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Windows 10 Technical Preview build 9879 released

Post last modified:November 13, 2014
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Microsoft has released Windows 10 Technical Preview build 9879.

What’s new in this build?

now hide the Search or Task View buttons on the taskbar.
new updated minimize and restore animations.
replaced the 3 dots in the Window chrome for modern apps with a “hamburger-style” icon.
now use Snap Assist when snapping apps across multiple monitors.
new 3 finger gestures for precision touchpads.
OneDrive will use selective sync.
IE’s new Edge rendering engine.
New IE feedback tool smiley face icon.
Native MKV support.

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Microsoft Lumia 535 announced

Post last modified:November 11, 2014
Post category:Phone
Post author:Manikandan

Microsoft Devices has announced the Lumia 535 and Lumia 535 Dual SIM Windows Phone 8.1 smartphones under Microsoft Lumia brand.It come in cyan, bright green, bright orange, white, dark grey and black and are priced at US$135.

Microsoft Lumia 535 specifications:

Windows Phone 8.1 OS with Lumia Denim
5-inch (960 x 540 pixels) IPS display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection
1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 processor
1GB RAM
Sigle SIM/Dual SIM
5MP auto focus rear camera with LED flash, f/2.4 aperture, 28mm lens
5MP front camera with wide angle 24mm lens, f/2.4 aperture
8GB internal memory and expandable up to 128GB with microSD
FM Radio
3G, WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0 LE, GPS / aGPS
1905 mAh battery

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Microsoft releases Xim, a photo sharing app

Post last modified:October 9, 2014
Post category:Apps
Post author:Manikandan

Microsoft released XIM photo sharing app for android,ios and windows phone.

Main features:

everyone can see the images on their own device
swipe and zoom together, so everyone stays in sync automatically
Only one person needs to have Xim installed in order for everyone to participate
Invite people from your phone’s contact list, via email or via phone number
Choose photos from your camera roll, Instagram, Facebook, Dropbox, or OneDrive
Xims only stick around for a little
Long press on a photo you like for additional options such as save photo
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Microsoft Announces Windows 10

Post last modified:October 1, 2014
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Microsoft officially announced the next version of Windows, it’s Windows 10 and not Windows 9. The final version of windows 10 won’t be available until the middle of 2015.

Windows 10 highlights:

The Start Menu Is Back.
Modern Windows Store Apps Run in a Window.
New Task Switcher.
Virtual or Multiple Desktops.
Updated command prompt.
No Charms Bar on Desktops.
New Notification Center.

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Microsoft launches Developer Channel for Internet Explorer

Post last modified:June 17, 2014
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Microsoft has launched Internet Explorer Developer Channel.This ia a beta version of IE that gives early adopters a sneak peek of upcoming browser features. IE Developer Channel can run alongside and independently of IE11.Its available in both 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x64) editions.
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Microsoft releases MS-DOS and Word source code

Post last modified:March 26, 2014
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Microsoft has released the source code to MS-DOS 1.1 and 2.0 and MS Word for Windows 1.1a to the Computer History Museum.
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Microsoft launches free OneNote for Mac and Windows

Post last modified:March 18, 2014
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Microsoft announced that its note taking software is now available for free to download for Mac and windows.

Main features:

OneNote is now free.
OneNote for Mac is now available.
Premium features are available to paid customers.
OneNote service now provides a cloud API.
OneNote Clipper for saving web pages to OneNote.
[email protected] for emailing notes to OneNote.
Office Lens for capturing documents.
Sending blog and news articles to OneNote from Feedly, News360 and Weave.
Easy document scanning to OneNote with Brother, Doxie Go, Epson, and Neat.
Writing notes with pen and paper and sending them to OneNote with Livescribe.
Mobile document scanning to OneNote with Genius Scan and JotNot.
Having your physical notebooks scanned into OneNote with Mod Notebooks.
Connecting your world to OneNote with IFTTT.
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Microsoft rebrands Office Web Apps as Office Online

Post last modified:February 20, 2014
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Microsoft has rebranded its Office Web Apps as Office Online. Office Online is a online version of its Office suite.

What’s New?

hundreds”of templates for Excel, PowerPoint and Word.

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Microsoft launched OneDrive

Post last modified:January 8, 2016
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Microsoft has launched OneDrive, the cloud service formerly known as SkyDrive and new OneDrive-branded apps should be available for download for iOS, Android, Windows Phone and Windows 8.1.

Storage plans (annual price)
7 GB             Free
+50 GB             $25
+100 GB    $50
+200 GB    $100

To get extra free storage

Activate your camera roll backup to save photos automatically.
Refer friends and earn 500MB (friend and you) Max +5 GB.
Get Office 365 and receive 20 GB per person or up to 100 GB per household.
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200 million Windows 8 licenses sold

Post last modified:February 14, 2014
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Microsoft marketing chief Tami Reller announced that microsoft has sold 200 million Windows 8 licenses to date and it includes only OEM and retail copies of the operating system.

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