Microsoft announced on its official blog the price to upgrade to Windows 8 Pro would increase from $40 to $200 starting from February 1.According to the data released by Microsoft at the CES conference, since on sales in October last year, 60 million copies of Windows 8 licenses are sold, but they did not disclose the specific amount of activation. In order to attract users to upgrade to Windows 8, Microsoft set the upgrade fee to $39.99.Microsoft said that the price would change as follows from February 1:Windows 8 Pro upgrade price of $199.99Windows 8 upgrade version price of $119.99Windows ...

Although it's still half month away from releases of Windows 8, Microsoft releases price of all versions of Windows 8 on Windowsteam blog. From now on, users can pre-order this product on Amazon, Bestbuy, Staples and Office Depot.The prices for different version :Windows 8 Professional Upgrade : $69.99Windows 8 Pro Pack-Product Key Card : $69.99Windows 8 64 bit(Full Version) -- OEM : $99.99Windows 8 32 bit (Full Version) -- OEM : $99.99Windows 8 Professional 32 bit (Full Version) -- OEM : $139.99Windows 8 Professional 64 bit (Full Version) -- OEM : $139.99If you upgrade Windows after 26th Octo...

It was confirmed that Office would land on iOS and Android platforms by Microsoft in October. Microsoft claims that Office will be on these two platforms in some way. Now many sources indicated that Office will be officially launched at the beginning of 2013.It is reported that the mobile version of Office will be free on Android and iOS, it allows users to view Office documents. Mobile version of Office also requires a Microsoft account just like SkyDrive and OneNote App. After login, users can do some corresponding operations. The released Office will include Word, PowerPoint and Excel, but ...

Microsoft VP Frank Shaw told Wired that Microsoft is going to offer 80-Inch Windows 8 Tablets PC. He said that Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has one such tablet PC, “Steve Ballmer has an 80-inch Windows 8 tablet in his office. He’s got rid of his phone, he’s got rid of his note paper. It’s touch-enabled and it’s hung on his wall.”He mentioned the display screen of the 80-inch Windows 8 tablet PC will not be made by Sharp. Earlier this year, at the CES in Las Vegas, Sharp showed an 80-inch LCD screen. But what Steve Ballmer is using and the tablets they wil...

Windows has finally released the update for Windows phone, the Windows 8.1! Microsoft has finally released the version upgrade which has interesting enhancements. This may not seem like a major upgrade but it definitely looks interesting.This latest update has been released on the Lumia phones that were running using the 8.0 version. There is a lot to look forward to in this new update, and some of it will definitely feel interesting.Folders along Live TilesFor a long time, people were attracted to the concept of grouping of apps through folders. This concept has finally arrived on Windows OS ...

In PC era, Microsoft is the world's largest software service provider, its revenue  is mainly from selling operating systems and other software services.With the advent of the era of mobile Internet, the free software service concept has been widely accepted, Microsoft has been forced to explore new business models.According to ZDNet, Microsoft's next-generation OS Windows Blue is expected to be released in mid of 2013. The biggest difference between the new version of the OS and the previous version is not the changes in the features, but he strategy of low-price or even free. Microsoft ...

Amitwas curious whyit takes longer for Task Manager to appear when you start itfrom the Ctrl+Alt+Del dialogcompared to launching it from the taskbar.Well, you can see the reason right there on the screen:You're launching it the long way around.If you launch Task Manager from the taskbar,Explorer just launches taskmgr.exevia the usual Create­Process mechanism,and Task Manager launches under the same credentialson the same desktop.On the other hand, when you use the secure attention sequence,the winlogon program receives the notification,switches to the secure desktop,and displays the Ctrl+Al...

Today on Microsoft Windows 8 launch event, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and Windows manager Steven Sinofsky shared with us some data. Let's see what's happening to Windows.Since launch, Windows 7 system gains a total of 670 million upgrade and 400 million new PC installed with Windows 7.Microsoft's cloud storage service Skydrive, 200 million users share 11 billion photos and 550 million documents. new 2PB file uploaded monthly.(1PB = 1024TB)Windows 8 has been tested in 190 countries for 1.24 billion hours.Windows 8 to reconnect the WiFi only needs one second, while windows 7 takes 15 seconds.Th...