With the release of Windows 8.1 preview, we have seen quite a lot of new features including the start button, boot to desktop, desktop wallpaper for start screen and many more. We had covered how SkyDrive is deeply integrated into Windows 8 with more features like offline file access, file browsing in SkyDrive app etc.(…)
Remember Desktop gadgets and sidebars in Windows? Desktop gadgets and sidebars were first introduced with Windows Vista, in which it features a sidebar anchored to the side of the desktop. Its widgets, called Gadgets, can perform various tasks, such as displaying the time and date and showing the CPU usage. Although the feature was available(…)
Few days back Microsoft research team released a app for Windows Phone which allows users to check the network speed. Today, Microsoft has released the network speed test app for Windows 8. This app lets you to check the Internet speed your service provider is offering you an check with the actual speed promised. Using(…)
One of the main new features when Microsoft released Windows 8 was the availability of Windows Store. Using the Store, users were able to buy, download and install apps on your Windows 8 devices similar to the iOS and Android app store. The Windows Store did have a good number of apps at launch as(…)
SkyDrive is one of the most popular cloud storage service from Microsoft with millions of users using it as their primary storage. Moreover, SkyDrive is also used on Windows Phones to backup files and other settings. When Windows 8 was released, Microsoft did release a metro UI app for SkyDrive, but the amount of integration(…)
SkyDrive is a very popular cloud storage service from Microsoft and comes with apps for almost all mobile and desktop platform. Prior to Windows 8, SkyDrive was available in the form of an app, but with the release of Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8, SkyDrive was integrated into the OS and this has improved(…)
One of the major changes of Windows 8 was that it was designed for tablets unlike previous versions of Windows. The start screen along with controls optimized for touch screen were developed for better tablet experience. At Windows 8 launch, the devices had embedded radios (3G and 4G) that were separate components within the devices. (…)
At the BUILD conference, Microsoft released the preview version of Windows 8.1. Although this is not a final build (which is expected some time in August), it is pretty stable and we have not encountered any bugs as of now. The new Windows 8.1 comes with quite a lot of new features and improvements over(…)
At the BUILD conference yesterday, Microsoft released the Windows 8.1 which comes with quite a lot of new features, apps and also improvements over the existing features. We had covered in detail about how to upgrade from Windows 8 to Windows 8.1 either using the Windows Store or using the ISO. Yesterday, Microsoft released only the(…)
With the release of Windows 8.1, we covered about the new apps which are included in the preview build which Microsoft released yesterday at the BUILD conference. Along with the new features and improvements, Microsoft has also released a new app, called Movie Moments. This app, although not included in the core apps, you can(…)
