The Chinese site CNBETA today leaked the screenshots of VS 2010 RTM which was scheduled to be launched on 12th April. According to the site the Build number is 10.0.30319.1

Here are the screenshots of Visual Studio 2010 RTM

Our friends at BeingPC have created a utility named GodMode Creator which lets you create so called “GodModes” in Windows 7 & Vista with a click.

There is nothing magical about the GodMode. Windows has a set of certain folders which are identified by unique strings referred to as CLSID or Windows Class Identifiers. These folders can be accessed by using the CLSID identifier codes that Windows assigns to each individual folder in the Windows Registry. If you know the codes, you can launch these with ease.

In short, GodModes are nothing but developer shortcuts built into Windows 7 & Vista, that enable easy access to certain settings and information about the operating system.

You can download the GodMode creator from here via TheWindowsClub

Wzor,the russian site which was infamous for leaking all the Microsoft related builds , have again leaked the newer version of Microsoft Office 2010 Build v14.0.4730.1007. According to the WZOR the RTM Build of MS Office 2010 would be available in April this year and is stated to be released by June 2010.

Here are all the leaked Build details

MICROSOFT.OFFICE.2010.BETA.2.BUILD.14.0.4730.1007.X86.VOLUME.ENGLISH
BUILD: 14.0.4730.1007
FILE: 14.0.4730.1007_Select_volume_ship_x86_en-us.rar
SIZE: 3,330,331,324 byte
SHA1: 0997E4521B0DCB28134E35FA4CF947199904654C
MD5: BE566DE7521B28005A4F759709FAFED2

MICROSOFT.OFFICE.2010.BETA.2.BUILD.14.0.4730.1007.X64.VOLUME.ENGLISH
BUILD: 14.0.4730.1007
FILE: 14.0.4730.1007_Select_volume_ship_x64_en-us.rar
SIZE: 3,775,757,630 byte
SHA1: 9F05F340EEB972D1CDC48B7AE9E4826C25FB0629
MD5: 56C681DD5677ED1E09B9719414C03ECB

MICROSOFT.OFFICE.2010.BETA.2.BUILD.14.0.4730.1007.SLP.X86-64.RUSSIAN
BUILD: 14.0.4730.1007
FILE: 14.0.4730.1007_SingleLanguagePack_none_ship_combo_ru-ru.rar
SIZE: 844,829,950 byte
SHA1: BF4B98C5FD00BE0DFF92FFDCB108AF8FEBB7BB35
MD5: 8153AC0461E54EDC954E00BA124411AA

Here are the Screenshots of the leaked build

Today,neowin revealed several screenshots of Windows Live Messenger 2010 and Windows Live writer wave 4.

According to neowin,the screenshots sent to them by an anonymous tipster were indeed genuine and offers an insight of what’s coming in Windows Live Wave 4.Just check these screenshots

First of all the Welcome Windows Live messenger windows has been changed and social stream has been added to the left of contacts and the data is provided by Windows Live.

This image clearly shows the introduction of ribbon like interface in Windows Live Writer..

Today Microsoft re-released the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download tool under GPLv2.This tool allows you to create a copy of your Windows 7 ISO file on a USB flash drive or a DVD. To create a bootable DVD or USB flash drive, download the ISO file and then run the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download tool. Once this is done, you can install Windows 7 directly from the USB flash drive or DVD.

The tool can also now be downloaded from the Microsoft Store here and more info about the tool can be found here

Starting today, beta users who have the Security Essentials Ongoing Beta installed will begin to receive the upgrade to the latest version 1.0.1801.0 of the Ongoing Beta. If you want to get on the latest version sooner, select the help drop-down link on the Microsoft Security Essentials user interface and click on ‘Upgrade Microsoft Security Essentials’.

Changes in this version of Microsoft Security Essentials

• An updated validation of genuine windows in the application
• Resolution of the signature update issue that impacted PCs that were offline for extended periods and frequently toggled between sleep/hibernation and active mode
• Some user interface improvements including better scan reports and clearer messaging around definition updates
• Other miscellaneous fixes and enhancements

According to the Microsoft Connect site,this version of Microsoft Security Essentials Ongoing Beta will be released to customers in January/February 2010.

Source : Microsoft Connect

The Windows 7 family pack has been widely welcomed by the people but soon the offer has been ended.Initially the Windows 7 family page read as

Thank you for your interest in Windows 7. The Windows 7 Family Pack offer has ended.

But after citing criticism from the blogosphere and people alike,Microsoft has changed what the family pack reads as

Thank you for your interest in Windows 7. The Windows 7 Family Pack is now sold out through many of our partners. Please check our other offers

Even in an interview to Betanews, the Microsoft spokesperson told that the “the offer has not been ‘pulled’" — specifically, that it did not revoke anything with regard to its three-license Windows 7 Home Premium Family Pack offer. It simply sold out, as Microsoft says its "while supplies last" offer clearly indicated as early as last July.

"The Windows 7 Family Pack was introduced as a limited time offer while supplies last in select geographies," the spokesperson told us. "Response has been very positive and, in some cases, the offer has sold out. Customers interested in upgrading their PCs should purchase Home Premium, Professional, or Ultimate upgrade products."

Polish site CentrumXP has revealed the official box art for Office 2010.

Now you can get 10% sitewide off on Microsoft Store using the coupon 10%OFFMSSTORE.Their is no minimum requirements and the coupon is applicable on virtually everything including the Windows and office products and even including ZUNE HD and XBOX elite.

Some of the hot deals available are

Zune HD 32GB $289.99 $261
Zune HD 16GB $219.99 $198
XBOX 360 Elite 120GB Console $300 $270

Coupon – 10%OFFMSSTORE

Hurry this coupon expires on 21st October 2010

Microsoft has made available the standard edition of Windows Server 2008 R2 on dreamspark and students who have verified dreamspark account can download it for free,though only the X64 bit version is available.The download is an image file which you have to either burn it on the DVD or mounted using a virtual drive.

You can download windows server 2008 R2 from dreamspark from here

Adding to it,according to the information available various editions of visual studio 2010 would be available on dreamspark once the released dates have been confirmed.