When most people decided to choose a 64-bit version of Windows over a 32-bit version their reasoning is usually performance-based, however according to a recent article on ComputerWorld there could be another reason. It seems that 64-bit versions of Windows are less susceptible to becoming infected by attack code, this doesn’t mean its impossible, just less [...]
I spotted this being mentioned over on the MVPBlog and looks very interesting and something worth a look at if you are interested in getting more out of Windows Live “MVP Brad Jones with Marcus Schmidt recently released a new book entitled “Windows Live Essentials and Services: Using Free Microsoft Applications for Windows 7”. The book is a full-colour, step-by-step guide for using...
Delivering opening remarks at Microsoft's shareholder meeting on Thursday, Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer said that Windows 7 was off to a "fantastic start." Delivering opening remarks at Microsoft's shareholder meeting on Thursday, Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer said that Windows 7 was off to a "fantastic start." ...
TAIPEI, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Dell , the world's No.3 PC seller, said on Friday that demand for its PCs picked up "quite substantially" following the launch of Microsoft's new Windows 7 operating system in October.
CWmike writes "Microsoft has denied that it has built a backdoor into Windows 7, a concern that surfaced yesterday after a senior National Security Agency (NSA) official testified before Congress that the agency had worked on the operating system. 'Microsoft has not and will not put "backdoors" into Windows,' a company spokeswoman said, reacting to a Computerworld story Wednesday. On...
I awaited the news about Google Chrome OS today with some interest to see if it was going to provide me with some guidance over whether I should finally give up Windows and move to Chrome OS. The advantages of Chrome can be found in the video below. It’s faster and really optimized for [...]
Sony VAIO VGN-NW240F/S 15.5-Inch powered by the 2.2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T6600 processor, which boosts speed, reduces power requirements, and saves on battery life. It also offers a fast 800 MHz front-side bus speed and 2 MB L2 cache. It also includes Intel’s 5100AGN wireless LAN, which will connect to draft 802.11n routers [...]
Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft has announced this week that the sales of their new Windows 7 operating system are going out of the door more than twice as fast as any other version of their software. Having launched on the 22nd of last month, Windows 7 has "already sold twice as many units" as any previous version in the same period, according to said Ballmer, speaking at the software company's...
Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said on Thursday sales of Windows 7 were running at twice the level of any previous version of its operating system. Windows 7, launched a month ago, has “already sold twice as many units” than any previous version in a comparable time, said Ballmer at the software company’s annual meeting [...]
Gateway NV5820u 15.6-Inch Laptop with Windows 7 Home Premium is equipped with an Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor1, which gives you more speed and power to accomplish your tasks. Gateway NV5820u laptop features a sleek honeycomb case design with color-accented surround and keyboard, rounded edges, and subtle hinge placement of the power button. Gateway NV5820u is [...]
Earlier this week, a senior National Security Agency official told US Congress that the NSA had worked on Microsoft's latest operating system, Windows 7. This spurred a flurry of rumours about the NSA building backdoors into Windows 7, but Microsoft has today categorically denied these claims.