Microsoft unveiled Windows 8 to the world earlier this month and one company was waiting in the wings to measure people’s reactions. Social media firm MashWork created an infographic based on what people were saying about Windows 8 after it was revealed earlier this year. Half of all tweets favored Windows 8′s Metro style design compared to Apple’s...

At BUILD, we were given loaner Windows 8 Developer Preview (WDP) PCs to tinker with. Shortly after, I was approached and asked: Can you figure out how to change the green background color present on the new Start UI? “That shouldn’t be hard”, I replied. Days later, it became obvious it was a little more complicated than that… The Start UI makes...

Google has plastered a whopping great arrow across its homepage today, in an effort to convince visitors to give its Google Plus social network a try. The blazing blue arrow points to the new '+You' tab on the Google toolbar, which is where you access Google Plus once you've signed in with your Google account. Google Plus is the Big G's answer...

Microsoft makes big changes with Windows 8, revamping the look and function, and adding support for the next generation of mobile devices. The buzzword is "reimagine" here at Microsoft's BUILD conference in Anaheim, California, where Windows 8 is being shown for the first time in detail to developers and the media. The term refers to the operating...

News Want to give Windows 8's new look a try? Starting tonight, you'll be able to download a Windows 8 developer preview release straight from Microsoft. The Windows 8 preview code will be available as an ISO file at 8 p.m. Pacific time from Microsoft's developer website. You'll have a choice of 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) builds, with or without...

Windows 7: If you love Google+ but wish you could access your stream on the desktop, G+7is a  Windows 7 gadget that sits on your desktop and gives you access to your stream, complete with links, images, and the ability to open them quickly if you see something interesting. Similar to previously mentioned Tab for Google+, once you're logged...

Windows Live SkyDrive Here's some interesting news surrounding SkyDrive. The growing service has seen increased usage through Windows Phone, Office and soon-to-be apps for iOS and Android. Microsoft have been continuously pushing it to rival competitive storage solutions and are now reported to be planning unlimited storage. Before we all lose...

We broke the news the other night about AVG releasing an antivirus suite for Windows Phone. The app seemed harmless enough (and borderline useless to boot), only being able to manually scan photos and music files, while also offering "safe URL" web surfing. Having a useless app is one thing, having an app that can potentially do some mischievous...

AVG has been around for quite awhile and have recently entered the growing mobile space (we hear Android is gangbusters for a/v scanners). They've now released a free "suite" for Windows Phones, combining an earlier product (Safe Search) with an actual virus scanner: "Free Security Suite from AVG Mobilation – security software for Windows Phone™....

iOS: Yesterday Facebook updated its iPhone app, and completely overhauled the design for user profiles and group walls, made it easier to share status updates and photos from your iOS device with select groups, and made it easier to tag friends and locations right from the mobile app. Additionally, Facebook updated the iOS app so your privacy...

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