Kiran Upadhyay

The next version of Microsoft’s world-changing operating system is preparing to hit the shelves. I know what you’re thinking: “ Already? ” It seems like yesterday that Windows 7 was the newest and coolest, but yes, it’s true. Windows 8 is just around the corner and there’s only one question that should concern you. Is it worth the upgrade? There are a lot of new features that are coming in this iteration of Windows, but change doesn’t always mean better; it just means different. Windows 8 is not just a bigger, better version of Windows 7. No, it’s trying to be a new beast altogether, and while there will always be a soft spot in my heart for Windows 7, some of the upcoming changes are quite good. Windows 8 Release Believe it or not, Windows 8 development began even before the release of Windows 7. Talk about looking ahead! That puts its birth some time in or before 2009. Over the years, there have been a number of preview versions released for public testing, including the D...

Not all too long ago, Google released Android 4.1, named Jelly Bean. With it comes a lot of features, which you can look at in better detail by checking out this article. While it’s fantastic that all of this new technology is already released, the update schedule for most phones is far from acceptable. A large number of phones which haven’t even got the 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update won’t see the Jelly Bean update, and even those who do get the update might not see it until a year after Google released it, if not longer. So instead of waiting for either the update or a new phone, you can take advantage of some of the features it provides right on your current version by way of apps. Launcher & Lock Screen Jelly Bean hasn’t actually updated the launcher much, compared to Ice Cream Sandwich, but you may be running a 2.x version of Android or Ice Cream Sandwich with the Holo launcher removed (and probably TouchWiz installed as the replacem...

Today is the day we have all been waiting for. Apple finally jumped on the stage and announced everything. Months of rumors and speculations have finally been revealed. Apple finally announced the iPhone 5. As it turns out, most of those leaked iPhone 5 images were right on the money. So what did Apple say about the iPhone 5? Well the first thing they talked about was how thin and light it is. In fact, it is 18% thinner than the iPhone 4S and 20% lighter. Along with that, the iPhone 5 will have a 16:9 aspect ratio and a full four-inch screen. It will have a Retina display featuring a resolution of 1136 x 640. To compensate for this larger screen, Apple has updated the software. There is an extra row of apps on the home screen, and all of their native apps will be updated to use this extra screen space. For non-native apps, if the developer does not update them, they will be centered on the screen with black bars around the edges. Apple also improved the sensitivity of the to...