Windows 7

Quick guide to Microsoft Windows 7

What is Windows 7?

Er, ok. You really need this one answered? Well, Windows 7 is Microsoft's eighth consumer focused operating systems for personal computers. Don't ask us why the company chose 7 - possibly because it's a suggestion that we forget about either Windows...

Five touchscreen Windows 7 PCs to look out for

The launch of Microsoft Windows 7 sees the first raft of touchscreen PCs come to market and the place they're coming fastest of all is in the all-in-one desktop space. It's easy to spend a lot on what are sometimes items of design and luxury rather than machines of multi-touch...

Archos 9 tablet PC now shipping with Windows 7

Archos has announced the availability of its new Archos 9 PC tablet. Powered by an Intel Atom processor and running Windows 7, the tablet is said to offer the performance of a high-end netbook with a multimedia twist.

With a full touch-sensitive 9-inch resistive...

VIDEO: Windows 7 launches with new ad

"Nearly a billion people use Windows. Their ideas added up to Windows 7", says Microsoft of the above advert, as Windows 7 sees its official general release.

While some UK consumers have received their copy of the new OS in the last couple of days due to early...

Seven reasons to buy Windows 7

After all the hullabaloo, Windows 7, Microsoft's new operating system, is now here. Finally you can now officially ditch Windows Vista or Windows XP once and for all. But why should you spend £79.99 on getting it? Here are seven reasons why you should and one reason you...

VIDEO: Sky Player in Windows 7

Sky today showed off their Sky Player integrated to Windows 7 which will appear as a tile in the TV section of Media Centre.

The aim is to provide a seamless experience as a value-added benefit for existing Sky subscribers, but also as a subscription package for...

Daily Tech Deal: Windows 7 half price

To celebrate the forthcoming Windows 7 release, PC World has announced that it will be discounting some of its hardware as well as Window 7 itself.

Perhaps one for the more enthusiastic among you this deal begins at the PC World Tottenham Court Road shop from...

Windows 7 beats pre-order records at Amazon.co.uk

Amazon.co.uk has revealed that Windows 7 is now the biggest grossing pre-order product of all-time, having eclipsed  pre-orders of both "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" and the Nintendo Wii.

"The launch of Windows 7 has superseded everyone's expectations,...

Windows 7 ships early to avoid postal strike

Those that pre-ordered Windows 7 are already seeing their copies drop through their letter box as the US software giant has been forced to ship early due to the threat of postal strikes here in the UK.

Microsoft has authorised retailer PC World to send out copies...

A brief history of Microsoft Windows

If a rose by any other name would have smelled as sweet then we'd all be looking forward to the launch of Interlace Manager 7 this week. That was how it all began for Microsoft's projected in 1981 when Windows was first under development....

Toshiba announces Satellite L450, L555

Toshiba has introduced two new consumer-aimed Satellite laptops, the L450 and L555 for those "looking for affordability without compromising on style and performance".

Hoping to cash in on the sales bump that Microsoft's new operating system will create, both...

Belkin offers easy transfer cable for Windows 7

Belkin is offering an "easy transfer cable for Windows 7" for those worried about getting their digital media, email, files, folders and settings from their old Windows PCs to their shiny new Windows 7 efforts.

Belkin claims its $40 cable offers a faster solution...

Sony Vaio CW Series due 22 October

Sony has announced the launch of the new Vaio CW Series notebooks that will offer Microsoft's new Windows 7 operating system pre-loaded.

With a 14-inch widescreen display with a 16:9 aspect ratio in a thin-and-light chassis available in five colours (four...

Sony Vaio X Series announced

In the States Sony has take the wraps off what it says is the world's lightest notebook - the Vaio X Series.

With a lightweight carbon-fibre chassis, the 11.1-inch X Series weighs in at 1.6 pounds - about 0.72kg - and is just over half an inch thick, although...

Sony Touch Vaio L Series PC/TV announced

Sony has unveiled what it calls a new "touch-enabled, multi-media machine" the Windows 7 Vaio L Touch HD PC/TV.

With a 24-inch WUXGA 1920 x 1080 widescreen panel, the unit displays Full HD with some models offering a Blu-ray disc drive.

Some models...

VMware Fusion 3 brings gaming to Mac, proper

VMware, the company behind the software package that allows you to run Windows on a Mac, has announced it will be launching its latest version, VMware Fusion 3, at the end of October.

According to the company, the package that launches on the 27 October will add...

Daily Tech Deal: Windows 7 student discount available now

Microsoft might not have the cool factor that Apple has, but today they are every student's best buddy.

The reason for this is that Microsoft is selling its soon-to-be-released (22 October) Windows 7 OS on pre-order for just £30 to all students sporting an academic...

Microsoft announces Windows 7 logo programme

Following the fiasco that was the Windows Vista logo programme, Microsoft has revealed plans for its "Compatible with Windows 7" logo programme.

The company says it has made "a number of changes" to both the logo criteria and the process of being granted a...

Lenovo promises ultra-speedy Windows 7 boot times

Lenovo has begun the Windows 7 battle with a shot across the bows of other hardware manufacturers. The company is claiming that it has the fastest boot and shutdown times out there - it says that its ThinkPad notebooks and ThinkCentre desktop PCs will boot Windows 7 56%...

VIDEO: Microsoft's mental Windows 7 launch party video

Microsoft has drawn sniggers across the industry with its "Windows 7 launch party" plans but this really takes the biscuit. A video guide showing four "ordinary" consumers chatting over how they made their launch parties a success ("after my overview, I went straight to...

VIDEO: Microsoft pushes personalisation in Windows 7

It looks as if Microsoft's Windows 7 promotion is to be a many-pronged approach. In this latest advert, the software giant pushes the personalisation options of the new operating system ahead of its 22 October launch. Hit play to see promo clip now.

Students get discount Windows 7

Microsoft has announced a deal for cash-strapped students ahead of the start of the University term across the country. Windows 7 will cost anyone with an .EDU email address (eg yourname@reading.ac.uk) just £30.

The offer is available from 1 October for those...

Hercules eCAFE netbook announced

Hercules, a manufacturer that produces speakers, webcams and the like, has entered the netbook market with the launch of the 10.1-inch eCAFE EC-1000W.

Specs include the Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz processor, 1GB RAM, 250GB HDD, Wi-Fi "N", chiclet keyboard, three...

Packard Bell dot m/u 11.6-inch not-a-netbook launches

Packard Bell has followed up the launch of the dot m/a netbook with the dot m/u, and no, we're not sure how to pronounce it either.

Apparently the "first netbook with the performance of a notebook", the 11.6-incher shares the chassis of the rest of the dot...

VIDEO: Microsoft kicks off Windows 7 advertising with "happy words" ad

October 22nd is a little way off yet, but it seems Microsoft has already kick-started its advertising campaign for its new OS, due to be released on that date. The clip, featuring a cute kid, focuses on the "happy words" that Windows 7 has garnered from reviewers. If you're...