Where’s my Windows 10 Upgrade?

Wondering when your free Windows 10 upgrade will arrive? Want to be sure that you’ve done everything right? Molly from the Windows team is here with the answers.

Amazing Xbox One Invitation ad

Have you seen this new Xbox One invitation ad? Looks amazing !!

“This is an invitation to a new generation. Where your games and entertainment are no longer separated, but together in one. This is an invitation from the all-in-one, Xbox One. Jump ahead.“

And here’s behind the scenes to see the making of Invitation, the Xbox One launch ad

Sneak peek into Windows with Leap Motion

Imagine if you could do things on your computer just like you do them in real life. If natural movements replaced all those clicks and taps and drags and drops. Imagine if technology finally figured out people, instead of the other way around. That’s the Leap Motion Controller.

Do almost anything without touching anything

Check how Leap Motion technology works seamlessly and easily with Windows. Whatever is possible in Windows 8 and Windows 7 can be done, even multi touch inputs, all this without actually touching.

“With Leap Motion technology, Windows OS is natural, easy, and fun to use. You'll navigate your desktop, browse the web, flip through photos, and do everything you do everyday in extraordinary ways —all with the wave of a hand or lift of a finger.”

More details and Pre-order from https://www.leapmotion.com/product

[video] This is what the future will look like, Microsoft Envisioning Center opened

Technology could transform our life at work, on the go, and at home based on extensive research. This is a snapshot of what the future will look like five to ten years from now. In the years ahead, technology will amplify our senses; help us stay connected to the people we care about and transform the way we live, work and play.

Microsoft has opened Microsoft Envisioning Center. The Envisioning Center is located in the Redmond campus and it's been rebuilt from the ground up to incorporate the newest ideas and latest technologies.

The facility encompasses scenarios at home, at work and places in between, and is inspired by  product teams, Microsoft Research and by the trends across the industry.

“As part of today’s opening, we put together a short video that gives a sense of what’s inside – and while none of these ideas are meant to be predictive about our products, they do highlight some of the key trends we’re investing in, such as machine learning and NUI. They also give you a sense of where these technologies could lead us over the next five to ten years.”

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[video] How simple is Windows 8?

How simple is Windows 8? Just watch the video for the answer.. From Microsoft Portugal:

The video says it all! Enjoy super smooth Windows 8 on a touch device!

New Surface Ad highlights productivity

Be Productive with Surface – The new Surface Ad!

The new Surface ad highlights the Surface productivity using the included Office applications. Use the Snap app feature, to snap 2 apps side by side. Video chat on Skype while you work on Excel sheet.

Here’s the video-

Be Productive with Surface

Use Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote on Surface.No other Tablet comes pre-loaded with Office Suite.
Learn more at:
http://www.microsoft.com/Surface

[video] Various ports on Surface

Surface has all the ports you need for recharging, uploading, and sharing. Watch this video to learn more.

Charging is simple, connecting magnetic end of power supply to charging port and white LED will let you know you are connected & charging.

Surface also has full sized USB port, so you can charge your cell phones and connect to other devices.

If you want to share photos & videos to all present in the room,connect to VGA projectors & HD displays using one of the custom Surface adapters.

Micros SD card slot lets you add extra storage or transfer content between the devices.

Also has Stereo speakers/ Headset Jack

[video] Meet Windows Phone 8

See some of the most exciting new features in Windows Phone 8, including Kid's Corner, Rooms, Live Apps, and more.
Joe Belfiore, Corporate VP of Windows Phone, shows how you can childproof your phone with Kid's Corner, collaborate with your family or coworkers in Rooms, use Live Apps that provide real-time information at a glance, and back up everything to SkyDrive.

(Source:The Windows Phone Blog)

Bill Gates on Surface, Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8

With just days left for the launch of the Windows lineup – Windows 8, Surface and Windows Phone 8, Steve Clayton talks to Microsoft co-founder and chairman Bill Gates.

“Check out his thoughts on everything from natural user interfaces to the color of his new Surface RT tablet”

Source : Windows Phone Blog

[video] The Surface Ad!

New Surface Ad ! The Surface Movement.

The Movement for Microsoft Surface -

The Surface Movement

[video] Windows 8 is Coming Soon Advertising Campaign Starts!

Here’s a preview of Microsoft’s advertising campaign on Windows 8!

Windows 8 is coming: 10.26.2012. 

ASUS Vivo Tab RT and ASUS Vivo Tab - Hands On

ASUS Vivo Tab RT (TF600) -

ASUS presents a quick run-through of the brand new ASUS Vivo Tab RT (TF600), running Windows RT. Being one of the lightest & thinnest 10.1" tablets in the market, it's powered by the NVIDIA® Tegra® 3 Quad-core CPU, making it incredibly smooth and responsive. The newly designed, optional mobile dock provides extended battery life, keyboard, touchpad and additional connectivity via a USB port -- you can even connect game controllers! The ASUS Vivo Tab RT also comes with MS Office 2013 preinstalled, making it the ideal tablet for all around use.

 

ASUS Vivo Tab (TF810) -

Get a first-hand glimpse at the brand new ASUS Vivo Tab (TF810), running Windows 8. Incredibly thin & light, it features the next generation Intel® Atom™ CPU and is the perfect tablet for work & play while on the go. The stylish 11.6" tablet comes bundled with a Wacom® digitizer stylus while the x86 platform ensures compatibility that allows it to run virtually any Windows software.
The optional, re-designed mobile dock not only adds a full keyboard, touchpad and two USB ports, it also extends battery life and charges the ASUS Vivo Tab.

New Smoked By Windows Phone Ads features Nokia Lumia 900 !!

 

Here are some of the New ‘Smoked by Windows Phone‘ Ads !!

So far, “Smoked by Windows Phone” has challenged more than 150,000 people in 45 countries around the world, beating most. Not all, but 98 per cent of them.

We offered Peter and his son tickets to a baseball game if he could prove his Android phone is faster at everyday things, like posting a status update. See how having Facebook built in makes Windows Phone simply faster.

We offered Ramona and four of her closest friends dinner if she could prove that her Android phone is faster at everyday things, like searching for a restaurant and sending the link to friends. See how Local Scout and Groups help make Windows Phone simply faster.

We offered Lindsay and her friend dinner on top of the Space Needle if she could prove her iPhone is faster at everyday things like posting photos to Facebook. See how having Facebook built in makes Windows Phone simply faster.

[video] How is SkyDrive different? Introducing the new SkyDrive !

Introducing the new SkyDrive

Store any file on SkyDrive and it's available to access or share from any device - automatically. With SkyDrive, you'll never be without the documents, notes, photos and videos that matter to you

Learn more or download for Windows, Mac, iOS, WP and more: http://bit.ly/I1rPkH

[video] How is SkyDrive better than Google Docs ?

If you are a Google Docs user, try the SkyDrive and Office! They are designed for each other. I’m sure you’ll switch to SkyDrive! Check out this video to see how three students use SkyDrive and Office to work together on a great group paper.

Learn more here :

 Working Together and Sharing for School made easy !

SkyDrive and Office: 7 tips for full-powered collaboration in the cloud across PCs and Macs

[video] Unboxing Limited Edition Dark Knight Rises Nokia Lumia 800

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[video] Previewing the Windows Store

Microsoft reveals additional details about the developer opportunity coming on Windows 8 with the Windows Store.

More details at http://win8.ms/press  (Not yet updated, will soon go live) Yes its there !

And for developers looking to learn how to be more successful with Windows than with any other platform, check out the Windows Dev Center at http://win8.ms/dev.

Nokia lights up London with an amazing 4D projection

Nokia Lumia 800 with Windows phone http://nokia.ly/uBVXxw brought deadmau5 and the world's most advanced 4D technology together and created an amazing free light show at Millbank Tower, London.

Millbank was plunged into darkness with the iconic tower acting as the canvas for a never-before-seen spectacular. Each of the 120 metre high building's 800 windows were covered with vinyl as 16 powerful projectors, stationed 300 metres away on the other side of the river, beamed 3D images onto the structure. Huge butterflies flew across the London skyline and the tower was twisted, pulsated and even fell down. Billed as the "future of live events" the spectacular show was accompanied by music from super producer deadmau5, who created exclusive remixes for the performance -- adding the 4th dimension.

Kinect Voice Search by Bing–Throw your remotes!

Check how Bing works on Kinect for Xbox 360. Who needs remotes when you are the controller.

You say it, Xbox finds it ! Dashboard update and Kinect Voice Search (available with select Xbox Live content) coming this Holiday.

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Visualization of 11/11/11 data on Twitter

 

Last Friday, it was November 11, 2011, 11/11/11 and many of us on twitter had tweeted this rare date occurrence mentioning in some way or the other.

“This clip is a visualization of all the Tweets mentioning 11:11 on 11.11.11. Each “1” is a location that moves with the conversation on Twitter. Their scale varies depending on the volume of Tweets posted from the location they represent. You can see the main wave move from right to left, and then a second one that occurred at 11 p.m. around the world.”

At 11:11:11 on 11/11/11 I too had tweeted about it with a pic.

(Source:Once in a lifetime)