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Microsoft updated the Building Windows 8 blog with details on the next-gen platform’s new Storage Spaces feature. Storage Spaces based on the Drive Extender concept from Windows Home Server days, allowing the system to pool physical hard drives of various sizes and interfaces to redundantly store data for scale, resiliency, and efficiency.
The system works like a RAID setup but the physical hard drives are grouped into a larger storage pool, which is then split up into spaces. The disks in a pool can be of mismatched sizes and of different interface technologies, such as USB, SATA, and Serial Attached SCSI. New disks can be added anytime while others can be connected but kept on [...]
Continue reading: Windows 8 Storage Explained – Scaling, Resiliency, and Efficiency
Just a day after releasing iTunes 10.3 to support some early iCloud features such as automatic downloads and access to previously purchased content, Apple has released iTunes 10.3.1, to fix critical issues in the application.
The documentation accompanying the release and Apple’s support page merely offer the same information as found with the original iTunes 10.3 release, providing no word on exactly what is addressed in what is presumably a minor bug fix update. It is believed to fix the “unknown error (-50)” some users would get while syncing iOS devices. No fixes were found as of this writing, but there’s no reason not to get this free update.
This update comes [...]
Continue reading: Apple Releases iTunes 10.3.1, Fixes Syncing Issue
Steve Jobs recently unveiled a minor upgrade to iTunes at WWDC 2011; iTunes 10.3. The release, which is currently in beta form, will allow users to take advantage of iCloud, which will become available in the fall as well as “iTunes in the Cloud,” a feature that is available starting today. iTunes in the Cloud will allow users to have all their purchased content including songs, apps, books, and more synced across up to 10 devices of their own, including both Mac and Windows computers, and all iOS devices with firmware iOS 4.3.3 or higher. Users will also be able to download any of their previous purchases for free since all the download history is constantly [...]
Continue reading: Apple Releases iTunes 10.3 To Get iCloud Related Features
Apple has just released iTunes 10.2.2 for Windows and Mac OS. The update carries just minor syncing issues and performance improvement. Below is the Full change Log:
iTunes 10.2.2 provides a number of important bug fixes, including:
Addresses an issue where iTunes may become unresponsive when syncing an iPad. Resolves an issue which may cause syncing photos with iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to take longer than necessary. Fixes a problem where video previews on the iTunes Store may skip while playing. Addresses other issues that improve stability and performance.
Download iTunes 10.2.2: Download iTunes 10.2.2 for Windows and Mac
It has been confirmed by iPhone Dev Team [...]
Continue reading: Apple Releases iTunes 10.2.2; Fixes Syncing and Video Previewing Bugs
You might already be familiar of the Metro UI if you have been reading the Windows 8 coverage, Metro UI offers flattened and tiled look, which has its basis in the Windows Phone 7.
Leaked screenshots of the next version of Microsoft Office – often referred to as “Office 15”, have begun to surface around the web. Today, TheHotFix.net leaked a brand new screenshot showing Microsoft Outlook “15” with an overhaul of the Metro user interface:
The new Outlook’s interface is much cleaner, simpler and yet seems to offer what users expect from it. The main window structure seems to be inherited from the older versions but the flattened looks and [...]
Continue reading: Leaked Photos Suggest Microsoft Office 15 To Offers Metro Based UI
Apple has released an update to iTunes, 10.2.1 which is less than one week after iTunes 10.2. iTunes 10.2 enabled support for iOS 4.3 syncing, which we presume is simply a “bug fix update“.
In addition to the iTunes upgrade, Apple has released updates to Java for Mac OS X for both 10.5 Leopard and 10.6 Snow Leopard. The updates are related to security and can be found in the software update application. The update description is exactly the same as for iTunes 10.2, so it is unclear what has been changed since last week’s release at this time. Changes are presumably minor, however, although they may include important bug fixes.
After [...]
Continue reading: Apple Releases iTunes 10.2.1, Offers Java Updates For OS X
Apple has just released iTunes version 10.2 after announcing the iPad 2 today. This update includes support for the upcoming iOS 4.3 and improved Home Sharing. iTunes 10.2 can be downloaded via the official section of the website.
What’s new in iTunes 10.2
Sync with your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with iOS 4.3. Improved Home Sharing. Browse and play from your iTunes libraries with Home Sharing on any iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with iOS 4.3.
For information on the security content of this update, please visit: support.apple.com/kb/HT1222. The download is 35.5 MB and can be found in Software Update. It is recommend that you take a backup before installing [...]
Continue reading: Apple Releases iTunes 10.2 With iOS 4.3 Support And Improved Home Sharing
A recent report from Business Insider states that Microsoft is all set to unveil the design features of Windows 8 by the end of its fiscal year in June.
This person claims that Microsoft is taking a more Apple-like approach to interface design this time around, and will also be using concepts from the “Metro” interface developed for Windows Phone 7. Ironically, that interface grew out of the Media Center UI that shipped with Windows XP back in 2004, but the Media Center interface was meant to be viewed from up to 10 feet away and controlled with a remote control, whereas Metro is meant to be used with touch [...]
Continue reading: Microsoft Preparing Windows 8 Tablet Design Demos For June
As promised, Microsoft released Windows 7 SP1 (Service Pack 1) and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 (Service Pack 1) to public as a free download.
Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 helps keep your PCs and servers on the latest support level. It also provides ongoing improvements to the Windows Operating System (OS), by including previous updates delivered over Windows Update as well as continuing incremental updates to the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 platforms based on customer and partner feedback. This enables organizations to deploy a single set of updates.
Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 will help you:
Keep your PCs supported and up-to-date [...]
Continue reading: Windows 7 SP1 Released, Now Available For Download
Microsoft announced their plans to fill in some of the key gaps from the initial Windows Phone 7 release with two updates due out this year.
The more interesting of the updates is the second one–a major release–is due later this year. In his keynote address at MWC 2011 today, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer confirmed Multitasking, in depth Twitter integration, SkyDrive, Internet Explorer 9 and XBox 360 Kinect support, all coming to Windows Phone 7 this year.
An earlier update, now due out by March, brings the long-awaited copy and paste features to the operating system as well as some performance tweaks and support for CDMA networks. While early 2011 may not be early enough for [...]
Continue reading: Microsoft Unveils Upgrade Plans For Windows Phone 7
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