Download Free Windows Embedded Standard 2009 SKU - Softpedia

Microsoft is offering a new edition of Windows Embedded Standard 2009 as a free download, in a move designed to address the needs of hobbyist and academic users. The Windows Embedded Standard 2009 Academic SKU went gold the past week, with the

Microsoft cuts call for pay-as-you-go Windows - PC Advisor
Thursday’s results also show that Microsoft still has some lessons to learn from Windows Vista , which appears to have come back to haunt the company. Microsoft put considerable investment and time into developing Vista, expecting the OS to be more

Ubuntu Faster Than Windows XP Feedback - IT World
Last Thursday I reported Unbuntu Faster on My Internet than Windows XP , and the post got posted on Slashdot . If you don’t know Slashdot.com, it’s the self-proclaimed “news for nerds” site that generates a ton of traffic. Getting mentioned on

The real story behind Mac Versus PC - Canada East
This article is among the best explainations of the fall of Windows and the rise of Mac OS X I’ve ever read. Microsoft’s Whistler, delivered as Windows XP, was internally Windows 5.1, a minor update to Windows 2000. However, with the security work

The Big Windows 7 Problem: XP Holdouts - IT World
Microsoft hopes that the release of Windows 7 will solve problems ranging from desktop clutter to what Vista did to Microsoft’s public reputation. But the toughest challenge may be to win over the group of people that arguably represent the software

What’s really new in Windows 7? - ZDNet Blogs
Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows XP , Microsoft Windows Vista , Windows 7 Resource Monitor , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Ed Bott In the past few months, I’ve written extensively about Windows 7, often focusing on

Obama Inauguration Protected by Windows XP - Toms Hardware
Now that Obama is the 44th President of the U.S., the security measures that were in place to ensure a smooth inauguration will still continue to be in force for some time. Although all the security agencies involved in today’s event won’t be out in

Acer Aspire ONE 10in netbook - PC Advisor
Acer has announced a 10in netbook that it hopes will repeat the success of the 8.9in Aspire ONE model it launched last summer. The Aspire ONE was one of the most successful netbooks of 2008. A Windows XP machine, the 10in Aspire ONE will weigh 1.18kg