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Vista Home Basic: Upgrade to Windows 7 without losing your data - Jul 24, 2009

Crave In most Windows 7 coverage, Vista Home Basic users are left out because Microsoft does not offer a direct upgrade path to Windows 7. For this group of consumers, switching to ... Read story »

Microsoft's plan to get back in the phone game - Aug 20, 2009

Features The company's long-rumored "Pink" plans will start revealing themselves next year, as a long-delayed overhaul of Windows Mobile hits the market. Read story »

Google sees separate paths for Android, Chrome OS - Jul 13, 2009

Crave Google's Andy Rubin (left) and T-Mobile's Cole Brodman discuss Google's Android smartphone operating system at a press conference. SAN FRANCISCO--Among the many questions raised in the wake of Google's announcement ... Read story »

Frankencamera is open source, runs on Linux - Sep 4, 2009

Crave Marc Levoy, professor of Computer Science and of Electrical Engineering, said: "The premise of the project is to build a camera that is open source." On his right is graduate student ... Read story »

Five things that are wrong with Android - Aug 26, 2009

Features There's lots of potential in the Android mobile operating system, but some things need to be addressed to make it better. Read story »

Windows 7 on a thumbdrive for Netbooks - Jun 29, 2009

Crave Microsoft has shown Windows 7 running on Netbooks ever since it introduced the operating system last fall. However, helping consumers get it on their notebooks has proven more tricky. Microsoft ... Read story »

CrunchPad touchscreen tablet: Apple tablet killer or overhyped Netbook? - Aug 3, 2009

Crave We started seeing prototype photos of the CrunchPad back in April. Back then we described it as, "a mobile computing device as envisioned by TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington. The project's ... Read story »

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 »

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 »

Android phones to get multitouch in future release? - Aug 13, 2009

Crave Multitouch is the elephant in the room on Android phones--elegant proof that the OS lags behind the iPhone in some areas. The HTC Hero is the only phone that currently has ... Read story »

The future of iPhone games - Oct 12, 2009

Features New technologies and innovative uses of existing tools will enable a series of new features for one of the most popular genres of iPhone games. Read story »

Symbian's first open-source software released - Jul 10, 2009

Crave The Symbian Foundation has released its first open-source software package, the first step in the organization's plan to eventually open-source the entire Symbian mobile operating system. The Symbian Foundation was set ... Read story »

Google conducting Netbook usability study - May 12, 2009

Crave Google is seeking users of Netbooks, such as Asus' Eee PC, for a usability study. Google is soliciting Netbook users for a usability study, as rumors of Android-powered Netbooks continue to ... Read story »

Archos 9PCtablet runs Windows 7 - Jul 3, 2009

Crave The line between portable media devices and traditional Netbooks just got a little more blurred, thanks to the announcement of the Archos 9PCtablet. According to the company, this is a 9-inch ... Read story »

Microsoft to sell Windows 7 without Internet Explorer in Europe - Jun 15, 2009

Crave Microsoft plans to remove Internet Explorer from the versions of Windows 7 that it ships in Europe, CNET UK's sister site CNET News has learned. Reacting to antitrust concerns expressed by ... Read story »

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