What to Expect When You’re Expecting Windows 8
So Windows 8 is about to be in your hands in just a few days. Will it be the bundle of joy you expected?
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Linux Foundation’s solution for secure boot woes
Secure Boot, as its name suggests, is a security feature that—if supported by hardware—can make the boot process much less vulnerable to viruses and other malware. The way UEFI and Secure Boot do this is to only execute an operating system’s boot loader and drivers if they are signed by an accepted boot loader.
Microsoft launches TechDays, developer engagement across 50 cities
TechDays by Microsoft India begin today at The National Institute of Engineering, Mysore and will cover more than 3 cities each week. The 50 TechDays will culminate with three grand TechEds, planned in Bangalore, Delhi and Pune.
Microsoft to take new approach for Windows app development
Windows 8 signals a jumbo change, which will need a major exertion in rewriting existing applications. And that’s the reason Microsoft is taking new approach for Windows app development.
Microsoft Windows 8 gets post-RTM update prior to its launch
Microsoft updates Windows 8 prior to its launch on October 26 with improvements in performance, power management, battery efficiency, media playback, and compatibility.
Internet publishers facing tough choices due to mobile computing wars
Mobile wars are posing tough choices for developers. While developing apps for iPhone seems to easy, developing apps for Windows 8, Android or for BlackBerry devices are not easy.
Firefox “Metro” Version for Windows 8 now Available for Preview
A preview version of Firefox with a Metro interface is now available.
Microsoft’s Windows App Fest creates a Guinness World Record
After an 18-hour coding session and a little over 2500 developers registered, Microsoft’s App Fest at Bangalore has created a Guinness World Record.
Microsoft India kicks off Windows AppFest
Microsoft India kicked off the Windows AppFest in Bangalore where more than 3500 developers would code for 18 hours starting today.
Apache Gets Patch to Ignore Internet Explorer 10’s Do Not Track Setting
It might seem like having privacy turned on by default would be a good feature, a major selling point for a browser. This is what Microsoft touted, and though when they enabled Do Not Track (DNT) by default in Internet Explorer 10.