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Windows 7 RTM in April?, My Prediction Summer 2009

Paul ( here ) is expecting Windows 7 to be finalized by April, at the latest. My personal opinion is that date would be very hard to hit. I put my money on this coming summer. Here is why. We are about to come up on the holidays and if the rumors of getting...

Published Tue, Dec 12 2008 11:45 AM by Josh Phillips

Filed under: Windows 7

Windows 7 - Mobile Broadband

One of the Windows 7 features that I most looking forward to is Mobile Broadband . This feature will allow users the ability to connect via a cellular modem limiting the need for a connection manager. Separating the driver from the connection manager...

Published Thu, Dec 12 2008 12:29 PM by Josh Phillips

Filed under: Windows 7, wwan, mobile broadband

E7 Blog runs down the Windows 7 Taskbar changes

In one of a few post that doesn’t suck on the E7 blog today there is a look at the Windows 7 Taskbar . It does keep with the trend on that blog of rather lengthy posts so here are the highlights. Larger Icons by default 10 pixels higher than Vista More...

Published Fri, Nov 11 2008 11:25 AM by Josh Phillips

Filed under: Windows 7

WinHEC 2008 - Windows News Roundup

Here are few of the interesting Windows related posts I found from this week. More Windows 7 Details from WinHEC Windows 7 ready for 2009 holiday season ? – Ina Fried Windows Server 2008 R2 Reviewer Guide – Microsoft Presspass Windows 7 & Server...

Published Fri, Nov 11 2008 8:34 AM by Josh Phillips

Filed under: Windows 7, WinHEC, Windows Server 2008 R2

Windows 7 – What Is The Price Of Silence?

We are starting to learn a lot more about Windows 7 and what we can look forward to, but until people play with the build they got from PDC and WinHEC for a while we won't really know how well the folks working on Windows 7 have really done. ...

Published Thu, Nov 11 2008 8:50 AM by Josh Phillips

Filed under: Windows 7

WinHEC 2008 Keynote – More Windows 7 Details

Microsoft kicked off WinHEC 208 yesterday with a keynote loaded with new details on Windows 7 for its hardware partners. The keynote focused on the improved emphasis on boot time, shutdown time, better memory usage, longer battery life, and device...

Published Thu, Nov 11 2008 6:23 AM by Josh Phillips

Filed under: Windows 7, WinHEC

PDC 2008, Sinofsky's First Real Test

Apple again proved that it is great at generating buzz today at the WWDC. The amount of discussion and positive PR they are able generate is a game Microsoft really needs to learn to play better. Since the inception of a policy of translucency under Steven...

Published Mon, Jun 06 2008 4:07 PM by Josh Phillips

Filed under: Windows Live, Windows 7, sinofsky, PDC

Join the UI Taskforce

If there is a part of the Windows Vista UI that just never looked right to you, looked unfinished, out of place, or just not done right? If so then you are a perfect candidate for the UI Taskforce . Long Zheng is getting together a great list of all the...

Published Sat, May 05 2008 7:57 AM by Josh Phillips

Filed under: Windows Vista, Windows 7, UI Taskforce

Windows 7 Will Be A Windows Vista Logo Requirement

Even before Microsoft has published the first beta of Windows 7 it is working to ensure it will not repeat the same failings of Windows Vista . In a March 21 2008 update to the Microsoft Hardware Logo Program Requirements Microsoft added a new provision...

Published Thu, May 05 2008 7:23 AM by Josh Phillips

Filed under: Windows Vista, Windows, Windows Seven, Windows 7, Logo Certification

Windows 7 likes it when you touch

As predicted Windows 7 did make a cameo last night at the D6 conference during Bill and Steve's session . The demo consisted largely of Microsoft's multi-touch technology that is typically seen with Microsoft Surface , or more recently Touchwall...

Published Wed, May 05 2008 5:58 AM by Josh Phillips

Filed under: Bill Gates, Windows Seven, Windows 7, Touch, D6, allthingsdigital, steve ballmer

Sinofsky Talks Windows 7, But Just Barely

Steven Sinofsky gave an interview with CNet last week, that was published today, in which he talks about all the information lockdown happening in regards to Windows 7. The gist they wanted to get across was that we have shared things and...

Published Tue, May 05 2008 7:53 AM by Josh Phillips

Filed under: Windows, Windows Seven, Windows 7, Steven Sinofsky, sinofsky

Windows 7 might get native VHD support?

Long is again at his super sleuthing of the nether regions of the Microsoft's web site. This time he has turned up a new job offer looking to add native support for Virtual Hard Drives to Windows 7 . Here is the text of the job posting. Do you want...

Published Fri, May 05 2008 7:18 AM by Josh Phillips

Filed under: Windows Seven, Windows 7, VHD

Windows 7 Demo?

I have no idea if this is really Windows 7, but its worth a look

Published Mon, May 05 2008 7:28 PM by Josh Phillips

Filed under: Windows 7

Windows 7 Gets An Unofficial Blog

Long has dug up another great find , seriously is this guy real? Just kidding, but had I not met him in person I might be wondering at this point. So turns out that one of the folks working on Windows Seven team needed an outlet to generally vent and...

Published Sat, Jan 01 2008 7:56 AM by Josh Phillips

Filed under: Microsoft, Windows Seven, Windows 7