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RSS 7Windows 7, Snow Leopard, open source and glory for Steve Jobs
News October's highlights on silicon.com were all about software - from fresh rumblings in the perennial Mac vs PC debate, to question marks over open source cost-cutting and the countdown to the launch of Windows 7, which... [09 Nov 2009]
Revealed: Your favourite Windows operating system
News A multitude of Microsoft operating systems have been launched into the world since the first versions of Windows appeared back in the early 1980s. But after all these years of development, which operating system software do silicon.com... [09 Nov 2009]
Windows 7: Over 200 per cent more popular than Vista
News That Windows 7 is more popular than Vista is no surprise - but just how much more love is Microsoft's latest OS getting? According to research by analyst NPD Group, Windows 7's first week after release... [06 Nov 2009]
BT offers free fibre to Glasgow businesses
News BT is offering a free taste of superfast broadband to businesses in Glasgow. The trial is part of the telco's ongoing investment in fibre infrastructure in the UK. Back in 2008 BT announced it would be spending £1.5bn to bring fibre... [05 Nov 2009]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Uneconomics
Comment Compiled at the IoD, Pall Mall, London, and dispatched to silicon.com via a free wi-fi connection. For more than a year now I have been in a state of mild bewilderment while watching and listening to the economic commentators. [29 Oct 2009]
Windows 7: Not perfect - but ready for prime time
Comment While Windows 7 solves most of the qualms about Vista, the new OS still has plenty of room to grow, says Quocirca's Clive Longbottom. The much vaunted Windows 7 is now among us, and consumer pre-orders... [28 Oct 2009]
Photos: Windows 7 - the latest PCs from Acer to Samsung
Photo The official release of Windows 7 last week has seen the debut of a slew of hardware sporting the OS. New touchscreen desktop panels and laptops designed to take advantage of Windows 7's touch-sensitive... [26 Oct 2009]
Mind the details with Windows 7
Comment Gartner's Stephen Kleynhans has been happy with his initial installs of Windows 7 - but it isn't perfect. That's why businesses must take time to prepare for it. Since receiving the first Community Technology Preview... [23 Oct 2009]
Vista jilted for Windows 7 midway through upgrades
News Some businesses that are partway through upgrading to Windows Vista are asking to swap the OS for Windows 7, according to Microsoft. Speaking at the London launch of Windows 7 today John Curran, the... [22 Oct 2009]
Windows 7: Who's adopting it, when and why?
News With software spending down 16.5 per cent year-on-year, Windows 7's launch tomorrow will see it enter the market amid one of the toughest squeezes on IT budgets for some time. The outlook from analysts, however, is a... [21 Oct 2009]
Photos: Microsoft sweetens Aero for Windows 7
Photo Windows 7 is officially released tomorrow, here's a walkthrough of what the new OS will look like once it's installed. Introduced for Vista, the translucent Aero skin has been heavily developed and expanded in Windows... [21 Oct 2009]
Cheat Sheet: Windows 7
Cheat Sheet Ah, Windows 7. I remember that - didn't it come after Windows 6? There was never a Windows 6, you fool. Windows 7 is the follow-up to Microsoft's current desktop operating system, Windows Vista and it's... [20 Oct 2009]
Windows 7 to trump Snow Leopard?
Comment A revitalised Windows raises the bar for Apple's Snow Leopard, says Seb Janacek. Apple reported record fourth quarter results this week, despite the recession and multiple reports of iPhone component shortages. [20 Oct 2009]
Photos: Windows 7 - getting inside security
Photo Windows 7 is to go on general release this week. Here's a look at the security features of Microsoft's latest OS. The System and Security sub-section of the Control Panel acts as a clearinghouse for backing up data,... [20 Oct 2009]
Windows 7 will be business standard by next year
News In just 12 months, Windows 7 will become the standard operating system for business PCs, analysts believe. Currently, eight out of 10 new PCs run Windows XP, nearly eight years after the operating system was first released. [20 Oct 2009]
