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Download Windows 8 Codecs

There are several packages of Windows Codecs available for download, Codecs are necessary to play different file formats on Windows. Codecs are used for encoding or decoding a digital stream or for signal transmission. ... Read More →

Windows Thumbcache Viewer

On Windows operating system when you view photos or images in windows explorer thumbnail view, thumbnails are created for each image. These thumbnails are stored in a cache file, the purpose of this file is to avoid CPU processing by recreating thumbnails when a folder has large number of files and ... Read More →

Rumor: Lenovo to Release First Windows 8 Tablet

We are seeing rumors about launch of Windows 8 tablets from several manufacturers  ever since the latest operating system from Microsoft landed as a consumer preview. The latest rumor comes from The Verge that Lenovo is planning to release a tablet running Windows 8. Lenovo wants to be the first ... Read More →

Bing Maps Revamps Pushpins, Popups and Transit Info

Bing revamped its design for Maps elements pushpins, popups and transit info. Bing expects that the new changes will make it easier for users to find information on the map, explore venues and transit information. Bing recently released a Metro app for Bing Maps on Windows 8 platform. ... Read More →

Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows 8

Keyboard shortcuts give us the easy and quick access to programs or tasks in any program. With the release of each Windows version we will see some new shortcuts being added. While the Windows 8 comes swipe gestures etc but most of us are on laptops with no touch screens, in this case these keyboard ... Read More →

Quick Access to Start Menu Items in Windows 8

Microsoft has removed the Start button orb in Windows 8, instead of this Microsoft has given us the start screen which has quick links to the apps, programs and other stuff. This became inconvenient to users who are used to the start menu button for years now on Windows. ... Read More →

Chrome for Windows 8 Metro is Coming

Windows 8 Metro browser wars started with both Mozilla and Chrome developing browsers compatible with the Metro interface. Just three days back we got the news that Mozilla is developing Firefox version for Metro interface and today Mashable is reporting that Google is also developing a version of ... Read More →

Download Rainbows Windows 7 Theme

Microsoft released a new theme for Windows 7, the new theme Rainbows is available for download from Windows downloads. The Rainbow theme brings high resolution imagery of Rainbows of landscapes with stunning color contrasts. ... Read More →