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Welcome back to InterrupTech.  Catch up on the week’s most important tech stories in a hurry.  We cover the Barnes & Noble Nook, Windows 7, Moto’s Droid, Apple’s latest computers, Dell’s new Adamo XPS, RIM’s new BlackBerry watch, VW’s new iPhone app, and Google’s music service.  Continue Reading »

As we mentioned back in mid-September, Microsoft was planning to offer a special edition of Windows 7 for students. This news was particularly good because that Student Edition was very nicely priced at $29—unfortunately it seems that the process of downloading and actually having it install has not been quite… Continue Reading »

Today, as you probably already know, is the release of Windows 7.  The day comes not only with the new OS, but with a number of new computers to go along with the release.  One of the biggest features is that Windows 7, unlike Vista, works fairly well on netbooks,… Continue Reading »

Amazon states the the latest Windows offering has beaten absolutely any product they have ever had for pre-order in the UK.  Better come up with a new trick Harry Potter, because even you have lost the king of pre-order title and crown. Amazon has sold more copies of Windows 7… Continue Reading »

It was a few weeks back that AT&T officially announced the Windows Mobile based HTC Tilt 2 and as of today that handset is now available for purchase. The Tilt 2, which is a Windows Mobile 6.5 handset will set you back $299.99, which comes after a $50 mail in… Continue Reading »

Windows 7 is scheduled to launch this week and different retailers are offering a load of specials on the operating system.  If you are interested in updating since Windows 7 has plenty of changes like Jump Lists, 64 bit support and simple Windows Search feature, you can check out some… Continue Reading »

Just yesterday we told you about the touchscreen based Acer Aspire notebook, and now Acer has followed up with an announcement for the Aspire Z5610—a multitouch capable all-in-one desktop PC. As you would imagine due to the timing, the Aspire Z5610 will be running Windows 7, or a little more… Continue Reading »

The Slim Data USB card from Kempler & Strauss is a super thin storage drive that can have anywhere from 1 GB to 32 GB capacity.  It is a plug and play card and has the same size and thickness as a credit card.  This feature makes it easy to… Continue Reading »

Windows 7 is just around the corner with its October 22, 2009 release date.  The option to do a clean install can be frightening since you can easily lose your customizations that you’ve created over your time on a computer.  However, a clean install is often a key to keeping… Continue Reading »

Blame the iPhone for bringing multi-touch to the popular consciousness.  Wacom just introduced its new line of tablets for PCs and Mac with mutli-touch.  Wacom products usually are pen-based and are meant for digital artists and designers.  There are several small tablets.  The Bamboo Pen & Touch can still use… Continue Reading »

Check out the gallery: Wacom's new Bamboo line brings multi-touch to everyone