On Wednesday 22nd July, Microsoft announced that Windows 7 has been released to manufacturing. Windows Server 2008 R2 was also released on the same date. MSDN and Technet subscribers will start receiving the new operating systems in the coming weeks, whereas general customers will be able to purchase Windows 7 as from the 22nd [...] Related posts:

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According to a press-release dated November 18th 2008 (but which many websites only recently referred to) Microsoft will release a free antivirus software in the second half of this year. According to the press release “… this streamlined solution will provide comprehensive protection from malware including viruses, spyware, root kits and Trojans. This new solution, to [...] Related posts:

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Today I tried to install Vista SP 2 and the installer informed me that I did not have enough free disk space. Hence, if you don’t want that the same thing happens to you, you must make sure there is enough free space on your computer’s hard disk prior to install the service pack. [...] Related posts:

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I have just noticed that Microsoft have started to push SP 2 of Windows Vista (which was released on the 26th of May) through Windows Update. Hence now there are three ways how to get SP2: - As a standalone installer from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=a4dd31d5-f907-4406-9012-a5c3199ea2b3 - As an ISO image from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=9f073285-b6ef-4297-85ce-f4463d06d6cb - Via Windows Update from http://update.microsoft.com Which method [...] Related posts:

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Microsoft have just introduced a revolutinary way on how gamers can interact with their Xbox 360. The whole concept is based on the idea of playing games without the need of any controller. In fact the official Xbox’s website clearly states “See a ball? Kick it, hit it, trap it or catch it [...] Related posts:

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Asus and Microsoft have joined forces and launched a campaign which aims to convince netbook users to go for Windows-powered netbooks. At the moment netbooks come either with Windows XP or with a flavour of Linux so it seems that although the penguin O/S is not mentioned, the campaign is one which is clearly [...] Related posts:

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Microsoft just confirmed that work on Windows Mobile 6.5 has been finalised and that the code has been released to manufacturing. The new version of the operating system will start to appear in smart phones in Q3 2009. Look out for an article on smart phones which will appear soon on Techie Views. For more information [...] Related posts:

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Bobby Watkins from Acer UK told Pocket-lint that “23rd October is the date the Windows 7 will be available.” He also added that “There is a 30 day upgrade time so that customers don’t wait to buy a new computer, so if you buy during that 30 day period, you’ll get a free upgrade to [...] Related posts:

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Microsoft published the official system requirements for the Release Candidate of Windows 7. These are: - 1 GHz or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor - 1 GB of RAM (32-bit) / 2 GB of RAM (64-bit) - 16 GB of available disk space (32-bit) / 20 GB (64-bit) - DirectX 9 graphics device with Windows Display [...] Related posts:

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Microsoft released Service Pack 2 for Office 2007. The software giant claims that once a user installs the new service pack, Outlook 2007 will be 26% faster when dealing with most mailboxes and even up to 35% faster when dealing with larger mailboxes. The service pack also adds enhanced functionality to Excel 2007, [...] Related posts:

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