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Microsoft has shown an early version of Windows 7 - the follow up to Vista. Under the hood the new Windows reports itself as Version 6.1 (Vista is 6.0). The core architecture is the same, and microsoft claims evething that runs on Vista will also run on Windows 7.

There are nevertheless numerous new features. The most obvious is the revamped taskbar, which has larger icons, full-screen preview and a new quick menu for each application, called a jump list, which gives immediate access to commonl… Continue

Google yesterday took direct aim at Microsoft, unveiling plans for a PC operating system (OS) that will compete head-on with the software giant's Windows and form the final element of its strategy to reshape the computing landscape.

Google said a number of low-priced laptops known as netbooks, based on its new OS, would go on sale in the second half of 2010. It is predicted that the software would bring benefits to PC users from greatly cutting the time it takes for a PC to start up to reducing… Continue

Microsoft has shown an early version of Windows 7 - the follow up to Vista. Under the hood the new Windows reports itself as Version 6.1 (Vista is 6.0). The core architecture is the same, and microsoft claims evething that runs on Vista will also run on Windows 7.

There are nevertheless numerous new features. The most obvious is the revamped taskbar, which has larger icons, full-screen preview and a new quick menu for each application, called a jump list, which gives immediate access to commonl… Continue

Internet Explorer 8 addresses just about all of the major concerns that users and critics have had with the world's most used browser. Whether they get answered in a way you like is another matter.

There are several new and interesting features. Web Slices lets you save predefined sections of a Web page for at-a-glance viewing. Instead of going to a traffic Web site for updates, the latest commuting news comes to you. Similarly, Accelerators make repetitive tasks one-click behaviors, for instan… Continue

Web 2.0 Services and Social Networking

Web 2.0 Services and Social Networking is a trend in the use of World Wide Web technology and web design that aims to enhance creativity, information sharing, and, most notably, collaboration among users. These concepts have led to the development and evolution of web-based communities and hosted services, such as social-networking sites (Myspace, Bebo, Facebook, Utube), wikis, weblogs (blogs), podcasts, RSS feeds (and other forms of many-to-… Continue