Windows 7 Archive

  • Windows Embedded Compact 7 now availale, wins award for most generic name in computing

    Windows Embedded Compact 7 now availale, wins award for most generic name in computing

    Microsoft has made Windows Embedded Compact 7 available for download. You probably have no use for it, unless, I don't know, you've created a homemade tablet in your garage in your spare time.

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  • Asus squirts out a Windows-powered EEE Pad

    Asus squirts out a Windows-powered EEE Pad

    I know you’re probably conked out on an Adirondack chair with a Blue Moon in your hand by now, but listen up: Asus just announced they’re making a 10- and 13-inch EEE tablet. Welcome back to 2001! To be fair, this isn’t your granddaddy’s tablet. It has a front webcam, a Core 2 Duo chipset, and [...]

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  • Hewlett-Packard To Kill Windows 7 Tablet Project

    Hewlett-Packard To Kill Windows 7 Tablet Project

    Hewlett-Packard has killed off its much ballyhooed Windows 7 tablet computer, says a source who's been briefed on the matter. The device was first unveiled by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer at CES 2010 in January and was supposed to hit the market in mid 2010. But our source tells us that HP is not satisfied with Windows 7 as a tablet operating system and has terminated the project (something CrunchGear mentioned months ago). HP may also be abandoning Intel-based hardware for its slate lineup simply because it's too power hungry. That would also rule out Windows 7 as an operating system.

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  • Will the Microsoft Windows 7-Office 2010 bus tour stop in your home town?

    Will the Microsoft Windows 7-Office 2010 bus tour stop in your home town?

    Get on the Bus indeed, Microsoft. Folks from The Big M will be driving around on a bus throughout the U.S. and Canada next month, spreading the good word about Windows 7 and Office 2010. The tour begins on May 21 in Montreal and wraps up in Atlanta ("Hotlanta," as the cool kids call it) on June 4. The tour swings by New York on May 25. Maybe I'll bring a camera to record the goings-on?

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  • Windows 7 SP1 beta appears on torrent sites

    Windows 7 SP1 beta appears on torrent sites

    Anyone feeling particularly frisky this morning? 'Cause it doesn't take too much work to find what is supposed to be Windows 7 SP1 beta as it's appeared on numerous torrent sites. We hear it's the real deal, too.

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  • Windows 7 market share growing

    Windows 7 market share growing

    Don't look now, but Windows 7 is taking over. And while Vista is still in the number 2 spot overall, Windows 7 has reached that critical 10% milestone almost a year earlier then Vista. Having used both version of the OS, it's pretty obvious why.

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  • CrunchDeal: Upgrade Windows 7 starter for $50

    CrunchDeal: Upgrade Windows 7 starter for $50

    If you bought a netbook recently, it probably came the decidedly hampered Windows 7 starter. You might have eyed the other version of Windows, but maybe you didn't want to shell out the $79 for the Home 7 Premium. Good news for you, Microsoft is running a special promotion that will allow you to upgrade for the low low price of $49.99.

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  • Toshiba’s UX600 TV line is certified as Windows 7 compatible

    Toshiba’s UX600 TV line is certified as Windows 7 compatible

    Toshiba’s new UX600 Cinema Series line of LED TVs is the first of its kind to receive a compatible with the Windows 7 operating system certification. What this means is that the UX600s have the ability to use Window 7’s “Play To” feature to play music, pictures, and videos by connecting to your home network through Ethernet or wireless connectivity.

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  • Windows 7 SP1, everyone

    Windows 7 SP1, everyone

    The good news? Microsoft has announced Windows 7’s first service pack, which fixes minor bugs. The bad news? The company didn’t mention the beta or release date. How nice.

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  • I’m a PC and Windows 7 was my idea

    I’m a PC and Windows 7 was my idea

    See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor. I don’t really get a rise out of College Humor stuff but this one was too good to ignore. I especially like the old man yelling “Racism!” near the middle.

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  • Vpad Tablet uses netbook hardware, lacks power

    Vpad Tablet uses netbook hardware, lacks power

    iiView recently announced their answer to tablet computing, the Vpad. The issue is, I'm not sure they understood exactly what people are looking for in a tablet PC. I like tablet PC's. I like the concept, the idea of a computer that's portable, uses a touch screen, and plays media. Unfortunately, the specs on the Vpad don't look very promising.

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  • Meet CrunchMode for Windows 7 power users

    Meet CrunchMode for Windows 7 power users

    Want a one stop access point for all those extended control panel settings in Windows 7? Well, it’s easy: just use CrunchMode*. “CrunchMode” is really easy to set up: just create a new folder and then rename it to CrunchMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C} and then double click it and you’re rocking. This trick won’t work on 64-bit Vista, but [...]

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  • Are you a small business? Do you want Windows 7 for 50 percent off? You can have that!

    Are you a small business? Do you want Windows 7 for 50 percent off? You can have that!

    Microsoft has devised a way to induce people to upgrade from old versions of Windows (XP, Vista, and the like) to the shiny, new Windows 7. And what would that be? Oh, you know, 50 percent off the cost of a license for small-to-mid-size businesses. That means Windows 7 Professional upgrade for $35.

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  • Microsoft releases Windows 7 USB/DVD Download tool: Lets you install Windows 7 without an optical drive

    Microsoft releases Windows 7 USB/DVD Download tool: Lets you install Windows 7 without an optical drive

    Would you run Windows 7 on a netbook? It's a good question, especially when you look at some of the benchmarks vis-à-vis battery life and past versions of Windows, namely XP. But let's put that aside for a moment. Let's say you do, in fact, want Windows 7 on that shiny new netbook of yours. Problem: your netbook doesn't have an optical drive, which makes installing Windows 7, oh, impossible. Until now! Microsoft has released the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download tool that let's users create a bootable Windows 7 USB drive or DVD ISO.

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  • Windows 7 Family Pack all but sold out

    Windows 7 Family Pack all but sold out

    Hope you already bought the Windows 7 Family Pack. Well, if you were planning to; you could be the type of person who still writes “M$” without a hint of irony. Anyhow, the Family Pack is now sold out.

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