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Boxee Beta Finally Coming to Windows, and Brings MLB, Digg, and Tumblr Support

Boxee held a big developer’s meeting today in San Francisco, and boy did they pack in the announcements. Aside from Windows support, the platform as a whole now supports Digg, Tumblr, and MLB. Most importantly, it’s finally leaving alpha soon. At the event, Boxee announced that they’ll finally be moving out of alpha to beta…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz Jun 24

Gateway LT3100 Netbook Runs an AMD Athlon Processor, LED Backlit 11-inch screen and Multitouch

What’s up, Gateway? You think you’re too good for the Atom? All the other netbooks are using it. Doesn’t this really make your new LT3100 more of a tiny-screened, $400 laptop? Yes, plus LED backlight and multitouch. Well, we might think so, but that enticing price and surprisingly good looks are enough to keep us…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz Jun 23

Microsoft Security Essentials Antivirus Software (Codename: Morro) Available on June 23rd

Microsoft has supplied details on its plans for Microsoft Security Essentials (formerly referred to as Morro)—a free antivirus service for Windows. Do Symantec and McAfee really have anything to worry about? Here are some of the main features users can expect from Morro: •Real-time protection. Microsoft Security Essentials uses real-time protection to help address potential…

Tech News Sean Fallon Jun 18

Windows 7 Starter Edition Could Be Priced Into Oblivion

The stripped-down, reduced-cost Windows 7 Starter Edition has already done its part to squander the public’s recent good will for the new OS, but an ultra-low price could turn things around. Unfortunately, early signs aren’t overly promising. https://gizmodo.com/microsoft-confirms-windows-7-starter-wont-have-3-app-li-5273055 Starter Edition will serve two primary purposes for Microsoft: it’ll provide a low cost, serviceable OS for…

Tech News John Herrman Jun 15

Flame War: Snow Leopard vs Windows 7, FIGHT!

The cat is out of the bag—literally. You saw Matt’s Snow Leopard vs Windows 7, and it’s Friday, so I think it’s time for part deux of our classic flamefest. https://gizmodo.com/os-x-snow-leopard-vs-windows-7-the-final-countdown-5285452 To get things rolling, let me start: Fuck Windows 7, a Vista on a diet which is really just the same stuff as before…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Jun 12

Buy Vista PC After June 26, Get Windows 7 Upgrade for Free (or At Least Cheaper)

We already heard about this on the Best Buy front, but it looks like several computer makers will let you upgrade to Windows 7 for free—or at least cheaply—if you buy a Vista computer after June 26. [InfoWorld] https://gizmodo.com/best-buy-windows-7-isnt-just-vista-that-works-also-5280311

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jun 12

Nearly Final Windows 7 Build 7229 Now Available at Your Local Pirate Bay

A new post-release candidate 1 build of Windows 7—specifically, build 7229—has creeped onto BitTorrent. This is supposedly one of the last builds before Windows 7 is released to manufacturing. As always, grab at your own risk. [Thanks Bouke!]

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jun 12

European Windows 7 Will Ship Without IE

Not that half of you will care, but Microsoft’s going to ship Windows 7 in Europe without IE8 bundled. That doesn’t mean Europeans won’t be able to get IE8—OEMs can shove them into their installs if they want, and end users can download IE8 themselves as well. [Ars Technica]

Tech News Jason Chen Jun 11

OS X Snow Leopard vs. Windows 7: The Final Countdown

It’s easier than ever to pit Windows 7 and OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard head-to-head: They’re launching soon, both within a month of each other—and both are basically glorified service packs of the current OS. In way, they’re opposites: Windows 7 uses the same core foundation as Vista while fixing issues and prettying up the…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jun 11

Reminder: Windows 7 Beta Will Start Shutting Down on You on 7/1

If you’re still using the Windows 7 beta Instead of the Windows 7 RC1, you should get on upgrading. As of July 1st, it’ll start shutting down every two hours. As of August 1st, it’s game over completely. [Windows Blog] https://gizmodo.com/windows-7-release-candidate-1-available-right-now-5240211

Tech News Adam Frucci Jun 11

Microsoft Morro Free Antivirus Service: Don’t Laugh Too Hard

Microsoft’s Morro antivirus service—no, not Live OneCare, their other soon-to-be-terminated antivirus deal—is hitting beta “soon,” before it launches at the end of the year for free. You and I are laughing. Symantec and McAfee, not so much. Live OneCare mostly bombed out because you had to pay for it—Morro is free, and if it’s good…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jun 10

Best Buy: Windows 7 Isn’t Just “Vista That Works” (Also: Free Upgrades)

Oops! A leaked Best Buy memo manages to both trash-talk Vista as well as give out the details of Best Buy’s Windows 7 upgrade plans. In short, if you buy a PC at Best Buy starting on June 26th, you’re guaranteed a free copy of Windows 7 when it comes out on October 22nd. Not…

Tech News Adam Frucci Jun 5

Ideas We Like: App Store for Apple TV

Analysts are sometimes way off the mark with predictions, but that doesn’t mean that can’t invent ideas we’d actually really like to see implemented—in this case, Gene Munster’s speculation about an app store for the Apple TV. We need to specify one thing before we start: This is not a rumor. There is absolutely no…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz Jun 4

Windows 7 To Be Released October 22

Microsoft announced that Windows 7 would be “generally available” on October 22, according to a Dow Jones news report. UPDATED with confirmation by Microsoft. Bill Veghte, SVP of the Windows business, is quoted as saying: “We feel confident that we will deliver Windows 7 with our partners on Oct. 22.” Does this mean it appears…

Tech News Wilson Rothman Jun 2

Microsoft Confirms Windows 7 Starter Won’t Have 3-App Limit, But It Still Sucks

Microsoft confirms that the 3-apps-at-a-time limit has been indeed been removed from Windows 7 Starter. But it’s missing Aero, you still can’t change the desktop background or sounds or window colors or use Windows Media Center, so you still don’t want it. [Windows Team Blog] https://gizmodo.com/windows-7-starter-edition-for-netbooks-might-ditch-3-ap-5266370

Tech News Matt Buchanan May 29

Windows 7 vs. Windows Vista, SSD Edition

A lot of the hype around Windows 7 is predicated on how well it’ll run on modest hardware, especially SSD-equipped netbooks. It certainly feels faster than Vista, but HotHardware’s battery of disk benchmarks confirms: it really, really is. https://gizmodo.com/windows-7-runs-so-much-better-than-vista-on-a-netbook-5133092 Their conclusion: Platter based hard drives and high-end solid state drives, all run faster on Windows…

Tech News John Herrman May 29

Windows 7 Touch Pack Multitouch Apps Let You Fondle the Globe or Play Death Pong

Microsoft’s expanding Windows 7’s multitouch powers with the Touch Pack for Windows 7, a pretty sweet collection of multitouch apps. Three are Surface apps, like the Virtual Earth 3D Surface Globe (guess what it does?) and Surface Collage. The other three are awesome-looking games. https://gizmodo.com/microsoft-surface-confirmed-touch-sensitive-10k-min-264338 The Touch Pack only works with multitouch Windows 7 PCs,…

Tech News Matt Buchanan May 27

HP LX195 Budget Windows Home Server Review

The Gadget: HP’s LX195, their stripped-to-the-core (but Apple Time Machine capable) implementation of the Windows Home Server, which comes with a 640GB internal drive, but can only be expanded via the four USB ports in the back. The Price: $390 The Verdict: Quite good. If you weren’t quite sure Windows Home Server was right for…

Reviews Jason Chen May 26

Vista Service Pack 2 Available for Download

Windows Vista SP2 is finally available for download, in all its apologetic, bug-fixing, compatibility-boosting glory. Windows Update should do the trick, but standalone downloads are hosted right here, and release notes are over here. [Neowin]

Tech News John Herrman May 26

Windows Mobile’s App Sharing Feature Isn’t Really Sharing At All

Remember how the Windows Mobile App Marketplace was going to let you share apps with up to five phones at no additional cost? Well, Microsoft has a very liberal definition of the word “sharing.” Turns out it’s just a feature to let you transfer apps to a new phone when you replace your last. That’s…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz May 23

Boxee Beta Finally Coming to Windows, and Brings MLB, Digg, and Tumblr Support

Gateway LT3100 Netbook Runs an AMD Athlon Processor, LED Backlit 11-inch screen and Multitouch

Microsoft Security Essentials Antivirus Software (Codename: Morro) Available on June 23rd

Windows 7 Starter Edition Could Be Priced Into Oblivion

Flame War: Snow Leopard vs Windows 7, FIGHT!

Buy Vista PC After June 26, Get Windows 7 Upgrade for Free (or At Least Cheaper)

Nearly Final Windows 7 Build 7229 Now Available at Your Local Pirate Bay

European Windows 7 Will Ship Without IE

OS X Snow Leopard vs. Windows 7: The Final Countdown

Reminder: Windows 7 Beta Will Start Shutting Down on You on 7/1

Microsoft Morro Free Antivirus Service: Don’t Laugh Too Hard

Best Buy: Windows 7 Isn’t Just “Vista That Works” (Also: Free Upgrades)

Ideas We Like: App Store for Apple TV

Windows 7 To Be Released October 22

Microsoft Confirms Windows 7 Starter Won’t Have 3-App Limit, But It Still Sucks

Windows 7 vs. Windows Vista, SSD Edition

Windows 7 Touch Pack Multitouch Apps Let You Fondle the Globe or Play Death Pong

HP LX195 Budget Windows Home Server Review

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Windows Mobile’s App Sharing Feature Isn’t Really Sharing At All

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