Windows 7 has proved that it has by now become the ideal operating system across the world which Microsoft Windows users were expecting from Microsoft since many years. With a revamped taskbar, Jump Lists, ‘snap' and ‘shake' features, etc., Windows 7 has become more practical as well as fun to use. Historically, new versions of Microsoft Windows have guzzled up twice the amount of CPU power and RAM required by their predecessors. But Windows 7 runs a bit better and faster and it's even supportable on a notebook. The hardware configuration required to run Windows 7 is at least 1-GHz CPU, 1GB of RAM, and 16GB of free disk space. More power, nevertheless, is always healthier in the computing world and Windows 7 is no exception. Plus, when you attach new hardware, Windows 7 has superior plug-and-play features. Upgrading to Windows 7 from Microsoft Windows Vista is never complicated; all you have to do is insert a disk and follow the on-screen steps. Once you upgrade, you will discover that Windows 7 provides a more perceptive interface, stronger performance, and undeniably it's the upgrade you've been waiting for.

With the release of the Windows Phone, the smartphone market just got more competitive. Windows Phone may be the most up-to-date smartphone development platform, but it has already taken momentous market share and poses a big competitive threat to other mobile Operating Systems. One of the best advantages of Windows Phone is simply the familiarity of the interface. Some of the most recent features of the Windows Phone include the ability to copy and paste text between emails, text messages, web pages, and Office Mobile. With Microsoft being the overriding platform for operating systems and productivity software, there is a reassure factor that the others cannot approach. Like other development platforms, Microsoft now has many developers create business and consumer applications that run on a Windows Phone.

Windows Phone is built using latest Microsoft tools, including Expression Blend, Silverlight, Visual Studio, and the XNA Framework. While the XNA Framework is used for loop-based games, Silverlight is more apposite for event-driven app improvement. As a result, developers who have previously stepped in Microsoft technology will have no difficulty in getting started for creating apps for the Microsoft Windows Phone. Its development over the years has been pretty remarkable. Over the last year, Microsoft's shipment had almost doubled, indicating the intensifying fame of the Operating System.