Steven Sinofsky, the Microsoft Windows Division President,  recently unveiled the newest version of Windows, known as Windows 8. The release was done at the BUILD conference in Anaheim California to an audience of developers.  Sinofsky called Windows 8 a “bold reimagining” of the platform, saying that 1995 was the “last time Windows underwent a significant bold overhaul.” One can only imagine this new approach is an attempt to combat the dominance of Apple. Will it work? Only time can tell!

In a nutshell the key points of the Windows 8 experience are:

• Fast and fluid user experience
• Immersive and full-screen
• Touch first with full keyboard and mouse
• Web of apps working together
• Experience for all PC devices and architectures

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Created for a new housing area in helsinki, finland. ‘colour curtains’ is a set of 30 paintings laminated on glass, cut out of various shapes installed on the corridor windows of the building. the paintings were done in water colours using a print glass technique where the images are laminated between two 6mm glass panels and cut into shape.

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We’ll be honest. Vista came along and brought us no convincing arguments whatsoever to upgrade our consistently stable workhorse XP PCs at our offices here on Unplggd. Now, after giving their beta a shot (and being quite impressed that we were able to run it just fine off an old Pentium III collecting dust in our closet), we feel like our 8-year old XP deserves a befitting upgrade.

This chart pretty much simplifies the upgrade process in case you need it. We like the Professional edition since it allows you to emulate non-supported Windows 7 applications and run them like they’re still in XP. Otherwise, sticking with the Home Premium edition would be your best bet. Officially announced a few days ago, Vista and XP users will need to pony up $119.99, $199.99, or $219.99 on October 22 to score their Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional, or Ultimate upgrade. Full retail will run you $199.99, $299.99, or $319.99.

The good news? Amazon (as well as numerous retailers around the country including Best Buy, Costco, Fry’s Electronics, Office Depot, Office Max, Sam’s Club, Staples, Tiger Direct, Walmart, and more) is allowing you to preorder the upgrade bundle for cheap. So, given supplies haven’t dried out yet, you can grab the Home Premium Upgrade and Professional Upgrade packages right now for $49.99 and $99.99 though July 11th. It’s the cheapest OS upgrade we’ve ever seen and has our thumbs up of approval. So, what are you waiting for?

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Microsoft has AGAIN made the decision to extend the availability of its Windows XP downgrade option. Reason this time? “Licensing issues with Windows 7 could cause some serious headaches for businesses that are still using XP”. Microsoft has also announced that XP downgrade option will be available for 18 months after the official release of Windows 7.

The popular Live Messenger application for Facebook – embedding MSN directly into your Facebook Profile or Page – has just been re-launched for 2009, to the delight of its 400,000 strong fan-base!

The application has an impressive feature set, allowing your Facebook Friends to chat to you anytime on MSN via your Facebook Profile or Page. Widgets can be embedded on Business Pages, your main personal profile, Boxes tab or Info section.

The application homepage lets you view a real-time contact list with live status updates as well as engage in multiple, tabbed conversations and assign multiple MSN addresses to your Facebook account. The “Live Lounge” has also been introduced, an opt-in feature allowing users to meet and chat with new people from all over the world. There’s also handy access to SkyDrive (Microsoft’s free virtual hard-drive feature), Hotmail, Live Today and your MSN Profile.

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Facebook Pages which use the application receive free advertising within the application too. It’s a particularly useful widget for Pages, since it enhances business communication and accessibility, allowing Pages to provide live support or points of contact for their clients…

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Notably users don’t actually even need to have an MSN account to chat to their friends, thanks to a unique ‘Visitor‘ sign in system. It means anyone can contact a business or friend from their profile without signing up to MSN. By its very nature, you’re instantly contactable when you are offline facebook or when Facebook’s own rather temperamental chat service is playing up! It’s a useful alternative to the MSN program itself, bypassing security restrictions or network issues as and when they occur, perfect for 3G users coming in and out of hot spots.

The official Windows Live Presence/IM APIs lie at the core of the application, enabling the web based chat functionality and powering the profile widgets.

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