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Windows XP Usage Drops To 46.5%, Thankfully Vista Not Used As Much

Windows XP Usage Drops To 46.5%, Thankfully Vista Not Used As Much

With more people switching to and using Windows 7, XP continues to see a decline as does Vista (whew) according to PCMag and stats from Net Applications. "Windows XP closed out 2011 with 46.52 percent of the global ... continue
Report: Google ditches Windows over security concerns

Report: Google ditches Windows over security concerns

A report from the Financial Times says that many Google employees are indicating that Windows has been restricted from use within the company over security concerns. Two unnamed employees were briefly quoted in the piece about the decision, ... continue
Western Digital WD TV Live HD, First Media Hub To Get Windows 7 Support

Western Digital WD TV Live HD, First Media Hub To Get Windows 7 Support

Western Digital updated their WD TV Live HD units today, giving the media hub the ability to recognize Windows 7, a first for any media hub currently available on the market. By receiving the patched firmware users can ... continue
Could  the future of Microsoft’s Windows be all Metro?

Could the future of Microsoft’s Windows be all Metro?

Back in February on my Windows related blog I made a prediction regarding the next version of Windows expected some time in 2012. In the post I suggested that we could see something radically different from Redmond ... continue
Elgato Shows Off New Windows 7 Supported EyeTV Tuner

Elgato Shows Off New Windows 7 Supported EyeTV Tuner

The original Elgato EyeTV Hybrid USB tuner was a bit bulky and didn't support Windows 7, so today the company announced their newest USB flash drive based device which brings Windows 7 to EyeTV with a few ... continue
HP Slate Set To Undercut Apple iPad Pricing With Windows 7 OS, 3G

HP Slate Set To Undercut Apple iPad Pricing With Windows 7 OS, 3G

The HP Slate PC wants to send iPad it's first blow and it plans to do so by undercutting the pricing announced for Apple's newest gadget, while offering a full Windows 7 operating system and 3G. According to ... continue
No matter how good the Zune ‘Pink’ Phone is it will stink

No matter how good the Zune ‘Pink’ Phone is it will stink

Rumors are beginning to bubble to the surface - again - about Microsoft coming out with their own branded phone. Some suggest that Project Pink will see the Zune media device re-purposed into a hot new phone gadget ... continue
Newest Windows Security Patch Causing Black Screen Of Death

Newest Windows Security Patch Causing Black Screen Of Death

The newest security update for various Windows OS's (XP, Vista and 7) has led some customers to receive the black screen of death, a case that Microsoft says they are investigating. The issue causes the affected computer ... continue
HP Mini 110 Arrives At AT&T, Gets Subsidized, Offers Same Specs As Verizon Model

HP Mini 110 Arrives At AT&T, Gets Subsidized, Offers Same Specs As Verizon Model

Verizon Wireless is October added the HP Mini 110 netbook to their lineup of offered devices and proceeded to subsidize the device to any data seeking users who came their way. Now AT&T is following suit, offering ... continue
Early Windows 7 Sales Eclipes Vista By 234%

Early Windows 7 Sales Eclipes Vista By 234%

The NPD Group have released early numbers for Windows 7 sales and they show that the new operating system is performing over two times better than the companies last OS, Windows Vista. Those numbers according to the ... continue
Acer Aspire 8940 Gets 18.4 Full HD Inch Display, Core i7 Processor, Windows 7

Acer Aspire 8940 Gets 18.4 Full HD Inch Display, Core i7 Processor, Windows 7

If you want to go big this holiday season with a new laptop for a loved one, there's no better way to say I love you "in geek love" than the Acer Apsire 8940. This Apsire features ... continue
Apple ad bombing Windows 7 on Google

Apple ad bombing Windows 7 on Google

If there is one thing you can say for the Apple marketing department it is that they love nothing better than taking subtle swipes at Microsoft. While their television and web ads have been doing this for ... continue
Microsoft pulls out of Family Guy

Microsoft pulls out of Family Guy

Last week Seth MacFarlane the creative genius behind the hit show Family Guy and Microsoft announced a rather interesting partnership. In effect Family Guy Presents: Seth and Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show would be sponsored by Microsoft ... continue
Windows 7 Student Upgrade Kit Fails To Install, Microsoft Offers Refunds

Windows 7 Student Upgrade Kit Fails To Install, Microsoft Offers Refunds

I'm sure Apple will have a heyday with this little bit of news, it appears the download friendly Windows 7 Student Upgrade has been failing on Windows Vista 32-bit systems. A problem established due to an ISO ... continue
Burger King Windows 7 Whopper Video. See An Actual Person Eating 7 Burger Patties At One Time

Burger King Windows 7 Whopper Video. See An Actual Person Eating 7 Burger Patties At One Time

Yesterday I wrote about how Japan Burger King stores were offering their Windows 7 Whopper, a seven beef patty burger that's 5 inches tall and sure to give you a heart attack. Now the first "victim" of ... continue
Are you throwing a Windows 7 torrenting party?

Are you throwing a Windows 7 torrenting party?

Microsoft got roundly laughed at for their unlikely gathering of demographics telling us to have Amway-reminiscent launch parties for the release of Windows 7. Funny or Die imagines a much edgier party for the launch. With space cakes. ... continue
Japan Burger King Offers Windows 7 Whopper. Bring On The Heart Attacks

Japan Burger King Offers Windows 7 Whopper. Bring On The Heart Attacks

Oh Japan, how I love your ability to create the most insanely odd advertising campaigns of all time.  But seriously, a Windows 7 Whopper? Why on earth does anyone need a 5 inch tall burger with seven ... continue
All the fuss about touch computing is just greasy fingerprints and sore arms

All the fuss about touch computing is just greasy fingerprints and sore arms

As I was getting ready for another wasted morning (and afternoon) getting ready for my trip to get some medical tests done I caught James' posts about some slick new Acer touch enabled laptops (thanks to Window ... continue
Boot Windows 7 in just 10 seconds

Boot Windows 7 in just 10 seconds

How would you like to boot up Windows 7 in just 10 seconds? With the newly developed BIOS from Phoenix it is now possible. The BIOS was demonstrated at the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco last week. ... continue
The coming Windows 7 tsunami: OMG which version do I get?

The coming Windows 7 tsunami: OMG which version do I get?

Just to clarify – this post is meant for all those windows users that are looking to upgrade to windows 7 when it finally hits the market. It isn’t meant for penguin lovers or ... continue
Are operating systems too expensive at any price?

Are operating systems too expensive at any price?

Now before the penguin brigade jumps in with their typical Linux is free crap let me just say this – STFU. This post as should be obvious from the headline is about those two ... continue
Microsoft flips the EU (and Opera) the bird, and I love it.

Microsoft flips the EU (and Opera) the bird, and I love it.

In what has proven to be the biggest bullshit argument of the last five to ten years Opera initiated a oh woes me complaint to the European Union about Windows 7 shipping with Internet ... continue