ASUS’ latest addition to the Eee PC family, the 10-inch 1000H, is now available in Australia sans the Linux operating system than made it famous.
The 1000H is the third-generation Eee PC and differentiates itself from its predecessors with a 10-inch display and a 80GB hard drive, and about an additional 450 grams of weight at [...]
Eee PC 1000H arrives with Windows XP, not Linux
July 28th, 2008 · No Comments
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Windows 7 Chief Offers Scant Details on New OS
June 8th, 2008 · No Comments
Steven Sinofsky is the tight-lipped leader of the Windows 7 team. He offers a few details on the new OS, but mainly he tells consumers they’ll just have to wait and see.(Source: Microsoft)Will Windows 7 boldly go where Vista could not, surpassing XP’s success?
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Windows 7 “Touches” Users in Debut
June 1st, 2008 · No Comments
Both Steve Ballmer and Bill Gates were on hand for the Windows 7 demonstration.(Source: Microsoft)
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Microsoft to block ‘endless reboot’ AMD desktops from Windows Update
May 19th, 2008 · No Comments
Microsoft said last week that it will put filters in place to make sure AMD-powered PCs susceptible to an “endless reboot” problem can’t receive Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) from the Windows Update service.
It marked the second time this month that Microsoft has had to bar some systems from obtaining the long-awaited service pack.
The [...]
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Windows XP Now Available on OLPC XO Notebook
May 19th, 2008 · No Comments
OLPC XO Laptop Running Windows XP(Source: Microsoft)XO Windows XP trials to start in June
The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) Foundation has been pushing its XO notebooks in developing nations for a while now at a price of $188 per notebook. The XO has had some stiff competition in the market from competitors like the Classmate [...]
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FAQ: Windows XP SP3 reboot hell (and how to get out of it)
May 18th, 2008 · No Comments
Microsoft’s having a tough year with reboots. First it was a reboot ad infinitum in February, brought on by a flawed update to Windows Vista. Now the same thing’s happening to some users who have updated to Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3).
What gives?
We don’t have the answer to that — at the [...]
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Companies Adopt “Just Say No” Policy On Vista, Wait For Windows 7
May 17th, 2008 · No Comments
(Source: BusinessWeek)GM becomes the latest big business customer to consider rejecting Vista
Microsoft, typically known for a self-confident business approach has been sending clearly mixed signals on the health of Windows Vista that are perhaps indicative of the problems the OS is experiencing. The situation, rather uncharacteristic for Microsoft, which has had a long string of [...]
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Eee PC 900 debuts with Windows XP
April 17th, 2008 · No Comments
Asustek Computer Tuesday launched its biggest low-cost Eee laptop yet, and as expected, will offer it with either Linux or Microsoft’s Windows XP Home.
The Eee PC 900, which the Taiwanese computer maker unveiled Tuesday, packs an 8.9-inch display running at a native resolution of 1024-by-600 pixels, a significantly higher resolution than the older, smaller [...]
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Gartner Warns Of Windows Collapse, Says Change Needed
April 14th, 2008 · No Comments
Gartner’s analysts argue that conflicting server needs are increasing, neccesitating Windows to adopt a multi-kernel approach or perish under bloat and complexity.(Source: Gartner)
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$399 Windows XP-based ASUS Eee PC 4G-X Now Available at Best Buy
April 7th, 2008 · No Comments
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