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Microsoft’s New Universal App Concept:A Single App For Every Windows Based Device

Microsoft unveils their new Universal Windows app,which could run on any windows based operating system-be it an xbox one or a pc or even a smartphone.David Treadwell,Corporate Vice President of Microsoft Operating System officially announced the Universal Windows app on April 2nd while showing the features of the new Windows 8.1 phone.

This project will ease the work of developers,as they wouldn’t have to work on different platforms separately.A new tool would select the interface and working based on the platform.It is believed to work on an online cloud storage,which will help in transferring works from one platform to another with ease.

The best thing about this project is that you can run it on all platforms, if you buy it on any one platform.The same applies for in-app purchases too.Sweet,isn’t it?Also,this would help Microsoft to overcome one of their major shortcomings in the smartphone category-The lack of apps.

April 3, 2014
How to get a reputed original antivirus for free?
Today, we are going to reveal a simple method by which you can get six months original subscription of Nortan Antivirus 2014 for free! No, we are not going to use a pirated version NOR are we going to do anything illegal. Nortan antivirus is one of the most reputed and widely used antivirus softwares in the market.We can definitely say that it is a very good antivirus software package.

You have to follow the following simple steps properly to get this 6months free subscription of norton anti virus software 2014.

1) Go here and download the Norton antivirus 2012 6 months trial and install it.

2) After installation, a registration wizard will appear. Create a new account and sign up.(They will send you an confirmation email, so you need to check the email and go to the link which they send you, to complete the account activation.)(Also remember that this offer is only for new users)

3) Then go here (login if prompted) and click on ‘Norton Antivirus’ . Then click on ‘Click to view’ to reveal the key.

4) Save the Key in a notepad(you will need this key later.)

5) Now download the Norton removal tool by going here.

6) Follow the on-screen instructions to uninstall Norton antivirus 2012. Once it gets completely uninstalled, restart your computer.

7) Now go here and download the 30 day Norton Antivirus 2014 and install it as usual.

8) After installation, click the ‘Renew’ button.

9) Then click ‘I have a key or code to enter’ and enter the key which you had earlier saved in your notepad. And then click Next.

10) If you followed the instructions properly, you must have got 6 months original subscription of Norton Antivirus 2014 for free.

This is actually a long trial option offered by Norton few months ago. If you like their products, Buy it and support them.

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April 3, 2014
How to get back a stable windows 7 look-alike start menu for windows 8?

One of the biggest complaints of the users of Windows 8 is that the start menu has been replaced by an all touch interface known as Windows 8 Modern UI. If you just want the old start menu back, you can install this software called IObit StartMenu8.

Several programs have solved this problem in their own way, but IObit StartMenu8 is currently is the most stable among all the programs that exist to restore the Start Menu.

This software of IObit successful in replicating the appearance of the full Windows 7 Start menu. By doing so aggressively, the user who is completely dissatisfied with the modern interface can forever get rid of it, having a start button and a menu that works well. However, this can also be annoying to some people who still want to continue with the touch interface.

IObit StartMenu8 have achieved an in-design imitation or replica of the Windows 7 start menu with significant quality, featuring all the shortcuts to common places like “System” and “Control Panel. IObit StartMenu8 is a worthy download if you want your old start menu back.

You can download it for free from their official website by clicking here

April 3, 2014
Bear Simulator: Now you can be a bear!

It seems now that the fashion of the gaming industry is to develop simulators where the protagonists are animals.First was the announcement of Goat Simulator, the game where you are a goat, and now Bear Simulator, where the protagonist is a bear.

When we had thought that we had survived the news of Goat Simulator (simulator crazy goat) now comes the announcement of Bear Simulator. Its creators, Farjay Studios decided to develop this title with the excuse that there are no games where you control a bear. The game is a FPB (First Person Bear) where we can explore a huge world, eating fish and plants.We can also explore the forest.

As you can see in the trailer of Bear Simulator, the game is in alpha state with a fairly empty world besides both the gameplay and the graphics, the sound … well, basically everything else is subject to several changes for possible improvement . In fact the mechanical version uses a bipedal bear as a trial (in the full game you can control the quadruped animal form). The animal may feed on berries and steal some honey. when resting in the den (a generally cave), the health and stamina will be increased.

The world will have several different areas such as forests, mountains, ocean coast and extensive plains and several more. The game needs $ 29,500 to finance and, as is customary in these cases, those who support the project with a donation will be rewarded with a copy of the game, the soundtrack, shirts and various other things. Bear Simulator is being developed by Farjay Studios and will be available for Microsoft Windows and Mac. The game does not have a specific release date but is expected to hit Steam by November 2014.

April 2, 2014
Smart-ACs: The future of air conditioning?

There is a technology that has not changed much in the past many years:- the air conditioners. But it seems to change soon, thanks to the new air conditioner of General Electric and Quirky (the designer company).

We do not have jetpacks or teleporting machines but we are a quite an evolved society with our flat screen TVs, our laptops, tablets and our smartphones which are as powerful (and as expensive) as a desktop computer. But if there is a technology that has not advanced much in the recent years,it is the air conditioners, which require heavy equipments to do twenty holes in our home and cost you one-third of your electricity bill.

In Aros, You can turn it ON through an mobile app. While you’re leaving your house it senses that you left and turns off automatically. It collects information such as location, time,weather and the time of use to suit your habits. These data are used to automatically maintain the perfect temperature, maximizing energy savings in your home. We can monitor, program and control it from anywhere using their app.

With its sleek, modern design, Aros allows airflow upwards which increases circulation, has flat capacitive sensors to switch between the three modes and three types of cooling speeds.Finally the retractable design ensures proper fit in the window of a home. Slim, simple and quiet,Aros is the first smart air conditioner to be accessible to the normal consumer and the intial model have modest 2,000 BTU and costs $ 300 in the U.S. but It will surely be the first of many. For now we can wait for its release in May 2014.

April 2, 2014