MICROSOFT INTRODUCES NEW SHORTCUTS IN WINDOWS 10

The Windows 10 Technical Preview adds all sorts of cool new features designed to appeal to PC power users, but it also includes some nifty newcomers that you can’t actually see—fresh keyboard shortcuts!
The details come courtesy of Brandon LeBlanc of Microsoft’s Blogging Windows blog. If you install the Windows Tech Preview this weekend be sure to check these out.

• Snapping window: Windows key + Left or Right — LeBlanc says: "(Can be used with UP or DOWN to get into quadrants.)" Quadrants is the new Snap view mode that pins apps to the four quarters of the screen.
• Switch to recent window: Alt + Tab – LeBlanc says: "Hold shows new Task View window view, let go and switches to app."
• Task view: Windows + Tab – LeBlanc says: "New Task view opens up and stays open."
• Create new virtual desktop: Windows key + Ctrl + D
• Close current virtual desktop: Windows key + Ctrl + F4
• Switch virtual desktop : Windows key + Ctrl + Left or Right

REVIEW OF GNOME 3.14

GNOME 3.14, the latest version of GNOME 3, has been released. Announcing the new version, Matthias Clasen said: “This is another exciting release for GNOME, and brings many new features and improvements.”
The new release is the result of six months’ work by the GNOME project, and includes 28,859 changes by 871 contributors. Highlights for 3.14 include:

• New animations in the Activities Overview, along with new window animations.
• Automatic handling for Wi-Fi hotspots that require you to login (so called “captive portals”).
• A redesigned Weather application, which uses geolocation to show the weather for your current location.

SAMSUNG SENDS BARBS AT APPLE ON BENDGATE ISSUE

It is a shame the iPhone 6  yields to pressure applied at the right spot with SAMSUNG and  LG  also playing up their own curved phones at Apple's expense and taking turns to  jibs at  the #bend gate  issue.

A tweet posted by Samsung Mobile early Thursday displayed a photo of the company's Galaxy Note Edge with the tagline "Curved. Not bent" followed by the hash tag #GALAXYNoteEdge. Slated to reach US consumers sometime later this year, the Note Edge will sport a 5.6-inch screen that's curved at the right edge.

HOW TO USE TOR BROWSER TO BROWSE WITHOUT LEAVING A TRAIL ON THE INTERNET INCLUDING A TUTORIAL ON HOW TO CONFIGURE YOUR PC TO USE TOR

What is Tor?

Tor is a computer network run by volunteers worldwide. Each volunteer runs what is called a relay, which is just a computer that runs software allowing users to connect to the Internet via the Tor network.
Before hitting the open Internet, the Tor Browser will connect to several different relays, wiping its tracks each step of the way, making it difficult to figure out where, and who, you really are.

While Tor is gaining a reputation as a tool for buying illicit goods online, the software has numerous legitimate uses. Activists masking their location from oppressive regimes and journalists communicating with anonymous sources are two simple examples.

SAMSUNG INTRODUCES NEW TECHNOLOGY OF CHARGING OTHER DEVICES FROM GALAXY DEVICES

Samsung just came up with a solution for those times when you need a quick charge but there's no power outlet in sight. Using the company's new Power Sharing cable, you can transfer power directly from your Galaxy device to any micro USB-compatible gadget, like a smartwatch or a tablet, to name just two examples.

A SNEAK PREVIEW OF WHAT IS COMING ON WINDOWS 10

MICROSOFT stunned the PC word with the announcement of a new version o Windows OS by skipping Windows 9 which everyone was expecting (according to some insiders because it was too good to be released) and moving to Windows 10.Find below a detailed preview mainly sourced from a reliable source at Windows windows blog,

DESKTOP ADMINISTRATORS GET MORE CONTROL WITH VMWARE MIRAGE

WHAT DOES MIRAGE DO?
It manages a layered system by allowing updates from the mirage server to peer-to-peer networks using minimum bandwith and easy upgrading of Windows OS
VMware has upgraded desktop management tool Mirage with bandwidth control features and also published APIs to allow sharing of the data it collects.

FEATURES WE THINK WINDOWS 9 SHOULD INTEGRATE FROM LINUX OS

A package manager (a.k.a. desktop app store)

One of the big new features in Windows 8 was the Windows Store. Well, Linux was doing “app stores” since before they were cool, and they were called package managers. A package manager is a centralized place for installing all your software so you don’t have to crawl the web.

LATEST RUMOURS ON WINDOWS 9

Windows 9. Threshold. Or just plain Windows. Whatever Microsoft ends up calling its next operating system, it's shaping up to be another big change from the Windows that came before it.
Only this time, Microsoft is looking to mollify its user base—especially in the enterprise—instead of scaring people away. If months of leaks and rumors are accurate, Microsoft will undo some of the most drastic changes in Windows 8, but it will also kick off a major transformation for Windows--one that's long overdue.
Microsoft is likely to reveal at least some of these changes at a September 30 event. Here's a look at all the details that have leaked out so far, and how we expect it all to come together:

INSTALLING WINDOWS 7 FOR BEGINNERS

Steps to install Windows 7 operating system (O.S) for beginners..

What you need to know before installation of Windows 7 operating system (O.S) is system requirement. Your personal computer (PC) needed  the following methods before and after installation:

Method 1 of 2: Hardware requirements
This is minimum hardware that you need to have on your computer and should be checked in advance of installing.
1 GHz CPU with 32 bits or 64 bits.
1 GB Ram for 32 bits or 2 GB Ram for 64 bits.
16 GB empty space hard disk for 32 bits or 20 GB for 64 bits.
DVD drive (if installing from a DVD).

ALLEGED LEAK OF WONDOWS 9 SHOWING NEW FEATURES SUCH AS STORAGE SENSE AND OTHERS

A couple more Windows Phone features are apparently headed to Windows 9, with signs of Wi-Fi Sense and Storage Sense showing up in the latest leaked preview builds.
Wi-Fi Sense is a feature of Windows Phone 8.1 that automatically signs users into public Wi-Fi hotspots. It can accept terms of service on the user's behalf, and fill out a phone number, name and e-mail address if required, so the user can quickly get online with little effort. Wi-Fi Sense also share network credentials with Outlook, Skype, and Facebook contacts, so they can connect to your local Wi-Fi without knowing your password.Below are some screenshots from the alleged new Windows 9 that is yet to be released.

Michael Homnick

Gadgets

• HTC,
• Wearables,
• Smartwatches

HTC's Android Wear watch might not be dead after all

HTC might not have killed its plans for a smartwatch, despite an earlier rumor to the contrary.
Unnamed sources now tell CNET that HTC will release a smartwatch in early 2015, refuting an earlier report that said HTC was scared off by “rising costs and a lack of wow factor.”
If anything, those are just challenges that HTC plans to address when it finally does release its first wearable. Details on the device are still unclear, but CNET says that HTC is working on a design and features that stand out from other devices on the market, while basing the watch off Google's Android Wear platform.
However, HTC may be limited in how much it can do on the software side. Google isn't allowing device makers to skin Android Wear the same way they can with Android phones, as the company aims for a more consistent experience across devices. “The device manufacturers can brand it, and they might have services that they want to include with it, but otherwise it should be the same,” Google engineering director David Burke told Ars Technica in June.
Still, there's room for HTC to stand out, especially on the design front. With smartwatches, the form is just as important as the function, and Android Wear watch makers are still struggling to accommodate a wide variety of wrists. HTC has shown that it can design slick-looking smartphones, so hopefully it hasn't given up on bringing that same stylishness to wearable tech.

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