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Microsoft Sold 350 Million Licenses Of Windows 7 Within 18 Months


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]

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New Dell Android and Windows Tablet Names, Specs, and Release Dates Get Leaked


The names, specifications, and release dates of Dell’s newest tablets running on Windows and Android have been leaked by AndroidCentral.
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Dell To Release A 10-Inch Windows 7 Tablet This Year


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:
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How To Search The Internet From The Windows 7 Start Menu


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.
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Microsoft Hit $6.63 Billion In Profit Of Q2


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.
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The Eee Tablet Running Windows 7 Costs Twice More Than Eee Android Tablets


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:
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ExoPC Now For Available For Pre-Order At The Microsoft Store


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]

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Windows 7 Powered Acer Iconia Is A Dual-Screen Laptop and Tablet


Acer Inc. had a global press event in New York earlier today. At the event, the company announced a new Windows 7-based dual-screen laptop / tablet called the Iconia. The Iconia has a pair of glossy touchscreens. There is no physical keyboard on the Iconia, but there is a virtual keyboard. This computer comes with the new Clear.fi media sharing system. Below are the specifications:
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Microsoft Windows 8 Is About 2 Years Away


Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) wrote on a Dutch blog post that Windows 8 is about two years away from arriving on the market. The comments were first found by Winrumors.com. Some of the other rumors about Microsoft Windows 8 that is floating around include an app store and faster loading times. Windows 7 was first released in October 2009. [CNET]

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Microsoft Sells About 90 Million Windows 7 Copies


Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has sold about 90 million copies of Windows 7 thus far.  Microsoft released their newest operating system in July 2009 and launched the product in October of last year.  The numbers were presented by Microsoft CFO Peter Klein at the March 2 presentation at the Morgan Stanley Technology Media & Telecom Conference.  [ZDNet]

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