About Asrartheone@TWC

Microsoft Student Partner | Computer Science graduate | Loves flirting with technology | Author at The Geeks Club | Lives on the web at @asrartheone
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Microsoft’s marrriage and divorce with ‘Metro’ UI

Microsoft has been in the news off late for readying Windows 8, it latest Windows operating system, for commercial availability. It is now already available for TechNet and MSDN subscribers. In other parts of news, it’s been criticized for its failed attempt [...]

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Windows PC vs Mac Comparision : Which one should you buy

There has been a never-ending debate on whether the Mac is more favorable than the Windows PC, and this continues till date without a clear winner. There are a few areas where MacBooks excel in and there are areas where [...]

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Win a Nokia Lumia 800 by developing a single Windows Phone 7.5 app

The partnership between Microsoft and Nokia has given birth to a new aggressive marketing strategy pursued by both the giants. This made us see huge impressive ad posters almost everywhere, luring tv commercials, the dead mau5 presentation, a giant-sized Windows Phone [...]

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Nokia Lumia 900 Specs, Review, Features, Price, Release Date

Finally, the widely speculated Nokia Lumia 900 is now official. At the Consumer Electronic Show (CES) 2012 , Nokia CEO Mr. Stephen Elop unveiled the Nokia Lumia 900 amidst wide applause. Nokia Lumia 900 features Considered to be more superior in features and [...]

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Nokia Lumia 800 and Nokia Lumia 710 – A comparison

Earlier it was L for London but today it’s L for Lumia. Yes, that’s how much the Nokia devices have got into us. Launched on October 26, 2011 at Nokia World event, the Nokia Lumia 800 and Nokia Lumia 710 have been [...]

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Microsoft announces automatic updates for Internet Explorer

Microsoft has just announced an automatic upgrade process for its browser, Internet Explorer. This was long overdue since the update process was considered to be a mess by many. Microsoft shall test this automatic update process first in Brazil and Australia [...]

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Microsoft triggers Android rage on Twitter

Innovative it may seem as Microsoft decided to gift 5 Windows Phone devices to folks who come up with unique (maybe funny) experiences regarding the malware on their Android phone. Ben Rudolph, Windows Phone evangelist from Microsoft, popularly known as [...]

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Chrome, Firefox expose passwords in plain text, IE9 does not!

The debate is ever-lasting – and the war never-ending! We are talking about the Internet browser wars here. A lot has been discussed about them recently. Some say Google Chrome is the fastest of ‘em all. Others prefer Mozilla Firefox, [...]

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Nokia Lumia 800 Windows Phone – Specs, Price, Availability

Finally, the clock struck and the audience clapped as Nokia CEO Stephen Elop made his presence on the big stage at the Nokia World event a few hours ago. And a new smartphone was added. The Nokia Lumia 800, earlier known as SeaRay, [...]

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Microsoft announces the AppItUp Contest for Windows Phone App Ideas

Microsoft is back with the MICROSOFT IDEA OF THE WEEK CONTEST, specially designed for students working on Windows Phone 7 Application Development where students stand a chance to win $50-a-week for their innovative and potentially strong Windows Phone App Ideas. [...]

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Samsung Focus Flash – Windows Phone 7.5 Mango – Features

Since the air is all about the Windows Phone Mango OS and respective mobile devices, let’s talk a bit about Samsung Focus Flash, the smaller sibling of Samsung Focus S. The latter did flutter many-a-waves at its launch, leaving onlookers [...]

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ZTE Tania : Windows Phone 7.5 Mango mobile device

After witnessing the tremendous potential of Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 platform, ZTE did not want to be the one left in this emerging and ever-changing mobile market. So it took the plunge to manufacture Windows Phone mobile devices by announcing [...]

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Microsoft launches Windows Phone Feedback Page

Microsoft very recently started rolling out the Mango update for consumers who own a Windows Phone 7 device. And unlike the NoDo update which featured a few glitches, this Mango update procedure was a smooth one with the end users [...]