So, I’m not sure what the deal is with this, but Fry’s was advertising that if you bought Windows 7 from one of their advertised locations, you’d get a bunch of free software (after rebates) including:
Norton Antivirus 2010, Free
Nero 9 Reloaded, Free
Global Protection 2010, Free
System Mechanic, Free
Trend Micro Internet Security Pro, Free
NTI Shadow 4, Free
McAfee [...]
I know, I know. You’re thinking that you’ve always wanted a Whopper with 7 patties on it. Well, if you’re Japanese, you’re in luck. Because now you can go get this Windows 7 promotional Whopper at Burger King in Japan that actually has 7 patties on it.
It’s about 5″ tall and costs $8.50. I have [...]
So today’s the big day. Windows 7 is available to anybody who wants it. That includes me. I like a lot of the stuff they’ve redone since Vista (but I’ll reiterate that I like Vista and think that the bad rap it’s gotten has been mostly because of perception and very little because of reality).
Don’t [...]
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In Video Games, Lou talks about Batman: Arkham Asylum and World of Warcraft. Tony talks about Shadow Complex. Then miscellaneous video game news including a [...]
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In Video Games, Lou talks a little bit more about Warhammer Online, and Tony talks about Occurro on the iPhone.
In TV (~14:50) Tony talks about Dating in the [...]
Over at Ars, there’s a whole article about what a big deal it is that Microsoft will be shipping Windows 7 to EU members without IE8 installed, instead giving users a “voting screen” in which they can choose from up to 10 different browsers. On top of that, Microsoft will roll out the voting screen [...]
Well, it’s official. Over the last few years in particular, especially given Windows Vista’s lackluster image in much of the mainstream computer buying landscape, a number of companies have been suspected of developing their own OS to compete with Windows, most notably among them HP.
But late yesterday, Google officially announced that they’re developing a product [...]
That’s right. Head over to Microsoft’s web site, where you can score a pre-order of Windows 7 Home for just $50 or Windows 7 Professional for $100. You have to be using a previous version of Windows to qualify for the upgrade, but the upgrade versions are complete and can be used to do a [...]
I was reading an article on ZDNet a little while ago and noticed this ad from Microsoft for Windows 7, in which they try to convince you that moving your development to Windows 7 is a good idea by showing you what is, presumably, a big company who’s doing just that. Unfortunately, it would seem [...]
So there it is, peeps. The “general availability” date (the date when you can walk into a store and buy a copy of one of Windows 7’s six versions) has been announced as October 22nd. Of this year (just to clarify).
It’s also expected that the final build of Windows 7 will be released to OEM’s [...]