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by Rafael Hernandez on July 24, 2009 · 0 comments

Microsoft had been planning to go for a browser-less version of their Windows 7 operating system for Europe given their browser litigation issues with the European Union Competition Committee. The company has seemed to reverse their position and is accepting…

Read more Microsoft Goes for the Browser Ballot in Windows 7 for Europe

by Rafael Hernandez on July 22, 2009 · 0 comments

Microsoft’s Windows 7 operating system has hit its second to last major milestone today as the company has hit RTM status which means it’s off to some DVD pressing plant where millions of discs will be burned and packaged for…

Read more Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 Released to Manufacturing

by Rafael Hernandez on July 16, 2009 · 0 comments

Microsoft’s Windows 7 users in Europe may have to jump through a few more hoops than normal when it comes time to install their operating system. "E editions" of the OS won’t include a web browser at all so it’s…

Read more Windows 7 E Edition, Your Installation Plan

by Rafael Hernandez on July 9, 2009 · 0 comments

Google’s Chrome browser has been a decent attempt at getting themselves a chunk of the web browser market but, apparently, the company isn’t satisfied with just a small chunk and is going to some lengths to increase their share.The company…

Read more Google Chrome OS Coming to a Netbook Near You

by Rafael Hernandez on June 18, 2009 · 0 comments

Microsoft’s Windows 7 operating system is designed from the ground up (or at least heavily modified from old stock) to run on something at least somewhat modern. I don’t they intended for users to try and run it on…

Read more Windows 7 Run On Old Hardware….Why? They Say Why Not?!

by Rafael Hernandez on May 20, 2009 · 0 comments

Netbooks have become an increasingly popular way to get your computing done and could have been a platform where the nimble Linux OS could have flourished, unfortunately that hasn’t been happening and you’re likely to see the bulk of new…

Read more Moblin v2 Beta Released, Netbook OS Fun

by Rafael Hernandez on May 15, 2009 · 0 comments

Considering the number of devices being pumped out every year and the wide range of options when it comes to embedded operating systems Microsoft can’t rest on its previous work alone, thus their work on the “Chelan” project.ZDNet’s Mary…

Read more Microsoft Working on Chelan, Embedded OS Joy

by Pedro Hernandez on May 9, 2009 · 0 comments

As solid state drives (SSDs) appear in more notebooks and PCs in the coming years, Microsoft wants to make certain that Windows 7 is not only on speaking terms with the storage technology, but that the OS provides an optimized…

Read more Windows 7 Plays Nice with SSDs

by Rafael Hernandez on May 1, 2009 · 0 comments

Loose lips sink ships, or rather give out super-secret launch dates for one of the most anticipated pieces of software to be released this year.Acer’s UK managing director spilled the beans on Windows 7’s availability to Pocket-lint, expecting the…

Read more Windows 7 Requirements Released, Launch Date Leaked?

by Pedro Hernandez on April 21, 2009 · 0 comments

Netbooks are all the rage and Windows 7 has generally getting a warm reception for its relatively resource-liteness (compared to Vista anyway). Seems like the two are destined for one another. Hold your horses! Word of crippled starter edition for…

Read more The Windows 7 Netbook Brouhaha

by Rafael Hernandez on April 14, 2009 · 0 comments

It was bound to happen, Microsoft has ended their mainstream support for their Windows XP today which might make you worry about your favorite operating system but Ars Technica tells us it’s not as bad as it seems:If Redmond ends…

Read more Windows XP Loses Mainstream Support