Windows 8 developer preview now available for download

You can install the 32-bit or 64-bit x 86-based computer. Activation is not required, but it is far from the finalized version of the OS, so if you are installing, waiting for bugs and errors. In any case, you should definitely check out the Guide to Windows 8 Microsoft to get an idea of what you can expect the next version of Windows. Also, check the of the new features Windows, four main 8 list.

Direct download from here, is available. If you want to install it, Share your experiences in the comments!

View as a slide show» Microsoft demonstrated a lot of Windows 8 devices, including Tablet PC devices to Build Conference in Anaheim, California, CA. Windows 8 devices: A Closer Look, these are a few devices where Windows 8 Microsoft Build Conference.

"Custom Lock screen displays the unread e-mail messages and other app notifications. The following image is a photograph of the road into captivity in New Zealand, Mt. Cook National Park. "

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"See applications, and content in a glance in the Welcome screen."

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"Click to select the files you want to send or share location."

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"Touch browsing is fast, fluid and intuitive."

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"Thumb keyboard it feels natural and comfortable."

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"The large buttons help you write on the touch screen keyboard."

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In the Windows Division President Steven Sinofsky was President Steven Sinofsky was to bring the Windows sharing the stage at the Build.

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"Trash Tycoon" Eco-responsibility Social Gaming

 

Recycle Bin Tycoon emphasises upcycling, the concept of the Recycle Bin are converted into new products. Users of the recycling business, collect trash and new uses environmentally friendly disabled items such as plastic bags, or building materials. You earn points by performing tasks such as upcycling, money, and ultimately, the title "garbage Tycoon."

The authors believe, social play of the game is the ability to affect the real-life models. "As simple a thing as a social game, where players earn points for recycling in the real world is capable of changing human behavior better," says Ravivin GuerillappsTurner, cofounder and Executive Director.

In addition to teaching sustainable business models, the Recycle Bin CarbonFund.orgTycoon donates 10%, a not-for-profit association that is dedicated to the fight against climate change in the game.

Do you think a good policy to teach how to play? Check out some shots of the game and tell us what you think in the comments.

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Turntable.fm Launches iPhone App [REVIEW]

 

Yes, that’s right: you can now listen, rack up those DJ points and chat from anywhere you happen to have your iPhone (though if you happen to be on the john, as one of my fellow DJs told me today, it’s probably best not to share.)

If you’re not familiar with Turntable — well, first of all, where have you been? Mashable has been rocking its own Turntable room with stellar guest DJs every Friday this summer, and we’ll be picking it up again this fall.

Secondly, Turntable.fm is easily the most addictive (and social) music service ever. In each room, avatars stand in front of a DJ booth, where five lucky souls can step up and spin tunes in turn (one from each, then back to the first DJ). Most songs you can think of are in the Turntable database already, but if not, you can upload them. You can hit “lame” or “awesome” on the like-o-meter; enough “lame”s and the song will skip, but an “awesome” will make you bob your head and give the DJ points, which they can then trade in for a bigger and cooler avatar. And all the while, folks in the room are nattering away in a chat window, proving once again that the best way to be social with strangers is to have something specific — like a song — to talk about.

That’s the browser version of Turntable. How does the iPhone version stack up so far? Good in some ways, quite buggy in others.

Visually, the Stickybits team has done a great job of packing everything in to the small screen. It actually seems easier on the iPhone to scroll down the list of rooms people have created (the list loads as you scroll). Step into a room, and it looks exactly like a Turntable room should. Even packed with avatars, it’s not significantly slower. My iPhone 3GS was able to render a 200-avatar room with no problem; the music didn’t skip and the head-bobbing was smooth.

The first difference you’ll notice is that the chat window is on a screen of its own, reached through that speech bubble icon at the top. This is also where your queue of songs to DJ is located. This is a little distracting, having to switch screens constantly. But it’s hard to think how else the app could have done it. One thing it definitely could have done, though, was load the chat history of the room — so you can see what people were talking about before you came in.

As for DJing, I’ve run into a number of snags so far. The first time I tried to spin, the app booted me off when it came to my tune. (Anecdotally, I heard a few stories of iPhone DJs getting booted; it’s easy to tell, because the avatar is holding a phone instead of a laptop). The second time, nobody could hear the music — despite it being a track I’d played successfully many times in the web client.

Still, you’ve got to expect a few bugs in a release version of an iPhone app this complex, and I have no doubt Turntable will iron out the wrinkles shortly. With a $7 million round of funding led by Union Square Ventures, also announced Tuesday, the company now has a lot more resources. We can’t wait to try the (as yet unannounced) Android and iPad versions.

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Create and Send real postcards for iPhone — n: O address is required for the [images]

 

Name: Run postcard

Fast pitch:Send real postcards directly from your phone to your friends and family.

Genius idea: Automatic retrieval of the address.

A beautiful beach on the island of Mauin, the mood you are in a temporary, when you choose to share this perfect moment seriously and back home again with friends.

To fire up your iPhone, app, Snap a photo and choose to whom you send it, even if you do not need to remember. their addresses. Add to the message, mark finger, and then add the map of the surrounding area — just so you can be sure they are jealous.

Then, the application converts the timestamp, which is the price a little more than words and pictures are the actual postcard.

This is the promise of the postcard, the iPhone application the execution of the same name, which just launched a startup. Android applications are thought to be around the corner.

Josh Brooks, run postal card, founder of "Mobile photography-status is red hot, especially as a means of sharing experiences," says. "No image experience better than the actual photograph."

Postal card, run the create a new, high-quality photo image postcards, emails, and phone 0.99 a pop. Contact addresses can be retrieved, even so does not need to be.

Mobile e-mail card generator application has been made before. Postagram, is spoken. But, says Brooks, run the postcard is about refining the details and custom touches.

The postal sector, for example, a Gopher is a startup app address storage system, so you do not need to search for and enter your contacts ' mailing addresses manually. Select the contact person in the phone's address book, and to carry out the postcard Wizard. The postal sector in the Gopher invite your friends via SMS or email and ask them to verify his address. When he makes a personal address book is updated his address and mail the card will be delivered to the tout de suite.

And what if you could add the smell of the postcard to capture your mood? A few weeks to have the opportunity to do just that. The pending property, which is called the "smell of e-mail," allows you to select the platform and the investigation of scents such as the sun tan lotion, Christmas or holiday spice.

Run the postcard makes the SDK is for developers who want to add a post card printing your own applications, which means to send the e-mail card option, you can quickly find your favorite iOS or Android photo apps. Camera Genius and Photogene, two popular photo apps for the iPhone, a feature in future app updates.

You can also expect the joint venture it, postcards and other keepsakes from your mobile, you can delete your photos to boot.

Run the postal card is a four-team is based in Los Angeles, California. Boot in the process of raising a round of angel funding.

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Facebook will begin testing a friend of the filters in the news feed [pictures]

Facebook has started, changes to the news feed, including friend list filters and Smart lists that automatically slew the friend list in the test.

The changes will appear in the content of the News Feed is the objective is to make a point of view. These changes, to the extent that we can ensure the box next to the pictures sent to us, Show that Facebook is sharing News Feed lists, such as the Google + has made the circles. "Feed filters make it easy for you to view the selected set of your friend's updates, one place and share exclusive," Facebook's new feature States in the Guide.

On Facebook -spokesperson declined to comment on the story.

One of the most interesting aspects of the revised list of the News Feed is intelligent. The smart tag lists automatically Sort your job from the list, a list of classmates and friends who are resident in the 50 miles of the city. This makes it easy for you to send updates only to friends of the College, or talk to a local party, just close friends.

The changes are not likely to be deemed to refer to the response from Google +, which circles the property makes it easy to share content into smaller groups. Facebook has always been, Friend lists feature, but less than 5% of users use them in a meaningful way. These changes are designed to fix.

Check out the screenshots below, and tell us what you think of the revamped Facebook News feed.

 

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