By: Marius Oiaga, Technology News Editor (Softpedia)
Microsoft already confirmed that Windows 7 will have Windows Vista as its foundation. Like it or not, Windows 7 will be nothing more than an evolution of the current Windows client. According to the little details the Redmond company did manage to make public, the Vista architecture will survive [...]
Even with Windows Vista Service Pack 1 available and with Windows 7 planned for release by the end of 2009 (according to Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer), Windows XP is still far from taking its due place in the Windows cemetery.
The June 30, 2008 Direct OEM and Retail License Availability (end date) has without [...]
As far as Microsoft is concerned, Windows 7 is just the beginning. Not a new beginning for Windows, mind you, but the debut of a revolution in human - computer interaction. At Tech Ed 2008, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates indicated that he is betting big on natural user interfaces. “Now one of the big changes [...]
Taipei (Taiwan) - Multi-touch is one of the big technology trends these days: Bill gates recently demonstrated a display integrating multi-touch at the recent D6 conference and unfortunately received little more than lukewarm feedback. Albatron is one of the first companies demonstrating what appears to be a production ready multi-touch device: Having played with the [...]
The new OS made a surprise appearance that’s got everyone talking.
While Apple is known for stealing the show and anticipation has been building at a giddy pace for the new 3G iPhone, its long time rival Microsoft is not afraid to steal a bit of spotlight of its own. After months of tight-lipped silence, [...]
Glyn Moody hits the nail on the head with his critique of Microsoft’s proposed approach to Windows 7: Say little so that the market expects little.
It’s not an unreasonable approach, and Microsoft did get burned for actually warning the market about what it would be providing, only to have to endure the consequences of not [...]
As part of Microsoft’s Windows 7 announcements yesterday the company has revealed that their professional developers conference is scheduled this year and the company is ready to reveal more about Windows 7.
Looking at the sessions agenda you can see the following:
* Windows 7: Graphics Advances
* Windows 7: Optimizing for Energy Efficiency and Battery Life
* Windows [...]
Since Microsoft still isn’t willing to talk — or even comment on any of the information its own employees already have discussed publicly — about Windows 7, I thought I’d make a list of the many things that are known already about Windows 7 (beyond the 2010 due date).
Remember, as the Softies themselves like to [...]
Out of what little we know of the next version of Windows, this feature might just be the most interesting yet. A team at Microsoft is hiring developers to work on adding native support in Windows 7 for Virtual Hard Disks (VHD) - Microsoft’s semi-proprietary specification for single-file virtual machine hard disks. Their job posting [...]
It might not sound like all that much, but it is a definite confirmation that there is life after Windows Aero. And as far as the scarce details on Windows 7 go, any palpable piece of information goes a long way. Microsoft is cooking an improved graphical user interface for the next iteration of the [...]