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Deal of the Day: Windows 7 Family Pack for $119.99

Deal of the Day: Windows 7 Family Pack for $119.99

Posted on Nov 18, 2010 by MG3

Microsoft re-introduced Windows 7 Family Pack in October to coincide with the first anniversary of the launch of the operating system. If you don’t already know, the family pack gives you three upgrad...

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Kinect Has Been Hacked to Work on Windows 7

Kinect Has Been Hacked to Work on Windows 7

Posted on Nov 09, 2010 by MG1

Kinect, Microsoft's motion gaming accessory has been hacked--mere days after its release. Adafruit detailed that the group or individual that created an open-source driver for the new accessory would ...

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Now You can Buy Windows with a Linux Credit Card

Now You can Buy Windows with a Linux Credit Card

Posted on Nov 02, 2010 by MG1

Linux has found a new home: in your wallet. The Linux Foundation is now offering a platinum rewards Linux credit card complete with the Tux penguin on the front.
The Linux Foundation receives a percen...

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Companies Enslaved to IE6 in No Hurry to Upgrade to Windows 7

Companies Enslaved to IE6 in No Hurry to Upgrade to Windows 7

Posted on Nov 01, 2010 by MG1

In the long run, Microsoft didn't do itself any favors by releasing Internet Explorer 6 as a non-standard browser. Now all those companies who were forced to develop apps specific to the nine-year-old...

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Windows 7 update adds bug fixes, security, no fireworks

Windows 7 update adds bug fixes, security, no fireworks

Posted on Oct 28, 2010 by MG1

Microsoft has quietly released Windows 7 Service Pack 1, the first major update to the OS since its launch just over a year ago. But don’t expect it to transform your Windows 7 experience in a major ...

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Windows 7 hits 240 million mark in its first year

Windows 7 hits 240 million mark in its first year

Posted on Oct 22, 2010 by MG1

Microsoft announced it sold over 240 million Windows 7 licenses since the operating system started shipping a year ago. About 93 percent of new consumer PCs were running Windows 7 in September, and th...

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Windows 7 Family Pack makes a comeback!

Windows 7 Family Pack makes a comeback!

Posted on Oct 05, 2010 by MG1

So now the new Windows Live Essentials has been released, you want to give it a go. But then you realize it will only run on Vista or Windows 7 and you have….Windows XP! Now what? You can of course co...

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Hackers Often Accidentally Send Code to Microsoft

Hackers Often Accidentally Send Code to Microsoft

Posted on Aug 31, 2010 by MG1

A Microsoft Security official has revealed that hackers often send their code to Redmond by accident.
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Anyone who's ever had a computer crash on them will be familiar with the pop-up that asks you...

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Kernel-Level Hole in Windows Reported

Kernel-Level Hole in Windows Reported

Posted on Aug 09, 2010 by MG15

Several sites, including VUPEN Security, are reporting a vulnerability in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 which could lead to full kernel-level access to the system.

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Microsoft to Release Emergency Windows Update

Microsoft to Release Emergency Windows Update

Posted on Aug 02, 2010 by MG15

In a recent blog post, Dave Forstrom of the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) announced plans to release a security update later today to plug up a security hole discovered two weeks ago..

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Windows 7 Sales Still Strong, Hits 175m Licenses

Windows 7 Sales Still Strong, Hits 175m Licenses

Posted on Jul 24, 2010 by MG3

You hear a lot of doom and gloom stories about Microsoft these days, but the Redmond software giant seems to be doing just fine. In the midst of earnings season, Microsoft has taken the opportunity to...

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Microsoft announces Windows 7 SP1 public beta

Microsoft announces Windows 7 SP1 public beta

Posted on Jul 12, 2010 by MG15

Microsoft has officially announced the public beta availability of service pack 1 for Windows 7. Speaking at the Worldwide Partner conference, Microsoft's Tammi

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Imagination cup winners receive Windows Phone 7 developer handsets

Imagination cup winners receive Windows Phone 7 developer handsets

Posted on Jul 09, 2010 by MG2

Team Beastware have won Microsoft’s annual Imagination cup with their game Droid Assault, which is a 2D XNA game that involves the player controlling a machine that destroys

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Windows Anytime Upgrade offer ends this Saturday

Windows Anytime Upgrade offer ends this Saturday

Posted on Jun 30, 2010 by MG15

Stuck using a lower-end version of Windows 7 and considering an upgrade? Then you might want to act fast -- Microsoft has just issued a

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Windows 7 hits 150 million licenses: that's seven copies a second

Windows 7 hits 150 million licenses: that's seven copies a second

Posted on Jun 24, 2010 by MG15

If Steve Ballmer's still pumped eight months later, there's a good reason -- Windows 7 has reportedly sold its 150 millionth copy, just two months

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