Dell Compares PCs vs Macs

With Microsoft putting up it's own PC vs Mac comparison (guess who wins on this one?), Dell ups the ante by erecting a similar page comparing Apples to Apples. Apples to Apples?  Huh? For some…

Microsoft releases Windows 7 Service Pack 1 BETA

Microsoft has made the BETA release of Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 publicly available to TechNet, BizSpark and MSDN subscribers. If you're eager on testing the latest build for…

Windows 7 hits 150 million licenses

Microsoft has announced that it has now sold over 150 million Windows 7 licenses since the product first launched in October 2009, reiterated that this makes it's current flagship OS as the fastest-selling operating system…

Windows 7 RC Shutdown Starts March 1

In a weeks time, computers that have the Release Candidate (build 7100) of Windows 7 installed will begin to experience a bi-hourly (every two hours) recurring shutdown.  That means a not so subtle prompt of…

Windows 7 Market Share Reaches 10%

Love em or hate em, you got to admit that Microsoft did something right with Windows 7 as their current flagship OS reaches 10% market share. And that's only after three months of availability. That's…

Turn On and Enable Aero (and Aero Peek)…

Windows Aero on Windows 7 is much more functional than just eyecandy and supports several intuitive features like Aero Peek, Live taskbar thumbnails and of course the glass effect. It's also the platform for other…