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So when they get a great PC at a great price that works with the other devices they have, that's a win for Windows." Microsoft releases Windows 7 to the world as it tries to regain its stride after an embarrassing stumble with the previous generation...
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Google today unveiled more details of Chrome OS, a lightweight, browser-based operating system for netbooks. With a strong focus on speed, the Chrome OS promises nearly instant boot times of about 7 seconds for users to login to their computers. "We want...
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So far the Chrome OS has been mostly FUD since it was announced in July but that may change at a Thursday press event where the company is promising demos. But the buzz around that event is already being drowned out by unconfirmed reports that began Tuesday...
Tags: Google, operating systems, Seattle
Benjamin Moody got hooked on calculators the moment his father bought him one to help with his math homework when he was 15. He squirreled away with it and devoured the 19-chapter owners' manual. Before long, he had written onto his Texas Instruments...
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Maybe time will tell, but I don't see anything fancy or exciting about Windows 7. Special to The Seattle Times Q: I just "upgraded" my Hewlett-Packard desktop computer from Windows Vista to Windows 7...Maybe time will tell, but I don't see anything...
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Microsoft is ready to regain its stronghold in operating system war over Apple as the Redmond giant released Windows 7 to fight for the mindshare of consumers after the failure of Vista. Through the comparison below you can see the pros and cons of both...
If consumers like the new Windows 7 operating system, they'll have the much-maligned Windows Vista to thank. In part, that's because Windows 7 actually builds on the under-the-hood changes that came with Vista. But, it also turns out that the vast headaches...
Tags: Microsoft Corp., operating systems
Its success or failure will determine the future of the world's biggest software company. When talking about Microsoft, it is useful to remind yourself of the sheer scale of its reach. Windows powers about 90% of the world's computers; by the company's...
Sales of Snow Leopard during its first two weeks on the shelves far exceeded those of the last two Apple operating systems -- Leopard and Tiger -- a retail research analyst said today. According to the sales data that the NPD Group collects from U.S....
Tags: Mac OS, Snow Leopard, operating systems, Apple
Apple's exchange-rate math has ruffled the feathers of some British Mac fans who are taking umbrage at the cost of Snow Leopard in the UK. The retail price for Snow Leopard here in the Colonies is $29...Figure in a 15% value-added tax, and £21 might...
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