It looks like the end of October is going to be busy in the tech world. It is my guess that even the most casual technology fan knows that this week sees the release of Microsoft next version of Windows, Windows 7. Also Dell has just announced that the new super thin Adamo XPS laptop will fully revealed on the same day as the Windows launch.
18% of Mac users are now running Snow Leopard after just one month of release, that is according to Web metrics firm Net Applications. Considering that Snow Leopard is Intel
Undeniably, Apple’s new breed of software Snow Leopard is not flying off the shelves but after two weeks of sales, early signs are good and are far exceeding predictions selling
The much talked about, thin and light, Dell Inspiron 11z is now available in the UK, but incredibly it will be available from The Carphone Warehouse even before Dell's own web site. Just in time for back to school, you can order the Inspiron 11z at one of the 820 The Carphone Warehouse stores, where it will be shipped to you directly. The price is also great, for those who sign a £35 a month, 24-month T-Mobile contract this laptop is FREE!
Microsoft has released Windows Live Movie Maker from beta as part of a complete refresh to their Windows Live Essentials package. Designed specifically for Windows 7 (but it will also
After a few weeks of rumours Dell have officially launched the Dell Inspiron 11z in the USA and it should be officially launched in the UK in the next week
The Redmond software and marketing machine is in full flight at the moment, and the impact on the web is dramatic. Almost all of the press we see has Windows 7 in a good light, and perhaps quite rightly. I for one have bandied the phrase, “What Vista should have been”, and extolled it’s virtues to all that would listen, I have even pre-ordered a copy. But are we going too far in our wonder and praise for Windows 7? And is it being perpetuated by Microsofts marketing department?
Microsoft’s Windows 7 includes some enhancements and features for touch screen computing but until now there hasn’t been much news from the netbook manufactures about how they are going to use these new features. For example Asus recently launched the T91 touch screen netbook in their Eee PC range using custom software on top of Windows XP. But now Sony has spilled the beans about their intentions with Windows 7 and netbooks with touch screens.
