You had to know it was a matter of time before Windows 8 showed up on these great internets for all to download -- illegitimately. An early version (6.1.7850) has been making the rounds at manufacturers and it's finally escaped the confines of beta labs. We haven't braved the torrent sites...
You had to know it was a matter of time before Windows 8 showed up on these great internets for all to download -- illegitimately. An early version (6.1.7850) has been making the rounds at manufacturers and it's finally escaped the confines of beta labs. We haven't braved the torrent sites...
Microsoft started giving Windows 8 to computer manufacturers this week, and some new features are already starting leak. The latest, discovered by TNW , is called History Vault, an automatic backup feature that seems to be a knockoff of Apple's Time Machine.
Source: Yahoo! News
Touch-screen panels have been around for more than a decade, but it was the 2007 introduction of a multitouch screen in Apple's iPhone that galvanized the market. Now the business is going gangbusters -- as are the innovations that touch-screen manufacturers hope will build on Apple's success...
siliconbits writes "At CeBIT 2011, we went around the stands from some of the biggest component manufacturers in the world and asked them a simple question, would you consider bringing out ARM products (barebones, laptops, tablets, motherboards) for Windows 8? The answer was a unanimous yes...
Microsoft has said that the Windows 7 Service Pack will reach equipment manufacturers first, to be followed by a consumer release later in February ( ZDNet UK - Desktop OS )
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In the past seven days, I've had 288 errors saying
"Performance power management features on processor x in group 0 are disabled due to a firmware problem. Check with the computer manufacturer for updated firmware."
These errors are causing several games to crash and cause a hard reboot to...
Intel is investigating reports of counterfeit Core i7 processors being sold to businesses and consumers.
The company is looking into claims that a shipment of 300 fake Core i7-920 processors had been sent to respected parts seller Newegg from a partner. “Newegg is currently conducting a...
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I am currently running Windows 7 32-bit on a Dell Vostro 1400. I upgraded from Vista Pro. After upgrading, I too have had the joy of not being able to have any sound come out of my speakers. If I plug headphones into the headphone jack I can hear sound. If I click the volume icon on my...
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NUMBER TWO PC maker Acer claims that it has been doing well after Microsoft released its Windows 7 operating system last month.
Acer's CEO Gianfranco Lanci told...
Well after using the RC for a while i actually went to the Samsung website where i am allowed to have a FREE UPGRADE to windows 7 because i bought this notebook in September of this year.
I went through the process of ordering and it told me i would be charged £17 for shipping. Now nowhere...
Hi! I'm seriuos... I totally hate the bloatware the manufacturer put on my machine. I resented the "Vista Recovery Disc's" too. Every time I have to re-install Vista, I have to spend long periods of time erasing these programs that they originally put on my machine. And they are intricately...
Microsoft confirmed late on Friday that it plans to kill off the Windows 7 'E' version for Europe.
In a statement a company official confirmed Windows 7 E is no more:
In the wake of last week's developments, as well as continuing feedback on Windows 7 E that we have received from computer...
I've never upgraded to another OS before, usually they come out by the time I need a new computer. But this time so fast...and it runs so much better, I have a couple questions.
I'm about to install the RC. But when Windows7 does come out I'm going to get the upgrade from Vista to Home Premium...
Hey all!
I've noticed alot of driver questions coming in since the public release of the RC.. alot of which have been solved but alot that also simply can't be solved due to lack of driver support at this point in time.. ;)
I just want to remind those new to testing a RC.. Though Windows 7...
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Many manufacturers provided a laptop battery calibration program, a Windows version and BIOS version, it is best to use these programs to correction,
Use the correct charger
Notebook computer power consumption is much larger than cell phones, power needs and at the same time the battery is...
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