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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
Windows 8 Expected In 2012 According To Roadmap
10:29AM Rosa Golijan | Apparently we won’t have to deal with upgrading our Microsoft-driven computers for another three years. According to a tentative roadmap, the next version of the OS, Windows 8, won’t be arriving until 2012. 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
Intel Atom’s Snow Leopard Compatibility Re-Hacked
5:00PM Dan Nosowitz | Apple, understandably, broke Atom support in its latest 10.6.2 update for Snow Leopard — but that’s not going to keep enterprising Hackintoshers from finding a workaround. More »
Software
Get Google Chrome OS, Now
4:19PM Dan Nosowitz | Wow, that was fast. Google Chrome OS was only unveiled today, and it’s already compiled as a VMWare image ready for download via torrents and gdgt. Techcrunch also has a tutorial for setting it up. 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 »
QOTD
Do You “Get” The Chrome OS?
10:20AM Sean Fallon | Today we got our first glimpse at Google’s Chrome OS and learned what it’s all about. So let’s start a discussion about some of the big issues. More »
Software
9:50AM John Herrman | Google made an announcement! It was an OS, in case you haven’t heard. But it was also something else: a long-term, high-risk bet about the future of the internet. Here’s what Google needs to happen for Chrome to make it. More »
What Google Needs For Chrome OS To Make It
9:50AM John Herrman | Google made an announcement! It was an OS, in case you haven’t heard. But it was also something else: a long-term, high-risk bet about the future of the internet. Here’s what Google needs to happen for Chrome to make it. More »
Software
What Is Google Chrome OS? (Explained By Google)
5:56AM Mark Wilson | You should read our roundup of Everything You Need to Know About Chrome OS. But if you never learned to read (a prospect so full of holes in this circumstance that I won’t begin to address them), watch these clips. More »
Software
5:30AM John Herrman | Until today, Google’s Chrome OS has been little more than a wordy concept. Now, finally, we truly know what it is, what it looks like and how it works. Here’s the breakdown. More »
Everything You Need To Know About Chrome OS
5:30AM John Herrman | Until today, Google’s Chrome OS has been little more than a wordy concept. Now, finally, we truly know what it is, what it looks like and how it works. Here’s the breakdown. More » 
