Windows 7

Windows 7 Market Share Finally Overtakes Windows XP

Windows 7 overtakes Windows XP for the first time, two years after surpassing Vista

12 years ago

1E Claims 39,000 Windows 7 System Upgrades In One Month

A fast Windows 7 upgrade could be useful with XP on death row

12 years ago

Motion Computing Updates Toughened Windows Tablet

Motion Computing has launched its CL910 Tablet PC - a toughened device designed to cope with harsh use

12 years ago

Microsoft To Offer Skype Preinstallation For OEM PCs

Microsoft is reportedly set to release a Skype preinstallation kit to bundle the VoIP service onto new Windows PCs

13 years ago

Microsoft: Windows XP Costs More Than An Upgrade

Microsoft is touting the savings to be had with Windows 7 - but admits XP still accounts for 42 percent…

13 years ago

Microsoft Expects To Ship 350m Windows 7 Devices This Year

The momentum behind Windows 7 appears to be growing, with Microsoft saying it will ship 350 million devices running the…

13 years ago

Microsoft Says It Will Be Carbon Neutral From July 2013

Microsoft aims to make internal departments responsible for their own emissions

13 years ago

Motorola Gets Windows 7 And Xbox 360 Banned In Germany

However US court rules injunction cannot be enforced...yet

13 years ago

Windows 8 Gets Off To Slow Start, New Stats Reveal

New statistics show Windows 8 is not proving to be quite as popular as Microsoft would have hoped

13 years ago

Microsoft Sales Rise But Xbox Disappoints

Microsoft has reported strong enterprise sales, but figures revealed a poor showing for its Xbox business

13 years ago

Microsoft: Quit Windows XP in Two Years

Vista death knell also sounded as mainstream support is ended

13 years ago

ViewPad Tablet Runs Android Over Windows 7

ViewSonic's ViewPad 10pro runs Android "Gingerbread" in Windows 7, thanks to application virtualisation

13 years ago

Windows 7 Approaching Top Spot OS Slot

Analysts say Windows 7 is gaining fast on the venerable Windows XP - and leaving Vista well behind

13 years ago

Windows Overtakes RIM PlayBook In Tablet Sector

A report states that Windows 7 has a “niche tablet presence”, and has reportedly overtaken the PlayBook

13 years ago

Death Knell Sounds For Windows XP

Microsoft has named the date in 2014 when the decade-old Windows XP will finally be laid to rest

13 years ago

Microsoft Rolls The Dice On Windows 8

Microsoft is gambling Windows 8 can be an operating system for "post-PC" devices such as tablets, says Nicholas Kolakowski.

14 years ago

Gartner Sees Healthy Growth In Operating System Market

The operating system market was worth £18.3 billion in 2010, predictably with Windows leading the way

14 years ago

Windows 7 Sales Rid Microsoft Of Vista Curse

Windows 7 still trails behind Windows XP, but 350 million sales will definitely erase the bad taste left by Vista,…

14 years ago

Windows XP Dominates Despite 350m Win 7 Licences

Microsoft has sold 350 million Windows 7 licences but it still lags behind Windows XP in worldwide adoption

14 years ago

What Windows 8 Wants: Kinect And Cloud

The next version of Windows will have an App Store, cloud integration and a Kinect-based UI, says Nicholas Kolakowski

14 years ago

Microsoft Not InTune With SMB Cloud Needs?

Newly launched Windows InTune offers SMBs cloud-based management; but one analyst questions its cost

14 years ago

Microsoft Internet Explorer 9: Review

Internet Explorer 9 is Microsoft's fastest and slickest browser ever, but it will have to work hard to reverse a…

14 years ago

No Patch For IE Browser Before Pwn2Own Hackfest

Unlike Microsoft, targets Apple, Mozilla, and Google are fixing their browsers before the Canadian hacking contest

14 years ago

Windows 7 SP1 Offers Security Fixes And Minor Updates

Microsoft’s Windows 7 SP1 fixes security problems and provides minor features, but it comes in a bulky bundle

14 years ago

Lenovo Tablet Slated For June Worldwide Launch

Lenovo will launch its answer to the Apple iPad in China in June, and thereafter begin worldwide shipment

14 years ago

Microsoft Revenues Hold With Kinect And Windows 7

Microsoft posted stronger quarterly revenues than expected but still faces challenges with its online services

14 years ago

British itablet Windows Device Finally Lands At CES

Despite the itablet name, AHX Global insists its enterprise device isn't an iPad competitor

14 years ago

CESG Advises Government Upgrade To Windows 7

A branch of the security services has advised the government to upgrade to Windows 7

14 years ago

Microsoft Benefits From Corporate PC Refresh

Microsoft is benefiting from the strong PC refresh by businesses, particularly with Windows 7

14 years ago

Dell Introduces Inspiron Duo Multi-Function Tablet

Dell's Windows 7 Inspiron Duo tablet transforms from a laptop into a media tablet or movie screen

14 years ago