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…
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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
by Rafael Hernandez on April 10, 2009 · 0 comments
As nifty as Microsoft’s Windows 7 operating system is the bulk of your time on it is likely to be spent doing all manner of tasks online, as annoying as they can be. The company feels your pain so they’ve…
Read more Windows Live Essentials, Windows 7 Gets Hip(per) To The Web
by Rafael Hernandez on April 6, 2009 · 0 comments
You just can’t keep a good, widely used and loved operating system down, or so te theory goes. Microsoft may, or may not, have extended their cutoff date for Windows XP sales. Their XP downgrade program allows a company to…
Read more News Of Its Demise Were Premature, XP May Stay Around A Bit Longer
by Pedro Hernandez on April 2, 2009 · 0 comments
Good news for fans and/or collectors of old style PalmOS applications. Palm’s WebOS is getting an emulator for old style Palm apps, but there’s a catch: it’ll cost extra. Called “Classic” from MotionApps, the software will allow Palm Pre…
Read more Palm Pre Supports PalmOS Backward Compatability via Emulator
by Pedro Hernandez on April 1, 2009 · 0 comments
Netbooks are all the rage, but your OS choices basically boil down to Windows XP or Linux. But now, HP is said to be considering Google’s smartphone OS. Hewlett-Packard Co is studying uses for Google Inc’s Android operating system,…
Read more HP Flirting with Android for Netbooks?
by Rafael Hernandez on March 30, 2009 · 0 comments
Microsoft’s Windows 7, being the highly anticipated operating system that it is, has quite a few eager people covering its every move. There’s nothing that goes on that will get past millions of enthusiast eyes looking for the latest…
Read more Loose Links…Apparently Leak Windows 7 Release Date
by Pedro Hernandez on March 27, 2009 · 0 comments
Unlike the Jackalope, a creature of myth and legend (jaunty or otherwise), Ubuntu 9.04 Beta is real and available for download. Just be sure to heed the warning and don’t install it on production machines. Otherwise, you’ll enjoy tons of…
Read more Ubuntu Jaunty Jackalope Beta's No Myth
