Microsoft has already pushed the beta iteration of its popular web browser to the next stage of development. Internet Explorer 9 release candidate or IE9 RC is now available for download for Windows Vista and Windows 7 users. IE9 RC supports both 32 and 64-bit versions of the Windows platform. By downloading and using Internet Explorer 9, you would be able to experience new features like Pinning of sites, Jump…

Windows Phone 7 is claimed to be a different kind of smartphone. Well, that’s probably true if Microsoft beat the way Google Android and Apple iOS play in the mobile technology market. We’ve first seen Windows Phone 7 series back in February, during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. And now, a teaser ad has been posted in YouTube which promises that “the revolution is coming”. The video is said…

The award-winning free anti-malware software from Microsoft which was first released in September 2009 comes in a new version at Beta stage. Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) next version (was not named yet as Version 2.0 or V2) has new features including: Windows Firewall integration – During setup, Microsoft Security Essentials will now ask if you would like to turn the Windows Firewall on or off. Enhanced protection for web-based threats…

Windows 7 might probably be the best Microsoft operating system so far, boosted with its first service pack scheduled to be released soon. But there are already rumors that Microsoft started working on Windows 8 which the confidential details have been leaked to the internet. Though MS has not confirmed the authenticity yet, some MS fans are excited about how Windows 8 will look like. In fact, the first video…

This has been rumored even before the final release of Windows 7, but it looks like details of Windows 8 have already been leaked on the internet. Windows 8 is said to be the next Microsoft computer operating system to be released by 2012. Below are screenshots of Windows 8 product cycle and other confidential slides stamped “Microsoft Confidential” and “Under NDA”. The slides also contain a footnote “Windows 8…

Ruffian Games Ltd. and Microsoft scheduled to release Crackdown 2 in the US on July 6th, 2010 and in the EU on July 9th, 2010. But before that, gamers can get to preview Crackdown 2 as the demo has been released on Xbox LIVE. Crackdown 2 is the ultimate open-ended world action experience, only available on Xbox 360 that lets you be judge, jury, and executioner for a huge, fully…

Just yesterday, Xbox 360 Kinect was unveiled before the start of this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles. And now, it has already been announced that Kinect will launch in the US on November 4th, and will be available worldwide this holiday season. Microsoft didn’t say anything about Kinect pricing at its E3 2010 Press conference, but looks like GameStop pre-order pricing has been leaked. Kinect for Xbox…

It’s official. The new controller-free gaming device, previously code-named “Project Natal”, got its official name- the Microsoft Kinect. The Kinect label was released before the start of this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles. Microsoft Kinect for Xbox The slim black Kinect sensor plugs directly into any Xbox 360. Despite of its small size, the Kinect device contains a camera, audio sensors, and motion-sensing technology that track 48…

June 1, 2010 is the final phase of Windows 7 RC expiration. The RC version of the latest operating system from Microsoft will completely expire today. Windows will start to a black desktop and RC users will be presented with a Windows Activation screen. The screen states that the copy of Windows users are running is not genuine. We can recall that Windows users were able to experience Windows 7…

Western Digital announced recently that the WD TV Live HD media player is now compatible with the latest Microsoft OS- the Windows 7. Thanks to the latest firmware upgrade. That means that with the use of Windows 7 Play To feature, users can initiate and control the streaming of video, music or photos to the WD TV Live HD media player and home entertainment systems from any Windows 7-based PC…