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Enable family safety feature in Windows 8

Practicing safety is important for anyone who goes online, but with kids it is a must. And with the advancement in technology, majority of the kids have started using computers and the Internet to do their project research, converse with friends, play games, and browse wealth of information on the w... Read More

Microsoft removes the ban on Flash on Windows 8

Flash was not a valid option for anything that runs on Windows 8. But not anymore! Microsoft has decided to lift the ban on Flash on Windows 8. Microsoft has earlier announced that Windows 8 would not offer any support to Flash and now they have changed their mind. Microsoft’s logic behind reve... Read More

An 18-inch tablet from Dell to be released soon

Dell has recently announced about releasing a new tablet in the market. This tablet has an 18-inch screen. It might be a little too big for tablets but for people who think in terms of ‘the bigger the better’, this is great news. This tablet, however, can also be turned into a desktop wheneve... Read More

Windows 8 Pro upgrade to cost $70 for students

Microsoft is planning to sell Windows 8 Pro upgrade for just $70! Microsoft has announced this on their blog recently. This upgrade offer is available to students via Microsoft Store. This offer will be available to students in other countries, but for now, only student in US can avail this. It... Read More

Motorola planning to develop a Windows 8 device

Motorola is planning to develop a handheld Windows 8 device soon. This device will not be a tablet or a mobile phone but this is a device for industrial use. It can be used in factories by the employees and other can also be used for other industrial places. Motorola Solutions Inc. (MSI) is plann... Read More

Windows 8 being used in Australian parliament

A few days ago, we spoke about the licensing agreement that Microsoft entered into with the United States Department of Defense and how Pentagon employees can use Windows 8 on their devices. Now, we give you this - Windows 8 is being used in the Australian parliament. That’s second government t... Read More

Microsoft’s Surface Windows 8 Pro to be available from Feb 9

Microsoft announced that Surface Windows 8 Pro will be available in the market from Feb 9. They have recently started manufacturing devices and Surface is one of their best products. Hardware market already has big leaders who’ve been in the competition for a while now. But it won’t start shi... Read More

VLC player for Windows 8 to be released soon

Windows 8 users have some good news. Finally VLC media player is coming to Windows 8. This app would be released in the next three months, according to VideoLAN. They have recently announced that they have raised money via the popular crowdsourcing platform Kickstarter to start developing apps fo... Read More

Kupa UltraNote X15 Windows 8 tablet to be out soon

Kupa UltraNote X15 was released few months ago. This German tablet is packed with specs that will make you go wow. Armed with Intel Core i5 processor and 8GB of RAM, this 10.1-inch tablet has a resolution of 1920x1200 pixels. UltraNote X15 has a 10-point multi-touch display that also has loads ... Read More

Microsoft increases the Upgrade price of Windows 8 Pro

We have earlier written about the Upgrade offers Microsoft has for Windows 8. Microsoft has recently announced that the offers won’t stand for long and the prices for Upgrade. Windows 8 Pro Upgrade price would be $199.99 from February. Microsoft, on its blog has announced that the prices for Wi... Read More