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Microsoft Shows Off Windows To Go – Running Windows 8 From USB

September 16, 2011 No Comments

Now this is just pure genius and I applaud Microsoft for doing such a great ob with this. Microsoft is introducing Windows To Go with Windows 8. You can literally run the whole OS from a USB drive. The most impressive part though is that when you pull out the USB drive while having docs […]

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Cross-plattform Multiplayer Gaming on Windows 8 & Windows Phone (video)

September 16, 2011 1 Comment

Yesterday, we went through the feature of cross-platform gaming on Windows 8 with Windows Phone. It’s an amazing feature and one that should benefit all the products involved. We only had images to work with before but now wp7app.de has kindly uploaded a video showing us an actual demo of the cross-platform gaming taking place. […]

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Joe Belfiore: No Mango This Week (Still Might Land this Month)

September 16, 2011 3 Comments

So no Mango update yesterday and no Mango today either. Joe Belfiore has made it clear that there will be no Mango update for the masses all this week. In a tweet yesterday he stated: On a positive note, all signs do lead to the Mango update being released this month. His indication of that […]

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Microsoft Puts Out New Mango Windows Phone Ad Aimed at Devs (video)

September 16, 2011 No Comments

Microsoft is serious about – developers developers developers!!! Microsoft has released a new advertisement but this time geared towards developers. I honestly think that if they can edit this a bit it also make for a good commercial for consumers…  Check out how Windows Phone 7.5 offers a truly smarter way to app. Metro Design […]

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Microsoft Shows Off Xbox Live on Windows 8 (videos)

September 15, 2011 No Comments

The features just keep on rolling in for Windows 8. Before Build closed its doors today, Microsoft showed off Xbox Live for Windows 8. Xbox Live is a HUGE service on Xbox 360 but imagine that service on over half a billion computers all over the world. This is not only a win for Windows […]

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Windows 8 VS iPad Running IOS5 FIGHT!!!! (video)

September 15, 2011 No Comments

Since Windows 8 is still in Pre-Beta, we can look at this video comparison as just that. Already though in my opinion Windows 8 is looking way better than iPad. I love its clean look and the way that it really makes doing things a lot easier. Is it me or is IOS looking really […]

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Windows 8 Slate Running on ARM Processor

September 15, 2011 No Comments

Some critics were commenting on how Microsoft lacked showing off Windows 8 on ARM. Well here you go, a nice clear video demo of Windows 8 running on an ARM processor. I honestly cannot wait till I can actually go into a store and purchase one of these babies. Hopefully it will be in a NYC […]

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Windows Phone Mango Video Chat Demo

September 15, 2011 No Comments

As we all know, the new generation of Windows Phone will be sporting front-facing cameras which will be used for video chat. The Windows Phone YouTube channel posted a video demonstrating the video chat feature in Windows Phone 7.5. If it works as fluidly as it does in this demo it is going to be […]

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Taiwan launching Mango on September 16th – In HTC Store Only

September 15, 2011 No Comments

We are all anticipating the final release of the Mango update for Windows Phone. It has been rumored that it will be landing today or at least the week – month. That is not stopping HTC as they will start updating Windows Phone users to Mango by inviting everyone to their flagship store in Taiwan. There on September […]

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Reason #4585671 Why Windows 8 is Better than the iPad

September 15, 2011 5 Comments

Even though Microsoft has not mentioned the iPad nor the word tablet throughout their presentations this week. Everyone else is talking about this future vs matchup against the iPad. Some even calling Windows 8 the iPad killer. You can say what you will about which you think is or will be better but this image […]

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LG: Jil Sander Windows Phone Revealed (Specs & Press Shots)

The press shots and specs have been revealed for LG’s Jil Sanders Windows Phone. It is basically a Optimus...

Samsung Omnia W Gets Really Friendly With the Camera (Pics)

The Windows Phone Team just published some really nice close up pictures of the upcoming Mango flavored Samsung Omnia...