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engadget.com - 11/6/2008

Video: Windows 7 promises faster boots and up to 15% better battery life

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Now that Windows 7 has launched into pre-Beta, Microsoft has joined the world in Vista-bashing as they look to differentiate their newest OS from the incumbent. Speaking to its hardware partners at WinHEC, Microsoft is promising faster shutdown and startup times and less power consumption than ...

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news.cnet.com - 11/7/2008

Microsoft aims Windows 7 for 2009 holiday season

— news.cnet.com — LOS ANGELES--In a technical session on Thursday afternoon, Microsoft provided the clearest public indication that it is... planning on getting Windows 7 completed in time to run on PCs that ship for next year's holiday buying season. In a presentation ... (more) Microsoft aims Windows 7 for 2009 holiday season

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lifehacker.com - 11/5/2008

Windows 7 Preview Boots 20% Faster Than Vista [Windows Startup Showdown]

— lifehacker.com — Microsoft says that "a very good system boots in under 15 seconds," and while the early-release Windows... 7 Preview doesn't deliver a sub-15 second boot time, it does start 20% faster than Windows... (more) Windows 7 Preview Boots 20% Faster Than Vista [Windows ...

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gottabemobile.com - 11/6/2008

GBM InkShow: Windows 7 Running on a LS800 Tablet PC

— gottabemobile.com — windows7ls800thumb When Microsoft announced that Windows 7 would be able to run on cpu, memory, and resolution... challenged devices like Netbooks, I couldn’t wait to give Windows 7 Ultimate a try on a old, and cpu challenged, Tablet PC: Motion ... (more) GBM InkShow: Windows 7 Running on a LS800 Tablet PC

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Windows 7 should offer at least 11% more battery life on notebooks
jkOnTheRun — ... Great news out of Microsoft WinHEC for mobile devices: Windows 7 will let notebooks run longer on a single charge. To demonstrate the optimizations, Microsoft set up two identical machines in terms of hardware: one was running Windows Vista, the other Windows 7. Setting both machines up for DVD playback, they then monitored the battery drain on each device. The Vista hardware was pulling around 17 watts of power while the same machine running Windows 7 used only around 13 watts. Putting that in perspective: if your laptop battery offers 52 Watt/hours of juice, the Vista machine ...

Around the Web 11.6.08: Feature film on YouTube, talking up tech at Web 2.0 Summit
L.A. Times Tech Blog — ... Meeker tells Web 2.0 Summit to embrace hope. ReadWriteWeb -- Google's Larry Brilliant touts the virtues of corporate philanthropy. CNet -- Feature films are coming to YouTube. CNet -- How well does YouTube's video ID system work? ZDNet -- Check out Tudou, China's YouTube. Guardian -- Microsoft talks up Windows 7. Engadget -- Microsoft's Steve Ballmer disses Google's Android. CNet ...

Microsoft promises faster boot, longer battery life from Windows 7
Download Squad — ... You can watch three videos demonstrating Windows 7's speedier boot time, improved window management, and reduced battery draw at Engadget. ...

Windows 7 to Load Faster and have Less Power Consumption
COGADGET — ... Apart from this Microsoft has reworked on Windows 7 kernel which allows CPU to run at a lower frequency and stay idle for a longer time. All these features are leading to 11% more battery life as compared to Vista. As the testing was done on Pre Beta versions, the fully optimised Windows 7 may load even faster than Windows XP and have even lesser power consumption than above results. Engadget has got videos of the Boot Test and Power Consumption Test which can be found here. ...