INTERNET EXPLORER 10 BROWSER

MICROSOFT RELEASES INTERNET EXPLORER 10 BROWSER FOR WINDOWS 7

The latest version of Microsoft's Web browser is now available to the vast audience connecting to the Internet on personal computers running on the Windows 7 operating system.

The redesigned browser, Internet Explorer 10, made its debut last month when Microsoft released Windows 8, which makes dramatic changes to an operating system that has been powering PCs for decades.

Internet Explorer 10 initially is being introduced Tuesday to Windows 7 users in a "preview," or test, mode. The new browser isn't compatible with XP, Vista and any other older Windows version.

Microsoft is staking its future on Windows 8, far more PCs rely on Windows 7. Microsoft Corp. says more than 670 million licenses for Windows 7 have been sold since its release in 2009. Windows 8 is unlikely to approach that level of usage until at least 2014, based on analyst forecasts.

Desktops, laptops and tablet computers running on Windows 8 are sold with Internet Explorer 10 already installed. Those with older Windows versions will have to download and install the new browser separately.

Although Internet Explorer 10 is supposed to process Web pages more quickly and smoothly than its predecessors, it may have limited appeal to Windows 7 users.

That's because Microsoft primarily designed Internet Explorer 10 for tablet computers and other devices, including a new breed of PCs that have touch-screen displays. Relatively few Windows 7 PCs can be controlled with fingers on a display screen.

Microsoft is hoping many website developers will download and install Internet Explorer 10 on their Windows 7 machines and see the browser's potential for making online services more compelling and dynamic. If that happens, more websites may include features that take advantage of Internet Explorer 10's full capabilities on the bevy of Windows 8 machines expected to be sold during the next year, said Ryan Gavin, Microsoft's general manager for the browser.

Internet Explorer 10's main purpose is to make viewing websites as enjoyable and convenient as using applications tailor-made for specific mobile devices.

For instance, when reading an article on a news site, users of Internet Explorer 10 can just swipe across the screen to continue reading the next page instead of having to scroll down to click on a link, as most browsers require. Microsoft also says games such as "Contre Jour" played on Internet Explorer 10 will work as well, or even better, than those packaged in applications.

Realizing that goal is crucial to Microsoft as it tries to make a bigger splash in the smartphone and tablet markets. It probably will take years before mobile devices running on Windows 8 boast as many applications as their competitors, giving Microsoft an added incentive to build a superior Web browser. The mobile operating systems designed by Apple Inc. and Google Inc. each boast more than 700,000 applications.

Microsoft also hopes Internet Explorer 10 can reverse recent trends in the Web browser market. By some estimates, Google's Chrome browser has supplanted Internet Explorer as the world's most popular browser. Other research firms still assert that Internet Explorer remains the most widely used, although all measures show it has been losing market share to Chrome, Mozilla's Firefox and Apple's Safari.

BlackBerry 10 -Launch in JAN 2013

BLACKBERRY 10 LAUNCH DATE - JANUARY 30, 2013

Blackberry-maker rim has finally announced that the blackberry 10 launch event will take place on january 30, 2013. This day will mark the official launch of its new platform - blackberry 10, as well as the unveiling of the first two blackberry 10 smartphones.

The event will happen simultaneously in multiple countries around the globe, where details of the smartphones and their availability will be announced.the blackberry 10 platform has recently achieved the much-coveted us government security clearance for its yet-to-be launched platform for blackberry 10 devices, which would allow government agencies to deploy the devices, along with the new enterprise management platform to run the devices, as soon as the new smartphones are launched. This marks the first time blackberry products have been certified ahead of their launch.

In addition, the company recently announced said it has begun carrier testing of its new line of blackberry 10 devices, a crucial step ahead of next year's launch of the make-or-break line of smartphones. Recently "blackberry 10 achieved lab entry with more than 50 carriers, a key step in our preparedness for the launch of blackberry 10 in the first quarter of 2013," chief executive thorsten heins said in a brief statement.

Rim, which once commanded the lead in the smartphone market, has rapidly lost ground to apple's iphone and samsung's line of galaxy products, especially in north american and european markets, as customers abandon its aging blackberry devices.

Blackberry 10 promises to offer features like blackberry flow, blackberry hub, blackberry balance, and the all-new blackberry keyboard. The launch of blackberry 10 is going to be a make-or-break situation for rim.