Windows 8 Consumer Preview is out now and following its release, Microsoft has started sharing some impressive related stuff starting with a Windows 8 theme. ‘Nightfall and Starlight panoramic theme’ is not a basic Windows 7 like theme but a special theme designed for Windows 8, featuring panoramic backgrounds meant for dual monitors. It is a beautiful theme packed with 9 stunning widescreen desktop wallpapers depicting nature, all in high-resolution of 3840×1200. Do give it a try out if running Windows 8!

Nightfall and Starlight panoramic theme

Designed to extend seamlessly across dual monitors with identical resolution settings, this dramatic free theme for your Windows 8 Consumer Preview desktop also shifts your glass color to match each stunning, wide-angle image. Explore distant galaxies, verdant meadows, steep mountains, and serene seas without ever leaving your chair.

Download Here (Size: 7.8 MB)

Notes:

• This theme can only be used in Windows 8 Consumer Preview or Windows 8 Developer Preview. However, you can use a archive tool like WinRAR to extract the wallpapers from theme and use them elsewhere.

• Panoramic images will automatically extend across both displays of a dual-monitor setup if both monitors have the same resolution settings. If the displays are different sizes or have different resolution settings, a different image will appear in each monitor.

• Panoramic themes can be used on single monitor setups, but only the center part of the image will be visible.

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Microsoft has recently added a couple of new themes to Windows 7 personalization gallery of which the most spectacular one is “Forza Motorsport 4 theme”. MS has released this theme to celebrate the release of the new highest-rated racing game ‘Forza Motorsport 4’ for their Xbox 360 gaming console. The theme features stunning in-game images of some of the world’s most exotic cars. Certainly, this theme is a must download for all the crazy car fanatics out there!

The Forza Motorsport 4 is an incredibly awesome theme for Windows 7 that comes packed with a collection of 17 fantastic desktop backgrounds featuring some the best and super cars like McLaren F1, Jaguar XFR, Mercedes Benz SLS AMG. All the wallpapers have a high-resolution of 1920×1200, so you can easily use them on big monitors.

List of 16 Car Wallpapers included in ‘Forza Motorsport 4’ Theme Pack -

• 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa
• 2011 Tesla Roadster Sport
• 2010 Jaguar XFR
• 2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG
• 2002 Ferrari Enzo
• 2011 Koenigsegg Agera
• 2010 Mosler MT900S
• 1993 McLaren F1
• 2011 AlfaRomeo Giulietta
• 2012 BMW M5
• 2011 Ruf Rgt8
• 2008 Lamborghini Reventon
• 2011 Mini Clubman
• 2010 Aston Martin V12 Vantage
• 2011 BMW 1M Coupe
• 2010 Ferrari 458 Italia

Download Forza Motorsport 4 Theme

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Gears of War 3 is an upcoming third-person shooter video game developed by Epic Games and published by Microsoft Studios exclusively for Xbox 360. The is one of the most anticipated games of 2011 that has already received a million pre-orders. GOW3 is the 3rd and final game of the Gears of War series. The game was originally scheduled for release in April 2011 but was delayed and is now set to be released on Sep 20, 2011.

To celebrate the arrival of this long awaited and much popular game, Xbox 360 India has released a set of fantastic Gears of War 3 wallpapers for desktop and some exclusive wallpapers for mobile phones. Download them now and get ready for Gears of War 3!

Gears of War 3 fan page contains 8 amazing desktop backgrounds, featuring most of the popular characters from the game with cool graphics. All the wallpapers are available in high-resolution of 1600×900 and 1680×1050 to fit perfectly on widescreens. To make it really simple for you, we’ve packed all the wallpapers into a cool theme for Windows 7. Just install the theme and enrich your desktop with Gears of War 3 Wallpapers.

>> Download Gears of War 3 Windows 7 Theme (1680×1050)

To download the wallpapers invidually, visit xbox.com/en-IN/GOW3Fan.

There is also a Gears of War 3 official theme, released by Microsoft last year which contains portraits of Marcus Fenix, Dominic Santiago and Anya Stroud from GOW3.

You can Pre-order Gears of War 3 in India for Rs. 2,499.

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Rio: The Movie is an upcoming 3D animated film from the creators of Ice Age, distributed by 20th Century Fox. The film expected release date is April 15 in the US. Rovio Mobile, the developer of popular game ‘Angry Birds’ have also partnered to promote this film, so the movie will feature those crazy birds and pigs from Angry Birds Rio game.

Microsoft has now released an official ‘Rio movie’ Windows 7 theme, packed with a collection of 6 high-resolution (1920 x 1200) desktop backgrounds. The wallpapers feature the amazing animated characters from Rio movie and space from Rio de Janeiro.

Spread your wings and fly! Download images from Rio, an animated movie from the creators of Ice Age that follows the adventures of a pet Macaw, in this free Windows 7 theme.

Download Rio Movie Theme Pack

Trailer – Rio Movie

Thanks IntoWindows

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ICC has set some really special plans for the ongoing Cricket World Cup 2011. We’ve previously discussed about: ESPNcricinfo official app for iOS and Android devices, a dedicated PC game ‘Cricket Power’ for CWC 2011, broadcast of CWC in HD, De Ghumake theme song, and many other technical advancements in field of Cricket.

A specialised add-on “BrowserNation” for Cricket World Cup is now released for Firefox browser, which most die hard Cricket fans will find really cool and appealing. This Firefox extension blends your browser into an amazing colourful theme featuring the flavour of ICC CWC 2011. It provides access to the World Cup News, Schedule, Videos, Photos, etc. It adds buttons to access most popular social networks, Facebook and Twitter.

There are two different backgrounds and you can easily switch between them. The panel in right hand side can be closed if you feel uncomfortable while surfing the web.

Try this add-on now! Get BrowserNation for Firefox

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2011 Cricket World Cup is approaching fast and just a week is left for it to commence in South Asia. If you’re a Cricket fan and want to brace your excitement for World Cup, then you might like the amazing ICC World Cup 2011 Wallpapers shared below:

These 6 colourful wallpapers featuring sturdy players of India are sourced from SantaBanta.com and are available both in standard and high resolution. There’s also a special wallpaper which features the Official ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 Schedule.

Click on the images to download them in your desired desktop resolution:

All the images depict popular soft drink ‘PEPSI’ as they’re the official global partner of ICC Cricket World Cup 2011. We’ve also packed all the above desktop wallpapers into a nice theme for Windows 7.

Download ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 Windows 7 Theme:

• Widescreen Theme (1440×900)
• Full HD Theme (1920×1080)

To use this theme on Windows 7, just double-click on it and it will get applied. Enjoy!

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Valentine’s Day is approaching, considering this Microsoft has released an immensely adorable theme blended with elegant colour of Love ‘Pink’ and with some lovely effects. Download this beautiful Valentine’s day theme now or share it with your valentine!

Lovebirds is packed with 5 desktop wallpapers each in high-resolution (1920×1200).

Love is a finely feathered thing, in this free Windows 7 theme featuring shadowbox-style lovebirds. Download it in time for Valentine’s Day.

Download Lovebirds Windows 7 Theme (2.7 MB)

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Microsoft has added a new theme ‘New Year in Japan’ to its Windows 7 personalization gallery. Japan New Year theme is packed with 8 beautiful high-resolution desktop wallpapers, featuring the beauty of Japan and glorious light of New year 2011.

Some amazing desktop backgrounds from this theme:

Download Japan New Year Theme  [Size: 9 MB]

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