At COMPUTEX 2009 Intel told attendees that Windows 7 features better multi-threading, which will improve power consumption and battery life for netbooks and notebooks.
The improvements are because Windows 7’s kernel manages multi-core CPUs better, and locks threads to a particular core rather than the swapping threads around cores. Swapping threads meant that older versions [...]
Earlier this week, Microsoft Hardware has a great set of products that work very well with Windows Vista and Windows 7. When Windows 7 hits stores this fall, Microsoft Hardware will release new software that will allow the current line-up of Microsoft Hardware products (mice, keyboards, LifeCams, gaming devices and notebook accessories) to take advantage [...]
It’s no secret I have an icon fetish, and it makes me smile every time a new high-resolution device icon appears in Windows 7’s “Devices and Printers“. It wasn’t very long ago that most devices appeared in Windows with indistinguishable device descriptions and icons, but with Windows 7, devices not only work well, but look [...]
Over the course of its Windows 7 development effort, Microsoft has been incredibly controlled about releasing details, pursuing an agonizingly deliberate disclosure plan.
This week, they finally announced the official release dates: RTM next month, on sale beginning October 22. The last remaining pieces of the puzzle? There’s the price list, of course, which I don’t [...]
The Windows 7 Upgrade Option Program has been officially confirmed by Microsoft, although the only certain aspect of the initiative is the label, at this point in time.
The incentive program that the Redmond-based company will run together with OEM partners was previously referred to as the Windows 7 Technical Guarantee Program. The software giant started [...]
Now that we know Windows 7 will go on sale October 22nd and the feature-complete release candidate is available as a free download, it’s time to put it through its paces: as compared to the current state of the Mac.
Oh, I know: the Mac versus PC debate is so played out. Perhaps, but dumb commercials [...]
A Microsoft spokesperson just confirmed for me the news I first read a few minutes ago in a story by Ina Fried of CNET News.
The official date on which Windows 7 will be available for general purchase is October 22, 2009. The RTM code will be delivered to partners at the end of July.
In addition, Microsoft [...]
Microsoft on Tuesday confirmed that it will offer consumers “special deals” on an upgrade to Windows 7 if they buy a Vista-equipped PC before the launch of the new operating system.
Earlier in the day, Microsoft announced that it would start selling Windows 7 on Oct. 22, and acknowledged that it would have some kind of [...]
There’s all sorts of tech on show at this year’s COMPUTEX, but two items are clearly prevalent - Microsoft’s Windows 7 operating system and touchscreen all-in-one PCs.
If 2008 was the year of the netbook, 2009, it seems, is shaping up to be the year of the touch-enabled nettop. Although Taiwan’s annual trade show doesn’t officially [...]
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