Operating systems

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

Are These the First Chrome OS Screenshots?

It’s hard to totally disprove these first Chrome OS shots, though there are plenty of reasons to be suspicious. Setting our skepticism aside for a second, here’s what alleged leakster allegedly saw, allegedly. Update: Proven fake. https://gizmodo.com/giz-explains-what-the-hells-google-chrome-os-5310406 As an employee of a parts supplier for Acer, one of Google partners for Chrome OS (true!), he…

Tech News John Herrman

Neat New Snow Leopard Tricks

I like all the little tricks surfacing in Snow Leopard, Apple’s next edition of OS X, from Macrumors, AppleInsider and Mac Life. Aside from the features we’ve already seen, here are some new favs: https://gizmodo.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-snow-leopard-5283157 There’s this Wi-Fi strength indicator, long overdue, in the dock. And when a battery is close to end of life,…

Tech News Brian Lam

Everything You Need to Know About Snow Leopard

Apple is giving Snow Leopard, the next version of OS X, a proper unveiling today at WWDC. Here are all the details, as we get them. The biggest news? It’s only $29 to upgrade, and coming in September Snow Leopard, otherwise known as OS X 10.6, was first announced at last year’s WWDC, and we…

Tech News John Herrman

Let’s Start Over: Music to Reinstall an Operating System To

Reinstalling an operating system always feels like a herculean task, especially if your hard drive is as disorganized as mine. That’s why we’ve created a playlist to listen to as you go through the not-so-fun process. There are always emotional phases to this kinda stuff. The anger frustration comes from knowing you have to backup…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Cuba Declares Windows an Oppressive Security Threat, Develops Their Own Version of Linux

Cuban officials this week announced they’ve launched their own variant of Linux. Dubbed Nova, it’s an attempt to rid their computers of U.S. hegemony, a.k.a. Microsoft. Viva la (open source) revolucion, siempre! The Cuban government feels that Windows is not only a symbol of U.S. hegemonic rule, but they think the U.S. government has access…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Intel Shows Off Moblin, Their Own Netbook-Optimized Linux OS

We’re hearing more and more about specific netbook-optimized operating systems, and Intel is joining in the game with an alpha release of Moblin, their netbook Linux OS optimized for Atom. Moblin is based largely on Fedora, and it’s still a work in progress, but its main goal is to optimize performance for Atom and Core…

Tech News John Mahoney

Win 7 Tip: Now You Can Choose Which Folders to Back Up and Create System Images

One revised feature in Windows 7 is the Backup utility. Previously with Vista, you could only designate types of files to back up. Now, you pick which folders to duplicate, plus export whole system images. The new Backup and Restore looks pretty similar to the Vista version, where there’s a welcome screen to choose backup…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Get the Windows 7 Look in Vista, None of Its Power

If you are in love with Windows 7 but stuck in Vista land, we pity you, fool! But we have some help: You can ease your pain with this unofficial Windows 7 theme for Vista. https://gizmodo.com/windows-7-beta-now-available-5126074 You just need to head to devianART to grab the theme and follow Lifehacker’s guide to install it. [devianART…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Good OS Launches A Cloud-centric Version of Their Linux OS called…Cloud

Good OS, who provided the $200 Wal-mart PCs with gOS, will release a cloud-based version of the OS, the pragmatically named Cloud. Cloud runs a hybrid browser/linux kernel, offering quick startups and minimal lag. https://gizmodo.com/everex-200-linux-gpc-hits-wal-mart-bowls-rednecks-ove-317284 According to Electronista, Cloud launches within a few seconds, provides access to the internet, runs client apps (like Skype), as…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Unconfirmed: Snow Leopard Release Set For Q1 2009

Snow Leopard, that eagerly awaited rebuild of the Mac OS X, could be coming in the first quarter of 2009, if you are to believe Apple engineering director Jordan Hubbard’s “presentation slides” from the LISA ’08 conference. The next version of OS X won’t come with too many crazy new features, but it does offer…

Tech News Elaine Chow

Ubuntu 8.10 Is Out: Here’s a Better Way To Upgrade Now

Good day for Linux guys (and girls!)—the final version of Ubuntu 8.10 is now available for download. The Intrepid Ibex release brings integrated support for 3G cards and better support for media devices as its flagship new consumer features, along with the slew of updates and improvements that go into a new Ubuntu distro. And…

Tech News John Mahoney

Microsoft Settles on “Windows 7” For Official Name of Next OS

Here we were, thinking Windows 7 was simply a codename (and a fairly boring one at that—where’s Longhorn? Whistler?). Now, on the official Windows Vista Blog, MS has came out and declared “Windows 7” the official name of Vista’s successor, dev-only pre-betas of which will be released at the upcoming WinHEC and PDC developer conferences…

Tech News John Mahoney

Apple Patent Adds QuickLook Capabilities to Mouse Pointer?

QuickLook for instant-previewing files with the spacebar is my favorite feature of OS X 10.5 hands down. Encouraging news, then, is this Apple patent dug up by Apple Insider which could add QuickLook to the cursor, enabling system-wide quick peaks or contextual choices for everything in the OS. The patent sounds like it’s basically bringing…

Tech News John Mahoney

Adobe Knew of Vista PWN 2 OWN Hack All Along

The PWN 2OWN contest, as we all know, saw the Mac OS X weed crumble first, with Vista following soon after. Ubuntu was the only OS that was impenetrable to attack, but news is surfacing that Vista should have had a longer lifeline, if only Adobe had patched the flaw they knew about all along.…

Tech News Haroon Malik

Jasper S20 Cellphone Rocks The Java OS, People Flee in Fear

Lots of people hate Java for being both slow and a memory hog, so what better place to put it than on a cellphone? The Jasper S20 is the first guinea pig cellphone to meet the JSR-209 specifications on the Java Platform Micro Edition. Translated into English, all it means is that the Jasper S20…

Tech News Nicholas Deleon

Mac OS Market Share Falling, Now at 3.71%

Okay Apple cheerleaders, get out your pom-poms because it’s time to debunk data gathered by Net Applications, showing the Mac OS losing market share. The numbers show a significant downturn, from 4.33% back in April of this year to 3.71% now. In that same timespan, Windows XP climbed from 81.73% to 84.18%. Makes ya think.…

Tech News Charlie White

How Much is That OS in the Window?

Apparently there’s a lot of confusion about operating systems, what they can do, and what it’s like to install them. Look before you leap with a OSVids, a site that gives you an inside look at a variety of operating systems, including Microsoft Windows Vista, Ubuntu, OpenBSD, and dozens more. Not only do these moving…

Tech News Charlie White

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

Are These the First Chrome OS Screenshots?

Neat New Snow Leopard Tricks

Everything You Need to Know About Snow Leopard

Let’s Start Over: Music to Reinstall an Operating System To

Cuba Declares Windows an Oppressive Security Threat, Develops Their Own Version of Linux

Intel Shows Off Moblin, Their Own Netbook-Optimized Linux OS

Win 7 Tip: Now You Can Choose Which Folders to Back Up and Create System Images

Get the Windows 7 Look in Vista, None of Its Power

Good OS Launches A Cloud-centric Version of Their Linux OS called…Cloud

Unconfirmed: Snow Leopard Release Set For Q1 2009

Ubuntu 8.10 Is Out: Here’s a Better Way To Upgrade Now

Microsoft Settles on “Windows 7” For Official Name of Next OS

Apple Patent Adds QuickLook Capabilities to Mouse Pointer?

Adobe Knew of Vista PWN 2 OWN Hack All Along

Jasper S20 Cellphone Rocks The Java OS, People Flee in Fear

Mac OS Market Share Falling, Now at 3.71%

How Much is That OS in the Window?

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