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Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Computers

Select Asus Eees To Get Free Windows 7 Upgrades…Technically

12:27AM Mark Wilson | The good news: Two models of Asus Eee, the 1101HA and 1005HA, are eligible for free upgrades to Windows 7. The bad news: Your 1101HA needs to be preloaded with Vista Home Premium and your 1005HA needs to be preloaded with Windows XP Pro or Vista Business. More »
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Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Software

Boxee Beta Comes To Windows, Brings MLB, Digg, Tumblr Support

3:15PM Dan Nosowitz | Boxee held a big developer’s meeting today in San Francisco, and boy did they pack in the announcements. Aside from Windows support, the platform as a whole now supports Digg, Tumblr, and MLB. Most importantly, it’s finally leaving alpha. More »
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Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Software

Windows 7 UI To Debut At All Things D Tonight

8:05AM Jason Chen | Windows 7’s UI is going to be unveiled by Ballmer and Gates tonight at All Things D during their interview. We’ll be there, so check back periodically to see what the Steves have, since pretty much all we’ve seen so far is Windows 7 under a Vista UI. [All Things D - Image Credit (Just a concept)] More »
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Monday, January 7, 2008
Gadgets

Lightning Review: Linksys 2200 HD Media Center Extender

4:01PM Jason Chen | The Gadget: Linksys’ slightly fancier Windows Media Center Extender, which streams the Windows Vista/XP Media Center interface over the network so you can watch live or recorded TV and downloaded files on TV in HD. The Price: $US299 More »
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Sunday, January 6, 2008
Entertainment

Niveus’s Sierra Windows Media Centers Goes Intro-Level for Home Builders

11:56AM Jason Chen | Branching out from their full-featured (read: Expensive) Media Centers, Niveus is introducing a Sierra Edition Media Server, which is also designed for the home-builder market. The Sierra, which is half the size of their normal units, also consumes “low power” and uses an HD DVD drive, 500GB storage, a GeForce “Series 8″, and 1080p streaming. It’ll be available in Q1 2008 for “volume integrators”, which means people who will be installing them in homes or other markets which you probably don’t qualify for buying this for yourself. More »
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