Thunderbird is a free email application with some great features

Thunderbird! No, it’s not the name of any South American local gang. Nor is it a species of any bird (here). Instead, it is ‘a free email application that’s easy to set up and customize – and it’s loaded with […]

Was Nokia building an Android Lumia phone?

Was Nokia preparing to launch an Android-based Lumia smartphone? You bet it was. Recently, it was revealed that a small team within Nokia had successfully ported the Android OS on a prototype Nokia Lumia handset much before the exclusive Microsoft-Nokia […]

The Best of Steve Ballmer … On video!

When Steve Ballmer officially retires as Microsoft CEO, he’ll go down in history as one of the craziest, badass head honcho ever seen. You need guts equal the size of Jupiter to scream from the top of your lungs and dance […]

New features in Windows Phone 8 Amber Update

Windows Phone is slowly picking up votes from consumers thanks to some real cool innovative stuff that the Windows Phone team has ensured being available on all handsets with Windows Phone 8. The latest update from Microsoft to Windows Phone […]

New feature in Office Web Apps allows real-time co-authoring & editing from Android tabs

Microsoft Web Apps are often life-savers especially when users have to run their work on the Office software but don’t have the time or resources to download the desktop client. More than 1 billion users around the world chose to […]

Nokia Asha 210 Specs, Features, Images, Video

With the Nokia Asha series going strong in targeted regions, the Finnish mobile giant announced the Nokia Asha 210 – a brand new smartphone in the Asha series with a QWERTY keypad and a dedicated WhatsApp button. Asking users to look […]

Consequences & Risks of using Pirated & Counterfeit Software

The market for pirated software is huge, and consumers easily fall for the trap to get ‘real’ software products at dirt cheap price which helps them do the job. But in the process of adopting pirated software, consumers are at […]

Is Google shifting its focus from Innovation to Advertising?

I always wondered, why Google came up with Google+ and why it shut down Google Labs (I loved its products, esp. Google Gravity et al). But after going through James Whittaker’s post about the reasons for him leaving the company, maybe I […]

Microsoft releases new Windows themes & wallpapers

With New Year having been already arrived, the Windows Personalization Gallery is sparkling with new themes and wallpapers available for download, adding a spice of freshness around. Microsoft has launched a bunch of new themes and wallpapers, the first installment […]

Download Windows Phone SDK 7.8 Update

After launching Windows Phone 8 and the subsequent SDK for developers, Microsoft has long been teasing existing Windows Phone (WP) consumers about the WP 7.8 update which gives devices running the existing WP 7.5 a fresh look and inherits a few features […]

Microsoft Kinect could help stroke victims recover from facial paralysis

Talk about technology coming to medical aid and of late, there’s one particular product which has not just brought a breakthrough in medical possibilities but also changed the way technology can assist in the medical field. Yes, you guessed it […]

10 most popular tips, tricks & tutorials about Microsoft Office

The Microsoft Office team at Microsoft has compiled a list of the most popular posts on the Office Blog which, actually, is a collection of 14 blogs hosted together. To find out what tickled viewers’ curiosity, have a look at […]

Microsoft PowerPoint tips, tricks and how-to’s

What’s common between a business meeting, a motivational presentation or just a simple session? Microsoft PowerPoint. This gem of an application has changed the way through which presentations can be conducted in a seamless manner. Microsoft PowerPoint tips & tricks […]

10 best tips, tricks, tutorial posts about Microsoft Word

Microsoft Word is the most used application from the Microsoft Office bunch. As the year 2012 came to an end, the Office team sat down and tracked back the important posts that kept users occupied about Microsoft Word and its […]

Browse the Windows Store in browser with MetroStore Scanner

Given the limitations of searching for a Windows Store app from a device which doesn’t run Windows 8 / Windows RT, MetroStore Scanner is a welcome change. A third-party website, MetroStore Scanner allows the user to search for an app […]

How Microsoft performed in 2011-12: Naked Facts

Earlier today, Microsoft hosted the Shareholder Meeting in Seattle, where a few interesting stats and figures were revealed by Steve Ballmer, CEO – Microsoft. A few of them are worth repeating below: The previous fiscal year (July 1 2011-June 30 […]

Lenovo ThinkPad Twist S230u: Impressions of a Windows 8 convertible

With the launch of Windows 8, Lenovo has been consistent in launching some impressive computing devices with a few not-seen-before features. The IdeaTab lynx, ThinkPad Tablet 2 and the IdeaPad Yoga are a few of them. An addition to this unique […]

Apple’s CEO Tim Cook calls Microsoft Surface ‘a compromised, confusing product’!

Microsoft launched the ingenious Surface tablet yesterday and early reviews have emerged in favor of the compelling and exceptional hardware with a few pointing software and usability flaws within the Windows RT environment. And among the few who aren’t in favor of […]

Lenovo IdeaTab Lynx can be used both as a Windows 8 tablet and laptop

It’s the season of Windows 8 and it’s raining tablet devices all over the consumer market. Every major manufacturer is determined to ship out their own Windows 8 tablet, right from Samsung, Acer, Lenovo to Dell. Many of the slates […]

Microsoft Surface Pro Tablet Specifications

Microsoft Surface for Windows RT is out in the open for grabs and will be officially made available from October 26, 2012. Missing all this action is its elder brother, the Surface for Windows 8 Pro about whom no price/availability details […]