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Microsoft planning Bing and Messenger iPhone apps
Neowin reported today that Microsoft is currently developing both Bing and Windows Live Messenger iPhone applications. Both applications are expected to be released alongside the upcoming Windows Live Wave 4 updates due in the March 2010 timeframe. Microsoft already indicated to CNet it is working on a Bing mobile application and hinted at the possibility [...]
Continue reading...Windows 7 Arrives on MSDN and TechNet
6. August 2009
Ars Technica reported today that Windows 7 arrived today on a variety of Microsoft customer download sites. The RTM version of Windows 7 (build 7600.16385) is now available on Microsoft Connect for testers, as well as for MSDN and TechNet subscribers. Both 32-bit and 64-bit versions are available for download in English. Microsoft announced that [...]
Continue reading...MSDN, TechNet users to get Windows 7 tomorrow
5. August 2009
ZDNet’s Mary-Jo Foley reports that barring any server overload issues, the RTM version of Windows 7 will be available on August 6 to a slew of Microsoft customers. Microsoft announced last month that the company is making the final version of Windows 7, which was released to manufacturing at the end of July, available to [...]
Continue reading...Microsoft Releases Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2
23. July 2009
Yesterday, Microsoft announced the release to manufacturing (RTM) of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, the next versions of its flagship desktop and server operating systems. Windows 7 will be generally available to customers around the world on October 22, and Windows Server 2008 R2 will be generally available on or before that date.
Continue reading...Windows 7 to feature “XP Mode”
28. April 2009
According to the Windows Team Blog, Windows 7 will feature a new Windows XP compatability mode to allow customers the flexibility to run many older productivity applications on a Windows 7 based PC. Windows 7′s XP Mode will use Microsoft Virtual PC to run XP apps in a virtual environment. “All you need to do [...]
Continue reading...Microsoft Hiring for Windows 8
22. April 2009
ZDNet’s Mary-Jo Foley reported yesterday that Microsoft is apparently already looking past the upcoming Windows 7 release and on to their next major operating system offering currently codenamed Windows 8. Two recent job postings covered by the “codename windows” blog mention distributed filesystem replication (DFSR) storage technology and other File System Enhancements coming in Windows [...]
Continue reading...Windows 7 Build 7077 Screenshots Leaked
7. April 2009
Today, Ars Technica reported that screenshots of Windows 7 build 7077 have begun to appear on the web and, apparently, the 32-bit version of the build is available on several websites. According to one of their sources, there are no noticeable differences between the 7068 builds and the 707x builds. However, one notable change is [...]
Continue reading...$200 Windows 7-powered netbooks coming this Holiday season?
30. March 2009
Edgadget reports on the possibility of $200 windows powered netbooks showing up this coming holiday season thanks to Windows 7 Starter Edition. Microsoft is touting Windows 7 Starter Edition-powered netbooks as the replacement for the current Linux-based netbooks. However, the company says it will still market Home Premium as the standard OS for most netbooks. [...]
Continue reading...Another Day, Another Windows 7 Leak
30. March 2009
Two days ago, we told you about the leaked screenshots from the Windows 7 build 7068. Now, Ars Technica reports that screenshots of Windows 7 build 7070 have been leaked as well. Looks like Microsoft is cranking out new daily Windows 7 builds on its path to delivering the RC-escrow build to testers sometime in [...]
Continue reading...Windows 7 Build 7068 Screenshots Leaked
28. March 2009
Ars Technica reported yesterday that screenshots of Windows 7 Build 7068 were leaked on an MSDN blog. Shinobu Takahashi posted screenshots on his MSDN blog of a Windows 7 build with a build string of “7068.winmain.090321-1322.” This indicates a very recent build that was compiled on March 21, 2009, at 1:22 pm. It is the [...]
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9. December 2009
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