Category: windows 7
March 10, 2011
Hewlett Packard (HP) has decided to include WebOS on all of its computers beginning in 2012. Although the company is expected to include Windows on those same computers, it is unclear exactly how the company intends to do it. Will the company include WebOS as a Windows overlay or as part of a duel boot system is not known.
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Posted in cell phones, Hardware, Microsoft, Mobile, Retail, windows 7 | No Comments » Posted by: Susan Wilson
March 8, 2011
Microsoft’s mobile division has been in a slump with the failure of the Kin. Windows Phone 7 was supposed to drag the company out of the slump and back into the game. However, recent reports seem to reveal that things are not going as well as the company hoped for.
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Posted in cell phones, Microsoft, Mobile, windows 7 | 8 Comments » Posted by: Mike Ferro
March 3, 2011
Is it possible, and if so how easy is it, to upgrade all the way from Windows 1.0 (circa 1985) through to Windows 7 (circa 2009)? One man decided to test the theory and record it for our viewing pleasure.
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Posted in Microsoft, Opinion, Upgrading, windows 7 | No Comments » Posted by: Dave Parrack
February 22, 2011
It has arrived, finally. Microsoft has freed Windows 7 Service Pack 1 onto the world, with home users now able to download it.
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Posted in Microsoft, Opinion, Upgrading, windows 7 | 1 Comment » Posted by: Dave Parrack
January 27, 2011
Despite various commentators warning Microsoft’s latest financial results wouldn’t be great, the opposite is true.
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Posted in Microsoft, Office, Opinion, windows 7, Xbox | No Comments » Posted by: Dave Parrack
January 16, 2011
If you’ve been holding off upgrading to Windows 7 until Service Pack 1 arrives then your wait may finally be coming to an end. That’s right folks, Windows 7 SP1 is on its way, likely within days.
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Posted in Microsoft, Opinion, sp1, windows 7 | No Comments » Posted by: Dave Parrack
January 6, 2011
Steve Ballmer performed well at CES 2011, but was there any content behind the delivery?
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Posted in Microsoft, Opinion, windows 7, Windows 8, Xbox | 5 Comments » Posted by: Dave Parrack
December 31, 2010
A California woman is suing Microsoft for the second time over the same thing. Even though her first lawsuit concerning XP downgrade fees was thrown out with nary a blink from the company’s legal team,
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Posted in Legal, Microsoft, Vista, windows 7, xp | 2 Comments » Posted by: Dave Parrack
December 30, 2010
It’s emerged that the Family Pack offer for Windows 7 is to expire this week in the United States. It appears likely the deal will be withdrawn at the same time or soon after internationally.
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Posted in windows 7 | No Comments » Posted by: John Lister
December 14, 2010
So, the tablets Microsoft unveiled at CES 2010 were a flop. Will the ones unveiled at CES 2011 in January fare any better?
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Posted in Microsoft, Opinion, windows 7 | No Comments » Posted by: Dave Parrack
December 9, 2010
Windows 7 has been a huge hit, and its rise is continuing into its second year on sale. By some counts it’s now racked up a 25 percent market share, at the expense of both Windows XP and Vista.
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Posted in Microsoft, Opinion, Vista, windows 7, xp | 1 Comment » Posted by: Dave Parrack
December 4, 2010
Don’t you just love it when something that is designed to make your life easier makes it much, much more difficult? Good old AVG.
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Posted in AntiSpyware, Microsoft, Opinion, windows 7, Windows Seven | No Comments » Posted by: Dave Parrack
November 24, 2010
HP’s attempts to compete with the iPad using a Windows-based device proved an embarrassing flop. But now Dell and Acer both believe Windows 7 on a tablet is worth a shot.
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Posted in windows 7 | No Comments » Posted by: John Lister
November 13, 2010
Microsoft strikes again with a new video ad on YouTube taking a pop at Apple over its lack of Blu-ray support.
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Posted in Microsoft, Opinion, windows 7, Windows Seven | 5 Comments » Posted by: Dave Parrack
November 1, 2010
With one year’s worth of usage figures now available, two things are clear about Windows 7′s effect. It’s getting people to upgrade from older systems at a pace that will delight Microsoft — but it’s doing nothing to win over users of non-Windows computers.
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Posted in Upgrading, windows 7 | 4 Comments » Posted by: John Lister