Windows 8 Store now has 35,000 apps

The App Store Windows 8 continues to grow. Each day adds a new app to the selection available in the Windows 8 Store and indeed in the last month 14,000 applications have been added by site MetroStore Scanner. With this, the store has managed to exceed the total of 35,000 applications available for download and will continue to grow even more. Obviously yet still has a long way to go to reach those with the greatest stores, currently Apple and Google .
Initially when Windows 8 was released in late October, there were 10,000 applications, which became 13,000 in a week. It is estimated that today some 415 applications are added daily, ie so that when starting February should be the total of approximately 50,000.
Still, that's less than what Microsoft expected, since they say the store will have 100,000 applications for February. Will they meet this goal or fall by the wayside?

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NEC Lavie X, the 15.6-inch ultrabook World's thinnest

With thickness of only 12.8 mm, the NEC Lavie X has earned the position of the 15.6-inch ultrabook World's thinnest. This laptop , which also weighs 1.6 kilograms, is a somewhat powerful computer that is equipped with an Intel Core i7-3517u, which is a dual-core Ivy Bridge 4-core running at 1.9GHz. Along with this CPU, the laptop has 4GB of DDR3 RAM, also has a 256GB SSD and runs Windows 8 in 64-bit version.
Additionally, the NEC Lavie X also has a great Full HD resolution (1920 x 1080 pixels) provides LED backlight has two ports USB 3.0 , has WiFi connectivity, Bluetooth 4.0 + HS, HDMI, card reader SDHC / SDXC and uses a 2-megapixel webcam.
The NEC Lavie X will be available for sale on December 27.

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New Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Touch announced

People Lenovo undoubtedly be proud to announce the new ThinkPad X1 Carbon Touch as it is the ultrabook touch with screens 14 inches lighter market. The device is optimized to run with the new Windows 8 and its low weight of 1.5 kilograms is because it is made ​​primarily of carbon fiber. If you wonder why the thickness is about 20.8 mm.
Peter Hortensius, Lenovo's Product Group president, has said that give the user the ability to control your ThinkPad better through the touch screen is part of the natural evolution of the company's products.
If you want to know more about their technology , including some of the specifications of the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Touch includes a screen 14-inch HD +, Intel Core i5/i7 processor and Dolby Home Theater v4. It also has an HD webcam, microphone, fingerprint reader and has RapidCharge.
The price of the ThinkPad X1 Carbon Touch is $ 1500 dollars.

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Microsoft has sold 40 million licenses of Windows 8

After spending only one month on the market, the new operating system Microsoft , Windows 8, and has passed the mark of 40 million licenses sold, and obviously the number is growing. The company made the announcement via the official Windows blog, and also said that even W8 is beating its predecessor, Windows 7, in terms of sales. Tami Reller, the chief marketing officer of Microsoft, was the one who was responsible for the news.
This new ad will not only attract new buyers who were in doubt about whether to buy or not to buy W8, but also attract more developers to create more applications begin to support this new platform, increasing the size increasingly Shop Windows Store, where some applications and generate income of $ 25,000, all thanks to the developers for 80% of the gains.
About you, have you upgraded to Windows 8?

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Windows turns 27

With the release of Windows 8 is likely that many have forgotten that the famous operating system Microsoft turned 27 yesterday. While Windows dates from early 1985, was in November of that year when it was released to the public the first version, which was 1.01.
Some said the copied many things OS Macintosh Apple , but the fact is that by the mid-90s' Windows and was dominating the domestic market.
If we look at current W1.01 orignal W8 and see a lot of different things obviously, and it shows clearly how this operating system has evolved to become what it is today.
Funny thing is that Microsoft continued to support Windows 1 to 2001. Will the same with Windows 8 until 2028?

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DirectX 11.1 is exclusive to Windows 8

Bad news for gamers. It seems that the next version of the software chart Microsoft , DirectX 11.1, will be exclusive to Windows 8. Thus, users of Windows 7 can not get their hands on the new DirectX, which has called enough attention because Microsoft does not usually as fast discontinue support given to the previous version of your OS.
The problem of DirectX is quite affecting the development of some video games for PC, and the industry had many concerns before the release of Windows 8. Those concerns are unfortunately not in vain, as Daniel Moth, a Microsoft developer, has confirmed that the DirectX version 11.1 will be available only in Windows 8, even though in theory could have worked flawlessly in Windows 7. Moth also mentioned that this is not a decision made by the Microsoft development team, but by the development team specializing in Windows.
Thus, many gamers who did not want to upgrade to Windows 8 now caught between a rock and a hard place.
What do you think about this?

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Microsoft will replace Windows Live Messenger with Skype

As ESI, the guys from Microsoft are planning to change some things to your new Windows 8, and one of these things will remove Windows Live Messenger from the start line, putting in place the great Skype.
Is this the end of the famous chat client? No, because apparently Windows Live Messenger will be integrated into Skype in the coming months, and as noted it will be officially announced soon.
This is the latest attempt by Microsoft to link their accounts with Skype software it acquired last year for about $ 8.5 billion dollars. Windows Live Messenger, on the other hand, a client is much older than Skype and dates back to 1999 when it was called MSN Messenger. At its peak, it reached 330 million users, but today that number has dropped considerably.

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HP ENVY dv6-7220us, midrange laptop 15 inch

The HP ENVY dv6-7220us is a new laptop that measures 15.6 inches and is fairly well equipped. Inside you can find an Intel Core i5-3210m third generation, a total of 6GB of DDR3 RAM and a 750GB hard drive, all of which is protected under the black aluminum chassis team. This ENVY dv6 also has great sound with its subwoofer which is accompanied by four speakers, not to mention that it has the technology Beats Audio.
The kit comes with a DVD burner included, has a chiclet keyboard and a decent amount of ports, including three USB 3.0, one USB 2.0 , one HDMI and one VGA. The graphics card is a Intel HD Graphics 4000 and the screen has a resolution of 1366 × 768 pixels.
We are not sure of the exact price of the dv6-7220us HP ENVY, but we estimate it should cost between $ 750 and about $ 800 compared with other similar models.
If you wonder why the operating system, comes with the new Windows 8.

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MSI Wind Top AE2712, new all in one with Windows 8

People of MSI has just announced a new computer all in one 27 inch Wind Top AE2712's. This is a machine with full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels) and fully touch, which makes it an ideal equipment to use in conjunction with the new Windows 8. In addition, the machine has an Intel Core third generation, has a high capacity hard drive, a median amount of RAM and a good graphics card to run the latest games on the market.
Specifications Wind Top AE2712:
-Intel Core i3 i5 3.6GHz 3.3GHz/Core
-Operating system Windows 8.
Multitouch-screen 27-inch Full HD.
-NVIDIA GeForce GT630M.
-4GB DDR3 RAM expandable to 8GB.
-1TB SATAII HDD.
Super Multi-Drive DVD / Blu-ray Combo.
-Card reader.
-Speakers: two 3W.
-Ports: four USB 2.0 , two USB 3.0, and HDMI output, microphone and headphone jacks.
2-megapixel webcam.
-Power 120W/150W.

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MSI updated several gamer laptops with Windows 8

People of MSI, known producers of computers and laptops , have decided to improve some of their equipment to equip gamer with the new Windows 8 operating system to give gamers a new level of performance.
The update has been ApliCAD to laptops MSI G Series, which includes the acclaimed GT70 and GT60. These laptops are armed with the latest graphics cards NVIDIA GeForce Kepler, NICs used Killer E2200 has Dynaudio speakers and Steelseries backlit keyboards.
Besides, some GT70 models are available with a card Killer Wireless-N 1202, through which network will obtain a speed of 5 times higher than normal.
Other lines have also been updated with Windows 8 are the GE and model GX60.

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4 million Windows 8 updates within one week

It seems that Microsoft has started well. In less than a week, the number of updates to the new Windows 8 has risen to as many as 4 million since the launch last October 26. This was announced by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, during an annual conference held yesterday.
But that's not all, because Microsoft has fulfilled its promise to deliver Windows 8 to many manufacturers, among which obviously include big name like HP, Dell, ASUS, Acer, etc., Who obviously have already started to produce computers that use the new operating system.
And you've already upgraded your PC to Windows 8? And if you did, did you like the change?

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Windows 7 does not have Service Pack 2

This clears our doubts: Microsoft has placed all its bets on Windows 8, which incidentally will be officially launched tomorrow. Such is the confidence of the company in its new software that has decided not to release a Service Pack 2 for Windows 7. Many have said that while W7 needs a new SP, and while that is somewhat true, it is very rare that the latest service pack is released for the OS is the one, as in this case.
Recall that Microsoft took 3 years to release Service Pack 2 for Windows XP, and this month marks three years since the release of W7, so it's rare that a new service pack is not on track.
Service packs are very useful as they are great updates containing several improvements to the level of safety and performance. For Microsoft, throw these SP takes time and money, and perhaps this is the reason why W7 users will have to make do with SP 1.

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NEC VersaPro Type VZ, new tablet high-end Windows 8

The launch of Windows 8 will be held in only two days. For some time are being announced all kinds of computer desktop, laptops , phones , tablets and others who will use the new operating system. NEC has just announced its latest tablet that will use W8, the NEC VersaPro Type VZ.
As it says in the title, this is a high-end tablet that features an Intel Celeron dual-core, has a 12-inch display with resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels, has 4GB of DDR3 RAM, 128GB available SSD has front camera and rear camera and connectivity are among the LTE, WiFi and Bluetooth 4.0 + HS.
In the department of ports have a USB 3.0 . The downside of this is that the launch will take place until March 2013. The NEC VersaPro Type price not yet announced VZ.

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Fujitsu Floral Kiss, new line of laptops for girls

Yesterday Fujitsu unveiled a new line of laptops known as Fujitsu Floral Kiss. According to the company, are geared to girls and even the development of the portable was in charge of a team composed entirely by female staff.
This is a smart team in every way, both in form and design as well as its accessories, mouse, power adapters and other devices that can count, not to mention some applications.
The specifications are not bad and this indicates that it has good technology . Use the operating system is the new Windows 8, the processor is an Intel Core i5 and the disk space is 500GB, among other things.
The Fujitsu Floral Kiss will be available from November in three colors: white elegant, luxurious pink and brown female.

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Internet Explorer 10 available for Windows 7 in November

Whenever lack least for the launch of Windows 8. While Microsoft is very focused on the new version of its popular operating system, this does not mean that users will remember will not update immediately. Windows 7 users who want to get their hands on Internet Explorer 10 will do. Giant software plans to release an early version of IE10 for W7 in mid-November, while the final version will be coming later, and for this to happen users and developers will have to help Microsoft by sending all the feedback possible.
Reportedly, IE10 will be 8% faster than Chrome 20, which apparently would make it the fastest web browser for all. Is it true? Will have to see to believe.

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Acer announces new desktop with Windows 8

Acer just announced two new series of computers running Windows 8, the Aspire ME and XC.

The Aspire ME we offer Intel Core i7 and Core i5, with up to 10GB of DDR3 RAM then we can expand up to 16GB and can have up to 2TB of space. Among the ports are two USB 2.0 , two USB 3.0 and microphone and headphone jacks. They also feature Bluetooth 4.0 connectivity and HDMI and VGA outputs.

On the other hand we have the Aspire XC that come with Intel Core i3 processor, a 1TB hard drive and 6GB of RAM. They also include an HDMI port and up to eight USB 2.0 ports.

Both lines have 5.1 audio channels, SuperMulti optical drives and have AcerCloud. Moreover, two stereo speakers, keyboard and mouse.

The Aspire ME will be available from $ 650, while the Aspire XC have a starting price of $ 400.They go on sale on October 26.

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ASUS introduces a new PC gamer, the ROG CG8480 TYTAN

Do you plan to purchase a new PC gamer with Windows 8? In this case we recommend the new ASUS ROG CG8480 TYTAN.

It is a powerful computer that runs an Intel Core i7 quad-core can be overclocked to 4.2GHz. Next to said processor, this computer has a graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB and also has a 128GB SATA3 SSD, which has a higher speed than traditional hard drives.If you want a good quality audio should not worry because it takes a sound card Xonar DX.

The high specifications of the ASUS ROG CG8480 TYTAN include WiFi connectivity, ports USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 and HDMI output.

Pricing and availability have not yet been announced.

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Samsung reveals the price of various Windows 8 devices

The launch of Windows 8 is becoming closer and sure many already have October 26 marked on your calendar. During the past months, Samsung has been presented several devices running the new operating system Microsoft . Now the company has been kind enough to reveal the price of a few computers , laptops and hybrid ultrabooks that will run with the new version of Windows. The details below.
Laptops hybrid that is a cross between laptop and tablet:
ATIV Smart PC-700T: $ 1200.
ATIV Smart PC-500T: $ 650.
Laptops common:
-Series 5 with 13.3-inch touch screen and Core i5: $ 860. With Core i3: $ 810 U.S. dollars.
-Series 3: $ 400. It is the lower end model.
-Series 7: approximately $ 1200.
-Series 9: $ 1400. Are the highest range.
All-In-One:
21.5-inch Series 5: $ 800.
-Series 7 27-inch: $ $ 1700.
Hopefully more manufacturers also advertise their prices in the coming days.

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5600U and 7600U Acer Aspire, new all in one with Windows 8

Do you plan to buy an all in one that incorporates the new Windows 8 Microsoft ? So we suggest that you take a look at these two teams, 5600U and 7600U Acer Aspire. The first one has a 23-inch screen, whereas the remaining screen is 27 inches.
Both teams have an Intel Core i5 3210m at 3.1GHz, have 8GB of RAM, have a NVIDIA GT 640M, using the hard drive is 1TB, have touch screen and a Blu-ray.
Besides all this, we also have a multicard reader, WiFi and Bluetooth have connections and ports include two USB 3.0 and one HDMI output.
The Acer Aspire 7600U 27-inch will be released in late November and will cost $ 1,900 dollars, while the Acer Aspire 5600U 23-inch will be available on October 26 for $ 1,150 dollars if we want to screen touch or $ 1,000 if that the screen is not touch.

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Windows 8 Pro available for pre-order

In only two weeks to go on sale the new Windows 8 Microsoft . One version of this operating system is Windows 8 Pro, which is now available to be pre-ordered.
As its name implies, the Pro is the advanced version of W8. Microsoft has put this version on pre-sale yesterday and if you buy not only get the download of the OS, but also a copy of it on a DVD that will be shipped to your door.
If you pre-order, will cost $ 70. If you've ordered a PC with Windows 8 simple or if you purchase before the day January 31, 2013, then you can improve it to Pro for only $ 40.

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