Microsoft has revealed a little more of the Windows 8 Store experience, with screenshots and video of browsing the store, application search, and the install and upgrade experience. The store will be the sole source for non-enterprise users to get Metro applications; it will also include links, but no purchasing or installation, to certain desktop applications. The post describes the major parts of the store—browsing, searching, the descriptions for each application—and showed how application pages will pick up their particular application’s branding

Windows 8 will contain built-in support for mobile broadband devices and smarter use of metered Internet connections, as detailed in the lastest post on Microsoft’s Building Windows 8 blog. Most 3G mobile broadband connections are subject to usage limits, and keeping track of data usage at the moment normally means running an application from the mobile operator, or even checking on their website. Windows 8 will have its own usage counters so that users can keep track of how much data they’ve burned through over the current billing cycle.

You can only control the active window with your mouse in a default Windows installation. If you need to do something in another window, you need to activate it first, before you can do so.

http://www.youtube.com/v/0FT1oy245So?version=3&f=videos&app=youtube_gdata Continue reading here: Designing the Windows Store for Windows 8

http://www.youtube.com/v/eXFm7bCzeAo?version=3&f=videos&app=youtube_gdata View post: Building "Windows 8" – Engineering Windows 8 for mobility

Posted on Windows 7 News & Tips Microsoft is still waiting for Windows Phone 7 to really dig it’s teeth in and get a good grip in the mobile market, and Nokia are looking to gain back some of the market share that they’ve lost in recent years to Android and iOS.

This article throws light on storage in Windows Azure. When it comes to large storage, there are certain things that need to be understood.

Posted on Windows 7 News & Tips Microsoft had a good year…again. Not surprising. But what was surprising was that it primary money maker, Windows and Office were not at the top of Redmond list of profitable divisions

We bet people at CES $100 that Windows Phone is faster than their phone. Watch the recap with Ben The PC Guy. See who gets smoked by Windows Phone and who walks away with $100

Be it a site that provides free email service, online shopping or an online banking site, all of them demand a username and password. While using the same username and password for all the sites is… For more visit The Windows Club.