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    Windows 7 has a new way of handling disk defragmentation

    Posted on January 26, 2009 | No Comments
    It may not be one of the sexier changes Microsoft has made in Windows 7 beta, but the company has changed the way the operating system handles disk defragmentation. Microsoft developers Rajeev Nagar and Matt Garson have written a lengthy post on the Engineering Windows 7...

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  • Will PS3 bite the dust?

    Is Sony’s Playstation 3 losing the fight?

    Posted on December 31, 2008 | No Comments
    Despite Sony’s Playstation 3 quarterly sales growth doubling from last year, the end result from this year’s holiday sales doesn’t bode well according to the Wall Street Journal. Sony hoped the PS3 would take the number-two spot in video-game consoles, as it currently trails the Wii...

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    Metal Gear Solid coming to Xbox 360?

    Posted on December 7, 2008 | 1 Comment
    Konami sure knows how to cause a stir. An update to the official Konami’s Kojima Productions website seems to suggest that Metal Gear Solid may finally make its way to the Xbox 360. We will admit that this might be a bit of stretch but...

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  • Vista SP2 Installation Screen

    Windows Vista SP2 beta available to public

    Posted on December 6, 2008 | No Comments
    Microsoft has made the Vista SP2 beta publicly available. Early adopters can install it now and take advantage of improvements like 10% better power saving, reduced resource consumption in sidebar gadgets, Windows Search 4, and a long list of security and bug fixes. According to Wired’s...

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    ZunePhone is “Pink”

    Posted on November 30, 2008 | 1 Comment
    Microsoft is on the move to produce a smart phone based on their Zune. Microsoft is in the works to produce the new smart phone with the new technologies they had bought in February (as we can remember, Microsoft had bought Sidekick smart phone manufacturer...

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  • Google Chrome

    Chrome goes out of beta and into OEM

    Posted on November 22, 2008 | No Comments
    Google announced Chrome will be out of beta status in January and will come installed with new systems. Google vice president Sundar Pichai said in a interview that Google’s one and only browser Chrome will be out of beta status in January, heating up the...

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  • Windows 7

    Windows 7 coming in mid-2009

    Posted on November 8, 2008 | No Comments
    At a presentation at the WinHEC conference, we read that information regarding Microsoft’s release date of the newly polished Vista, the Windows 7. Looking at Microsoft’s previous statements, it was pointed out that Windows 7 might be released three years after Vista (2010), but it...

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