Palm, which many have written off since the introduction of the iPhone, dropped a bomb yesterday at CES with the announcement of a new device called ‘Pre’.  It’s creating quite a buzz at CES, and both the hardware and software aspects are very sharp. Read more at Betanews.com .

Microsoft released a new iPhone application, along with apps for several other phones, and a new service called ‘Microsoft Apps’.  It uses a 2D color barcode system which can be displayed on just about anything, that when used with the Tag application, will send you right to the website of the barcode without the need to type URL’s. Read more at Neowin.net .

Sony gave CES attendees a look at the new ‘Lifestyle PC’ in the Vaio P series.  These are "a new line of high-performance, ultra-portable notebooks that fuses Sony's eye-catching design and mobility." Read the full story at Betanews. Link: Sony's big news: the Vaio P 'Lifestyle PC'

The folks over at Neowin have put together a quick review of the latest Windows 7 beta.  They give a quick rundown of the installation, UI, desktop, start bar, and more.  They also have plenty of great screenshots. Link - Windows 7 Beta: Quick Review

Microsoft CEO, Steve Ballmer, kicked off CES 2009 last night with his keynote speech in which he announced the Windows 7 beta will be available for public download, this Friday. This will be a download-only version, and will expire in August. They haven't announced yet at what time it will be available, but it will only be for a limited time to the first 2.5 million downloaded. Get more info at the link below.

Microsoft CEO, Steve Ballmer, kicked off CES 2009 last night with his keynote speech in which he announced the Windows 7 beta will be available for public download, this Friday. This will be a download-only version, and will expire in August. They haven't announced yet at what time it will be available, but it will only be for a limited time to the first 2.5 million downloaded. The Windows 7 Beta will be available in English, German, Japanese, Arabic, and Hindi, and each language will be ...

The Consumer Electronics Show 2009 is set to begin, and some of Stardock’s staff w illbe on hand to bring you the latest updates from the show.  CES ‘09 willfeature a keynote by Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer, which presumably hewill give us more details on Windows 7, and maybe a peek at yetunannounced products.  CES was scaled back in the past, but this year they are coming backwith a bang.  The event is being held in Las Vegas, and many majorelectronics, gaming, etc. companies w...

Social Networks are popular as ever, and I’m proud to say we have made good use of the technology to keep our users, friends, fan, and everybody else updated with what’s going on with our games, applications, and services.  I have made posts in the past on some of our specific networks, but today I wanted to create a directory where you can help us by joining our networks. Twitter: @islanddog – My Twitter account where you can keep updated on just about everythi...

In 2008 we saw quite a few new Master skinners, and that also brought plenty of new Master skins to the community.  Animated Wallpapers (.dreams) and WindowBlinds skins topped the lists from 2008.  Here is a rundown of some of the top Master skins from 2008.

If you would like to support the WinCustomize 2009 Subscription Drive, other than subscribing, we have created several banners you can use to help promote.  If you have your own blog, website, Facebook, etc. then you can easily place these using HTML. You can download the pack of banners here . See comments section for more details.

2008 is gone, and as we look forward to another great year in skinning for 2009, I wanted to take a look back at some of the skins that were either the most popular, most talked about, or just plain cool.  We saw some skinners quietly fade away, and we also saw some long-time skinners make new appearances along with new skins.  We also have quite a few new Master Skinners on WinCustomize, and we have more promotions coming soon. So lets take a look back at some of the skins from 2...

I have mentioned Jing and it’s uses several times in the past, and today TechSmith announced the availability of Jing Pro.  Jing is an application that lets you take screenshots, record video, add edits, and share it in several different formats.  It’s perfect for anyone wanting to create screencasts and screenshots. Jing Pro offers those features plus: YouTube support. You can upload a video to YouTube directly from Jing. Jing also gives you the link to your video. ...

NBC which was known throughout the election as one of the most biased networks in favor of Obama and the democrats, has banned Ann Coulter from any future appearances.  Now obviously the left-wing is ecstatic that she was banned, but the media reporting this seems to be overlooking a very telling detail of this. "We are just not interested in anyone so highly critical of President-elect Obama , right now," a TODAY insider reveals. "It's such a downer. It's just not...

Neoseeker.com is running a contest where they are giving away five prize packs that consist of: 1 Collector's Edition of Sins of a Solar Empire, signed by the developers. 1 Ironclad t-shirt - winners get to specify the size. 1 free download key for Sins of a Solar Empire: Entrenchment (when it's released) This contest will run until January 12th, so you still have plenty of time to enter.  Head over to Neoseeker.com for more information and contest rules.  

The team of moderators here at WinCustomize have been compiling their “Best of 2008” lists, and today we bring you their favorite skin picks of 2008! WC Moderator picks of 2008