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• Asus unveils three tablets and a slate

  By Jason Cross | 05 January, 2011 12:32

  At CES 2011 today, Asus announced three new Android tablets and a Windows 7 based slate PC. The tablets, all Android-based, go by the moniker "Eee Pad" while the Windows 7 device is called an "Eee Slate." Each one offers some unique features, from stylus input options to sliding keyboards or docking stations. Unfortunately, we don't yet have exact shipping dates or prices for the Android tablets, and the Eee Slate looks to be fairly pricey.

• Is Linux really harder to use?

  By Katherine Noyes | 03 August, 2010 08:17

  Not surprisingly, the misperception that Linux is harder to use than other operating systems is also one that competing vendors routinely use to scare potential new users away from Linux.

• Microsoft, get back to work!

  By Tony Bradley | 31 July, 2010 04:13

  Steve Ballmer assured analysts and the world that Microsoft is hard at work developing a Windows 7-based tablet to compete with devices like the Apple iPad.

• Windows 7 Migration: Five Real Challenges & Lessons Learned

  By Shane O'Neill | 23 July, 2010 08:19

  Windows 7 momentum is slowly but surely spilling over into the corporate world as long-frozen tech budgets begin to thaw and new PCs are purchased.

• Windows 7 Rollout Lessons Learned by Early Adopters

  By Shane O'Neill | 16 February, 2010 05:18

  Windows 7 may have helped propel to record levels, but many enterprises are still slowly, carefully deploying the OS, if at all.

• Windows 7 Tips: Best Security Features

  By Shane O'Neill | 04 February, 2010 04:52

  For both enterprises and consumers, one of the big draws of Windows 7 has been its tighter security features.

• BMW Shares Tips from Its Drive to Windows 7

  By Shane O'Neill | 14 January, 2010 07:27

  If you're looking for someone who has road tested Windows 7, pull up next to BMW IT executive Bernhard Huber.

• Microsoft in 2010: Four Challenges That Lie Ahead

  By Shane O'Neill | 11 December, 2009 05:21

  When you're a technology mongrel like Microsoft, challenges are constant - and 2009 was chock full of them. It was a tumultuous year that saw the software giant's first widespread layoffs and its worst quarterly revenue earnings ever.

• Windows 7: 5 Things for CIOs to Consider Before Deployment

  By David F. Carr | 30 November, 2009 06:14

  Start now. Particularly if you skipped Vista, you need to start testing applications for compatibility with Windows 7. Microsoft says it will discontinue support for Windows XP in April 2014. Gartner predicts that many application vendors will drop support for XP versions by 2012. "Application support is the biggest problem to be concerned with," says Gartner analyst Michael Silver, even with some browser applications: Windows 7 forces an upgrade to Internet Explorer 8.

• Win 7 Launch: Early Adopters Eager to Bid Farewell to XP

  By Shane O'Neill | 27 October, 2009 06:29

  At the Windows 7 launch in downtown Manhattan, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer unveiled the general availability of Windows 7 with his usual enthusiasm, emphasizing ease of use, faster boot up times and the ability to bring together the PC and the television.

• Windows 7 Migration: Four Planning Tips

  By Shane O'Neill | 19 October, 2009 11:47

  Despite enterprise affinity for the sturdy and reliable Windows XP, it's all but inevitable that Windows 7, shipping next week, on Oct. 22, will see significant business adoption in 2010. That's due to both Windows XP's age and the timing of PC hardware upgrade cycles. Analysts at research firm Gartner expect corporate demand for Windows 7 to gain full momentum by the end of 2010.

• Windows 7: Don't Wait for Service Pack to Test, Gartner Says

  By Shane O'Neill | 15 October, 2009 07:37

  With any new OS deployment, IT teams traditionally take the "safe" route and wait for the first service pack. But IT groups that follow that strategy with Windows 7 rollouts will get caught in a support crunch, says research firm Gartner

• Windows 7 May Spur Virtual Desktops, On and Off the iPhone

  By Kevin Fogarty | 01 October, 2009 07:46

  Predictions from analysts and virtualization vendors that desktop virtualization will take off during 2010 may be off the mark. Sales may take off, but the desktop PC may not have much to do with it.

• Upgrading to Windows 7 Could Be Heaven or Hell

  By Shane O'Neill | 10 September, 2009 03:34

  Windows 7 upgrades will be a cinch for most users who are now running Vista. But with older Windows XP PCs, it could get dicey, fast. Here's a no-nonsense Windows 7 upgrade guide covering pricing, installation options and that whole 32-bit versus 64-bit issue.

• OS deathmatch: Snow Leopard vs. Windows 7

  By Preston Gralla | 01 September, 2009 09:11

  It's the best of times if you're a lover of operating systems, with the nearly simultaneous release of Apple's Mac OS X 10.6 "Snow Leopard" (available right now) and Microsoft's Windows 7 (available Oct. 22). This leads to the inevitable debate: Which is the better operating system, Windows 7 or Snow Leopard?