The Raspberry Pi is a $35 computer with a 700 MHz ARM processor, 256MB of RAM, 2 USB ports, an Ethernet jack, and HDMI output. While it’s a pretty impressive device for $35, one thing it can’t do is run Windows 7. That’s partly because Microsoft doesn’t offer a version of Windows 7 for ARM-based […]
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HP Slate 500 Windows tablet price drops to $500
The HP Slate 500 is a Windows 7 tablet with an 8.9 inch, 1024 x 600 pixel display and a 1.86 GHz Intel Atom Z540 processor. When the tablet hit the streets in 2010, HP sold it for $799 and up. But now you can grab one from B&H for under $500. HP doesn’t actually […]
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WinToFlash: Install Windows XP, Vista, 7, or Windows 8 with a USB flash drive
For the last 15 years or so, Microsoft Windows has been coming on CDs or DVDs. But it’s increasingly common to find computers that don’t have disc drives. So how do you install Windows on those computers? Microsoft offers a free USB/DVD tool which you can use to easily create a bootable USB flash drive […]
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How to install Windows 8 using a USB flash drive
So you want to take Windows 8 for a spin on a computer that doesn’t have a disc drive? Not a problem. While Microsoft has only released a disc image of Windows 8 Developer Preview, you can use the Windows 7 USB/DVD tool to install Windows 8 without a disc drive. Update: Windows 8 Consumer […]
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Windows 8 developer preview: Half a million downloads and counting
Last night Microsoft made the first developer preview version of Windows 8 available for download from dev.windows.com. As of this morning, CEO Steve Ballmer says the operating system has been downloaded more than 500,000 times. That certainly shows there’s a lot of interest in Microsoft’s new operating system. This is still an early version that’s […]
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Simple patch removes Windows 7 Starter Edition personalization restrictions
Windows 7 Starter Edition is a low cost version of Microsoft’s latest desktop and notebook operating system which the company makes available to netbook makers. Under the hood there’s really not much difference between Windows 7 Starter and higher priced versions of the operating system. But in order to create a different value proposition, Microsoft […]
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Fujitsu’s Windows 7 phone launches this weekend in Japan
Windows Phone 7 is nice and all… but if you’ve ever wished your phone could run a full-blown desktop operating system, you might want to get yourself over to Japan. On July 23rd Fujitsu will begin selling a smartphone running Windows 7 Home Premium. The Fujitsu F-07C measures 4.9″ x 2.4″ x 0.8″ and weighs […]
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Fujitsu LOOX F-07C smartphone could run Windows 7
Sure, Windows Phone 7 is designed to run on handheld devices, but have you ever wished you could avoid talking to someone by claiming your phone had a BSOD crash? Well Fujitsu may be fixing to make your dreams come true. The folks at Pocketables found a scanned spec sheet on a Chinese web site […]
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Windows 7 SP1 now available
Microsoft has released Windows 7 Service Pack 1 today. You can download the service pack through Windows 7, or you can grab it from the Microsoft Download Center. Most of the changes are security patches and bug fixes. But you actually probably already have most of those if you’ve kept Windows Update running on your […]
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Evolve III Maestro tablet boots Android, MeeGo, and Windows 7
Are dual-boot Windows and Android tablets not enough for you? Then you might want to check out the Evolve III Maestro tablet, which lets you choose between three operating systems at boot. The Maestro can handle Windows 7, Google Android, and MeeGo Linux. The upcoming tablet has an Intel Atom N475 CPU (although a dual […]