Experience Office 2013 Home Premium Preview for FREE

By James in Windows 8 No Comments Tags: microsoft, office 2013, office 365, Windows 8

With the competition tightening in the cloud environment day by day, Microsoft wants to bring innovation in terms of document creation, editing and sharing through its Office products. Thus, the company based in Redmond has two types of versions available for its popular Office suite.

The first one called Office 2013 represents a traditional single device license, while the other is called Office 365 and is based on an annual subscription service for a license which can be used on multiple devices. The latter includes additional services like cloud integration for saving and sharing documents.

If you bought… Continue to Experience Office 2013 Home Premium Preview for FREE

Six features hidden in Windows 8 that you probably don’t know about

By James in Windows 8 No Comments Tags: features, microsoft, Windows 8

Microsoft’s new operating system is gaining more traction with each day that passes, but users get used to it harder than they did with the previous version. This is due to the fact that Windows 8 comes with a redesigned and improved user interface. Here are the coolest six features in Windows 8 that most users don’t know about.

Secret Start Menu.

While it is quite easy to notice that Microsoft removed the old Orb button for the start menu and replaced it with a brand new Start Screen, there’s actually sort of a Start menu… Continue to Six features hidden in Windows 8 that you probably don't know about

Lost your Windows 8 product key? ProduKey tool helps you recover it

By James in Windows 8 No Comments Tags: microsoft, product key, Windows 8

With Windows based computers things are now much easier than they used to be back in the old ’98 or XP era. You now have apps running inside tiles, touch enabled interface and so on, but what about the old re-install the operating system process?

Well, thanks to an interestingly engineered feature from Windows 8, it is now a lot easier and faster to repair and re-install the OS that your computer came with. I’m talking about the Reset PC feature which is among the new features that the latest operating system from Microsoft comes with.

I said that… Continue to Lost your Windows 8 product key? ProduKey tool helps you recover it

Microsoft Entering The Tablet Market With Surface

By James in News No Comments Tags: Apple, Gorilla Glass, iPad, liquid metal, magnesium body, microsoft, redmond, surface, tablet, type cover, Windows 8

Even though Microsoft has infirmed numerous times the rumors about them entering the tablet market, the company from Redmond has recently showcased a new product called Microsoft Surface which is designed to compete with the Android tablets and the iPad. This new tablet is Microsoft’s first attempt to directly compete with other hardware manufacturers like Samsung or Apple, which have been fighting for a couple of years for that number one spot. We’ll just have to wait for the product to be officially available for sale, in order to see if they will be able to grab some of the… Continue to Microsoft Entering The Tablet Market With Surface

Microsoft SkyDrive Client Officially Released [Download]

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Microsoft’s approach on cloud computing for the general public is called SkyDrive, which now has an official client released. Right from the start I have to say that SkyDrive client is back-words compatible with several operating systems from Microsoft, including Windows Vista SP2 and Windows Server SP2.

As you would expect from a new technology or software, it will come with built in support for Windows 8 (including a dedicated Metro app), even though the SkyDrive client will be used at launch mainly on Windows 7.

SkyDrive is not a new technology from Microsoft as the service was… Continue to Microsoft SkyDrive Client Officially Released [Download]

Where Does Windows RT Come From?

By Clarkson in Windows 8 No Comments Tags: arm, come, does, from, is, microsoft, runtime, what, where, windows rt

What does Windows RT mean?

As you might already found out by now, there will be three versions of the upcoming Microsoft newest OS: a simple Windows 8 which targets the common users, a more sophisticated and well-equipped Windows 8 Pro that has been designed in order to fulfill the requests of enthusiastic users and corporations, and a third version which targets the tablets which will use ARM technology. The latter version is called Windows RT and many are wondering where does this name is coming from?

And that’s a quite normal question. Windows RT name comes from… Continue to Where Does Windows RT Come From?

Microsoft Cuts The Support And Updates For Windows Vista

By Clarkson in News No Comments Tags: microsoft, support, updates, Windows Vista

Windows Vista will not receive any regular support from Microsoft. The users, however, will benefit from an Extended Support Program.

Microsoft drops down Vista support. Most of the users of this operating system will not receive updates anymore. The “Extended Support” program continues until 2017, but in this period the Redmond based company will be offering rare security updates and paid updates.

Starting with 10th of April, 2012, the Windows Vista common users can choose between an upgrade or keeping their OS without complete support from Microsoft.

The company also offers its customers possibility to… Continue to Microsoft Cuts The Support And Updates For Windows Vista

Microsoft Loses At Its Own Challenge And Gets “Smoked” By Android

By Johnny_Cooper in News No Comments Tags: Android, microsoft, News

An Android user recently reported that Microsoft denied a legitimately won prize at a challenge proposed by the Redmond based company to determine if a device running on Windows Phone could load faster than an Android phone two weather widgets in two different cities. The incident took place in Santa Clara, USA, and quickly circulated on the Internet as an advertising strategy that ended up badly for Microsoft.

To participate in the challenge, the Sahas Katta had to sign a document which stated that, if he loses, he would approve to be photographed and the photo could be published with the title… Continue to Microsoft Loses At Its Own Challenge And Gets "Smoked" By Android

Microsoft Bans Employees From Buying Apple Products

By Johnny_Cooper in News No Comments Tags: Apple, microsoft, News

There is nothing new about the rivalry between Microsoft and Apple, PC or Mac are the two options that most users have when choosing a computer. Regular consumers do have a choice, but what about the employees of each company? Well, we can tell you the obvious; in Cupertino there is no trace of Windows, and in Redmond there are no signs of Apple. But it seems that Microsoft has taken it one step further by recently banning its employees from purchasing Apple products like Macs or iPads with company funds.

This is what Alain Crozier, the chief financial officer… Continue to Microsoft Bans Employees From Buying Apple Products

Enhance Mouse & Keyboard Experience In Windows 8 With Microsoft Device Center

By James in Windows 8 No Comments Tags: device center, microsoft, Windows 8

Even though Microsoft’s main business refers to the Windows operating system and Office suites, they are also hardware manufacturers as well. Among the most popular devices manufactured by Microsoft we find the keyboard and mouse.

With the upcoming Windows 8, the company based in Redmond wants to bring new features to the table, considering the fact that the new operating system supports mouse gestures and also offers numerous shortcuts for your keyboard.

As a result, the company decided to release a Windows 8 only application called Microsoft Device Center, to enhance mouse and keyboard experience in Windows 8… Continue to Enhance Mouse & Keyboard Experience In Windows 8 With Microsoft Device Center