avast! antivirus gets updated

avast! gets updated with some bug fixes and security improvements which in-directly affects the security of your computer. avast! free antivirus,pro,internet security and premier versions got this update.

The firewall is said to be improved and also avast! is now more compatible with Windows 8.1 which means that each and every Windows version is now protected by avast!. And as always the stability of this app has been improved which means faster scans and responsive antivirus. Overall this is a important update to your existing avast! antivirus. Make sure you grab it as soon as possible . Here are the release notes

• Fixed connection issues from Java applets
• Fixed issues with Security Center registration
• Fixed problems with non english languages in RescueDisk
• GUI fixes
• Fixed issues with WinDVD and SQL connectors

Microsoft wants to sell 16 Million copies of Windows This Christmas

Microsoft is trying hard to boost the sales of Windows 8.1. Windows 8.1 puts forward a new way of computing and it improves Windows 8 by a mile. But it's a new OS and it is not pre-installed in most of the PC's. Of course nearly every PC runs Windows 8 these days which means that every PC is ready for the upgrade via the Store for free. But selling 16 Million copies of Windows is not easy thing and Microsoft bets that it can do it Windows 8.1 .

Microsoft takes one more chance with $405 Million

Microsoft spent a lot of money promoting Windows 8. In all the ways possible,they had promoted Windows 8 but by seeing the uptake of the OS. It is sure that they did not reach all the users.

According to WinSuperSite, Microsoft is going to do all the things once more with a huge budget of $405 million. But with a different approach than what they did with Windows 8.

Microsoft might release iso files for Windows 8.1

Microsoft planned not to release Windows 8.1 as a standalone ISO file but it seems that they have a change of heart. Microsoft may release the ISO files for Windows 8.1 later this month.

Softpedia writes One of our readers told us that Microsoft’s support staff confirmed such plans, which would basically provide users with a second option for updating, but also with an easier way to perform a clean install.

 This will provide users to perform clean installation of the OS without installing Windows 8. Also if you have more than one PC then this method will prove effective as downloading Windows 8.1 in all the machines take a lot of time.

Internet Explorer is on top !

Source :- www.netmarketshare.com

Internet Explorer is the world's most popular browser as of now and this won't change any sooner as the market share of Internet Explorer has shown improvement over the last few months, thanks to IE 10 in Windows 8 and Windows 7. 

Windows 8 goes down as Windows 8.1 grows

Windows 8.1 is already in full phase replacing Windows 8 and this is clearly found in the new reports from netmarketshare .