beta

Link Removed - Invalid URL

Link Removed - Invalid URL

The L4d map Dead Air is today being released on beta for L4D2. Left 4 Dead Blog

So as most of you probably already know, Microsoft has stated that it will be releasing the first Windows 8 Beta to the public as it did with the first Windows 7 Beta. (Of course this can always change and most likely will change) but it would be pretty sweet if MS actually does this again. I...

This week on Channel 9, Dan and Brian discuss the week's top developer news, including: [Link Removed] Brian and Dan discuss Dan's 10 year's at Microsoft and how the net weight of M&M's is different based on the type of M&M (plain vs peanut vs pretzel vs dark). [Link Removed] Microsoft News...

Adobe releases 64-bit Flash Player 11 beta, AIR 3 with packager for Windows, Mac, Android « Tim Anderson’s ITWriting

Microsoft seems intent on collapsing its user experience across platforms to a single, familiar design and layout, and connecting as many Microsoft devices as possible. Now, Win8Italia has found references to the Xbox 360 in the kernel of the latest private beta of Windows 8. Some analysts think...

As Microsoft continues to work on their upcoming Windows 8 builds, preparing the operating system for the touch generation, is it almost time for a beta version to show up? What about it being released to the manufacturer? Is that … Source: Yahoo! News

Windows 8 may be released as soon as April 2012, according to ZDNet's Mary Jo Foley . Foley writes that according to a "trusted source" Microsoft is on track to release all versions of the OS, including Server and ARM versions, to manufacturing ahead of the originally reported Q2/Q3 2012...

The company could provide a peek at a preview build of Windows 8 at its Worldwide Partner Conference next week, according to several reports. Source: Yahoo! News

Just one beta to rule them all? Source: Yahoo! News

One of the points of disagreement that Paul O’Flaherty and I had in the days of the Daily Brief video podcast centered around when we might see a public beta of Windows 8. Paul believed that we wouldn’t see one … Continue reading Source: Yahoo! News

A "trusted" source tells Mary Jo Foley that Windows 8's gonna RTM (read: be finished) by April 2012. Furthermore, it said that the only beta version will be a full build, released this September (remember the Windows 7 beta?). More*» Source: Yahoo! News

Let's Explore the Internet's Next Big Change in Online Music Since the release of the iPod, Apple has been on a roll. In 2011, no one in the technology world can discount the impact that this company has made without acknowledging the fact that they have become the market leader in consumer...

Microsoft’s Windows 8 may be nearing beta with new screenshots leaked today from a Milestone 3 copy. The interface was first demoed at the D9 conference by Microsoft Windows chief Steven Sinofsky and even shown running on prototype tablet hardware at Computex 2011. For developers anxious to get...

Paul Thurrott's Supersite for Windows According to BetaArchive, Windows 8 is nearing the M3 milestone, the final stop on the way to beta. And they’ve received a new leaked build of Windows 8, build 7989 (7989.winmain.110421-1285.615974c7346f7374). Here are some shots of the build, including...

Samantha Velez Use the 360 Kinect on the PC Microsoft made the Kinect software development kit (SDK) available today. PC users will be able to make their own applications to use on Windows 7. Microsoft Senior Director of Developer Relations, Jeff Sandquist , said, “The wait is over—we are very...

Microsoft has announced the release of the first beta version of the Kinect SDK (Software Development Kit). More...

Channel 9 and Microsoft Research are excited to announce the Kinect for Windows SDK Beta available to download at Link Removed To mark the launch we've hosted a 24 hour CodeCamp on the Microsoft campus in Redmond, Washington. Fueled by coffee and pizza, 30 lucky developers were given a Kinect...

Speaking at a Microsoft event, VP Dan'l Lewis lays out the likely scenario for Windows 8, from initial beta to final release, according to reports. Source: Yahoo! News