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Phones

Windows XP Phone: First Look At Its Custom Touchscreen Interface

4:10AM Danny Allen | Remember the xpPhone? The 4.8-inch touchscreen slider has netbook-like specs, some sort of “AMD Super Mobile CPU”, and runs a full-blown copy of Windows XP. They’ve just sent through shots of its phone-function interface…and they actually look pretty good. More »
Software

7 Reasons To Stick With Windows XP

10:00AM Adam Frucci | Windows 7 is out today! Huzzah! But wait; if you’re still rocking Windows XP, you might want to think twice before upgrading. Here are some reasons to stick with an old OS. More »
Phones

ITG xpPhone Runs Windows XP, Taking Pre-Orders

8:09PM Danny Allen | The xpPhone has a 4.8-inch touchscreen, GPS, notebook-specs and runs a full-blown copy of Windows XP. Seriously. And while I’m still skeptical about the need for XP, the phone has come a long way since I saw it at Computex. More »
Software

Windows 7 Review: You Can Quit Complaining Now

5:01AM Matt Buchanan | Could Windows 7 accomplish everything that’s expected of it? Probably not, but it makes a damn good run at it. We’ve tested the gold master, the final version going out on October 22. Upgrade without trepidation, people. With excitement, even. More »
Software

Windows 7: The Best Features And Tips

5:00AM Jason Chen | You’ve read our final verdict, but since there’s a ton of new stuff in Windows 7, we’ve rounded it all up here, in one easy list, with a little bonus opinionating. More »
Hardware

Nvidia Ion LE: So Windows XP Netbooks Don’t Have Crappy Graphics Either

11:18PM Matt Buchanan | The Ion LE is a quiet launch from the usually boisterous Nvidia: It’s a cheaper version of their Ion graphics chip for netbooks, stripped of DirectX 10 support, which is only needed in Vista, so hopefully it’ll find its way into more cut-rate XP-powered netbooks. [Fudzilla via Engadget]] More »
Computers

$US400 EMachines EZ1601-01 All-In-One

2:40AM Jesus Diaz | If you are looking for a low-cost All-In-One that somehow reminds me of a Darth Vader version of Humpty Dumpty, the Atom 1.6GHz-powered eMachines EZ1601-01—loaded with Windows XP and 1GB of RAM—may be the ticket for just $US400. More »
Computers

HP’s Mini 110 Linux-Based Netbook Now Available

1:00PM Nick Broughall | HP’s first Mini netbook to come running Linux – the Mini 110 – has landed in Australia for the bargain price of $499, although you’ll want to upgrade the storage on it pretty quickly. More »
Computers

ASUS T91 Eee Tablet Hits Online Stores For $US500

8:37PM John Herrman | Ahh, that’s more like it. Early reports of British pricing had us worried that the ASUS T91 convertible tablet would sell for nearly $US700; now, online retailers are listing the 8.9-inch touchscreen Eee at a much more reasonable $US500. More »
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 »