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South Korea's Samsung and Taiwan's Acer are teaming up with US telecom giant AT&T to introduce low-priced netbook computers for the holiday shopping season. http://www.physorg.com/news177603820.html Electronics Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:50:05 EST news177603820 (AP) -- Microsoft's newest computer operating system has survived its first few weeks on the market without needing any security fixes. http://www.physorg.com/news177100043.html Technology Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:40:06 EST news177100043 Microsoft's new-generation Windows 7 operating system hit the ground running, with US sales in its opening days blasting past those of its Vista predecessor, according to NPD Group. http://www.physorg.com/news176703335.html Technology Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:50:01 EST news176703335 Last week's launch of Windows 7 by Microsoft Corp. is widely expected to ignite a boost in sales of PCs after the company's last operating system failed to ignite much excitement. http://www.physorg.com/news176061438.html Technology Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:00:01 EST news176061438 (PhysOrg.com) -- Canonical is releasing Ubuntu 9.10, the Karmic Koala, the latest version of its open-source operating system, and it aims to attract business and enterprise users to join the growing numbers of Linux enthusiasts. http://www.physorg.com/news176023510.html Technology Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:26:36 EST news176023510 Before you buy a copy of Windows 7, you'd do well to check whether your computer -- and you -- are ready for the upgrade. http://www.physorg.com/news175978087.html Technology Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:48:43 EST news175978087 (AP) -- Consumers may be shopping for computers again, but Microsoft Corp. still needs businesses to start doing the same. http://www.physorg.com/news175506785.html Technology Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:53:45 EST news175506785 Microsoft's much-heralded Windows 7 went on sale around the world Thursday as the US software giant seeks to reboot after the disappointment of its previous generation operating system Vista. http://www.physorg.com/news175413316.html Technology Thu, 22 Oct 2009 06:55:47 EST news175413316 (AP) -- Although no one waits in long lines for a new edition of Windows software anymore, the debut of Microsoft's latest operating system is part of why buying a PC is starting to feel fun for the first time in years. http://www.physorg.com/news175363312.html Technology Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:10:01 EST news175363312 (AP) -- Microsoft's new operating system launches Thursday, and you may be asking: How did we get to Windows 7? Did I miss 5 and 6? http://www.physorg.com/news175363037.html Technology Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:30:02 EST news175363037 Microsoft releases Windows 7 to the world on Thursday as the US software giant tries to regain its stride after an embarrassing stumble with the previous generation operating system Vista. http://www.physorg.com/news175081404.html Technology Sun, 18 Oct 2009 11:20:02 EST news175081404 While the Europeans haggle over the Windows 7 browser scheme, everyone else may want to look at other creative ways Microsoft's new operating system will advance its business. http://www.physorg.com/news174763965.html Technology Thu, 15 Oct 2009 07:40:01 EST news174763965 (AP) -- Next week, Microsoft is releasing Windows 7, a slick, much improved operating system that should go a long way toward erasing the bad impression left by its previous effort, Vista. http://www.physorg.com/news174753047.html Technology Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:40:06 EST news174753047 With Windows 7 scheduled for release Oct. 22, the question many readers will be asking is, "Should I upgrade?" The answer depends on your circumstances. http://www.physorg.com/news174207089.html Technology Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:00:03 EST news174207089 (AP) -- You almost have to feel bad for Microsoft. The software maker isn't known for hip marketing tactics, and now that a Windows 7 video has hit it big online, people are laughing at the company, not with it. http://www.physorg.com/news173593228.html Technology Thu, 01 Oct 2009 06:00:04 EST news173593228 Microsoft said it would not separate its Internet Explorer (IE) Web browser from versions of Windows 7 shipped to the European Union when the new operating system launches worldwide in October. http://www.physorg.com/news168498452.html Technology Mon, 03 Aug 2009 06:40:01 EST news168498452 Now that Microsoft has finished Windows 7, computer users may be wondering what to do next. http://www.physorg.com/news168108403.html Technology Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:10:02 EST news168108403 (AP) -- Microsoft Corp. says Windows 7 is complete. http://www.physorg.com/news167500221.html Technology Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:50:01 EST news167500221 (AP) -- Microsoft Corp.'s next installment of Windows doesn't launch until October, but deep discounts on some versions are available through Saturday if you want to pre-order. Before pouncing on this deal, make sure it's right for your PC. http://www.physorg.com/news166275776.html Technology Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:43:31 EST news166275776 Shares of Microsoft Corp. fell more than 1 percent Friday, a day after the software giant announced price cuts will be offered as part of its impending release of a new version of Windows. http://www.physorg.com/news165402853.html Technology Sun, 28 Jun 2009 11:50:01 EST news165402853 (AP) -- Microsoft Corp. said Thursday that prices for the Windows 7 computer operating system are largely in line with those for Vista, and that people who buy PCs before the new system goes on sale in October will get free upgrades. http://www.physorg.com/news165145467.html Technology Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:44:53 EST news165145467 (AP) -- Microsoft Corp. says Windows 7, the next version of its computer operating software, will go on sale Oct. 22. http://www.physorg.com/news163176465.html Technology Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:48:19 EST news163176465 If you're shopping for a computer now, it may feel like purgatory. http://www.physorg.com/news162064683.html Technology Wed, 20 May 2009 18:58:50 EST news162064683 (PhysOrg.com) -- Virtual WiFi will enable Windows 7 and future operating systems to see a single WLAN adapter as multiple WLAN adapters by the operating system. This feature is available in Windows 7 RC1, however because there are no hardware drivers to support this, the feature remains inactive. http://www.physorg.com/news161875105.html Technology Mon, 18 May 2009 14:19:01 EST news161875105 (AP) -- Microsoft Corp. says the next version of Windows will go on sale in time for the holiday shopping season. http://www.physorg.com/news161271929.html Technology Mon, 11 May 2009 14:45:47 EST news161271929 Microsoft said Thursday that cybercriminals are already hawking booby-trapped versions of just-released Windows 7 operating system software. http://www.physorg.com/news160942189.html Technology Thu, 07 May 2009 19:10:23 EST news160942189 A nearly-final version of Windows 7 is making its world debut, giving people a chance to tell Microsoft what they love or hate about the new-generation operating system. http://www.physorg.com/news160671985.html Technology Mon, 04 May 2009 16:07:33 EST news160671985 Microsoft said Thursday that a nearly-final version of its next-generation Windows 7 operating system will be publicly released on May 5. http://www.physorg.com/news160375527.html Technology Fri, 01 May 2009 05:46:12 EST news160375527 (AP) -- To design Windows 7, Microsoft analyzed billions of pieces of data. It studied exactly what PC users do in front of their screens. It tallied hundreds of thousands of Windows surveys. It got feedback from people all over the world who tried different versions of the software. http://www.physorg.com/news159372461.html Technology Sun, 19 Apr 2009 15:08:15 EST news159372461 (AP) -- Julie Larson-Green hopes you'll like Windows 7. If not, well, now you and a billion other people know whom to blame. http://www.physorg.com/news159365441.html Technology Sun, 19 Apr 2009 13:11:38 EST news159365441