Riley Kennysmith | July 12, 2011 | 495 views | Add a Comment
Categorized under Microsoft Windows 7, mike mcsherry, Swype

Swype, provider of a magical touchscreen keyboard, is poised on the edge of a possible market domination and has collected a new $2.5 million from investors. Swype is on about half of Android phones currently shipping, and AllThingsD reports that CEO Mike McSherry said, “I think you will continue to see us getting deployed and moving toward our goal of being the default keyboard on any screen.”

Amit Chowdhry | April 25, 2011 | 398 views | Add a Comment
Categorized under Microsoft Corporation, Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 7

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) recently made an announcement that they have sold 350 million Windows 7 licenses within the last 18 months. Microsoft does not specifically break down the numbers based on licenses preinstalled on PCs, volume licensees, or sold as upgrades. [ZDNet]
Amit Chowdhry | March 3, 2011 | 1,064 views | Add a Comment
Categorized under Flickr, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Phone 7

Flickr has recently announced Flickr for Windows 7 and Flickr for Windows Phone 7. Through the Flickr apps, you will be able to swipe through panoramic blades to see all recent activity and the latest uploads from your contacts. The app is fully optimized for high-resolution display. Tapping on a photo brings up a full-screen lightbox view.

Amit Chowdhry | February 8, 2011 | 1,060 views | 1 Comment
Categorized under Dell Inc., Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 7

Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL) has announced that they plan on building a 10-inch Windows 7 tablet later this year. It will be make for commercial and enterprise markets. Below is the press release:

Amit Chowdhry | February 3, 2011 | 552 views | Add a Comment
Categorized under Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 7

You may not know it, but the search box in the Windows 7 Start Menu has the ability to search the Internet. To get it going, you will need to change a setting in the Windows’ Local Group Policy Editor. This tool is not available in the Home version of Windows 7.

Amit Chowdhry | January 28, 2011 | 591 views | 1 Comment
Categorized under Microsoft Corporation, Microsoft Kinect, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows 7 Phone, Microsoft Xbox 360, Microsoft Xbox 360 Kinect, Windows 7

Microsoft Corporation recently announced their second quarter earnings. They posted a $6.63 billion profit on revenues of $19.95 billion. This is very comparable to their earnings from last year. The company sold about 300 million licenses of Windows 7 and they saw a strong increase in their entertainment division.

Amit Chowdhry | January 5, 2011 | 999 views | Add a Comment
Categorized under Android, ASUS, ASUS Eee Pad MeMO, ASUS Eee Pad Slider, ASUS Eee Pad Transformer, ASUS Eee Slate, Google Android, Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 7

Yesterday at the CES conference, ASUS showcased four new tablet devices. Three of them have Android on it and the other has Windows 7. You will know which one runs on Windows 7 when you see the prices:

Amit Chowdhry | December 20, 2010 | 647 views | Add a Comment
Categorized under ExoPC, Microsoft Corporation, Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 7

ExoPC, the 11.6-inch Windows 7 tablet, is now available for pre-order at the Microsoft store. At a price of $699, the 0.5-inch slate comes with 64GB of flash storage and an Intel N450 processor. The tablet also has 2GB of RAM, Windows 7 Home Premium, a front-facing 1.3 megapixel camera, and ExoPC user interface. You can pre-order it from the Microsoft Store online too. [Microsoft Store via Engadget]