Windows 7 News & Articles

As touchscreens brought a revolution to smartphones, Kinect's motion sensing tech changed the way video games are being played. So, what can the Microsoft gadget do for the Windows PC? For sure, it will be about far more than just games.

Those pesky sources are at it again, suggesting that Microsoft's next, none-more-vital, edition of Windows will be available for all to try, analyze and road-test next spring.

Even in the current state of uncertainty, HP continues its PC operations with a new Slate tablet device. Will professional users fancy a Windows 7 runner, or hang on for the super-sleek Windows 8 era?

Say what you will about Microsoft, but they have a way of creating software that sticks around. In fact, it sticks around so long that even Microsoft tries to eliminate it. First, Internet Explorer 6 wouldn’t gracefully go away. Now, it appears that the resilience has rubbed off on ten-year-old sibling Windows XP. 

If Microsoft was less than gracious to critics who said of Office 2010 that it was pointless to be investing in desktop applications as PCs are on their way out, predicted sales of Windows 7 in the PC market will give Microsoft some ammunition to fire at the critics.

Microsoft (news, site) has been talking about a single "ecosystem" for all devices in the near future, from TVs, to PCs, tablets, consoles and phones.

Microsoft (news, site) is officially bringing its Xbox Kinect movement tracker/camera system to PCs, where it could soon watch what we browse and how we interact with the Web.

To everyone out there concerned about tablets destroying the PC market -- don't worry. A recent study confirms a poorly kept secret: There is the iPad, and everything else.

Microsoft (news, site) was showing off some early code for IE10 and Windows 8, but you can actually go play with the in-development browser right now.

Microsoft's (news, site) latest browser is now official for Windows Vista and Windows 7 users, while Firefox 4's final test is publically available.

After a 2010 buoyed by Windows 7, Microsoft (news, site) is now relying on Office for the lion's share of its profits.

Microsoft (news, site) boss Steve Ballmer's keynote took a look into a varied future for the Seattle giant in the wake of turbulent times.

While Microsoft's (news, site) other divisions harvest in the cash, Online Services proves to be the company's weak spot, leaking another half-a-billion dollars.

Microsoft (news, site) quietly let slip the release of Windows 7 Service Pack 1, signaling a rush of enterprise upgrades and, we pray, the end of IE6.

Talk about revamping. The new Evernote 4.0 for Windows is a total rebuild of the note-taking and Web-clipping software, featuring a polished interface, less memory usage and increase speed.