June 25th, 2009 Larry Posted in Windows 7 Updates No Comments »
If you’re planning to buy a new Windows-loaded PC, you may want to wait until this Friday. There are rumours circulating on the Internet that Microsoft will be giving free Windows 7 upgrade coupons to buyers of new PCs from June 26th through July 11th. Read the rest of this entry »
May 16th, 2009 Larry Posted in Windows 7 Updates No Comments »
According to an article on Tom’s Hardware, Windows 7 has built-in optimization for Solid-State Drives (SSD). SSD is the future for storage, although prices now are quite prohibitive and it’s only available on premium laptops and PCs. Read the rest of this entry »
May 14th, 2009 Larry Posted in Windows 7 Updates No Comments »
I’ve been a notebook user practically all my life. And I’m talking about since the days of Windows 3.1 - which, like dog years, is pretty long in computer years. In those years, I saw Windows become more user-friendly, more feature-laden and with cooler UIs, but at the expense of speed and battery life. Read the rest of this entry »
May 12th, 2009 Larry Posted in Windows 7 Updates No Comments »
Brandon of the Windows Team Blog has disclosed that the new OS is on track to be released in time for the holiday season, with the caveat that the feedback for Windows 7 RC is satisfactory…
“If the telemetry we receive from the Windows 7 RC meets our expectations in terms of quality, then we expect to hit RTM in 3 months or so.”
Read the full blog post here.