Royale Noir theme now officially available as Zune theme
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3.11.2006 Windows 7, Vista, XP – There Will Be Blood
When two is a crowd, Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows XP will suffocate the market, with all three operating systems available concomitantly, albeit XP will be the most handicapped of the three, but still up for grabs, and even available through downgrade options.
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28.3.2009 Download Ferrari Windows 7 Theme
In past we have covered set of beautiful themes for Windows 7 and also posted guide on how to create Windows 7 themes. Now here is something for Ferrari lovers.
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13.8.2009 Windows 7 Theme & UI for iPhone
First of all i’d like to thank spintek and ebl4287 for releasing such an awesome Windows 7 theme for iPhone. Before getting started confirmed that your iPhone is Jaibreaked and you have installed OpenSSH in your iPhone through Cydia.
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19.8.2009 Download Style 7 Windows 7 Theme Generator
In past we have covered several windows 7 themes as well as guide on how to create Windows 7 theme now here is unique tool Style7 Windows 7 Theme Generator.
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16.10.2009 How to Restore Default Windows XP Theme
So you have installed third party theme on your Windows XP and due to some reasons your theme files are corrupted and you don’t know how to revert back to official Windows XP themes.
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22.10.2009 Mac OS X Snow Leopard Theme for Windows 7
Windows 7 Themes Gallery has been updated with three new themes – based on the original wallpapers pack from the upcoming Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6 release.
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12.8.2009 Windows 7 RC Build 7100 OS X Theme Leopard
In past we have reviewed Leopard Transformation Pack 2 & Mac OS X Leopart theme to transform Vista to Mac OS X.
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6.6.2009 New Default Theme for Firefox 2
There's a discussion going on in mozilla.dev.apps.firefox about "Changes
to Fx2 Chrome" which is about proposed changes to the main browser
window structure (buttons, layout, functions) that is exposed to users
by default in Firefox 2.
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13.3.2006 Leaked Windows 7 Details: Theme Files, Gallery, Packs and Wallpaper Slideshow
While Windows 7 is still a taboo subject as far as Microsoft is concerned, with the company offering just crumbs from the feast that is Windows Vista's successor, details do manage to slip through, and the Redmond company has nobody to blame for it but itself.
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6.8.2008 Royale Noir: secret XP theme uncovered
During Royale’s development (the XP Media Center theme), the graphic artists also produced a black version of the skin, sans the overused “glass” effect.
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30.10.2006 New Windows Standard Theme in Windows Vista
Many community members have expressed concerns over the visual experience of the Windows Basic theme, and, we heard you loud and clear. In fact, we too wanted something better, and we’ve overhauled this theme with an all new version. For those who haven’t been following the discussion, let me brief you on the issue.
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10.7.2006 Windows 7 Migration Tool to Move From Windows XP to Windows 7
In past we had covered guide on upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7. Unfortunately there is no direct upgrade path from Windows Xp to Windows 7 and you have to use Windows Easy Transfer utility if you want to move your user and program files from XP to Windows 7.
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22.11.2009 Vista SP1, and then Windows 7, Windows 8 and Non-Windows Midori
2008 saw the release of Windows Vista Service Pack 1, Windows XP Service Pack 3 and Windows Server 2008, but Microsoft's journey on the Windows path is far from over.
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5.8.2008 Windows 7 RC Brings Windows XP Mode Beta and Windows Virtual PC Beta
The Release Candidate of Windows 7 will bring with it the first Beta development milestones for Windows XP Mode and Windows Virtual PC.
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29.4.2009 Windows Reactivator 2.0 - Backup & Restore Activation Status of Windows XP with Windows Reactivator
Every time you reinstall your windows XP you need to reactivate it online using your product key & worst if you lost your Windows XP product key.
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3.6.2009 Windows Vista SP1 vs. Windows Vista RTM vs. Windows XP SP2
Feb 26th, 2008. Principled Technologies has released two Microsoft commissioned reports on Windows Vista SP1 performance. In these tests, Principled Technologies measured responsiveness of Windows Vista SP1 vs. Windows Vista RTM vs. Windows XP SP2 when performing a set of common business and home tasks.
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28.2.2008 Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 9 – 1 Billion and Counting
Is Windows dead? Or, at least, is this the beginning of the end for Microsoft's proprietary operating system?
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15.9.2008 Week in Microsoft: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 9
This week in Microsoft, we covered 128-bit support possibly coming to Windows 8 and Windows 9, Windows 7, Windows Mobile 6.5, Bill Gates, Office 2010 Starter, Microsoft MVP status, Windows Live Hotmail, the EU, and Microsoft Security Essentials.
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10.10.2009 Windows Vista Build 5231 and Windows Media Player 11 Leaks!
Windows Vista Build 5231 has leaked to the web. The new build is said to include Windows Media Player 11 included. View the screenshots below! This is a Main branch build that was released on September 12th, 2005 at 8:20PM.
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Windows Vista SP1 and Windows XP SP3: Official Release Dates
A French website, PC Inpact, has posted the official Microsoft product change request forms for Vista SP1 and Windows XP SP3.
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6.2.2008 Download Free Windows Vista and Windows XP SP2 Straight from Microsoft
Via the Internet Explorer Application Compatibility VPC Image. That's right! Microsoft is offering access to free downloads of Windows Vista and Windows XP SP2.
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6.3.2008 Windows Vista SP1 outperforms Windows XP SP2 in file copy
"Its interesting that people seem to think that Vista under performs in every area of the system which is quite an incorrect perception.
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27.5.2008 Windows Fiji Has RTMd as Windows Media Center TV Pack 2008
Microsoft officially confirmed that Windows Fiji has been released to manufacturing.
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18.7.2008 Windows 7 Beta Doesn't Play Nice with Windows Azure Cloud OS Tools
The promise for Windows 7 is that it will deliver an evolution when it will come down to stretching into the Cloud compared to its precursor, Windows Vista.
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16.1.2009 Internet Explorer 8 MUI packs for Windows XP, Windows Server 03
As detailed in our previous blog post, the following Internet Explorer MUI packs shipped today.
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17.5.2009 Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 Beta adds Windows 7 support
Microsoft announced the release of Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 Beta, along with news that it will feature Windows 7 support.
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20.7.2009 Check for RAM Error or Defect in Windows 7 and Vista with Windows Memory Diagnostic
Memory or RAM is one of the most important electronic hardware component on a computer systems, not only in term of speed or clock frequency and size, but also the reliability of hardware ecosystem of the RAM sticks or memory modules and its subsystem.
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1.10.2009 The Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 98 Threat Mitigation Guide
Well, Microsoft still puts effort in old Windows versions...
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31.3.2006 Windows Vista comes with 19,500 drivers on DVD – more on Windows Update
Ever needed to find a driver for a product and wished Windows would either just have the driver in it, or that their Windows Update service could provide it? With Vista, it can – and new features and updates will be forthcoming too. It’s about time!
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20.11.2006Vista Gets New Standard UI
Theme
While Microsoft has always
shown off Windows Vista with
its new Aero user interface
and "Glass" theme, not
all customers will have the
required hardware to power the
advanced graphics. In turn,
Microsoft has spruced up its
Standard theme, which had been
the subject of many
complaints...
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10.07.2006Windows 7 to add slideshow wallpapers, theme gallery and theme packs
Dont worry Windows 95 Plus! enthusiasts, Microsoft hasnt forgotten about you and your themes. A recently updated MSDN Library document shows that
Microsoft hasnt just brushed themes under the carpet, but instead dusted it off, added some new polish and is even putting it under the spotlight.
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06.08.2008Official theme support now integrated in Google Chrome 3.0
The latest developer build of Chrome now includes an official option to install themes into Google Chrome. It was reported earlier this week by Neowin
that Google is preparing to launch a theme gallery. It looks like this has happened with the release of build 3.0.195.6. The option is offered under
"Personal Stuff" and has the option to "Get Themes". Pressing the button redirects you to a webpage, that shows a whole array of new themes for
Chrome. Applying the theme is as simple as pressing the "Apply Theme" button below the chosen theme, and a ".crx" file is downloaded. A restart
of Chrome is not required to apply the theme.
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07.08.2009Windows 7 to add slideshow wallpapers and more!
Don't worry Windows 95 Plus! enthusiasts, Microsoft hasn't forgotten about you and your themes. A recently updated MSDN Library document shows that
Microsoft hasn't just brushed themes under the carpet, but instead dusted it off, added some new polish and is even putting it under the spotlight.
The document "
Creating and Installing Theme
Files" (now edited) has been updated with several "additions to the .theme file format were made for Windows 7". They include: (Click Read
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10.08.2008Bring a little Bing into your Windows 7
The team over at Bing wanted to show off their support for the launch of Windows 7, by putting together the top images on Bing in June, July and
August into a Windows 7 theme pack. The 20 very stunning photos are available for free, directly from Microsoft's Personalization Gallery.
Microsoft's Bing team managed to group these images to help show off some of the Windows 7 features, with the personalization gallery feature.
Windows 7 makes it easy to download, install and run a brand new theme pack with a few clicks of the mouse. The dynamic background theme packs
interchange every ten seconds to one day (default 30 min), depending on user's preferences.
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23.10.2009New Windows Embedded build brings new theme
User called marxo found a new Windows XP MCE-like theme in the latest CTP of Windows Embedded:
This style can be
found in the Windows Embedded Standard CTP Refresh. It's called "Embedded" and, along with the wallpaper, gets copied into the image if
the Windows XP UI component is added. As it's digitally signed it works with any XP/Server 2003 install. The archive I uploaded below contains the
Embedded folder and the Embedded.theme to be copied to %systemroot%resourcesthemes and the wallpaper in its original format and size.
winbeta.org - 09.10.2008
.mobi Aims to Standardize
Mobile Web
AT CTIA The theme of
fixing the poor mobile
Internet experience has been
an overarching theme so far at
this year's CTIA Wireless
show in Las Vegas. .mobi's
Alexa Raad thinks her company
is about to solve that, and
she sat down with BetaNews to
tell us why...
betanews.com - 04.04.2006
Google preparing to launch theme gallery for Chrome
Last week, information was spread that Google planned to implement proper theme support within their Chrome browser. Just recently, people have
discovered, in the developer builds of the browser, that the company has built in the theme support already. It was unclear how they'd plan to
display said themes, though many suspected the obvious choice of an online gallery; now, however, TechCrunch is reporting that this has been all but
confirmed, with several themes already having been discovered. TechCrunch states that the themes will be available at this link, which has obviously
yet to go online, but you can already preview it if you have the very latest build of the Chrome browser.
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neowin.net - 03.08.2009
Snow Leopard to bring a new 'marble' appearance?
Apple has always said that the new version of OS X dubbed "Snow Leopard" would be about performance gains and not new visuals. With that in mind it
has been circulating the web in resounding fashion that Apple will release a new theme for OS X when the product is launched. A mockup (below) gives
a possible rendering of what the new theme may look like. There is not much else to go on but when a story gets this big it generally means there is
some credibility behind the source. Keep your eyes peeled as it is expected that this theme will be unveiled anytime between now and the upcoming
WWDC.
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neowin.net - 26.03.2009
New theme coming for Vista
Mentioned at a dinner last
night with Jim Allchin was
that a new theme is coming to
replace the Non-Aero Theme for
Vista Capable PCs (PC's that
cannot run Windows Aero).
Also mentioned were
some other great features
coming from Vista, Restart
Manager and Windows
ReadyBoost.
jcxp.net - 25.05.2006
Gmail offers new Inbox themes
Gmail owners, Google, wanted "to go beyond simple color customization" and have announced 30 new themes. There's many new themes to fit your
style, a shiny theme with chrome styling, another one that turns your inbox into a retro notepad, nature themes that change scenery over time and even
a weather theme that can rain on your mailbox. There's even an old school ascii theme (Terminal) to geek up your mailbox. Google have also done
some work to Gmail's default look to make it "crisper and cleaner". To customise your inbox, go to the Themes tab under Settings.
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neowin.net - 20.11.2008
Royale Noir: secret XP theme uncovered
Sometime after the launch of
XP, somewhere in Redmond,
someone on the Microsoft
design team was in the
progress of developing
something for Media Center. It
was believed to be too
powerful for public
consumption and forever
archived in the servers at 1
Microsoft
Way.
Devoted
Channel9 member W3bbo spotted
an interesting theme on one of
the people_ready television
commercials airing in the
States. After some dedicated
searching, he finally
uncovered this mystery XP
theme by Microsoft. W3bbo
writes,
"D
uring Royales development (the
XP Media Center theme), the
graphic artists also produced
a black version of the skin,
sans the overused glass
effect. The result is an
aesthetic black skin named
Royale Noir, it even works
with Office
2003.
Since the
skin was never released (or
reached final adjustments)
there are a few issues with
it: some of the colors dont
meet the overall feel (theyre
too purple-ish compared to the
greys of the bitmaps) and the
inactive titlebars are a
little too dark.
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windowsvistax.com - 31.10.2006
Microsoft Smells Blood in Yahoo Water
If Yahoo won't sell out to you, then just hire their people--or so Microsoft seems to be thinking. Below, a note received by a promising job
candidate:
Hi ,
I am a member of Microsoft's marketing staffing team. Were
seeking world class employees to help us create products that help people and businesses throughout the world realize their full potential ...
winbeta.org - 31.01.2008
New Windows Vista Standard
Theme
Screenshots recently released
have confirmed speculation
that the Windows Vista "Scrap
Metal" theme would not in
fact be the final visual style
that users without Aero Glass
would see. The new visual
style seems to resemble the
Aero Glass style much more
closely.
jcxp.net - 07.07.2006
Snow Leopard: New Marble Interface?
With every release of OS X, like most operating systems, interface changes are constantly being made. Snow Leopard, Apple's upcoming operating
system, is yet to see any major UI changes in the currently available builds. However, a source has revealed a new theme that may be underway.
Recently leaked information states that Snow Leopard will use the Marble theme instead of Aqua. While not much is known about the new theme,
Marble is expected to consist of a flattened Aqua look and pick up some elements from iTunes and iPhoto, unifying the style across the operating
system.
Snow Leopard is expected to be released in this quarter.
jcxp.net - 15.01.2009
How to: Change your Google Chrome theme
For the following to work, you will need to download and install Google Chrome from the Developer Channel (Available at the end of this post).
This guide is purely for Microsoft Windows, however you can use it to guide you on Mac/Linux if you so choose.
First off, let's fire
up that browser.
Then, let's thrust the mouse on the
jcxp.net - 05.09.2009
Change Your Windows 7 Media Center Background
Sarah Perez: Did you know you can change your Media Center background? Neither did I until I read this recent post. Although not officially a part of the Media
Center software, there is a way to do it. Its not the easiest thing in the world as it involves applying a new registry file and editing permissions.
But if those sorts of things are second nature to you, its definitely worth checking out the tutorial on this hack.
winbeta.org - 18.02.2009
Windows X Releases 7TP
jcxp.net - 25.04.2009
New Windows XP Theme :Zune - Previously Royale Noir
Microsoft has released a new
theme for Windows XP that is
black and resembles the Vista
style. Its name you ask?
Zune.
neowin.net - 03.11.2006
Qualcomm hit with contempt of injunction in Broadcom case
In one of the world's longest-running and most reliably even stalemates, a federal judge in Santa Ana may actually have scored Broadcom a blow
against rival Qualcomm that could draw a little blood, in the form of back royalties...
betanews.com - 18.11.2008
