Is your PC hardware / software compatible with Windows 8?
It's easy to find out with the Windows 8 Upgrade Assistant.

Before upgrading to Windows 8, we recommend to check your PC for Windows 8 by Windows 8 Upgrade Assistant. It scans your current PC to see if it is ready for Windows 8 and then provides a compatibility report and optional steps for you to buy, download, and install Windows 8.

To download the Windows 8 Upgrade Assistant, go to the Windows 8 upgrade site, then click on the blue Download Upgrade Assistant button. The file is only about 5MB, so it shouldn't take long for the download to complete.
To run the upgrade assistant, double-click on Windows8-UpgradeAssistant.exe. It will immediately begin checking your PC for compatible apps and devices. (it takes some time so don't panic). Once it's finished, the Upgrade Assistant will display how many of your apps and devices are compatible, and how many require your attention.

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Click on the "See compatibility details" link for more detailed information. If you want to continue and upgrade to Windows 8, go back to the main screen and click Next. Otherwise, exit out of the upgrade assistant.

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If your PC is currently running Windows 7, your files, apps, and settings will easily transfer toWindows 8. If your PC is running Windows XP or Windows Vista, you'll need to reinstall your apps after you upgrade.

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	2. Tomb Raider Release Date: 5 March 2013 Tomb Raider explores the intense and gritty origin story of Lara Croft and her ascent from a frightened young woman to a hardened survivor. Setting out to "make [her] mark", the ship Lara travels on, the Endurance commanded by Conrad Roth, is hit by a violent storm and split in two...
	3. Need for Speed MostWanted Release Date: October 30, 2012 Need for Speed: Most Wanted takes on the gameplay style of the first Most Wanted title in the Need for Speed franchise. Most Wanted allows players to select one car and compete against other racers to reach a destination. Cops are integrated into certain racing sessions, in which the police deploy vehicles and tactics to stop the player's car and arrest the player, like the original Most Wanted.[7] The single-player...
	4. Hitman: Absolution Release Date: November 20, 2012 It has been confirmed that the game will take place in the United States, and will feature an online option. In addition, the game will feature "instinct mode" which will allow 47 to predict enemy patrol routes, much like the 'sonar vision' that was featured in...
	5. Crysis 3 Release Date: Q2 2013 The third game sees players take on the role of Prophet as he returns to New York, only to discover the city's been encased in a giant Nanodome created by the corrupt Cell Corporation. The New York City Liberty Dome is a veritable urban rainforest teeming with overgrown trees, dense swamplands and raging rivers. Within the Liberty Dome, seven distinct and treacherous environments become known as the Seven Wonders. Set in 2047 (24 years after Crysis 2), Prophet is said to be on a...
	6. Assassin's Creed III Release Date: Q4 2012 Assassin's Creed III is an upcoming historical action-adventure open world stealth video game being developed and published by Ubisoft for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii U,[7] and Microsoft Windows. It will be the fifth major installment in the Assassin's Creed series, and the third numbered title in the series. The game is set for release on October 30, 2012 for PlayStation 3...
	7. Call of Duty: Black Ops II Release Date: November 13, 2012 Call of Duty: Black Ops II is an upcoming first-person shooter video game, developed by Treyarch and published by Activision (Square Enix for Japan), to be released on November 13, 2012 for Wii U, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows. Black Ops II is the ninth game...
	8. StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm Release Date: TBA 2012 The game is expected to have around 20 missions, and will be a sequel to Wings of Liberty, taking place two years after the previous game, in 2506. The player will play from the perspective of Sarah Kerrigan, recently returned to her human state...
	9. Far Cry 3 Release Date: December 4, 2012 On June 6, 2011, Ubisoft showcased the demo gameplay of Far Cry 3 in its E3 2011 conference. It was revealed that the player has the ability to shoot enemies behind objects in crouch mode without moving his head up but with free hands. The demo also revealed an overhauled stealth mechanic as well as a possible leveling system based on experience points. The player will also have the ability to perform "takedowns" by performing melee attacks from above or in crouch mode...
	10. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Release Date: August 21, 2012 Like previous games in the series, Global Offensive is an objective based multiplayer first person shooter. Each player joins either the Terrorist or Counter-Terrorist team and attempts to complete objectives or eliminate the enemy team. The game operates in short rounds that end when all players on one side are dead or an objective is completed. Once a player dies they...
	11. Resident Evil 6 Release Date: TBA 2012 Resident Evil 6 will allow players to select between three scenarios with connected storylines. A fourth storyline is unlocked after the player has finished the other three. The player characters from each scenario will have their own partners in a similar fashion to previous games...

Now, Microsoft is dropping Hotmail in favor of a new, rebranded web mail service based on its other popular email brand: Outlook.com.


The company announced the launch of a preview of the service, which it describes as “modern email designed for the next billion mailboxes.”


Here’s what it looks like:






Sign up for the preview at Outlook.com and grab your preferred handle now!


There’s a mobile set-up guide here.

Facebook has once again redesigned the look of its Photos service. This time, the company is attempting to beautify the look of Photos on your and others Timeline.




The new landing page is just an update of the old one: it has all of a Facebook user's photos on one page, which Facebook friends can easily Like and comment on.

Now when you click Photos at the top of your timeline, you’ll see larger pictures that fill up the page. You can use the menu to find shots you’re tagged in, pictures you’ve shared and albums you’ve created.

Given that this feature is part of Timeline, it of course offers you a way to highlight photos for featuring on your Timeline. To do so, click the star button beside a given photo.

Before today, when you typed an equation into Google — say, “18 x 5″ — the answer (90, if you must know) would appear in bold above you actual search results. Now Google has gone one step further, giving you your answer on a virtual calculator.

Google Search Calculator(Screenshot by Raheel Khan)

The blue-hued calculator appears above your results, as before, and has 34 buttons, including standard trigonometric functions, exponents and buttons for the transcendental numbers, pi and e.

Bonus: It also works on mobile. In our quick test, it appeared in both Safari and Chrome on iOS and of course on Android as well. Although the scientific functions aren’t visible in portrait mode, they appear when you flip your phone to landscape — a trick Google’s borrowing from the iOS-standard calculator.

If you try to comment on YouTube, you will be prompted to change your username to your real name.

The prompt screen.(Screenshot by Raheel Khan)

One Google-wide identity was something that proved popular with new YouTube users when we began offering it in March, so we are now extending it to existing users.

This will give you more options for how your videos are seen and discovered on YouTube. However, we realise that using your full name isn't for everyone. Maybe people know you by your YouTube username. Perhaps you don't want your name publicly associated with your channel. To continue using your YouTube username, just click "I don't want to use my full name" when you see the prompt. Stay tuned for more ways to use this username in other Google products and services in coming months.

The Google+ Hangouts will coincide with the traditional evening break-the-fast meals (called the "Iftar") and involve celebrity chefs who will share recipes, doctors who will give pointers on healthy eating habits, actors who'll talk about their favorite Ramadan shows, poets, religious figures and more.


The Google Arabia page on Google+ offers more info on these events and activities.

Innocent Muslims being killed in Burma; no voice raised by Human Rights Organizations yet!