Angry Birds – Conquering Web Browsers

With millions and millions of downloads worldwide, Angry Birds it’s one of the most successful games for smartphones yet.

After the smartphone’s market conquered, browsers are the next target.
This week, Rovio Mobile (the Angry Birds game developer) launched a version, specially designed from Google’s web browser Chrome.

The game can be played has a Chrome App!
Like it’s Android brother, it free-to-play. Rovio has also stated that Chrome version of Angry Birds will have some exclusive features, such has, “Chrome Bombs” and “Chrome Levels”. The famous and useful pay-per-use “Mighty Eagle” will also be available.

Although the game is available through Chrome Apps, you can test it on any browser.

Try Angry Birds (Browser Version) here:
Angry Birds - Chrome Edition

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Microsoft Windows 8 – Installing build 7955 on VirtualBox

The next Microsoft’s operating system version it’s starting to heat the internet all the way.

After some minor leaks of the o.s. got spread over the web, we can now find a lot of information about what’s new.

One of the news source I use to know more about, it’s Neowin that already has a dedicated link tag for Windows 8:
Neowin.net – Microsoft Windows 8 news

Well, yesterday I’ve decided to test a leaked version on my VMware Workstation.
After installing it I’ve noticed a BSOD (which now stands for Black Screen of Dead) and continuously reboots with now way to finish the install.

After some googling I’ve noticed a lot of people with the same issue and the most common cause reported was that VMware has not yet implemented ACPI 2.0 the right/most stable way.

So, I’ve download Oracle’s VirtualBox to give it a try. This time, no BSOD but freezes when installing.
Another quick trip to Google and found out a solution.

Here it goes:

.: Turn of the virtual machine
.: Go the the virtual machine settings
.: Tab Motherboard on the menu system and enable the feature extended “IO APIC”
.: On the tab Processor on the menu system, enable the feature extended “PAE/NX”
.: Next, on the tab Acceleration, enable hardware virtualization “VT-x/AMD-V” and “nested paging”

You will be now able to install Microsoft Windows 8 build 7955 on VirtualBox.

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Microsoft Virtual Academy: Understanding the Private Cloud

Has you probably may know, cloud computing it’s the new hype nowadays.
In fact we’re already using it in a series of services and don’t even “map” it to cloud computing.

Examples:
.: Google GMail
.: Windows Live Suite
.: Dropbox
.: Etc

In the enterprises, on of the major gaps about Cloud Computing was the idea of having all/part of the company information outside their borders.
Thinking on this, Microsoft started to talk about Private Clouds. Basically, it’s the same the Public Clouds, but using your datacenter infrastructure.

Because this is very fresh technology it’s very important to know the basic and fundamentals of it.
So, Microsoft started to launch a series of videos about this through their Microsoft Virtual Academy program.

This first video it’s an introduction to Private Clouds but…also it’s a very good resource to know more about how cloud computing works in general.

Watch the video here:
MVA: Understanding the Private Cloud

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Microsoft’s Campus Dining

Well, I remember when I first saw Google Campus at the 60 Minutes show from CBS.

The fantastic campus, all the good thing that the employees had, all the benefits and obviously the dining zone.
All that variety, the good looking food…

This week I’ve found a video (again from Channel 9) about the Microsoft’s Campus Dining.
There’s really a division inside Microsoft, called MSDining, that’s just dedicated to this.
Also here the Green effect it’s taken care, through composting and other processes.

I just can say that I also want a Starbucks coffee on my enterprise!

Take a look:
Tour Microsoft's Campus Dining

 

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Skype it’s Now a Microsoft Brand!

Well..after a week of gossip, it’s finally official.

Microsoft acquired Skype for USB 8.5bn.

There’s not a lot of information about this but I believe this means that Xbox and Windows Phone capabilities, could be expanded by using the know-how and capabilities of Skype.
Also Microsoft’s Lync, Outlook and Xbox Live can take advantage of this acquisition.

Skype has at the moment 17 million users worldwide.

 

Here’s the official Microsoft communication:
Microsoft News Center - Microsoft to acquire Skype

 

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House of the Future - A Microsoft Vision

Well, as you may well know, around the world there are a lot of “Houses of the Future”.
A lot of manufacturers have their own and Microsoft didn’t stayed back.

One of the most popular it’s the Bill Gates house itself. A lot of technology around every room.
But…Microsoft, also has a demonstration house, directly on Redmond Campus.
So…Channel 9 has published a video showing some of the things that you can have on your home in the next couple of years, and obviously some things that will never get out of there.

For me…I want that bedroom with the aquarium!

Take a look:

House of the Future–Microsoft (Channel 9)

If you want to know more about Microsoft Campus Tours, take a look here:
Channel 9 - Microsoft Campus Tours

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What Finns Need to Know About Portugal

Well..like some of you may know, I’m Portuguese, so…this is a different post from the usual ones.
Also, like some of you may know…this country it’s passing hard times because of it’s economic status.

Although the past week we’ve got an agreement with the I.M.F. the truth it’s that before the agreement there were a lot of speculation about Finland help.
There were a lot of people in Finland that simply didn’t want to help this country. Well…there is a new view video traveling the Internet about this fact showing that sometimes….we should look to the pass to understand the present.

Please watch it till the end, it’s…surprising:

 

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