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According to multiple sources close to Microsoft, the gold build of Windows 7 is set to be available on July 10, while the RTM, or release to manufacturing, is set to be available on July 13.  Unfortunately, Microsoft has not made any official statements, so this is just a rumor… Continue Reading »

Yesterday Microsoft announced the official pricing for Windows 7, and beginning today users can pre-order the operating system from Amazon.  Those choosing to pre-order can expect to receive their copy of Windows 7 when it is officially released on October 22, 2009, that is if you choose “release-date delivery” at… Continue Reading »

As soon as the Windows 7 RC 1 was made available just about a week ago, many people took this opportunity to jump on it and see how it compared to Microsoft’s last OS, Vista.  If you have been following tech in recent months, then you probably have noticed Microsoft… Continue Reading »

Sorry XP fans, Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 7 and all future versions of Windows will be little more than minor revisions of Vista, the OS everyone either loves or hates, with little middle ground in between. They claim this will help insure that every app that works on Vista… Continue Reading »

Sony has just announced its Vaio P (its not-a-netbook) will now come with Corel InstantON.  InstantON is a stripped down operating system that allows you to access to your computer without booting up a full operating system like Windows.  The OS will be customized for Sony and will allow the… Continue Reading »

As many of you already know, Microsoft had announced during CES that it was publicly opening up the beta of Windows 7.  Given that, I could not wait to download, install, and begin to check it out.  After all, I did have a spare partition that was just begging for… Continue Reading »

Check out the gallery: Windows 7 Beta Build 7000 Screenshots

Because we all need all that extra stuff on our system when we bring it home from the store….right? Yeah. It seems as though Microsoft may actually be making a move in the right direction with this call. Their upcoming Windows 7 won’t include several of those built-in programs for… Continue Reading »

Looking for a simple way to run the Ubuntu Eee OS on your Eee PC? Then this may possibly be the answer for you, the team behind the Ubuntu Eee project have announced that they will be offering a limited edition 4GB SD card with the OS pre-installed. Users would… Continue Reading »

A couple of days ago we reported that Dell will stop selling computers with pre-installed Windows XP to get ahead of Microsoft’s June 30 deadline for the life-cycle of the said ten year old OS. As an option to its customers, Dell will be offering downgrade option from Vista to… Continue Reading »

If you’re reading this, you’re probably not a Ubuntu user, as today, April 24, 2008, marks the release of the latest update to the most popular Linux distro out there. Avid users of the open source platform probably already know what today means, so I’ll fill the rest of you… Continue Reading »