Windows 7 is already a proven success and unlike Vista, it’s being trusted a lot more by both manufacturers and consumers. But that doesn’t mean Microsoft isn’t already building the next computer OS. Google has just announced its Chrome OS which takes a totally different approach to the way we imagine computer OS. Will Microsoft’s future Windows version be influenced by Chrome OS? It’s too early to say especially since Windows 8 is only supposed to arrive at some point in 2012. Of course, Redmond hasn’t officially announced any details regarding its next operating system version which means that we’ll have to keep on guessing until Steve Ballmer, or anyone else from Microsoft, is ready to announce future plans for Windows.

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Those of you still playing with a Windows Mobile handset will be happy to know that Microsoft has decided to upgrade its Windows Mobile Marketplace. Starting today the store can be accessed from any browser not only from your mobile browser.

Other updates include enhanced security and anti-piracy measures not that we care too much about those. But the fact that the Marketplace can now be accessible from any browser and that apps can be downloaded a lot easier straight on your PC right now is definitely great news. Here’s what the official blog had to say about the new Marketplace:

While we’ve heard great feedback on the Marketplace experience on Windows phones, sometimes people just want the benefits of a shopping on a PC. Starting today, Windows phone customers can browse, buy and download applications online at the Windows Marketplace for Mobile site. The selected applications are delivered wirelessly to the customer’s Windows phone and install the next time the Windows Marketplace client runs on the device. This creates another way for customers to easily find and purchase applications and gives developers a whole new level of exposure.

How would you describe your Marketplace experience so far?

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Tags: App Store, marketplace, microsoft, microsoft, Windows Mobile, Windows Mobile 6.5

Those who have a Zune, and have downloaded the latest firmware update, version 4.3, will have the option of downloading six new games for free.

It doesn’t sound like these are games that require special glasses, but even if they have 3D graphics, it is a definite step up. There is a list of the six new free games after the jump.

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In early September we learned that the HTC Touch2 would be hitting store shelves sometime in October which it has yet to do. Well, the latest reports suggest that the Windows Mobile powered device will be coming to Rogers.

There’s no other details regarding this release but our sources do suggest it will come in red and blue as shown above.

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Tags: Cell Phones, HTC, microsoft, Mobile News, Mobile Software, Rogers, rumor, touch2, Windows Mobile

Now here’s something cool that would find a nice home in any OS fan boy’s collection — What you see above are real life calculator concepts that mimic the virtual ones found in both Mac OS X and Windows. The Mintpass designer has done a great job with these showing off their virtual counterparts in the bottom corners of the images.

Would these ever hit retail? Most likely not because if they did the manufacturers would be looking at a hefty lawsuit. But hell, I’d buy one.

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Tags: Accessories, Apple, calculator, concept, mac os x, microsoft, Mobile News, Mobile Software, OS X, windows

Sony’s ultra portable VAIO X made its original debut at this year’s IFA and it’s come a long way since. In fact, we have a video of the device being unboxed for you above.

For those who don’t know, the VAIO X is just half an inch thick, features a 11.1-inch display and an battery with a supposed day’s worth of juice.

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Tags: Laptops, microsoft, Mobile News, Mobile Software, Sony, Ultraportable, VAIO X

Acer has today shown us their brand new Aspire 8940 18.4-inch laptop, pictured above. This beast will start at $1,350 and include some very enticing specs.

Those specs include an Intel Core i7 processor, 4GB of DDR3 RAM, a 500GB HDD, 1GB Nvidia GeForce GTS 250M GPU, Blu-ray drive and 5 integrated speakers for surround sound all running on Windows 7.

Acer didn’t give us an exact day as to when this laptop will be made available but they did tell us it would be sometime this holiday season.

Full spec list, courtesy of Gizmodo, after the break.

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Tags: 8940, Acer, aspire, Blu-ray, Core i7, geforce, gts, Laptops, microsoft, Mobile News, Mobile Software, nvidia, surround sound, Windows 7

What you see above is Lenovo’s recently announced ThinkCentre A70z all-in-one desktop computer. This computer won’t actually make its way onto store shelves until the end of this month but when it does it will start at $499.

Anyways, the A70z features either an Intel Celeron or Core 2 Duo processor, up to 500GB of hard drive space, a DVD burner and the option for built-in WiFi. Oh yeah, did we mention it has a 19-inch screen?

via engadget

Tags: a70z, all-in-one, Desktop PCs, Lenovo, microsoft, thinkcentre

Sony has just come forth to announce their brand new limited edition VAIO Nebula FW notebook, pictured above.

Other than the snazzy cover, this notebook features a 16.4-inch display, various Intel Core 2 Duo processors, up to 8GB of RAM, hard drive space of up to 500GB or the choice of SSDs and a Blu-ray drive which is included in the price.

And that price starts at just $809.99. Not bad, huh?

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Tags: core 2 duo, Laptops, microsoft, Mobile News, Mobile Software, nebula fw, notebook, Sony, Vaio

Here’s something nobody expected from Windows 7. It looks like the new Microsoft OS and the iPhone don’t really like each other. There are various syncing issues already reported but Microsoft is not to blame this time. At fault seems to be Intel’s P55 Express chipset and its USB controller. People say that the iPhone gets recognized but syncing is not possible. We’ll be waiting for an official stance on the matter and the parties involved should better find a fix for it. The iPhone is the best sold phone so far and Windows 7 is already very popular. Naturally there are quite a lot of iPhone owners out there that will be using Windows 7 soon. And let’s not forget that Apple is getting ready to ship iMacs packing Intel Core i5 and i7 processors in November. Cupertino would hate to see similar syncing problems occur especially between iMacs and iPhones. So what do you say Intel? Is a fix coming soon?

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Tags: Alltel, Apple, Core i5, Core i7, imac, Intel, iPhone, microsoft, microsoft, Mobile News, Windows 7

Bell has recently announced that they will be the exclusive carriers of the official handset of the 2010 Winter Olympics which is none other than the Samsung Omnia II.

The Omnia II features Windows Mobile 6.5, a 3.7-inch touchscreen, 5mp camera, WiFi, GPS and 7.2Mbps UMTS/HSPA.

Unfortunately a release date and price have yet to be announced but we’ll keep you posted.

via electronista

Tags: 5mp camera, 7.2Mbps, Bell, Cell Phones, GPS, HSPA, microsoft, Mobile News, Mobile Software, Omnia II, Samsung, umts, WiFi, Windows Mobile 6.5, winter olympics

Stop dreaming about an HTC HD2 capable to run Android. HTC will not make it for you as the company wants to give Windows Mobile a fighting chance. According to Peter Chou, HTC could make an HD2 smartphone running Android but it won’t as it wants to “get excitement about Windows Mobile back.” I estimate excitement to return sometime next year when Microsoft will launch the all-new Windows Mobile 7.

In the mean time we will focus on Android phones, iPhones and new BlackBerry handsets out there. Wouldn’t you agree? And don’t worry, HTC will launch new Android phones soon, even if they won’t look like the HTC HD2.

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Tags: Android, BlackBerry, Google, hd2, HTC, HTC, iPhone, microsoft, microsoft, Mobile News, Research In Motion, Windows Mobile

Dell has today announced a new rugged tablet entitled the Latitude XT2 XFR, picture above.

This tablet will feature a 12.1-inch multitouch display, a Core 2 Duo SU9600 processor, up to 5GB of RAM, either a regular harddrive or SSD and the option of either Windows Vista or XP which is curious considering Windows 7 just came out.

If you want to pick this rugged device up you’re going to have to shell out $3,599 as that is the price point it starts at.

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Tags: Dell, Dell, Laptops, latitude, microsoft, Mobile News, Mobile Software, tablet, xt2 xfr

Ever since the HTC HD2 first appeared as the HTC Leo last month Windows Mobile fans have anxiously awaited the device for its large touch screen and 1GHz Snapdragon processor.

Unfortunately you still can’t pick it up, but you can watch it get unboxed in the above video. But be warned, it’s a beautiful device and if you already can’t wait for it, watching it get unboxed will probably make that wait even harder.

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Tags: Cell Phones, HTC, htc hd2, htc leo, microsoft, Mobile News, Mobile Software, SnapDragon, Windows Mobile

There’s no such thing as a Windows computer is it? Let alone a Microsoft made laptop! We would have surely heard about its existence already since most gadgets out there get leaked long before being officially unveiled.

However 30 Rock is clearly showing the device in question and the Windows logo is definitely recognizable. So what happened to all the Apple products on the show? Is 30 Rock celebrating the release of Windows 7 too? Whatever the case is, the computer in the picture here is definitely not a Mac wearing a Windows Logo.

What do you think? Will we see Steve Ballmer announce Microsoft computers soon?

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Tags: 30 Rock, Apple, Logo, microsoft, microsoft, Mobile News, windows, Windows 7

Windows 7 has just hit store shelves but if you’re looking to run the software on a Mac you’re out of luck as Boot Camp does not officially support it.

Luckily Apple has told us that official support for Windows 7 using Boot Camp is coming before the end of the year when an update for the software will be pushed out.

But wait, if you have a Mac, that means you hate Windows, right?

via macrumors

Tags: Apple, boot camp, mac, microsoft, Mobile News, Mobile Software, Windows 7

Do you know what today is? If you’re an Apple fanboy you probably don’t but for those Windows lovers out there today is the day you can finally purchase the retail version of Windows 7.

Sure you may have been tinkering around with the betas and what not but this is the real deal, Windows 7 is now available for all to purchase (if you can afford it, that is).

Need help regarding upgrades? We got you covered.

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Back in September we told you that Microsoft was planning on opening a Windows Cafe in the heart of Paris, France. Well it seems that Windows Cafe is very real and open today in Paris serving up drinks, giving customers free WiFi access and of course showcasing all things Windows.

You can head over to Le Journal du Geek to take a look at the inside of the store here.

Tags: france, microsoft, Mobile News, Mobile Software, Paris, retail, WiFi, Windows 7, windows cafe

What you see above is reportedly a comparison between Windows Mobile 6.5 and Windows Mobile 7 with 6.5 on the top, and 7 on the bottom.

As you can see, even though Windows Mobile 6.5 has just hit the scene Windows Mobile 7 makes it look extremely dated. However, this is to be expected considering Windows Mobile 7 is a complete remake of the operating system as opposed to just an update as 6.5 was.

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Tags: Cell Phones, microsoft, Mobile News, Mobile Software, screen shots, Windows Mobile 6.5, Windows Mobile 7

Windows Mobile 6.5 has just been officially announced and Microsoft is already cooking up updates. We knew well ahead of the actual roll out that the new Microsoft mobile OS was not as impressive as people wished for it to be. After all, even Microsoft is looking forward to Windows Mobile 7, so why should we bother ourselves with Windows Mobile 6.5 in the mean time?

Windows Mobile 6.5 is not exactly a disappointment but it’s a mobile OS that needs more work. That’s why Microsoft has come up with Windows Mobile 6.5.1. The update isn’t official yet but you can find it on various forums already. The update is supposed to tweak the UI and make it more touch-friendly in order to improve your overall Windows Mobile 6.5 experience. In case your Windows Phone plays nice and you’re not having any problems dealing with menus or any other features of the user interface then maybe you don’t need this update after all. Microsoft is planning to launch Windows Mobile 6.5.1 in January 2010 only, which gives you plenty of time to discover any bugs that could use some sort of fixing.

So how do you find Windows Mobile 6.5 so far?

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Tags: microsoft, microsoft, Update, Windows Mobile 6.5, Windows Mobile 6.5.1, windows phone, Winodws Mobile 7