Microsoft have announced that Windows 8 Consumer Preview reached 1,000,000 downloads in the first 24 hours and we downloaded 3 copies. Did you download Windows 8 Consumer Preview? Leave a comment below or pop us a tweet on @Gromfrog.
Review: Windows 8 Consumer Preview
We have been using the developers preview of Windows 8 to develop apps and we really liked it even though there was a few bugs. But the Consumer Preview is a big improvement. Microsoft said that there is around 100,000 new features and we are really enjoying them. The Metro UI looks great but we … Continued
It's Here: Kinect for Windows
Today Microsoft launched the long awaited Kinect sensor and final version of the SDK. The sensor will work with a pc better than the current Xbox Sensor. The sensor cost $249 from Amazon or The Microsoft Store. The tools will allow you to build software to work with the Kinect. We have a Xbox Sensor … Continued
Bing's New HTML5 Backgrounds
Bing has made the best improvement in their search engine for a long time. They have used HTML5 to show a video of a frog in the background. I like this as it makes the search engine come alive. I love Bing but this takes it to a new level. Below is an image of the new homepage. … Continued
Nokia Lumia 800
So the Nokia Lumia 800 is the first real windows phone and we sort of like it but we have never liked Windows Phone. We want to get our hands on one so we can do a full review but from all the reports we have read we think that the device would sell. We … Continued