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Sam Moreau, Windows 7, Features, Visual Effects, Design

The Six "Wow" Features of Windows 7

How Sam Moreau and his eclectic team of architects, industrial designers, and writers created the "Wow!" features of Microsoft's new operating system.READ»

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'Family Guy's MacFarlane Not PC Enough for Microsoft, Windows 7 Deal Pulled

Showing just how unhip being a PC can be, Microsoft has pulled out of a prime time Windows 7 sponsorship of a special by Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane. According to Microsoft, MacFarlane's style didn't "fit with the Windows ...READ»

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Undead Tech: Apple's TV Macintosh

This week we've seen the new 27-inch iMac compared to a television, and we've watched Windows 7 get all TV-happy with in-home streaming. But it was in over a decade ago that Apple ventured to show us how TVs and PCs would eventually ...READ»

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Nice Party, Windows 7. But Where's the Software?

As is my custom with all parties, I arrived to the Win7 hoopla promptly at 10 a.m., ready to sample the wares: coffee, biscuits, and a whole lot of hardware. In fact, there were so many dozens of netbooks, TVs, gaming beasts, and ...READ»

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Windows 7 Gets Its Big Day

It's October 22,2009. It's Windows 7 Day! You can bet that many a PC user can barely contain their excitement about the opportunity to upgrade from XP and consign Vista to history's dustbin. Microsoft's got a suite of events and ...READ»

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Windows-Backed Family Guy Adds to Unemployment Rolls

We'll address the gigantic sell-out that is Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show (brought to you buy Windows 7) in a moment. But the more immediate news is that the Windows 7 party-people are going to have to ...READ»

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Dell: Are We Finally Sick of Netbooks Yet?

Michael Dell thinks so. Sure, they're fun and light at first, he told a group of associates Tuesday. "But 36 hours later, they're saying... 'Give me my 15-inch screen back.'" Dell says that he foresees consumer excitement swinging ...READ»

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Windows 7 Out Early? Yes...for Embedded Systems

Sorry--Microsoft's not really wowing the consumer and managing an early release of Windows 7 as Apple just did for Snow Leopard. It is pushing Win7 out the door ahead of time, but it's the highly-specialized embedded-systems ...READ»

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Plans For Microsoft Retail Stores Leak Online

A highly detailed proposal for Microsoft's stores leaked online late Friday afternoon, and if it's real, Redmond's first foray into retail appears to be following the usual Microsoft formula: Roll up the best ideas of others and ...READ»

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