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Hey all, I have just had to purchase a new system as my old trusted system capitulated, well certain parts of it did! Obviously spending hard earned cash on replacing broken components on an already dated set-up would have been foolish to say the least, so I have therefore purchased a...

I have been kicking the idea of upgrading to Win7, but can't get a handle as to what I need to buy. I miss the old days. One box for all your needs. Now I don't know if I need OEM, retail, upgrade, family pack :confused:. A little background. I have three systems A,B, and C. I want to put...

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A group of pranksters disguised themselves as construction workers on Saturday in order to post a Windows logo onto the facade of a future Apple Store in Hamburg, Germany. The .WAV Collective posted a video of the prank taking place, as noted by MacNN. In the video, a fake construction crew...

Google unveiled its mobile payment plans today, with private field trials starting in San Francisco and New York followed by a public launch sometime during the summer on the Nexus S. The system lets smartphones with NFC (near-field communication) chips use wireless technology to transmit...

Microsoft is gearing up to help university students get homework done while also getting their game on by offering a free Xbox 360 game console with the purchase of a $699 Windows 7 PC. It's a very good deal, indeed. In its recent announcement of the offer, Microsoft revealed that between May...

Microsoft is about to launch a new promotion offering any student who purchases a Windows 7 PC (laptop or desktop) at $699 or more a free 4GB Xbox 360 S . The promotion officially runs from May 23 through September 9, though Windows Team Blog notes that the end date will vary by retailer...

Microsoft today announced it will start offering a free, 4 GB Xbox 360 S -- a roughly $200 value -- to qualifying students who purchase a Windows 7 PC for $699 or more over the summer. The offer, which runs from May 22 through September 3, can be redeemed at online retailers including Dell.com...

Foot traffic at Microsoft's retail stores must far lower than expected if the company has decided to start going door-to-door. This evening Microsoft will kick off a new advertising campaign intended to persuade consumers to upgrade their old "good enough PCs" to new ones running Windows 7. More...

Back in action, Laura and Paul bring you the hottest stories that are being heard around Microsoft Campus this week. Stories include: Cloud in your car Kinect window amazes Stitch together your videos Microsoft stores...yay or nay? Link Removed Link Removed Link Removed

Google Latitude, the search giant's location-sharing mobile app, is launching checkin offers nationwide, giving users the ability to unlock discounts with a handful of launch partners. Much like Foursquare and Facebook, Latitude now reveals different offers if a user checks in to locations...

Thieves stole four diamonds worth several million dollars from a trader's stand at the world's biggest watch and jewelry fair in Basel on Wednesday, prosecutors said. "Three men engaged the staff in a sales talk while one or two others opened the showcase," said Markus Melzl, spokesman for...

North Carolina man corners market on pills that protect the thyroid against radiation. Troy Jones, 46, owner of www.nukepills.com, has sold more than 50,000 doses of potassium iodide in the days since a massive earthquake and tsunami sparked a nuclear catastrophe in Japan. Link Removed...

Hi Folks, I already have a genuine version of windows 7 installed on my main PC but would now like to instal it onto the other PC's I have at home. On searching the net to buy new licence keys I came across a site which claims to offer genuine unique keys for vastly reduced prices...

A supposed leaked roadmap from Microsoft reveals a retail release of Windows 8 for January 2013. More...

Shop Direct Group and Tesco demonstrate how Windows 7 and Windows Phone 7 technology connect stores, operations and the mobile shopper from desktops to data centers to digital devices. NEW YORK -- Microsoft Corp. today announced that business-critical Windows 7 applications for the retail and...

I purchased a computer "open box" at a retail store. Everything seems to be working OK, but whenever I save or download a file using IE8 I can't find it!. It doesn't matter where I save in the save as window the file cannot be found even by the search. BTW if I use the Chrome browser everything...

NEW YORK, Jan. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft Corp. today announced that business-critical Windows 7 applications for the retail and hospitality industry will be demonstrated in its booth (No. 836) this year at the National Retail Federation's 100th Annual Convention & Expo. The...

NEW YORK, January 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ Microsoft Corp. today announced that business-critical Windows 7 applications for the retail and hospitality industry will be demonstrated in its booth (No. 836) this year at the National Retail … More...

Microsoft Corp. today announced that business-critical Windows 7 applications for the retail and hospitality industry will be demonstrated in its booth this year at the National Retail Federation's 100th Annual Convention & Expo. More...