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Parallels 5 Runs Win7 Next To Snow Leopard With Multitouchiness
7:01PM Matt Buchanan | It’s a virtual war: VMWare Fusion 3 for Snow Kitty and Win7 popped out last week, and now here’s Parallels 5. It’s also fully 64-bit, with Windows apps that behave like native ones, including full multitouch gestures, and more zoomzoom. More »
Software
Windows 7 And Intel Chipset Causing iPhone Woes?
8:59AM Chris Jacob | Users on Apple’s discussion board have been experiencing issues with their PCs locking out iPhones when using Windows 7 with the Intel P55 USB chipset. It’s a pretty specific combo that you’re probably not running, so don’t panic. More »
Random Stuff
I Ate The Windows 7 Burger
2:00AM Jason Chen | Today I ate two things: whale steak and the Windows 7 burger. Only one of these meals made me want to vomit. More »
QOTD
More Giz Readers Own Macs Than PCs
6:40AM Sean Fallon | Surprisingly, our poll yesterday revealed that Mac owners were running neck and neck with PC owners, each commanding 41 per cent of the vote. Although Mac owners have maintained an extremely slight edge over the last few hours in actual numbers. More »
Computers
9:30AM Nick Broughall | It’s probably just me, but don’t you just want to try and smash the new XT2 XFR rugged tablet from Dell to test its durability? Like dropping it from a moving car, or using it as a chew toy for my golden retriever. But that’s all part and parcel of being a ruggedised laptop, I guess… More »
Dell’s Latitude XT2 XFR Is A Tank Of A Tablet
9:30AM Nick Broughall | It’s probably just me, but don’t you just want to try and smash the new XT2 XFR rugged tablet from Dell to test its durability? Like dropping it from a moving car, or using it as a chew toy for my golden retriever. But that’s all part and parcel of being a ruggedised laptop, I guess… More »
Hardware
DirectX 11 Now Available For Windows Vista
9:10AM Rosa Golijan | We didn’t see much of a difference between DirectX 10.1 and 11, but if you’re a Windows Vista user who did then be happy because DirectX 11 is now finally available through Windows Update. [DailyTech]
QOTD
Do You Use A Mac Or A PC As Your Personal Home Computer?
8:00AM Sean Fallon | Now that Windows 7 and Snow Leopard are both out in the wild, it is time, once again, to take stock of the state of home computing. That is to say, are you using a Mac or a PC? More »
Random Stuff
Bad Promotional Idea Of The Week
11:27PM Jesus Diaz | Jason is in Japan now, looking for Godzilla. He sent this video tonight. It seems that Microsoft thinks that putting a Windows 7 presentation booth in the middle of Akihabara station is a good idea. More »
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If My Brain Ran Windows, My Task Manager Would Look Like This
4:00PM Rosa Golijan | The caption on the image is “me before coffee”, but I think the resource allocation is appropriate for any blood-caffeine level. And right now it describes exactly how I feel. [Abstruse Goose] More »
Software
12:40PM John Herrman | There is no one definitive Windows 7 guide — it’s a sprawling OS with a decades-long legacy, so nobody can cover it all. But with our powers combined, you’re in good hands. More »
Windows 7 Guides: The Best Of
12:40PM John Herrman | There is no one definitive Windows 7 guide — it’s a sprawling OS with a decades-long legacy, so nobody can cover it all. But with our powers combined, you’re in good hands. More » 
