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For Microsoft, the launch of Windows Phone 8 is a success

On the occasion of MWC, Lawrence Schlosser, Director of the division operators and mobility at Microsoft made a point about the launch of Windows Phone 8 in the last quarter of 2012.
Following the joint campaign by builders and the Redmond company, the start of the new version of the mobile OS would be a success. "This has resulted in an increase in market share of one point per month in France since the launch," said Lawrence Schlosser. According to Microsoft, this would increase at the expense of Apple's iOS system. "Since November we have become the third Bada and BlackBerry OS before," he says ... but he is obviously still far behind iOS and Android! Microsoft fails to communicate about specific figures.

To continue the momentum, Windows Phone now has major advantages. A wide range of handsets and is available to consumers at every price: five Nokia, two from HTC, Samsung and soon one new model Huawei. These are, for the most part, well-referenced among the main operators.

Criticized for its lack of wealth on the first Windows Phone, the app store now 130,000 applications, as announced proudly Stephen Elop, CEO of Nokia, the opening of the MWC. Aware that this number is much lower than that of the Apple Store and Android Lawrence Schlosser said he is confident that "what matters most is the quality of the proposed applications, not quantity. The consumer has no need of 15 apps weather. "The Windows Store will propose today the majority of the more popular with users and Microsoft gives priority to the creation of scenarios to enrich differentiating (how to take advantage of NFC for example). To attract developers, the company is willing to help and offer a good view of the store with a highlighting of the most original applications.

Give the look of Windows 8 Metro to your Windows

You already love the look of Windows 8 with squares or tiles from Windows Phone? Well, the fans will enjoy tinkering today with Metro style Windows 8 Start Screen Full.

There are many tools to customize Windows to get the look of Windows 8, but here Windows 8 Start Screen Full wants relatively simple and lightweight, with an archive of about 12MB. The tiles can be customized to display a Twitter feed, his Gmail messages or photos on Flickr. It can also act as shortcuts to files, programs or websites.

The program is usable under Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7. To install, you need to generate a product key (it's free). To do this, copy the unique user ID provided during the setup wizard, and click the button to generate your key, then paste your user ID and voila.

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Windows 8 soon promotion for students

Warning, this Thursday is the last day to take advantage of the introductory price of Windows 8. Starting tomorrow, the new operating system from Microsoft will be charged 279 euros full version. But a new promotion has been announced. This applies to students and teachers start from February 1st in the United States, with a rate reduced to $ 69.99. But beware, this concerns not the full version, but an update of Windows 8. This means that to enjoy it, you must already have a PC running Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7.

This promotion will be available from February 21, as Canada and Western Europe. The price in euros has not yet been announced. For information, the conversion of U.S. $ 69.99 charged to give 51 euros. A price of 49.99 euros is possible. It must be remembered that at the launch of Windows 7, provides for students proposed update of XP or Vista to the system for 35 euros.

Such promotion is also available on Office 2013. In addition to the entry-level version of the classic "Home and Student", the Office 365 subscription University can use the full 4 years at a special price of 79 euros.

Touch Pen will turn any screen to touch screen surface

Want a little touch on your old laptop recently updated Windows 8? It is possible and it is thanks to Targus. Specialist PC accessory, the U.S. manufacturer unveiled at CES its Touch Pen, transforming your old computer screen touchscreen.

To accomplish this sleight of hand, a receiver is attached to the edge of your screen and Touch Pen is connected via a USB cable. Once the unit is calibrated, you can enjoy it immediately. No need driver or other software. Note also that the system does not detect your fingers, only the stylus Touch Pen will be detected correctly.

Finally, if you are interested in such an accessory, it only works on screens with a diagonal of less than 17 inches and should be available before the end of the month. That's certainly something to reduce the frustration of Windows 8 without touch.

Nokia explains how to hack Windows 8 games

This site is a little surprising that appeared yesterday on the canvas. Justin Angel, Engineer Nokia has indeed revealed on his blog instructions for Windows 8 hack games, and away games Free to Play for millions of gold without spending a dime real. In fact, the engineer was just to highlight the flaws that may exist on the new Microsoft OS.

The most amazing thing is that Justin Angel explains that he can use several techniques to hack simple games on the Windows Store. Thus, the man demonstrates how to get paid objects involved, how to get a full version of the game using the demo, clear the in-game advertising by editing the XAML or even how to reduce the price of the game by simply going tamper with the text file.

Not surprisingly, the page explaining all these techniques is no longer available. Attendance has crashed the site or decision on the part of its leaders? Mystery. Anyway, Angel seemed in good faith, since according to him, these instructions only served to shed light on the shortcomings of Windows 8. He even invited the players to pay to play these games "awesome" that deserve ...

Learn how to Mastering Windows 8

1. Manipulate the newly "Windows 8 Interface" (eg Metro)

The differences between Windows 7 and Windows 8 are obvious. We can safely say that this is the most profound change that has known since Windows edition was released in 1995. Microsoft has decided to add a second interface standard office called Windows interface (or Metro). It even became the primary environment of the operating system, since it is the welcome screen of the OS, and only use it is frequently appeal even when you want Office use priority. Here's how to quickly and effectively manage the famous interface.

Skip the screen lock / unlock

The first launch of Windows 8, you're in front of a screen prompting you to enter username and password. You can either create a local account or use an account online Microsoft (in this case, enter your identifiers MSN, Xbox Live, Hotmail, etc..). Your account will be immediately associated with your new appliance. We will come back, but then you must approve it, for example to recover passwords from one machine to another.

Mastering the Windows interface (Metro)

Once past the lock screen, you can access the Windows interface. This environment can be controlled in different ways: either the finger if you have a touch screen or using the mouse or via the keyboard. Regardless of the configuration used, keep in mind that the interface control the horizontal, not vertical, as was the case until now with windows of the Windows 8. Clearly, you will often scan the screen from left to right to view the full content.

Display the entire of tiles

The Windows Interface is divided into a series of small colored blocks, called tiles. These tiles feature an icon, the name of the application, or a series of information that are displayed dynamically. To view the full tiles present on the home screen of the Windows interface, "pinching" the screen using two fingers (the closer to each other, while maintaining the pressure on the screen). To return to the classic view, do the reverse movement, or press one of the tiles.

Back at any time Windows Desktop

To access the Windows desktop, several options are available to you. From the Windows interface, eg press the [Windows] located on your keyboard or tablet. But you also have the option to use the tile desktop, which is on the home screen (at the bottom left of the screen). Finally, you have the means to access the desktop via the Charms Bar, which is located on the right side of the screen, and press the Windows icon.

Windows 8: How to fix it if something goes wrong?

Windows 8, like any operating system, may experience some setbacks, mainly due to the numerous (and sometimes unfortunate) handling it undergoes daily. To fix it without having to reinstall the entire OS, there is a small tool built into all versions of the system. The updating module makes it possible to leave in a few minutes on a clean system with no loss of information (except executables).

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Download Start8 0.9 beta for Windows

The operating system Windows 8 is already available (preview) and its new interface is passed to a higher level, completely different from what we are accustomed, leaving a feature that we use frequently: the Start menu . If it bothers you, you can use Start8, which adds new Start menu in Windows and some other features like:
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Quick access to search the installed applications.
     Adding the "Run" command (via menu option in the right-click)
     Adding the extinction of the PC.
     Option to choose a custom start menu.

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Windows 8: easily adjust the multi-screen display

When Microsoft made available the first versions of Windows 8, the developers have promised users to listen to them and respond to their demands. If all requests were not heard, there is one that has been particularly listened: the management of multi-screen. It proposes significant improvements. So Windows 8 has a dedicated menu accessible from the Charms Bar. The good news is that the multi-screen display allows among others the Office and the Windows interface at the same time ...
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Windows 8: restore modified or deleted files

Function File History is one of the new features of Windows 8 that really deserves a visit. It can backup your files completely invisible at regular intervals. And of course, you can restore them when you want, with a single click.

This function, which is not enabled by default, turns quickly essential when working on important documents or simply shelter photos, music, videos and even its (provide an external large in this case). It avoids having to install any software, and program a few seconds.

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