Windows 7 Build 7004 Is Win7 Beta 2?
The whole world is eagerly awaiting the official public release of Windows 7 Beta 1, widely speculated to be build version 6.1.7000.0 (or simply build 7000) in early January 2009, which may be as soon as within days.
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4.1.2009 Incoming - Real and fake Win7 patches
Microsoft has made available a patch to a Windows 7 bug in the Release Candidate (RC) and is preparing to roll out some “fake” test patches to verify Windows 7’s automatic-updating abilities this week.
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13.5.2009 Microsoft readies Win7 netbook specs
Microsoft is readying a set of maximum specs for Windows 7 netbooks –or, as Microsoft prefers to call them, “small notebooks” — that will likely dictate which PCs will qualify for lower per-copy Windows 7 pricing.
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22.5.2009 Microsoft readies Win7 netbook specs
Microsoft is readying a set of maximum specs for Windows 7 netbooks –or, as Microsoft prefers to call them, “small notebooks” — that will likely dictate which PCs will qualify for lower per-copy Windows 7 pricing.
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26.5.2009 Leaked memo hints at Win7 prices
Microsoft officials may not be ready to share the date of the Vista-to-Windows 7 upgrade program they preannounced this week. But Best Buy is.
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5.6.2009 Windows 7 E (Europe) Build 7264 Win7 RTM x64 English DVD
Microsoft Windows 7 E Build 7264 Win7 RTM x64 English DVD
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8.7.2009 The Problem With Netbooks
The market for netbooks is an artificial construct, a subset of notebooks that isn't a sustainably distinct category.
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5.3.2009 Origami: Flattened by Netbooks?
Are netbooks the fulfillment of Microsoft's Origami vision or the end of it?
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29.9.2008 Windows Is Not on 96% of Netbooks
I was going to let this one go, but too many blogs or news sites are picking up Friday's Microsoft post about Windows share on netbooks.
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8.4.2009 Thumbing Windows 7 onto Netbooks
Microsoft is considering offering Windows 7 on a thumb drive to allow Netbook owners to more easily upgrade their machines, a source tells CNET News.
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28.6.2009 Video of Windows 7 Installed on Netbooks
Following Microsoft's release of its Windows 7 Beta operating system, a number of PC users were keen on finding out just how fast the new OS developed by the Redmond, Washington-based software giant was.
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15.1.2009 Microsoft touts Windows 7 for Netbooks
During a recent question and answer session with Brad Brooks, corporate vice president of Windows Consumer Product Marketing, he gave his take on Windows 7 on netbooks, or mini-notebook PC's.
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3.2.2009 Windows 7 and netbooks: Separating fact from speculation
Is Microsoft going to take a revenue hit when it releases Windows 7 because of the changing mix of PCs in the market? That’s the expectation of many company watchers, though I have to admit I’m not quite so sure. Here’s why.
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12.11.2008 AT&T announces $50 netbooks with bundled broadband
AT&T has announced that Atlanta and Philadelphia area residents can get their hands on netbooks for just $49.99 with the purchase of AT&T “Internet at Home and On the Go” broadband services.
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1.4.2009 Microsoft confirms no Windows 7 restrictions on netbooks
Microsoft announced that they have removed the netbook restrictions that previously prevented OEM and ODM from installing any version of Windows 7 on their netbook.
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28.9.2009 Microsoft may offer Windows 7 on thumb drive for netbooks
Microsoft has shown Windows 7 running on netbooks even since it first introduced the operating system, however, helping consumers getting it on there may prove a bit tricky.
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27.6.2009 Ballmer confirms Windows 7 Starter restrictions for netbooks
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer recently confirmed that the company will limit Windows 7 Starter, the edition expected to end up on netbooks, to systems that sport small screens and low-powered processors.
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11.8.2009 Microsoft Offers Downloadable Upgrade Tool for Netbooks
Microsoft is finally catching up to do-it-yourself ‘ers by offering a downloadable version of Windows 7 for netbooks that can be put onto and installed from a USB drive.
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26.10.2009 Microsoft eases hard drive capacity restriction for netbooks
Microsoft has officially eased the restriction of the standard specification for netbooks using the Windows XP operation system by increasing the allowable hard drive capacity from 80GB to 160GB, according to sources in the channel.
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3.9.2008 Get Free Windows 7 Ultimate Signature Edition with Party Pack By Hosting Win7 Launch Party
In a new campaign to promote Windows 7, Microsoft is giving chances to Windows 7 enthusiasts around the world to be part of Windows history by hosting a house party to mark the official launch of Windows 7.
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4.9.2009Ballmer: Yes on Windows 7 for netbooks, but maybe not a specific SKU
Did the Microsoft CEO really say what the financial press says he said about netbooks and Win7? Not really.
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09.03.2009Microsoft on Win7 UAC: 'Take the emotions out of the discussion'
The latest blog posts from Windows 7 engineers reveal this quandary: If the whole point of accelerating Win7 was to eliminate the Vista complaints,
and the tool to accomplish that is generating more complaints, what do they do?..
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06.02.2009Intel software engineer: Is Win7 on netbooks worth the premium?
It may be the clearest demonstration to date that the working relationship between Intel and Microsoft is about as loosely coupled today than at
anytime in the companies' histories. A very frank but official blog post from Intel software engineer Josh Bancroft, dated Tuesday, warns prospective
netbook buyers that one of the elements not revealed by Microsoft's not-very-revealing announcement on Windows 7 SKUs earlier this week
concerns licensing fees...
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05.02.2009SanDisk to launch new SSD range for netbooks
SanDisk have announced that they are launching a new range of Solid State Drives (SSDs) designed specifically for netbooks. The SanDisk pSSD-P2 and
SanDisk pSSD-S2 SSDs, expected in February this year, will be available in capacities of 8, 16, 32 and 64GB – which, with the latter two, would
allow for a full installation of Windows Vista (or any large operating system for that matter), something not possible on netbooks with smaller
capacity SSDs. The new range is said to have improved performance for netbooks, at a lower cost. Unlike the previous range of netbook SSDs, the new
range is to feature a SATA interface, following a change in design requirements.
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06.01.2009Steven Sinofsky on Windows 7 and netbooks
Ars Technica: We got a chance to ask Steven Sinofsky some netbook questions that have been burning at our souls since we first had a look at Windows
7. For those that don't know, Sinofsky was the longtime Office head before moving over to the Windows group last year.
As a more
recent development, Netbooks as a class of hardware didn't really exist during the Windows Vista development cycle. When netbooks do ship with
Windows, the resource constraints generally force vendors into the old, wrinkly arms of XP. Sinofsky demonstrated Windows 7 on a netbook during the
PDC day-2 keynote, and we were curious to find out more about it. Here's what Sinofsky had to say about the future of Windows on netbooks.
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29.10.2008Netbooks made up 19.5% of laptop shipments last quarter
Netbooks have accounted for nearly a fifth of all laptops shipped for two consecutive quarters now.
So says
DisplaySearch, whose preliminary numbers show netbooks represented 19.9% of shipments in the fourth quarter of last year and 19.5% last quarter.
(A year ago, netbooks had a paltry 2.9% market penetration rate.)
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14.05.2009Microsoft tells OEMs what netbooks are
Microsoft is going to restrict original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to certain hardware specifications for their netbooks if they want to run
Windows 7 Starter - the edition of the new operating system designed for netbooks - Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has confirmed. Previously other
Microsoft executives have suggested that there will be restrictions on processors and screen resolutions supported by the Starter edition, but at
Microsoft's annual financial analyst day on July 30 Ballmer made the company's intentions clear, according to Computerworld. "Our license
tells you what a netbook is," Ballmer revealed.
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12.08.2009HP netbooks will likely run 3 versions of Windows 7
Hewlett-Packard said it will likely offer at least 3 different editions of Windows 7 - The Starter, Professional and the Home Premium editions on
future models of its Mini netbooks. Kyle Thornton, category manager for Business Notebook PCs at HP, said in an interview that Windows 7 Beta
testing is going on in the Mini netbook line and it runs very well on the Minis, even with Aero turned on. Besides the three editions of Windows 7
that HP plans to support, Thornton also hopes to continue to pre-install both Windows XP Professional and Vista Business on its business-oriented
netbooks.
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10.02.2009Confirmed: Windows 7 for netbooks
Microsoft has confirmed that it will be providing a version of Windows 7 specifically developed for netbooks and sub-notebook computers, as well as at
least one version for consumers, and one for enterprise users.
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09.01.2009Netbooks: Just a Fad?
Were they just a fad? That may very well be the case according to Intel.
Stu Pann, vice president in the sales and marketing group at
Intel had this to say.
"We originally thought Netbooks would be for emerging markets and younger kids, and there is some of that. It
turns out the bulk of the Netbooks sold today are Western Europe, North America, and for people who just want to grab and go with a notebook.
We view the Netbook as mostly incremental to our total available market. If you've ever used a Netbook and used a 10-inch screen size--it's
fine for an hour. It's not something you're going to use day in and day out."
So it seems that the original dream of having Netbooks
to take with you on-the-go is a bust. Any heavy computer user will know that to get anything done over a long period of time, you certainly can't be
using a 10" screen. So even if they increase the performance to unbelievable levels, they still won't exceed regular laptop sales, simply because of
the way-too-small form factor.
AMD believes that Netbooks will be in and out just as fast as UMPCs were before them.
Great
concepts aren't always s successful as they were planned to be. This seems to be the case with netbooks.
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29.11.2008TechSpot: Acer Timeline 14" 4810T Notebook Review
With so many different factors to consider when purchasing a laptop, finding the right one can be a daunting task. Portability and battery life are
the current trends, along with value of course, which has brought about the recent surge of netbooks. However as I've said before -- and I still
stand by the statement -- netbooks are great for simple tasks, but lack the power to be more than a supplement to a real notebook or desktop system.
Today we will be looking at the Acer Timeline 4810T notebook, a 14-inch ultra-portable that aims to bridge the gap between underpowered netbooks and
bulky notebooks, while retaining the battery longevity found in the latest generation of netbooks.
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10.11.2009Windows 7 a non-Starter on netbooks
Microsoft's decision to limit Windows 7 Starter Edition to running only three concurrent applications could force up the price of netbooks in the
UK.
The company announced last week that it was launching
Windows 7 Starter
Edition as a low-cost option designed specifically for netbooks...
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09.02.2009MS wants to rename netbooks "low cost small notebook PC"
Microsoft has gone on record to say that the term "netbook" use should be restricted and the term "low cost small notebook PC" should be used in
its place. The reasoning for the abandonment is because Microsoft sees that netbooks are only good for surfing the web and that there is little
distinction between small cheap laptops and netbooks. The real reason for Microsoft wanting to rename the netbook type laptops is driven by its own
definition of a "netbook". Microsoft will only license Windows 7 Starter to netbook products.
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03.06.200935 million netbooks to ship this year?
Nearly 35 million netbooks will ship this year, rising to 139 million in 2013, predicts ABI Research. Meanwhile, the mainstream media are increasingly
reporting on the mini-laptop trend, with a recent New York Times story noting the role of netbooks in driving down prices.
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27.01.2009Microsoft touts Windows 7 for Netbooks
During a recent question and answer session with Brad Brooks, corporate vice president of Windows Consumer Product Marketing, he gave his take on
Windows 7 on netbooks, or mini-notebook PC's. Brooks confirms that Windows 7 will support netbook PC's, and not only support them, but
improve the consumers experience over any other Operating System. After recent showings at PDC, WinHEC, and CES, Brooks said users using Windows 7 on
netbook PC's had an overall great experience on the miniature devices, from Windows 7 small footprint, and improved user interface. Windows 7
will help improve boot up and shut down times on the netbooks, with a fully-functioning Windows experience.
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04.02.2009Does Windows 7 reduce netbook battery life?
The vast majority of netbooks on the market today ship with Windows XP. And the nearly decade-old operating system runs pretty well on a machine with
a 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 CPU and all the usual netbook specs like 1GB of RAM and a 160GB hard drive. You know what else runs surprisingly well on
these netbooks? Windows 7, the upcoming next-gen operating system from Microsoft. Theres just one catch: It looks like most netbooks may be optimized
for Windows XP, and without the proper drivers some netbooks get dramatically worse battery life when running Windows 7.
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25.08.2009Netbooks running new 'Cloud OS' rumored for CES
At CES next month, future netbooks are likely to be on hand running Cloud OS, newly introduced software from Good OS that lets users access
lightweight applications like Google Apps in a browser...
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06.12.2008Intel goes after Windows 7 on netbooks with Linux
In an effort to counter the growing dominance of Microsoft's Windows OS in netbooks, Intel on Tuesday announced a beta version of a Linux OS it has
developed for low-cost laptops and mobile devices.
The chip company on Tuesday
announced a beta of Moblin
2.0, a stripped-down distribution of Linux optimized for smaller screens on netbooks and mobile Internet devices (MIDs). Intel has fine-tuned Moblin
for netbooks based on Atom chips with a simple user interface and improved power-saving features.
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20.05.2009WinHEC - Windows 7 Server Keynote
After weeks of talk of Windows 7, the server version of Win7 has gotten some attention at today's WinHEC keynote.
After pointing out
that they had to forklift their "toys" onto the stage today, unlike the netbooks yesterday, Vice President Bill Laing got into a few details about
what Windows 7 Server (also currently known as Windows Server 2008 R2) entails.
Support for up to 256 processors has been confirmed, as
well as that it will only be shipped in x64.
This version, unlike the consumer counterpart, will be a "minor release".
The
on-demand link to the keynote is not available yet, but when it is, I'll update this article.
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06.11.2008Good OS founder: 'Cloud' on netbooks to be shown at CES
Although not divulging many specifics, David Liu, the founder of Good OS, said this evening that netbooks will, in fact, be demo'd at CES running the
company's new Cloud OS...
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