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Microsoft Kinectimals for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch is now available in the App Store. The popular Xbox Kinect game was released today for iOS devices. The game allows you to interact with your virtual pet hence making the game popular among kids.
You can purchase and download Kinectimals for iOS from App Store.
It costs $2.99 and the Kinectimals IPA will download and install directly on your device after you purchase it.
Microsoft has begun seeding Security Essentials 4 Beta to selected beta testers. If you signed up to participate in beta program, you can now download MSE 4 beta from Microsoft website.
If you want to run Windows 8 from USB, there’s a built-in tool that lets you do it. With Windows 8 Portable Workspace Creator, you can install win8 on USB and run it simply by plugging in the USB to any system. This is especially helpful for people who are on the go and don’t want to carry laptops with them.
All you need is a 16 GB USB pen drive and a Windows 8 image. Be sure to backup any data that you may have on the USB drive as the device will be formtted during the process and all data will be wiped. To create a bootable Windows 8 USB, plug the USB with the computer, launch Windows 8 Portable Workspace Creator and follow the steps.
You can now download Windows 8 32 Bit and 64 Bit ISO file. Microsoft unveiled Windows 8 earlier today and it has now been made available for download. You can download and install it on any system that meets minimum Windows 8 system requirements. Here are download links:
WindowsDeveloperPreview-32bit-English.iso
Sha 1 hash – 4E0698BBABE01ED27582C9FC16AD21C4422913CC
WindowsDeveloperPreview-64bit-English.iso
Sha 1 hash – 79DBF235FD49F5C1C8F8C04E24BDE6E1D04DA1E9
Want to know more? See a cool list of Windows 8 keyboard shortcuts.
Update: It appears that Windows 8 Developer Preview ISO torrent is now available as well. It may be useful for those who are either experiencing slow download speed hence looking for mirror links or for those who prefer to pause downloads for some reason. We recommend you download the ISO from official download links since Microsoft has offered it publicly for all, not just for developers.
Windows 8, demoed today, will soon be available for download. Here is a brief list of Windows 8 keyboard shortcuts that will help you get things done, quickly and easily, once you install it. You will notice that some shortcuts that worked in earlier versions of Windows work well in this version as well while some are new ones. Here is the list:
| Shortcut | Functionality |
|---|---|
| WIN + D | Show Desktop |
| WIN + E | Open Windows Explorer |
| WIN + R | Open “Run” |
| WIN + L | Lock computer |
| WIN + F | Search files |
| WIN + W | Search settings |
| WIN + Q | Search applications |
| WIN + C | Brings up Start Menu & Date / Time |
| WIN + I | “Settings” charm |
| WIN + O | Rotation lock |
And here are some shortcut commands that can be used in Windows 8 Ribbon Explorer.
Press ALT key, then press any of following to perform the tasks:
| Shortcut | Functionality |
|---|---|
| D | Delete the selected |
| E | Edit the selected |
| H | Show history of selected file |
| M | Move |
| R | Rename the selected |
| T | Cut |
| V | Paste |
| N | Create new folder |
| W | Create new document |
| C O | Copy the selected |
| C P | Copy file / folder path |
| C F | Copy the folder |
| S A | Select All |
| S N | Deselect |
| S I | Invert Selection |
| P E | Open with… |
| P R | Properties |
| P S | Insert label |
| A | Open Special Features |
As usual, you can use arrow keys to move between tiles, Page up / down can also be used. Enter key is used for selection, as it always has been.
Microsoft demoed Windows 8 today at day 1 of BUILD conference that will be available for download to developers later today. So, what are minimum system requirements for Windows 8. That’s the big question as users would need to know the hardware specs to run Windows 8. Microsoft didn’t answer this question directly in today’s keynote. However Windows chief Steven Sinofsky did mention that even Lenovo S10 can run Windows 8. Lenovo S10 IdeaPad, a 10 inch Intel Atom powered laptop with 1 GB RAM. So, we can get an idea of system specs needed to run the upcoming Windows release.
Since its minimum, you can obviously get more seamless and enjoyable Windows 8 experience on machines with better hardware specs. But if you have a cheap laptop lying around, you may want to update it to Windows 8 since it will then take fewer resources than Windows 7:
You’d be able to download Windows 8 Developer Preview later today.
Microsoft unveiled Windows 8 at BUILD conference today. And you’d be able to download Windows 8 Developer Preview ISO from direct download links as soon as 6 PM PST today. Windows 8 is next generation OS from Microsoft that supports both, the traditional desktop environment as well as touchscreen environment.
Earlier today, Microsoft demoed Windows 8 Build 8102 at their developer conference. Windows Chief Steven Sinofsky, in his keynote address, highlighted the important features of Windows 8. As for availability, Windows 8 ISO download links will soon be available over at dev.windows.com.
We will update this post soon as Windows 8 becomes available, stay tuned.
Download Windows 8 Developer Preview ISO [Build 8120]
Links will be available at 6 PM PST.
Full build name as specified on demo was:
Windows 8 Build_8102_winmain_win8m3_110830_1739_f27a4ce73b5c5b80.
Microsoft demoed Windows 8 Build 8102 at BUILD conference today. Windows Chief Steven Sinofsky highlighted core features of Windows 8. The upcoming OS from Microsoft will work on Touchscreen devices as well as on traditional desktop PCs. It will support Keyboard / Mouse input in addition to Touch based input.
Here are some screenshots of Windows 8:
Windows 8 Developer Preview will be released later today. Stay tuned for more.
In a recently released video highlighting the support to mount ISO files in Windows 8, Microsoft has revealed another new UI element: Windows 8 Start Menu. Inspired by Metro look, new Win8 Start Menu looks sleek and flat when compared to the one in Windows 7. There are only 4 start menu items that can be seen in the video:
Here is the screenshot:
Looks like Microsoft is finally getting rid of the cluttered start menu items. Glossy look of Windows 7 Start Menu also seems to have been replaced with a flat icon inspired by Metro UI. This start menu looks optimized for tablets and handheld devices. It’s not clear at the moment whether it will be default Start Menu and how much customization Microsoft will allow for it. This was first pulled by WinRumors in the video that demoes ISO and VHD support in Windows 8.
As per Microsoft, you’d be able to mount ISO in Windows 8 by using the native support for ISO and VHD files. This feature is added keeping in view 2 important file formats used for storing files, ISO and VHD. These file formats are used to distribute large files that can include any type of content from Music and Movies to Software and Data. Up till now, you needed a third party software to mount ISO files and access the data stored therein. With native support, you won’t need a third party software.
As its built right into the Windows 8, you will be able to mount ISO from within Windows 8 Explorer. There will be a separate tab that will allow you to mount the file and access data it contains. You can also burn the ISO onto a CD / DVD drive.
And this is how mounted ISO image will look like:
Handling of VHD files is very much the same. You would be able to see VHDs as virtual HDDs in Windows 8. This will allow you to access the files in VHD files.
And VHD file will look like this:
Although you can already manage these type of files by using third party tools, native support for mounting ISO files looks cool. It’s also much needed feature as the use of optical discs is on decline due to cheap large volume hard disk drives. Not to mention the importance of this feature for PCs / devices that don’t have an optical drive, tablets!
Here is a video highlighting these features:
Microsoft has detailed these features over at MSDN. We’ll keep you updated as new Windows 8 features continue to surface.
