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Windows 7 RTM "special product key" leak confirmed - Aug 3, 2009

Crave Alex Kochis, Microsoft's director of Genuine Windows, posted a blog late Thursday addressing the "leak of a special product key" of Windows 7 RTM (release to manufacturers). This confirmed the ... Read story »

Should Microsoft buy Palm? - Aug 3, 2009

Crave In a recent MarketWatch article on Microsoft's struggling Zune portable media player, reporter John Letzing got an interesting quote from George Kurian, a vice president at Tradition Capital Management LLC, which ... Read story »

Windows 7: Internet browser compulsory - Aug 3, 2009

Crave Microsoft's proposed "ballot screen" that would let users in Europe choose which browser they want on their PC. It looks like there won't be a browserless version of Windows 7, ... Read story »

Windows 7 on MacBook Pro is nice, but doesn't impress - Aug 3, 2009

Crave I have had Windows 7 Ultimate RTM (release to manufacturer) for a few days. This is, of course, a legitimate copy, not the leaked copy that you can download from the ... Read story »

Logitech's Unifying Receiver lets you connect multiple wireless devices - Aug 5, 2009

Crave The Logitech Wireless Keyboard K340 has a compact design and integration with Logitech's Unifying technology. Logitech announced today the release of its Unifying Receiver, which lets multiple wireless peripherals connect ... Read story »

Windows 7 XP Mode reaches RC status - Aug 5, 2009

Crave Microsoft has announced that XP Mode, the Windows 7 add-on that will allow users with the proper hardware to run a virtual version of Windows XP within Windows 7, has entered ... Read story »

Google Chrome 3.0 crashed after Windows Update - Aug 6, 2009

Blogs Yuuk. My beloved Google Chrome 3.0 crashed repeatedly (can't even start) after installing Windows Update. Did yours crash? Here's what I updated: Read story »

64-bit computing to become common with Windows 7 - Aug 12, 2009

Crave Windows 7 64-bit will soon take over desktop computers. Consumers have had the option of 64-bit Windows computing since the release of Windows XP Professional x64 Edition in May 2005, ... Read story »

Will the real HTC Leo please stand up? - Aug 13, 2009

Crave HTCPedia got its hands on a picture of what's supposed to be the upcoming HTC Leo. This upcoming smartphone will apparently make use of the latest 1GHz Snapdragon processor from ... Read story »

RIM the target of Microsoft-Nokia pact - Aug 17, 2009

Crave While the iPhone may be the apple of everyone's eye, Nokia says that its main goal in partnering with Microsoft is taking on BlackBerry maker Research In Motion. "This is really ... Read story »

Should I buy a laptop now or wait for Windows 7? - Aug 17, 2009

Crave There's a key question being asked by students, parents, and anyone in the market for a new laptop, such as: If I buy a laptop now, can I get Windows 7 ... Read story »

Windows 7 RC download countdown - Aug 19, 2009

Crave While Microsoft's Windows 7 will go on sale in just about two months, there is still a little time to get a free copy of the operating system. Well, at least ... Read story »

Microsoft Webcam hits 720p, to home video auteurs' delight - Aug 19, 2009

Crave Forgive the title, but frankly we cannot think of any use for a 720p Webcam except for impromptu home video use. Most video calling applications do not support high definition and, ... Read story »

LG X130 is an Energizer bunny of the Netbook world - Aug 19, 2009

Crave It turns out LG is working on a sequel to the X110 it released last year. Not excited? We don't blame you, but what if we tell you the new X130 ... Read story »

Enjoying my older bits (not what you think) - Aug 19, 2009

Blogs In a stark example of "be careful what you wish for" 10 minutes after telling a friend that computers and such were a cause for many an aggravation, I discovered that ... Read story »

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