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Windows 7 hits 4% penetration rate in PC market
Windows 7 is removing the bad taste Vista left in the mouths of consumers.
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Vista: goodbye and good riddance!
Almost three years to the day of its debut, Windows Vista is shunted off the stage to make way for Windows 7. What won’t you miss about the much-maligned OS?
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Apple makes a play for Windows 7 upgraders
Boot Camp update to deliver full Windows 7 compatibility, while new TV ads target Windows XP users as potential switchers.
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Firefox designer slams ‘pick your browser’ option in Windows 7
Microsoft’s ‘browser ballot’ for European editions of Windows 7 ranks Safari and Chrome before Firefox on the menu. Apple and Google seem happy, but not Mozilla...
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Microsoft: “No Windows 7 Family Pack for Australia”
Windows 7 launches next week, but don’t go looking for the three-licence Family Pack edition – Microsoft has confirmed this won’t be offered to its Australian customers.
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Windows 7 launch to have “minimal impact on PC growth”
Tech analyst firm Gartner predicts no mistletoe delight for Microsoft this Christmas, but forecasts a rapid take-up of Windows 7 next year.
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From today, anti-virus is free, says Microsoft
The free anti-malware shield for Windows XP, Vista and 7 goes live today, replacing OneCare (and Windows Defender) as a simplified and streamlined solution.
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New Seagate NAS boxes kick off at $1,400 for 2TB
The aptly-named BlackArmour systems have landed on the local market, with the four-bay boxes offering 2TB through 6TB of off-the-shelf storage.
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First Look: HP’s Mini 5101 ‘business class’ netbook
HP amps up the netbook recipe with a larger keyboard, bigger (and faster) hard drive and optional SSD, high-res HD display and inbuilt 3G modem.
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OffiSync makes Microsoft Office and Google Docs play nice
Free plug-in for Microsoft Office goes beyond file syncing between your hard drive and the Google Docs cloud, with tricks like support for collaboration and Google Image Search.
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Windows 7 is ready to roll as code gets RTM sign-off
Microsoft overnight blessed the latest build of Windows 7 for ‘release to manufacture’, reaching a milestone in its efforts to push the memory of Vista far behind.
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Sneak Peak: New Firefox UI for Windows
The Firefox team is tinkering with the browser’s Windows UI ahead of next year’s 5.7 update. These screenshots give you a first look at their ideas for the redesign...
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Microsoft to open retail stores this year
The first Microsoft store will open in time for the Windows 7 launch this October – with some located “right next door to Apple stores”, the company promises.
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Will Windows 7 be a hit or a miss?
Two new reports contain starkly contrasting forecasts for Windows 7. They can’t both be right...
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Microsoft set to release Windows 7 this month
With Windows 7 set to be finalised this week, business customers will get the fresh-baked OS by the end of this month – almost three months before its public debut.
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