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  • Microsoft posts, then pulls ‘buy Office 2007 get Office 2010 free’ offer

    A leak on the Microsoft website has revealed some details in regards to how those who purchase Office 2007 between March 5 and September 30 of this year will be able to get a copy of Office 2010 for free upon release. Of course, that page was also quickly removed, which means that Microsoft was either not ready to make that deal official or that the offer may still be subject to change. Either way,…

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iPad won’t affect netbook/notebook sales says Acer

by JG Mason on Feb 2, 2010 at 11:39 AM

Acer won’t play that.  According to DigiTimes, Acer Taiwan President Scott Lin says he won’t follow Apple down the rabbit hole to tablet computer land.  Instead, he says the company will focus on ultra-thin notebooks. Lin reportedly explained the while creating a tablet is child’s play for Acer, creating the… Continue Reading »

Free tax help: TurboTax team tackles tax trouble on Twitter

by JG Mason on Feb 2, 2010 at 08:05 AM

As tax time rolls around here in the US, TurboTax has jumped on the Twitter bandwagon and will answer questions tweeted from taxpayers.  TurboTax is using Twitter to answer general tax questions as well as support questions for their tax software, TurboTax.  TurboTax is the nation’s best-selling tax software. “People… Continue Reading »

Google Chrome steadily becoming more popular; Windows 7 as well

by Natesh Sood on Feb 1, 2010 at 07:31 PM

Good marketing campaigns can do wonders for the product.  Case in point with Google Chrome and Microsoft Windows 7, as they both became more popular in the month of January.  According to Net Applications, Chrome managed to gain popularity in terms of web browsing by stealing popularity from Internet Explorer… Continue Reading »

Windows 7 bringing in the profit

by Greg Billetdeaux on Jan 29, 2010 at 08:10 AM

After the disappointing release of Vista a few years back, Microsoft was hoping for the best with Windows 7. And as if the glow of satisfaction with 7 that is hovering over the internet wasn’t enough, their sales numbers for Q2 sure are. From the press release: “Exceptional demand for… Continue Reading »

Windows 8 only 18 months away?

by Greg Billetdeaux on Jan 28, 2010 at 08:16 PM

Thats what a leak from a disgruntled ex-employee of Microsoft’s has posted. Basically, it is PDF of a Microsoft Project file with tentative schedules for the release of many new products for the next few years. Now, the leaker, aka Chris Green, has put a fairly large amount of disclaimers… Continue Reading »

Sony VAIO computers will come bundled with Evernote software

by Robert Nelson on Jan 28, 2010 at 09:13 AM

In a nice partnership, Evernote has announced that they have partnered with Sony and will have their software pre-installed on VAIO computers. “We’re thrilled to be working closely with the VAIO Business Group of Sony to bring Evernote to millions of individuals worldwide,” said Phil Libin, CEO of Evernote. Those… Continue Reading »

T-Mobile makes doubleTwist the official sync app for its Android phones

by Shawn Ingram on Jan 25, 2010 at 09:59 PM

With Android quickly gaining popularity, the perceived downfall between Android phones and the iPhone are becoming more apparent.  Some will take some time to overcome, as with the app situation, though others are a quick fix.  There’s always the argument for the iPhone that it can sync all the media… Continue Reading »

Evernote gets a whole new look

by Hunter Clarke on Jan 22, 2010 at 07:43 AM

Evernote has completely revamped their Windows program with a new look and new software to back it up in the newly released 3.5 iteration of the note-taking juggernaut. The whole idea behind this new update was to make the Evernote experience as similar as possible on every platform that you… Continue Reading »

Microsoft halts online sales of MS Office to comply with court order

by Sue Walsh on Jan 13, 2010 at 09:02 PM

On Monday, Microsoft yanked almost every version of Office from its online store in order to comply with a court order. In August the company lost a patent infringement lawsuit brought against it by Canadian software company i4i Inc and was ordered to stop selling the popular office suite until… Continue Reading »

Iomega announces a virtual machine in a portable hard drive

by Shawn Ingram on Jan 10, 2010 at 10:39 AM

While everything is moving into the ever-popular cloud, Iomega is trying to convince us that physical storage is still the way to go.  Sure, you could use web apps to store all your important files so you can access them from nearly everywhere, but wouldn’t you rather carry it around… Continue Reading »

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