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Windows 7 Review, Part 2: The Best Features and Tips

You’ve read our final verdict, but since there’s a ton of new stuff in Windows 7, we’ve rounded it all up here, in one easy list, with a little bonus opinionating. https://gizmodo.com/windows-7-review-you-can-quit-complaining-now-5330609 The User Interface Here’s everything that’s improved in the Windows 7 UI. Win 7 kept the glassy Aero desktop from Vista, but added…

Reviews Jason Chen

Microsoft’s Wireless Comfort Desktop 5000 Includes Smart Features For Windows 7

Its got “comfort” right in the title, so you know Microsoft has put a premium on ergonomic design with their Desktop 5000 keyboard and mouse. They have also added “smart features” specifically designed for Windows 7 users. Updates to the Comfort Curve design include a soft-touch palm rest and low-profile quiet touch keys. As for…

Tech News Sean Fallon

Windows 7 Family Pack Pricing Confirmed at $149

In case you’re interested in upgrading to Win 7 (you should be, BTW), and want to get the rest of the family in on that action, know that the Windows 7 family pack will offcially cost $149. https://gizmodo.com/rumor-windows-7-family-pack-will-offer-three-licenses-5311405 The Family Pack upgrade will net you three copies of Home Premium edition for legal consumption—BUT WAIT…there’s…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Microsoft Squashes Windows 7 Crack After Just Two Days

OEM key cracks, like the one that broke Windows 7 wide open just two days ago, are as old as Windows itself. But it looks like this one surfaced a little too early—and now it’s dead, dead, dead. https://gizmodo.com/windows-7-rtm-cracked-what-took-so-long-5325652 The hack depended on a leaked bulk OEM license, which installs on an unlimited number of…

Tech News John Herrman

When It Grows Up, the iiView A2 Wants To Be a MacBook Air

If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery then Apple is a-blushing and a-giggling right now. iView’s iiView A2 is hitting Singapore next week and, aside from running Windows 7 RC 1 of all things, it seems a bit familiar. Sleek and sexy, this $467.78 netbook looks good enough to slice cake with. Its design…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

Windows 7 RTM Cracked (What Took So Long?)

I mean, it’s been six days since the RTM first leaked on BitTorrent. SIx days! That’s like an eternity. At any rate, it is true—Windows 7 RTM Ultimate has already been cracked using a Lenovo OEM product key. https://gizmodo.com/windows-7-rtm-leaked-on-bittorrent-5321586 The key and OEM certificate were extracted from Win 7 Ultimate’s .wim files. A similar method…

Tech News Sean Fallon

Walt Mosspuppet’s Windows 7 Survival Guide: Blow Up Best Buy, or It’ll Give You Herpes

Walt Mosspuppet lays out surviving the Windows 7 apocalypse: Blowing up Best Buys will slow the spread, but killing the head Windows 7 is crucial. If you can’t join the fight, seek shelter in an Apple Store. Ready? [YouTube] https://gizmodo.com/idea-of-the-day-use-your-hand-puppet-as-a-cellphone-ca-5321335

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Microsoft Gives Europeans Choice of Browser Instead of None by Default

Microsoft’s newest attempt to appease the EU is to create a system in which end users can choose their browsers. (Imagine that! Choice!) This is a change from Microsoft’s previous offer to remove Internet Explorer completely from Windows 7. https://gizmodo.com/microsoft-volunteers-ie-removal-from-windows-7-to-appea-5290032 It was decided that Microsoft’s “Hey! We’ll just leave all browsers out completely!” would result…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

Microsoft’s Last Financial Quarter Could’ve Used a Service Pack

Results for last quarter are in, and with revenues reported well below already cautious estimates, it was a nasty few months for Microsoft. It’s almost as if they’re sitting on new generations of products in every single space they inhabit. But analysts were well aware of Microsoft’s cage of not-quite-released hardware and software, and their…

Tech News John Herrman

Sony Bringing Touchscreen Vaios This Fall, PSN Content Possible As Well

Sony has some touchscren Vaios planned for this fall to coincide with the release of Windows 7, which features more robust touchscreen support than Vista. It’s also working on bringing content from the PlayStation Network to VAIOs at some point. One of Sony’s Senior VPs said that the company is going to be releasing some…

Tech News Adam Frucci

Caption Contest: Steve Ballmer Holding Microsoft’s Sekrit Google Virus Windows 7 Final

Here’s Steve Ballmer at the ceremony for Windows 7 going gold (final), holding, obviously, a gold disc. But what’s he about to write on it with that Sharpie? You tell us. [Image via Brandon LeBlanc] https://gizmodo.com/windows-7-officially-released-to-manufacturing-no-goin-5320008

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Windows 7 Officially Released to Manufacturing: No Going Back Now

Probably not much of a surprise at this point, but right about now, Steve Ballmer is telling a roomful of people that Windows 7‘s been released to manufacturing. If you’re using RC1, congratulations, you’ve basically got the final product already. https://gizmodo.com/who-gets-windows-7-rtm-and-when-5319848 There are no new features, crazy backgrounds or easter eggs—or changes approaching anywhere near…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Who Gets Windows 7 RTM, and When?

Microsoft released a more detailed timeline of exactly who will get Windows 7 RTM and when, and we’re sure you’re dying to know. But you better hope you’re a bigshot if you want to be the first to grab it. Independent software and hardware vendor partners will be able to snag a copy on August…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz

Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 Beta Adds New Windows 7 Functionality

We all know Windows 7 has a bunch of fancy new tricks. Now, the new Power Pack 3 beta software upgrade for Windows Home Server has been bolstered to support some of those features. The update includes support for full Windows 7 image backups, shared folders, Windows Search 4, and interactivity between WHS and Windows…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Ballmer Goes Nuts Again, Gets Confused As to What Type of Venue He’s At

Steve Ballmer loves to play a lot of roles at Microsoft, and one that he takes great pleasure in is being a cheerleader to everyone who reports to someone who reports to someone under him. This ain’t the right way. In what’s a very awkward ending to what seemed like a relatively calm interview, Ballmer…

Tech News Jason Chen

Why Windows 7 RTM Doesn’t Mean Windows 7 Is Done

Windows 7 may be Released to Manufacturing, but that doesn’t mean it’s done. Nope. When you’re Microsoft and have many companies to work with, you need to make sure they’re ready too, lest you want Vista Launch 2.0. https://gizmodo.com/windows-7-released-to-manufacturing-5312934 The two major things left to do before Windows 7 launches are language packs, since Windows…

Tech News Jason Chen

Microsoft Outlines The Rules For Windows 7 RC Upgrading

The bottom line is this: if you want to upgrade to Windows 7 from RC, you are going to deal with some crap. Apparently, a Microsoft spokesperson has confirmed that “you will not need to reinstall an older version of Windows before using an Windows 7 upgrade disk.” Awesome right? No, not really. The problem…

Tech News Sean Fallon

Windows 7 Released to Manufacturing

Microsoft is expected to officially announce the Windows 7 RTM this week at their Worldwide Partner Conference, but a few users are reporting the OS is actually available today with build 7600. Windows site TechInvaders has even gone so far as to provide those always coveted screen captures and the SETUP EXE that they say…

Tech News Jack Loftus

Windows 7 Touch Pack: Surface Interface Without the Big-Ass Table

I scored one of the only copies of Windows 7 Touch Pack out in the wild, and it really blew my mind, bringing the full power of Microsoft Surface to touch-enabled Win 7 PCs. Have a look: In my first go-around with Win 7 touch, I didn’t feel so much ooh-aah as I felt relief,…

Tech News Wilson Rothman

Rumor: Windows 7 Family Pack Will Offer Three Licenses for $137

Prices for the Windows 7 Family Pack have apparently leaked, according to ZDNet, and the multi-user bundle will net you three copies of Windows 7 for $137. Also revealed were prices for the Windows 7 Anytime Upgrade products. These prices aren’t 100 percent confirmed, and no one knows certain when these products will ship. But…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Windows 7 Review, Part 2: The Best Features and Tips

Microsoft’s Wireless Comfort Desktop 5000 Includes Smart Features For Windows 7

Windows 7 Family Pack Pricing Confirmed at $149

Microsoft Squashes Windows 7 Crack After Just Two Days

When It Grows Up, the iiView A2 Wants To Be a MacBook Air

Windows 7 RTM Cracked (What Took So Long?)

Walt Mosspuppet’s Windows 7 Survival Guide: Blow Up Best Buy, or It’ll Give You Herpes

Microsoft Gives Europeans Choice of Browser Instead of None by Default

Microsoft’s Last Financial Quarter Could’ve Used a Service Pack

Sony Bringing Touchscreen Vaios This Fall, PSN Content Possible As Well

Caption Contest: Steve Ballmer Holding Microsoft’s Sekrit Google Virus Windows 7 Final

Windows 7 Officially Released to Manufacturing: No Going Back Now

Who Gets Windows 7 RTM, and When?

Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 Beta Adds New Windows 7 Functionality

Ballmer Goes Nuts Again, Gets Confused As to What Type of Venue He’s At

Why Windows 7 RTM Doesn’t Mean Windows 7 Is Done

Microsoft Outlines The Rules For Windows 7 RC Upgrading

Windows 7 Released to Manufacturing

Windows 7 Touch Pack: Surface Interface Without the Big-Ass Table

Rumor: Windows 7 Family Pack Will Offer Three Licenses for $137

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