Monday - June 29, 2009
Microsoft said last week that designated PCs with premium versions of Windows Vista preinstalled will qualify for upgrades to the equivalent Windows 7 product once the final version of Redmond's next-generation operating system becomes widely available in the fall. However, reports that Microsoft is restricting the number of upgrades some companies can receive have sparked speculation that businesses may hold off on buying new PCs until after Windows 7 is released on Oct. 22.
[More...]
Friday - June 26, 2009
Right now, Microsoft is focusing on the consumer market by getting Windows 7 out in time for the holiday season and announcing price points compatible with recession-era budgets. However, an even bigger constituency is the business community -- and after the debacle that was Vista, it is understandable to wonder how eagerly it will embrace Windows 7.
[More...]
Thursday - June 25, 2009
Microsoft has announced price points for its highly anticipated Windows 7 operating system, which is expected to be generally available on Oct. 22. OEMs will start shipping new machines with Windows 7 on Oct. 2. Regular buyers of Windows will not see a significant change from the Windows Vista price schedule. On average, the new OS will cost about 10 percent less.
[More...]
Thursday - June 25, 2009
Well, the proverbial ink hadn't even dried on our recent column about smartbooks and ARM when Nvidia came around and doused the excitement with a bucket of ice water. The prospect of Linux in general or Android in particular running on an ARM smartbook has had many in the blogosphere salivating, but Nvidia's Mike Rayfield recently said his company prefers Microsoft's Windows CE over Android.
[More...]
Tuesday - June 23, 2009
With the news that its omnipresent-on-the-desktop Flash player will be available in more mobile forms before the end of the year, Adobe is finally following through on its goal of joining the smartphone party -- but the two biggest names in that market are still missing from the invitation list.
[More...]
Friday - June 12, 2009
The hottest news in the Apple-focused blogosphere this week all started with Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference keynote. On Monday, the company -- sans still-on-hiatus CEO Steve Jobs -- announced the faster iPhone 3G S, multiple MacBook upgrades, and its next Mac OS X -- aka "Snow Leopard." All these announcments gave the online world plenty to talk about.
[More...]
Tuesday - June 9, 2009
The Fedora Project on Tuesday announced Fedora 11, the latest version of its free open source operating system. Code named "Leonidas," Fedora 11 takes another whack at virtualization, a technology market in which its sponsor, Red Hat, is working hard to carve out a niche. It also has several features that make things easy for desktop users.
[More...]
Tuesday - June 9, 2009
Apple used the first day of its annual Worldwide Developers Conference to focus on power, speed and price-slashing regarding its hot-selling iPhone. Monday's keynote speech and demonstrations introduced the new iPhone 3G S that is supposed to be faster in terms of download and connection speeds and more robust when it comes to juggling applications.
[More...]
Monday - June 8, 2009
Last week, Microsoft stole E3 with what may be the closest thing to a "Star Trek" holodeck yet: Project Natal, which turns a gamer's whole body into a controller. Computex was all about battles between smartbooks and netbooks; Intel and AMD; and Windows and Android. Also last week, the Palm Pre actually showed up on my doorstep, and I got a first look. I wasn't disappointed.
[More...]
Wednesday - June 3, 2009
Windows 7 will be available on new computers starting Oct. 22, according to Microsoft. That date puts Microsoft ahead of the year-end retail season; however, it largely misses the annual back-to-school sales window. Those who buy a Vista PC in the weeks preceding Oct. 22 may be eligible for a free upgrade to Windows 7 once it's available, but details of that program remain unclear.
[More...]
Monday - June 1, 2009
In a departure from what it did with Windows XP and Windows Vista, Microsoft has decided to give users of Window 7 Starter on small notebook PCs -- netbooks -- the ability to run as many applications simultaneously as they would like. The original plan had been to limit users of the Windows 7 Starter edition to three simultaneous applications.
[More...]
See More Articles in Operating Systems Section >>
Shortcuts
Sponsored Links
Avaya Aura (TM)
Think your data is safe?
Free White Paper
ECT News Network Information
|
|
Reader Services
|
Corporate
|
Copyright 1998-2009 ECT News Network, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Headline Feeds
Get Business and Technology News Alerts
