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1. Steve Ballmer hallelujahs Windows 7

   (Software/Software Features)

   Friday, 20 November 2009

   The lid it is lifted Delightfully understated Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has finally lifted the lid on how well Windows 7 sales have been doing. Previously Ballmer has only told the world that the operating ...

2. Microsoft claims "fantastic" Windows 7 sales

   (Software/Software Features)

   Thursday, 19 November 2009

   But refuses to divulge any details or sales figures Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer told an annual shareholder's meeting that sales of Windows 7 have met the company's expectations. Ballmer, who was quoted ...

3. Chinese court halts Microsoft OS sales

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Thursday, 19 November 2009

   Over copyright violation Microsoft, always happy to defend its own products, has been ordered to stop selling some versions of Windows in China, after a court found it had violated a licensing agreement. ...

4. Microsoft issues Windows 7 security advisory

   (Security/Security Features)

   Monday, 16 November 2009

   Situation "actively" monitored Microsoft has confirmed that it is "investigating" reports of a possible denial of service vulnerability in the Windows Server Message Block (SMB) protocol. However, the ...

5. Microsoft: Windows 7 "looks and feels" like Mac OS X

   (Software/Software Features)

   Wednesday, 11 November 2009

   True confessions from Redmond A Microsoft official has finally admitted that Windows 7 was heavily influenced by Mac OS X. "One of the things that people say an awful lot about the Apple Mac is that ...

6. Amazon releases Kindle for PC

   (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

   Tuesday, 10 November 2009

   Color my world? Amazon is offering a free Kindle for PC application that runs on XP, Vista and Windows 7. But while this might not be any big deal, an advert on top of the download page shows a Winnie ...

7. Microsoft preps critical security updates

   (Security/Security Features)

   Friday, 06 November 2009

   Tuesday patch blitzkrieg Microsoft has confirmed that it is preparing a number of critical patches for both Windows and Office. The 6 updates - three of which are critical - address 15 vulnerabilities ...

8. Windows 7 sales outpace Vista adoption

   (Software/Software Features)

   Thursday, 05 November 2009

   Microsoft finally gets it right Initial sales of Microsoft Windows 7 have reportedly "surpassed" those of Vista by 234 percent. According to the NPD Group, a combination of pre-sale discounts and a lack ...

9. Apple drops Atom bomb on Hackintosh netbook rebels

   (Software/Software Features)

   Monday, 02 November 2009

   ... Quad, i7 and Xeon Nehalem CPUs. 

 It should be noted that Psystar's Darwin Universal Boot Loader supports additional operating systems, including Windows 7, XP, Vista and various Linux flavors. See ...

10. Unidentified bug causes massive CPU spike on 27-inch iMacs

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Friday, 30 October 2009

    ... card issue. I'm awaiting a fix," added Rhyceudique. See Also Windows 7 upgrades crash and burn Opinion: Ditching Windows has never felt so good Apple refreshes iMac lineup with 21.5 and 27-inch displays ...

11. Intel: Windows 7 offers "improved" performance and stability

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Wednesday, 28 October 2009

    An Intel spokesperson recently told TG Daily that Microsoft Windows 7 offers "improved performance and stability" compared to Vista and the veteran, yet aging XP operating system.An Intel spokesperson ...

12. My 10 favorite Windows apps

    (Software/Software Features)

    Tuesday, 27 October 2009

    I am agnostic to operating systems. I've used Mac OSes, I've used OS/2, I've used every version of Windows since version 1.0. I've used SuSE Linux. I liked SuSE Linux. It ran fiendishly fast on the Pentium ...

13. Is Windows 7 too good for Apple to FUD?

    (Software/Software Opinion)

    Tuesday, 27 October 2009

    Opinion: Apple was blindsided by Windows 7. It wasn’t the product which they saw coming, it was the sustaining marketing budget and positive reviews from Apple loyalists like Walt Mossberg they ...

14. Windows 7 upgrades crash and burn

    (Software/Software Features)

    Monday, 26 October 2009

    An unknown number of users have reportedly experienced serious difficulties migrating from Vista to Windows 7. Problems range from erroneously invalid product keys to endless reboot loops, which often prevent ...

15. TG Daily: A readers' Guide

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Opinion)

    Monday, 26 October 2009

    ... Vista smells of piss and wait for the audience to laugh. Once respected, twice shyWhen we read a once-respected rag like Computerworld and see a headline such as "Windows 7 drivers still a bit flaky", ...

16. Intel optimizes Windows 7 SSD performance

    (Software/Software Features)

    Monday, 26 October 2009

    Intel has introduced a solid-state drive toolbox that optimizes 34nm X25-M SATA SSD performance in Windows 7. According to company spokesperson Pete Hazen, both the optimizer and accompanying firmware update ...

17. Kingston accelerates Windows with 40GB SSD

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 26 October 2009

    ... GHz, 4GB of system memory, on-board SATA 3Gbps (ACHI enabled) and Windows Vista SP2."PCMark runs a series of tests such as Windows Vista startup, importing photos, adding music to Windows Media Center ...

18. Psystar bootlegs Snow Leopard for the masses

    (Software/Software Features)

    Thursday, 22 October 2009

    ... systems, including Windows 7, XP, Vista and various Linux flavors. "The Rebel EFI software supports a wide range of hardware profiles," claimed Psystar. "As the software evolves, it will automatically ...

19. How Microsoft blindsided vulnerable Apple with Windows 7

    (Software/Software Features)

    Thursday, 22 October 2009

    ...  This is likely to point with Apple this month as they sit stunned that Windows 7 is doing so well and they are left looking foolish with products priced out of the segment. Their big news this week was ...

20. Opinion: Ditching Windows has never felt so good

    (Software/Software Opinion)

    Wednesday, 21 October 2009

    Microsoft has launched yet another iteration of its infamous Windows operating system. Fortunately, I have chosen to opt out of the Microsoft universe and am well on my way to becoming a loyal disciple ...

21. Windows 7 launches in London hospital

    (Software/Software Features)

    Wednesday, 21 October 2009

    Microsoft launched the very latest version of its operating system - Windows 7 today. The most interesting thing is that people will have to perform a 'clean' installation in order to upgrade from ...

22. The best disk defragger just got better

    (Software/Software Features)

    Wednesday, 21 October 2009

    ... defragging the files. This removes any need to use cumbersome and slow alternatives either shipped with Windows or sold by the usual suspects. The amount of controllability is breathtaking - from ...

23. Amazon: Windows 7 is 'the biggest pre-order product of all time'

    (Software/Software Features)

    Wednesday, 21 October 2009

    Windows 7 has beaten boy wizard Harry Potter to become the biggest pre-order product of all time in the UK, says Amazon. Windows 7 has beaten boy wizard Harry Potter to become the biggest pre-order ...

24. AMD optimizes Athlon II processors for Windows 7

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 19 October 2009

    AMD has rolled out several Athlon II processors which are "fully optimized" for Windows 7. According to AMD spokesperson Brent Barry, the most recent additions to the Athlon II family will allow manufacturers ...

25. Moving to Windows 7 will be "inevitable" - report

    (Software/Software Features)

    Thursday, 15 October 2009

    Windows 7 is not a major architectural shift but "builds on the plumbing changes Microsoft made in Windows Vista," according to a report from a market analyst.Windows 7 is not a major architectural ...

26. Mac users cast into outer darkness

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Wednesday, 14 October 2009

    ... the publishers of a new electronic Bible say it will only be available to Windows users. And in a more radical move, online updates will also be made available. We’re not entirely sure when the last update ...

27. Windows 7 to trigger notebook replacement sales

    (Software/Software Features)

    Wednesday, 14 October 2009

    The launch of Windows 7 at the end of October is set to give a boost to the notebook market, according to a report from DRAM Exchange.The launch of Windows 7 at the end of October is set to give a boost ...

28. Windows 7 Starter Edition: The best version of Windows yet

    (Software/Software Features)

    Tuesday, 13 October 2009

    Over the years one of the words that have consistently been connected to Windows is the word “Bloat”.   Year over year, ever since Windows 95, we complain that Windows has become too bloated, ...

29. Windows 7 won't be successful until 2011

    (Software/Software Features)

    Tuesday, 13 October 2009

    News Analysis Microsoft's future begins next week. That's when the company ships Windows 7, its latest operating system. If Microsoft stumbles with Windows 7 as it did with Vista, people will start ...

30. Windows, users, guns and stupidity

    (Software/Software Opinion)

    Monday, 12 October 2009

    Opinion: Our earlier story on how fast or slow Windows 7 boots and shuts down has attracted some critical acclaim and some critical unacclaim from people who obviously didn’t bother to read the story ...

31. Windows 7 boots fast enough for normal people

    (Software/Software Opinion)

    Sunday, 11 October 2009

    Opinion: Shock news reaches us from iolo Technologies claiming that Windows 7 takes ages to load. Our response: who gives a rat’s ass, especially as it doesn't... Opinion: Shock news reaches us from ...

32. Psystar screws Apple with virtualization licensing program

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 05 October 2009

    ... will allow computer manufacturers to ship certified systems pre-configured with DUBL and an OS of choice,  including Windows 7, Windows Vista and several flavors of Linux. "These systems would also ...

33. IBM’s head is in the clouds

    (Software/Software Features)

    Monday, 05 October 2009

    It is all-too-easily forgotten that before Windows Vista arrived to draw the flak for being the world’s most denigrated piece of Software, Lotus - and latterly, IBM’s - Notes was the undisputed holder ...

34. Win7 XP mode released to manufacturing

    (Software/Software Features)

    Thursday, 01 October 2009

    Microsoft has released Windows XP Mode to manufacturing and will make it available as a public download when Windows 7 launches on October 22. MS says the minimum system requirement for running XP Mode ...

35. Microsoft finally gets anti-malware right

    (Software/Software Features)

    Wednesday, 30 September 2009

    ... get and easy to use - and it won’t get in their way.” Security Essentials, previously known by the codename Morro, works under Windows XP SP2 or SP3, Vista and Windows 7 - including XP mode - on both ...

36. Ballmer: Windows 7 is a better Windows than any Windows

    (Software/Software Features)

    Tuesday, 29 September 2009

    The CEO of Microsoft came out with an astonishing statement today - he said that Windows 7 is a better Windows than any other Windows.The CEO of Microsoft came out with an astonishing statement today ...

37. LucidLogix boosts GPU gaming with Hydra 200 parallel processor

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 28 September 2009

    ... support for Windows Vista, Windows 7, DirectX 9c, 10.1 standard APIs and DirectX11." Deployment The Hydra 200 chip has already been integrated into MSI's Big Bang Gaming Motherboard. The recently introduced ...

38. What's at the heart of HP’s Laptops and Lenovo’s Best Student Tablet

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Opinion)

    Tuesday, 15 September 2009

    Analyst Opinion This week begins the real wave of the PC refresh cycle for the non-Mac crowd and it will pick up to a major wave on October 22nd when Windows 7 launches. This week begins the real wave ...

39. Microsoft cleared in Russian antitrust case

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Monday, 07 September 2009

    The Russian anti-monopoly watchdog, FAS, says it has found no violation of antitrust law in Microsoft's cutbacks in shipments of Windows XP. Moscow, Russia - The Russian anti-monopoly watchdog, FAS, ...

40. Windows 7 may be fab but it's pure marketing bamboozle

    (Software/Software Features)

    Friday, 04 September 2009

    ... the stuff already installed.And so to Microsoft. Three versions of Windows 7 - Home Premium, Professional and "Ultimate".  Ultimate sounds so cool, doesn't it? Ultimate is the version that works, ...

41. Linux market share drops as Win 7 launch looms

    (Software/Software Features)

    Thursday, 03 September 2009

    OS and browser stats have just been published for August, showing that Windows 7 continues to grow its market share even though it still hasn't been launched. Warminster (PA) - OS and browser stats ...

42. Wintel alliance fires first shots of OS war

    (Software/Software Features)

    Wednesday, 02 September 2009

    The old Wintel alliance is going strong again with both Intel and Microsoft taking the stand to peddle Windows 7. San Francisco (CA) - The old Wintel alliance is going strong again with both Intel and ...

43. Windows 7 closes on Linux market share

    (Software/Software Features)

    Monday, 31 August 2009

    Windows 7 might not be officially available until October 22, but the latest numbers from W3C show it's rapidly closing on the combined market share of every flavor of Linux. Redmond (WA) - Windows ...

44. MS confirms Win7 upgrades available in Europe

    (Software/Software Features)

    Tuesday, 25 August 2009

    Microsoft UK has confirmed that upgrade versions of Windows 7 will be available in Europe at launch on 22 October. These versions will be the same as those shipped elsewhere in the world, complete with ...

45. Microsoft, Scottrade, Southwest Airlines sued over patent

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Monday, 17 August 2009

    ... and a Remote Control. EMG alleges that Microsoft breaches the patents in operating system software including Windows CE and Windows Mobile. Scottrade is alleged to have breached the patent by providing ...

46. Microsoft rolls out Windows 7 to MSDN and TechNet

    (Software/Software Features)

    Thursday, 06 August 2009

    Microsoft has released Windows 7 (RTM) for MSDN and TechNet subscribers. The operating system will be available for download on August 7 for Volume License customers with an existing Software Assurance ...

47. Etre reaches a 20 year milestone

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Wednesday, 05 August 2009

    ... At one of the early conferences, Lee Reiswig of IBM was pushing OS/2 as a better Windows than Windows. All you had to do was hang around the bar and you'd pick up all kinds of gossip and stories that never ...

48. It just won’t die: Windows 7 XP Mode RC released

    (Software/Software Features)

    Tuesday, 04 August 2009

    Windows 7 is Microsoft’s savior to delete the Windows Vista disaster from its memory. But while Windows 7 will undoubtedly replace Windows Vista very quickly, Microsoft knows that it will be different ...

49. Snow Leopard tops Amazon’s sales charts

    (Software/Software Features)

    Monday, 03 August 2009

    ... 10.5.6 Leopard, sells for $100 and ranks 22nd on the listing. Interest for Microsoft’s Windows 7 operating system seems to have subsided after the initial promotion phase ended. The Premium upgrade is ...

50. Microsoft releases emergency IE patch

    (Security/Security Features)

    Tuesday, 28 July 2009

    ... rated "Critical" for: IE 5.01 and 6 Service Pack 1 - Windows 2000. IE 6, 7, and 8 - Windows XP. IE 7 and 8 - Windows Vista. The update is rated "Moderate" for: IE 6, 7, and 8 - Windows Server 2003. ...