Tag: public beta
Windows 8 public Beta landing in time for Valentine's Day
Microsoft are reportedly planning an early Valentine's Day present for Windows OS lovers with the public beta of their next operating system, Windows 8, going live in Februray. If the news proves true, it all-but-confirms that a 2012 finishing date…
PREVIEW: Gears of War 3 multiplayer (Xbox 360)
Anticipation levels couldn't be much higher than for those being levelled at Epic Games ahead of the September launch of Gears of War 3. The final instalment in the much-lauded series that practically invented the cover-shooter, Epic Games are pulling…
Windows 7 public beta available NOW
Thought you might like a heads-up that the Windows 7 beta is available for download right now. I’m pleasantly surprised, I was expecting more like sometime this evening. Of course, you can’t get near the download page right now, because it’s so busy. Don’t worry, within an hour, it’ll be all over Bittorrent.
A quick recap, for those of you who didn’t see this post. Windows 7 is Microsoft’s new OS, and they’re looking at a release somewhere in the second half of this year. This is a public beta, which means that it’s unsupported. If it screws up your PC, then you’ve got to fix it, so unless you’re happy mucking about with PC innards, don’t install it.
Download Windows 7 Beta (via Ars Technica)
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BBC iPlayer programme downloads finally coming to Mac and Linux users via Adobe AIR
Yes, that long-winded title pretty much sums up it up – Mac and Linux users who have been (im)patiently waiting for the BBC to develop software that will allow them to download programmes from iPlayer will soon see their wish come true.
The BBC has partnered with Adobe (makes a change from Microsoft) to launch an AIR version of the iPlayer software. As Adobe’s AIR platform is (allegedly) cross-platform, it should mean that any operating system capable of running it will be able to download content…
