Jolicloud enters Pre-Beta Version

Jolicloud’s Pre-Beta for the netbook OS has been made public officially. The Jolicloud Pre-Beta brings in much awaited feature: GMA 500 Support. Other goodies include Express Installer for providing intuitive way of installing it from Windows itself; better boot up speed and video management, updated Linux kernel and updated GUI. To learn all about Jolicloud,

Read our Jolicloud OS review

Windows Mobile 6.5 grabs the Office Mobile 2010 Beta

The beta version of Office Mobile 2010 is now available as a freeware on the Microsoft. For now its Windows Mobile 6.5 grabbing the attention of the Office 2010. The package is inclusive of Word, Powerpoint, Excel, Workspace, OneNote and Sharepoint. Its multi-lingual, supporting about seven languages: English, Spanish, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Russian, French and German. The Office Mobile is available through Windows Mobile Marketplace.

This version’s usage will culminate in first week of April. Have a look at its features:

• View and edit your Microsoft® Office® documents with confidence.
• Stay connected to work from anywhere with SharePoint Workspace Mobile.
• Use PowerPoint Mobile as a presentation aid.

View the press release here.

Q1 2010 to see ‘Maldives’: A Beta version of Windows Mobile 7 – does it have the potential to be the best MID OS around?

Windows Mobile 7 beta test program is speculated to release to OEMs as a pre-release software to attract all the reviews before it gets released finally. Codenamed as ‘Maldives,’ this OS will release in Q1 2010 with the final release to public in Q3.

So, the two OSs- Windows Mobile 6.5 and 7 may co-exist if this actually happens. Read more at zdnet.

Commentary: It is certainly a daunting task for the Microsoft to change the perception of the people right now. People, currently think that Windows Mobile is clumsy and lacks user-friendliness. Using them as MIDs is a horror right now as Microsoft Internet Explorer, despite its revamp, sucks a big deal.

Microsoft to offer FREE Anti-Virus service

Microsoft is working hard to unveil a free anti-virus service that will rival the likes of McAfee and Norton. Currently, the Microsoft is testing it with their own employees. A beta version will soon makes its appearance on the Microsoft website.

Well, if it is free, it won’t hurt to try it out on our netbooks. I just hope it is not processor hungry as Norton AV.