Windows 8

Once again I am back today with due of a weekend and time to spare I have decided to write about the most noticed talks on Engadget and Techcrunch in the recent month. 

For who might not have guessed it’s about the good old Microsoft Corporation with their new operating system Windows 8 (Touch Centric). Though the operating system is not bad as it looks and has some very cool features (if you have never used a pc in your life) and confusing/irritating (if you are a PC fan).

The start menu is gone, this time for good releasing a metro style app platform something, which reminds me of Launch Pad in Mac OS Lion. Though the look and feel is like that of the windows mobile making the desktop more of a bigger cellphone interface than a PC operating system as a whole. Things have gone a long way and as commented during the launch of the developer preview few weeks ago.

For some of you who loved to see applications all in one screen on a windows based PC this could be a good interface to get hands on, something you might have been waiting for, and for others this might be a start of a new generation of things which call for a change. Yes with the claim of Microsoft of moving PC design towards touch based devices this might seem the optimal OS after iOS, and by far its free and you can install it on any device with the same setup disc. The OS has a good feel for touch and the way things are designed with the apps there are new changes coming in.

Windows 8 has new features as well related to the App Alignment and Store feature, which is predictably like the Mac App store. In short everything from the Mac books and still not up to perfection. Rather this time Microsoft does stand a fair chance over the MacOS in terms of the metro look. Installations this time are simpler and the OS has a very quick boot time of about 30 seconds. (Reason might be since the start menu altogether has been disabled.) 

There are more things to it like the stock market live feeds, news feeds, Facebook and twitter integration, these might seem to be social OS when you first look at it. The Facebook integration this time might go for a toss since the recent changes in the layout of the Facebook page and features has changed drastically and all app developers have to work on the improvements so that people can adopt their apps with the new changes.

Social life these days has changed to a bigger extent and people are more concerned with getting updated what friends are doing and what they are thinking about, new feeds about the happenings round the globe and what people have to say about them, comments from the world leaders or the prominent personalities in Hollywood and Bollywood, political uproars in countries which we never even heard about or cared till recently, scandals and sex have been the most selling these days and affairs are a talk for a weekend, technology news and upcoming gadgets for geeks and freaks which has to be something which everyone wants to be updated on. When we see things like this being the priority of the users the main idea is to create a Operating System which caters to these needs and Wolah !! You have windows 8 doing just that.

Though having said that still a part of me says that this is not what I wanted a PC for, people work on PC and if they are forced by default while clicking the home page to see a screen giving updates of the daily life then who the hell will work in companies. Now that’s really something, which Microsoft should have thought of or might be thinking right now about the new operating system and its impact to its corporate clients. Since most of the corporates today want their resources (slaves or employees) to work in the office hours and extend support for late hours so that they can earn the maximum profits and clients like these will be totally shocked to see this new operating system which will destroy their forced dictatorship on their slaves ooops resources.

With some open topics and some closed the discussion still conclude on the fact that the step taken this time by Microsoft has given a change and this change might be just the one that was needed to revolutionize the way we operate PC’s (if there are still people using them).

For you to download the link of the new Operating System by Microsoft, Yes its FREE download for all.

Link : http://www.buildwindows.com/

and here are a few screenshots of the new look 

Facebook Changes and New developments

Once again we have been amazed by the quick changes FB as always. Its fun to watch the Giant of Social Networking making changes so fast that users get uncomfortable.

One good thing about the changes is that there are new feeds in the side and people are able to keep track of their friends and relatives closely and much easily. The bad thing, for obvious reasons is now that privacy is hindered. Friends know when you are online and if you have a high EQ or if your counterparts have a higher EQ they will be affected Emotionally if you don't comment or reply to their posts.

But concerns apart there are new changes that are coming and these have not just made it more transparent but also there is a professional social touch to it. The way the organization of all the feeds is done on a single page is amazing, but what is more amazing is the new screen that is due launch on 1st Oct. 2011. Yes if you are guessing it right then it’s the new timeline page that Facebook has introduced for the developers and is about to be launched. If you are not a developer and don't want to mess around it will be better to wait till the final look arrives in another week. A preview of the same is shown below.

My Facebook Timeline Page

This look justifies the changes that have been made till date and the introduction of the feeds. But it just does not stop there, the best part is that you can see all of your Facebook history with the year specified and add comments to it. It can be assumed as the Facebook profile or rather your own social book or diary now. 

Yes everything and all the activities till date done on Facebook with the dates are aligned together with a timeline. You can browse through all the activities done on you wall and the posts. There is less to tell about it than to feel since Facebook becomes in a way your diary, which contains all your memories with your colleagues, college mates and school friends. This look is the best possible outcome and experience, which a person can gain from a social site, catering to the needs of a person personally making him attached to his social life once again in a world of internet and chat. The first look i had after opening the page was WOW this is something i wanted deep inside but never got the idea.

Kiddos to all the Facebook developers out there. 

Link for the timeline: 

https://www.facebook.com/about/timeline

And the comments about timelines from the Facebook post of Bret Taylor

"Yesterday we announced a new version of profile pages, called Timeline. It is such a great change. Timeline is truly personal and customizable, and it is so much more beautiful than our current profile page. Watch the video and read about it - we will be rolling it out over the next couple weeks.

After you watch the video, I'd love to hear what you think. As someone who has loved seeing friends and family members build scrapbooks over the years, I have had such a positive experience with the product so far. Looking at a friend's timeline is like sitting down and having them flip through a photo album in their living room - a personal, nostalgic experience. I am really proud of the team that put so much effort into the design and implementation of the product."

This is something really perfect in a way. :)

So go ahead guys and register for the switch which is out to be soon there. And for developers and geeks  visit the link to have a preview of the same. 

Link To visit : http://mashable.com/2011/09/22/how-to-facebook-timeline/#27139Youve-Done-It

Apple iPhone 5

Finally Coming of the iPhone 5, news news news .... everywhere we do a search we get rumor's about the new iPhone 5 launching this october. people all over the world are interested in having the updates of the new phone but as always apple is still secretive about its new upcoming models.


there were many good ideas on the internet about how the new phone would look but one of them was much ahead of its times. Yes talking about the holographic display phone rumor which started circulating the web around september 2011. Here is a link of what i am talking about.

This was one of the best so far from the graphic design company called Aatma Studios. The concept was amazing but with a flaw where apple has stated that the phones will be usable and recyclable, in conditions of that if such a design was released today there will be countless people throwing away their iPhone 4's and trying to purchase the new model. the Sales of the iPhone will also be hampered in such a scenario.


But when we are looking for predictions then i guess the best possible one on the web is about the configuration like : 
1. 8 MegaPixel Camera.
2. A5 dual processer.
3. Larger screen.
4. It being both CDMA and GSM and off course carrier free.
5. Design would be thinner. 
6. Have a aluminium Back cover like the good old iPhone 3G and the iPod models.


This might well be the case seeing the way factory unlocked phones are much in demand looking at the emerging markets of asian countries where the carriers do not care about offers because customers keep switching to new carriers depending upon the offers present.


An Iphone in the current scenario is the highest used smartphone. there was a recent twitter post having the details of the web search in google. and more share of the search queries came from iOS devices.


"Apple continued to be the leading device manufacturer on our network in August, representing 23% of the Top 15 Manufacturers impression share (Chart A). Apple iPhone maintained the number one position on the Top 20 Mobile Phones ranking with 13% of the impression share."


Also there was a graph in the post stating the percentage share of the devices which are being used and the share of the market they have. Below is the image of the same.

Now Such a trend and highest market share almost double of its competitors is something which cannot go unnoticed. 


Well the credit to the research goes to the people who have conducted the survey and the site link "http://9to5mac.com/2011/09/23/in-mobile-apple-and-google-continue-to-rule-the-landscape/" hoping that i may not be caught for copywriter issues :D.


well what apple has in store is not coming out unless the iPhone gets launched somewhere in the middle of October, but as everyone says the model coming this time will a lot depend on Cook as to how he takes the presentation and how much would apple miss their showman Steven Paul Jobs for the presentation launches.


but not to forget its not the iPhone which is the only part anticipated for long. we have seen and known about the new iOS 5 which is also going to be launched soon. 200+ new features but the most anticipated ones are 
1. iPhone Messenger 
2. Tasks Reminder
3. Faster Interface and App switching
4. Notification Center
5. Camera Controls
6. NewsStand
7. Finally Twitter integration


and many more are present but these were some of the features which i liked the most, and more of them are yet to be explored. 


In Short October could be called in other terms as the apple month because of the new launches and the for stock market fans this might be the reason for the dropping of shares of apple this month, iPhone 5 could rise the stocks to a new level for sure.


Will update once the launch arrives. :)