I wanted to try out iOS development on XCode 4 but I don’t own a Mac. I am a hardcore PC user and there is a way to run Mac OS X Snow Leopard on PCs so I tried it out. Mac OS X 10.6.2 worked fine after following full detailed tutorials around the internet (RedmondPie and LifeHacker have really good ones) but I needed Mac OS X 10.6.6 because it has the App Store and support for XCode 4. There is a combo update available on the official Apple site (and in software update inside Snow Leopard) that allows to update Mac OS X 10.6.2 from Mac OS X 10.6.6 so I updated but the Mac never booted again.

After few hours of tryout, I was able to run Mac OSX 10.6.6 in VMWare on Windows 7 with fully working App Store and XCode 4. Here is the step by step tutorial to install Mac OS X 10.6.6 in VMWare on Windows 7.

Recently, we published a big collection of free high quality Windows 7 Themes. And we are updating it regularly.

The title of the following video might be misleading, this video actually showcases the change in 19 years of IT and productivity at an imaginary company and the implementation of Microsoft productivity solutions. The video glimpses the possibilities and evolution of Microsoft technologies in productivity.

[via istartedsomething]

Over 2500 Nokia employees in Finland work on Symbian OS. When they got news of Nokia Partnering with Microsoft to dump Symbian for Windows Phone 7, over 1000s of them went out on streets protesting to tell Nokia that they are not loving it.
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In a recent Microsoft and Nokia’s joint press conference, it was announced that the future Nokia devices will be Windows Phone 7 devices and Symbian will be left out.

I was a huge fan of Nokia until Symbian started to suck and awesomeness of iOS and Android emerged. And then there is Windows Phone 7, a new player in market that has a great potential and I simply love it.  Now with Windows Phone 7 as a primary operating system on Nokia devices, Nokia seems to be returning back to the awesomeness required for the modern mobile devices.

For the sensational Christmassy desktop personalization on Windows 7 here are some cool Christmas Windows 7 Themes.

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This Christmas spice up your Windows 7 desktop with these Christmas babes themes featuring sizzling beauties.

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Starting November 26, there is this awesome deal of getting a free Windows Phone 7 device one the purchase of a Windows Phone 7 device. This offer is on HTC HD7 from T-Mobile and LG Quantum, HTC Surround & Samsung Focus from AT&T.

The catch is that you need to get the 2-year wireless service agreement on voice and minimum $15/mo data plan per phone.

Long Zheng of istartedsomething has observed something on the new Microsoft website recently stumbled by Engadget. On the “What do the icons on my phone mean?” page of Windows Phone 7’s how-site, the cellular data connections icons include ‘W’ and ‘L’ notifications that represent WIMAX that is a 4G cellular network standard and LTE(technically a 3.9G technology).

This clearly means that Windows Phone 7 has 4G support.

Yomomedia is a free Mobile and web RSS feed reader. For mobile devices, It was first made for Windows Mobile and now the developer has posted a video showing off the Windows Phone 7 version. The video isn’t much impressive neither is the app so far but free stuff is always good somehow.