pcmag.com - 20 days ago
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Windows Vista ushered in the era of mainstream 64-bit computingand almost no one realized it. That's because, although 64-bit versions of Windows XP had been available for a while, it was only with Vista that PC manufacturers finally got wise to the fact that practically all the hardware out ...
sophos.com - 22 days ago
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sophos.com —
Now that we in the northern hemisphere have
had some time to digest the Windows 7 hype...
and settle in for the coming winter, we thought we would get some more hard data regarding Windows 7 security. On October 22nd, we settled in at SophosLabs and ...
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Windows 7 vulnerable to 8 out of 10 viruses
fastcompany.com - 14 days ago
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fastcompany.com —
"We set out to ask: What's the Windows
way to do something?" says Sam Moreau, Microsoft's head...
of user-experience design for Windows 7. "We had to make sure that we took care of Windows as having an authentic soul." He knows you may be snickering, ...
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The Six "Wow" Features of Windows 7
digitimes.com - 20 days ago
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digitimes.com —
Demand for PCs and hardware did not turn
strong after the launch of Windows 7 in late...
October and is unlikely to do so in 2009 due to most Windows Vista users not needing to replace their PCs in order to upgrade to Windows 7, while some users are ...
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PC demand did not grow significantly after Windows 7 ...
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Do Your Devices Fail in 64-bit Windows 7?
AppScout —
... compared to its predecessor, Vista. But we've been hearing some rumblings about the 64-bit version of the OS not being compatible with some devices. PCMag.com's editor-in-chief, Lance Ulanoff, reported that it didn't recognize a Sony DCR-TRV140 camcorder he tried to plug in. It's been common knowledge for a while now that 64-bit versions of Windows require digitally signed drivers, so mismatches aren't unheard of, but given the traction 64-bit gained during the Vista years, it's kind of surprising. ...
Do Your Devices Fail in 64-bit Windows 7?
Gearlog —
... compared to its predecessor, Vista. But we've been hearing some
rumblings about the 64-bit version of the OS not being compatible with
some devices. PCMag.com's editor-in-chief, Lance Ulanoff, reported that
it didn't recognize a Sony DCR-TRV140 camcorder he tried to plug in.
It's been common knowledge for a while now that 64-bit versions of Windows require digitally signed drivers, so mismatches aren't unheard of, but given the traction 64-bit gained during the Vista years, it's kind of surprising. ...
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