCoder is a free DVD/Blu-ray ripping and video transcoding software for Windows.

Main features:

uses HandBrake as encoding engine.
Pause, resume encoding
Multi-threaded
MP4, MKV containers
H.264 encoding with x264
MPEG-4, MPEG-2, Theora video
AAC, MP3, Vorbis, AC3, FLAC audio encoding and AAC/AC3/MP3/DTS/DTS-HD passthrough
Target bitrate, size or quality for video
2-pass encoding
Decomb, detelecine, deinterlace filters
Batch encoding
Instant source previews
Creates small encoded preview clips
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MakeMKV – Video transcoder

MakeMKV is a free video transcoder that converts the video clips from proprietary disc into a set of MKV files.

Main features:

Reads DVD and Blu-ray discs
Reads Blu-ray discs protected with latest versions of AACS and BD+
Preserves all video and audio tracks, including HD audio
Preserves chapters information
Preserves all meta-information (track language, audio type)
Fast conversion
No additional software is required for conversion or decryption.
Windows, Mac OS X and Linux
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