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Windows 7 Sales Are Great (Just Like Vista Sales In 2007)

4:20PM Dan Nosowitz | March, 2007: Windows Vista’s initial sales are great, “more than doubling” those of its predecessor, Windows XP. Flash forward to November, 2009: Windows 7 initial sales are 234 per cent higher than Vista’s. Those numbers sound awfully similar… More »
Software

Microsoft Denies Programming Backdoors For NSA In Windows 7

5:32AM Mark Wilson | Hey now! Just because the NSA helped Microsoft hone the security of Windows 7 doesn’t mean Microsoft designed special backdoors for the organisation to spy on us… right? More »
Software

The NSA Helped Microsoft Improve Windows 7 Security

11:40AM Rosa Golijan | While some of us are likely to associate the US National Security Agency (NSA) with daydreams of espionage, the organisation is also highly involved in improving security standards in software. They’ve even consulted with Microsoft during the development of Windows 7. More »
Computers

Asus Eee PC T91MT Appeases The Multitouch Faithful

10:00AM Nick Broughall | The original T91 from Asus wasn’t quite the touchscreen netbook we’d been hoping for thanks to the average tablet XP software and lack of multitouch. But Asus is never a company to sit on their hands, so they’ve updated the T91 to the T91MT, which adds Windows 7 and multitouch. More »
Software

Windows 7 Hacked (Again) For Keyless Activation

10:00AM Chris Jacob | Lo! Yet another Windows 7 activation hack appears. This one’s a little more creative in that it doesn’t require an OEM key at all, and instead bypasses the verification DLL completely. More »
Software

How To: Make Windows 7 Play Nice With All Your Gadgets

7:20AM John Herrman | Generally speaking, upgrading to Windows 7 is a no-brainer. “But what about my gadgets?” you might ask, eyes watering slightly, “will they be OK?” Yes, yes they will. Here’s how to make Windows 7 play nice with all your favourite toys. More »
Phones

xpPhone Runs Windows 7 And Has Several Screen Sizes

3:36AM Danny Allen | A new order page reveals some surprising new info on the netbook-like xpPhone. Turns out that 4.3-inch, 4.8-inch and tablet-style 7-inch touchscreen versions will be available, and you’ll be to add a 5-megapixel camera, Windows 7 and dual GSM/CDMA support. More »
Software

Microsoft Disowns Manager Who Said Win7 Was Inspired By Mac OS

3:15PM Rosa Golijan | Poor Microsoft Partner Group Manager Simon Aldous. His Microsoft brethren are calling him uninformed and practically disowning him for the quotes he threw out earlier about Windows 7 basing its UI on the Mac OS. More »
Hardware

Windows 7 Netbook Battery Life Sucks Worse Than Windows XP

11:33AM Matt Buchanan | Yeah, netbooks feel so much nicer running Windows 7 than Windows XP, but you’re paying a secret price: your battery. On average, Windows 7 seems to suck all the life out of it 47 minutes faster than Windows XP. More »