As part of the development of Internet Explorer, Microsoft is looking for 9 gain and is therefore inviting beta testers who have already given in advance of the release of Internet Explorer 8 feedback, one for testing. The preview version of Internet Explorer 9 does not yet contain the user interface, but developers can already try out some new features of the Web browser.

For years, Microsoft dominated the browser market, alternative browsers, only a marginal phenomenon. Meanwhile take competitors such as Firefox, Chrome, Safari and Opera the best market share appreciably. In Europe, Microsoft has also set by an EU target Windows users active on the choice of which browser they want to use the default browser.

Therefore, it is no wonder that Microsoft is now more improvements in its Web browser to try than before. Now Microsoft is looking for testers to competent feedback to the current state of development of Internet Explorer 9 to obtain. A few days ago, the Group sent out invitations to former beta testers of the current version 8 of Internet Explorer.

The graphical user interface of the new browser version is in the preview but not yet included the Internet Explorer 9 While addresses can only after entering a key combination to enter the beta testers can have the new JavaScript engine (“chakra”) and the Support HTML5/CSS3 try. The preview will Microsoft update regularly in order to get more feedback from their selected testers.

Last week finally knew the details of the HP Tablet Slate, one of the models known to be important in the landing of tablets in the coming months. There is nothing official but it seems that the picture and features will be final. With these in hand, the photo and price, between 400 and 500 euros, I have no doubt that we are facing a bet complicated. Why think so?

Let’s see. Let’s take a mental acuity test. What is the difference between HP Slate of a tablet classic of the same brand as the HP TouchsmartTM2? I mean look beyond the obvious of not incorporating keyboard …

If you answered the previous question that the operating system, we think alike. The manufacturers are losing an opportunity to provide the consumer something new. In that sense Apple and Dell are the most have moved away from classic tablet, although in their case design is a great phone.

It seems clear that this new device for the home’s mission is to entertain and afford a more intuitive and comfortable leisure. And for that alone raises the classic tablet format with different operating system. It is true that what has gone wrong from the beginning in the MID, which is what most resembles the new that wants to come, has been the operating system, which was not designed for that facet of entertainment.But personally expected much more from the trade mark to give me a new gadget for my house.

Android, the system or even Windows Phone iPad 7 Series will be the protagonists of a new element that wants to conquer the digital home. Personally I’ll take what I have now. Do you?

Will the new iPhone an iPhone HD? A video has surfaced on the Internet, which is supposed to be a foretaste of an iPhone HD. On display is a 30-second promotional clip, which shows a possible new iPhone and titled this iPhone HD.

Whether the video is in fact authentic, it must be doubted, however. The case looks quite different from what it might be inferred from past images. Apple would probably also know how to prevent the publication of an officially established promotional clips. The video ends with the slogan: “The most social iPhone yet. Previously, in addition to pictures and videos and a Facebook App, and a Twitter app could be seen. Highlight of the video is a quick video chat with the Eiffel Tower in the background.

Optically, the iPhone HD has shown a clear round in the middle of the device, a chrome frame and a glossy black or white back. Below the camera lens is a small opening, which indicates a flash. In addition to the speaker opening is a front camera. Below the display there is an oblong button that appears optically to the speaker above the display to be ajar. Whether it is a fake, is not yet certain, but it is quite probable.

However, the proposed name iPhone HD quite interesting. Most speculation called the iPhone 3GS successors generally iPhone 4G. This designation is misleading. Although it would be next to the fourth-generation iPhone, but 3G is in English usage, especially for UMTS. This was also the core innovation of the iPhone 3G. Name of the 4G iPhone would simply make no sense in this context.

The game streaming service OnLive wants to start in June in the U.S.. After some delays in the past OnLive in the United States will be offered from mid-June for $ 14.95 a month. For the games offered, however, an extra fee will be levied. Doubts exist mainly in terms of response time OnLive.

After years of development and some announcements soon, it seems to be so far: OnLive announced at the Game Developer Conference in mid-June to go to the E3 gaming convention in the USA first to the starting line. In OnLive is an online gaming service, run in which the games themselves on the server of the provider network.

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Redmond’s claim that sales of its new operating system go as expected, although the corporate side is still not being taken as they wanted.

Five months after its enactment, Windows 7 continues to maintain a good adoption in the consumermarket, not for theprofessional. This has been indicated in a conference Peter Klein, chief financial officer atMicrosoft. That yes, predicts a recovery this year.

“The corporate market has been dormant for quite some time and expenditures have been minimal. However, this is the year of recovery and businesses have more monetary resources to invest in new solutions. ” According to Klein, the recovery will begin during this year and will stabilize in the next, although not stated whether it will be fast or slow.

In any case, sales of Windows 7 have been maintained as provided by the company, especially in the consumer segment. Since October 2009 has sold 90 millioncopies. This amount represents a substantial improvement in the numbers reported last January, when the company indicated that it had sold 60 million copies, which means that in just a month have left 30 million copies of Microsoft’s factories.

A study by Net Applications found that Windows 7 is installed on a 7.57% of U.S. computers, but Windows XP keeps hegemony with a 66.15%. The umpire, Windows Vista, holds a 17.47% share and Mac OS X or 2.37%.

As published at the time, sales of Windows 7 have helped significantly in the company’s record results.

Blogger is a blogging platform (surprise surprise) extremely simple and friendly. It was created by Pyra Labs in the late ’90s thanks to its simplicity and helped popularize the concept of a blog: If you provided the platform and accommodation, and only needs to write, there was nowhere to be lost. Today, millions of people have self-hosting your blog or a free provider such as Blogger, WordPress, Typepad or another. Those who do not, at least they know what it is about the concept.

Well, in the case of Blogger and WordPress and Typepad everything is free: you have accommodation, everything is preinstalled, you get a nice subdomain and some customization options, but are quite limited. In particular, skins, themes or templates are chosen from a limited range and can hardly be altered. That is, until now, because Blogger announced it will allow you to do your own template using a tool called Blogger Template Designer.

The tool allows you to start from scratch or take a template from the collection of art presentations and begin to modify: the layout, background, fonts, buttons, images, style sheet and what comes to mind. Each change can instantly preview and undo if you do not like much or controls more intuitive than the best desktop WYSIWYG editors. › Continue reading…

Microsoft has long said it was developing two applications for the iPhone; the first is a bit ahead of its date, I mean the browser Bing appeared in the App Store a few months ago.

It has now been MSN and Microsoft is not directly those who have already developed and offer a Messenger application for the iPhone and iPod touch.

In this implementation we will have support for emoticons, share photos, and even can send voice notes, basics of desktop client.

The application was developed by MSN China so only available for that country, although it is expected that during this month appears Microsoft’s official application and that it is available to everyone.

Apple has accused HTC injured and 20 of its patents in its products that illegally – mainly Samrtphones with Goolge Android operating system – used to be.Therefore, Apple HTC has before U.S. courts and before the U.S. sued U.S. Trade Commission. HTC defends himself against charges now held by Apple. HTC refers among other things, that already longer in the mobile phone sector have to be active as Apple itself and always put on their own technologies. This is underlined by numerous patents, which run in the years HTC has registered. HTC has with a strong partner in the boat. The Taiwanese mobile phone manufacturer is the world’s largest manufacturer of Android smartphones. So Google is now also expected in the case not long remain sidelined. › Continue reading…