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Windows 7 This tag is associated with 15 posts

August 19, 2010

HP confirms a WebOS PalmPad for early 2011

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HP on Thursday confirmed during its quarterly earnings call that it was working on a WebOS-based tablet. The company said it planned to release the device in “early 2011.”

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iPad
August 4, 2010

GadgetTrak 3 anti-theft software tracks laptops, desktops

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ActiveTrak released the latest version of its anti-theft and tracking software, GadgetTrak 3.

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Mac
April 19, 2010

Hands On: CopyTrans Manager for Windows manages iPod and iPhone media

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Not all of us use Macs to manage our iPods. Maybe you use Windows PCs at work, or perhaps you have a mixed environment at home. I’ve often been asked what tools I use for the iPod, so I thought I’d go over a Windows one today.

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Software
October 22, 2009

New Apple Television ad targets Windows 7

You knew it was going to come. Windows 7 was released today and Apple began airing new Mac and PC ads on television.

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Apple

Psystar releases software to install Mac OS X on regular PCs

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Psystar, the Miami-based PC manufacturer that’s still in a protracted legal battle with Apple over selling PCs that come pre-installed with Mac OS X, has begun offering Rebel EFI – software that lets any generic PC run Mac OS X. It costs $90, though Psystar is selling it for $50.

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Mac
October 5, 2009

VMware Fusion 3 unveiled, available for pre-order

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VMware on Tuesday unveiled the newest version of its virtualization application for the Mac, Fusion 3. The new version will be available on October 27, but can be pre-ordered today.

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Software
September 18, 2009

Microsoft matches Snow Leopard’s $29 price for students

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Microsoft on Thursday promoted a new Web site that allows students to purchase Windows 7 for $29, the same price Apple is selling its new operating system, Snow Leopard.

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Software
September 17, 2009

Snow Leopard outsells Leopard and Tiger in first two weeks

Mac OS X Snow Leopard

Mac OS X Snow Leopard is proving to be a very popular release for Apple, according to a new report from market research firm, NPD.

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Software
August 26, 2009

Mac OS X Snow Leopard reviews posted

Mac OS X Snow Leopard

The day has arrived. Reviews of Apple’s Mac OS X Snow Leopard are available all over the Web, including one I wrote for CNET.

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Software
August 6, 2009

Windows 7 upgrade a nightmare; glad I’m a Mac user

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In the next couple of months, Apple and Microsoft will both release upgrades to their operating systems. While they are both considered to be maintenance releases, the upgrade paths are incredibly different.

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Software
July 13, 2009

Survey: 60% of companies will skip Windows 7

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This is a case where history is coming back to bite Microsoft. In a recent survey done by ScriptLogic, 60 percent of respondents say they will skip Microsoft’s latest operating system when it’s released later this year.

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Software
July 10, 2009

Google’s Chrome OS “a textbook example of vaporware”

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Google on Wednesday announced Chrome OS, a netbook optimized operating system that will be released sometime next year. However you view the news, Daring Fireball’s John Gruber brings up a good point in his latest article: where is it?

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Software
June 26, 2009

“Vista Fixed Edition” 50 percent off the first day

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Microsoft released pricing yesterday for “Vista Fixed Edition,” otherwise known as Windows 7.

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Software
June 25, 2009

Apple should thank Microsoft for Windows 7 pricing

Snow Leopard Desktop

I don’t know what they were thinking, but Microsoft on Thursday announced pricing for the upcoming version of “Vista Fixed Edition,” also known as Windows 7.

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Software
June 9, 2009

Mac OS X vs. Windows 7: Who has the best upgrade?

Snow Leopard

I wrote a story at CNET earlier today asking the question: Who offers the best upgrade, Apple or Windows? The basis of the argument is this. Both companies are upgrading an existing operating system and both claim better performance with their upgrades. Apple has made no bones about the fact that Snow Leopard is a [...]

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