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The Windows 7 Pre-Beta Application Compatibility and Quality Lab

The promise from Microsoft is that Windows 7 will be fully compatible with the applications currently designed for Windows Vista. However, this does not exempt developers from actually testing their solutions  on Windows 7 in order to ensure compatibility with the next iteration of the Windows client. Concomitan...

7 October 2008
07:50 GMT

The Windows 7 (Disturbing) Song and Dance

Following the Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld video ads, and the I'm a PC commercials, Microsoft has provided ample proof that it does have a sense of humor and, at the same time, that  it is not timid about making fun of itself. The “PDC 2008 is coming” video is just the latest proof of this, pro...

3 October 2008
12:12 GMT

A Taste of Windows 7 Details

 With the availability of Windows 7 pre-Beta confirmed for late October 2008, Microsoft has also delivered additional details related to the agenda of the Professional Developer Conference 2008 in Las Vegas. Between October 27-30, the Los Angeles Convention Center will host no less than 22 sessions focused on th...

25 September 2008
13:04 GMT

Microsoft: We’ll Unveil Windows 7 to the World for the First Time this Year

Microsoft is gearing up to showcase Windows 7 for the first time in 2008, and the company is planning to do so to a global audience. According to Tim Sneath, Microsoft Client Platform Technical Evangelist, the Redmond  giant is planning to introduce the next iteration of the Windows client at the Professional De...

23 September 2008
13:41 GMT

In-Depth Technical Information about Windows 7

The next major iteration of the Windows client, Windows 7 has been under development, taking into consideration the planning stage, for approximately two years, and yet outside of the leaked information and then the Milestone 1 Build, little to no details at all are available about the operating system. However, Micr...

15 August 2008
12:06 GMT

Microsoft Touts New Source of Windows 7 Information

While working its way toward launching the official Windows 7 Blog, Microsoft is getting ready to share more and more information on the next iteration of the Windows operating system. Even though the company continues to be largely mute on the subject of Windows 7 and prompt in burying all leaked data, while careful...

7 August 2008
08:06 GMT

Windows 7 Makes It on Microsoft.com for the First Time

This is certainly a premiere... Windows 7 has managed to make it on a Microsoft.com home page for the first time. It's an unlikely position for the next iteration of the Windows operating system, which the Redmond company is keeping tight under wraps for now. And even more so as, following the Microsoft Worldwid...

17 July 2008
09:53 GMT

Microsoft to Increasingly Open up on Office 14 and Windows 7

There is a time for translucency, and there is also a time for transparency. The under promise and overachieve policy set in place at Microsoft for the Windows and Office projects by Steven Sinofsky, Senior Vice President, Windows and Windows Live Engineering Group has impacted both Windows 7 and Office 14. Microsoft...

11 July 2008
10:39 GMT

New Set of Wallpapers up for Grabs via Microsoft's PDC2008 Website

Between October 27 and October 30, 2008, the Los Angeles Convention Center will house Microsoft's 2008 Professional Developers Conference. The website for PDC2008 is already up and running, with registrations given the green light since earlier this week. The Redmond company estimates that in excess of 5,000 dev...

30 May 2008
09:36 GMT

Windows 7: Next-Gen DirectX and Graphics Advances

At the start of this week, Microsoft opened up a tad on Windows 7, without actually saying all that much. Julie Larson-Green, Corporate Vice President, Windows Experience Program Management, demonstrated the multi-touch features of the next iteration of the Windows client. Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer confir...

29 May 2008
06:43 GMT


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