Microsoft revealed the new logo for Windows 8 ahead of its consumer preview event to be held on 29th, February. Whether you call it redefined, dull or simply boring its the first time a logo re-design has generated such a huge reaction from the blogosphere as well as the general public. More after the break.

After months of speculation, Facebook has filed Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Facebook Inc. Although, an IPO was inevitable Facebook wasn’t under much pressure to release it just yet. The IPO reveals several numbers regarding the valuation of the company which is slated at around $100 Billion as well as current and previous earnings. Follow after the break for some number crunching.

Firefox 10 is now available for download. Since we already know the UI uplift of the browser will begin with version 12, most things are under the hood this time around. Among other things it adds a disappearing forward button, which only appears once you have used the back button. Now for the less important stuff, you get a code inspector baked into Firefox akin to webkit’s “Inspect Element” and Microsoft’s “Developer Tools”.  Keep reading past the break to see the working of the developers tools.

Microsoft unveiled the technical preview for Office 15, and before we could even say “Metro” it got filled up. There aren’t many details about the product, but it is being dubbed as the most ambitious take my Microsoft’s office division. 

Mozilla has been on a record run with Firefox’s new releases currently numbered at 6 with the release of Firefox 9 withing a period of  9 months. Although much of the UI has been overhauled from version 3.6, the default home page and new-tab page have remained pretty much unchanged. So here’s a look at the changes that will be part of the new version.

Alienware has been at the helm of gaming process since time immemorial. Although people have looked at other brands from time to time, but more or less everyone agrees when it comes to sheer predominance there’s nothing remotely equivalent to an Alienware system. Continuing with the jaw-dropping spec-sheet of the new Aurora, Alienware has launched the X51 with a smaller form factor. The mini-tower is equipped to handle the latest in games along with various connectivity options that are expected from the brand.  More pictures and spec-sheet after the break.

AMD has removed the wraps of its latest Radeon HD graphics card, the 7970. The single-GPU graphics card is based on AMD’s new 28nm fabrication process and has full support for the new PCI 3.0 specifications. Keep reading for more.

Its no wonder that AMD is planning to enter the uncharted territory of memory manufacturing after the humongous failure of the new FX series. In a press release AMD has confirmed that it has decided to enter the DRAM manufacturing market with the help of Patriot Memory and VisionTek, who will infact manufacture the memory modules of 2GB, 4GB and 8GB according to AMD’s specifications. More after the break.