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After lot of speculations on whether Windows Mobile 6.5 devices can be upgraded to the new Windows Phone 7 Series, Microsoft has confirmed that you will not be able to do that. The reason - most of the 6.5 devices doesn't meet the (very) strict guidelines that Microsoft has imposed for its new phone software. From the original article from APC magazine, That’s the official line from Microsoft, at any rate. Natasha Kwan, General Manager for Mic...

For a blogger themes are very important. They define the look and feel of your blog and have a great impact on your visitors. A good theme should be less cluttered, easy to navigate and should feel  fresh. Here is a list of some of the best themes that I have came across. 1) Touchriver Demo | Download 2) Scruffy Demo| Download (more...)...

Most of the bloggers out there use Google analytics for their blogs via analytics plugin. But the biggest problem with Analytics is that it doesn’t show real time stats. That’s where Clicky comes in. Clicky is a wordpress plugin developed by Joost de Valk. For those who are unaware, Joost de Valk is the CEO of Yoast and the man behind Analytics for Wordpress plugin. Clicky shows real time data in an Analytics like interface that is easy to u...

Microsoft has warned its users of a fake antivirus software called Security Essentials 2010. As the original blog post by Microsoft's David Wood goes, Well, it had to happen eventually. One of the oldest tricks used by rogue antivirus products is to use a similar name as, or have a similar look and feel to, legitimate security software. It’s been commonplace for them to mimic the Windows Security Center. So it was inevitable that the day would ...

This month, our beloved photo editing software, the great Adobe Photoshop will be celebrating its 20th birthday. In this auspicious occation let me remind everyone of the exceptional work this great software has done for us and as a token of respect here's a list of  my favorite Photoshop miracles. These photos are from one of my favorite time killing sites, Photoshop Disasters (more...)...

Today I am going to write about a few wordpress plugins that every serious blogger should have. Even though wordpress is a very good blogging software, it can be made much better with the use of these plugins. So here it goes :- 1 ) All in one SEO pack - There is no doubt that SEO is very important for a blogger. This plugin allows the admin to tweak your wordpress installation and posts such that it ranks higher in search engines. It is a mus...

I know this post is a bit late, I was too busy with my exams and Windows Phone 7 announcements. Now as both of them are over I can relax a bit. By the way this is my first post on blogging. Wordpress (as you know is the world's most used blogging software) has been upgraded to  2.9.2.  This update solves a critical security flaw in the previous 2.9.x versions. Due to this flaw  all the  registered users (even those in subscribers role) of y...

Microsoft has finally unveiled the long awaited Windows Phone 7 at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The initial reception was very positive from almost all big tech sites such as Ars technica, Neowin and Gizmodo. Now lets look a bit more closely and find out whether the OS has lived up to its expectations. The interface is similar to Zune HD as expected. We now have a tiled interface with square and  rectangular tiles. You can customize the...

Yesterday I came across this excellent video and couldn't resist sharing it here .In this video Microsoft's James O'Neil shows how to install Windows 7 from a phone or to be precise a Windows phone. Windows 7 can already be installed in many ways from traditional DVDs to USB sticks. Remember the controversy regarding the open source code in the Windows 7 USB install tool ?Anyways lets stop talking and start watching. (more...)...

As we get closer and closer to Mobile World Congress, speculations and rumors has once again arose about the Zune Phone. Some say that it is a mobile phone made by Microsoft while others say that it is branded but not manufactured by Microsoft. Another section says that it is just Windows Mobile 7 with Zune features which I believe is more likely. After Long Zheng found some references about Zune Phone in the latest Zune Update, Neowin contac...