Operating Systems Archive

  • Windows 7 has a new way of handling disk defragmentation0January 26, 2009

    Windows 7 has a new way of handling disk defragmentation

    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 blog explaining how fragmentation occurs, how modern hardware like high [...]

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  • Unlocked developer version of HTC G1 available0December 7, 2008

    Unlocked developer version of HTC G1 available

    Are you an Android developer looking to test your apps on multiple GSM networks? Are you anyone else, simply looking for an unlocked HTC G1? In either case, Google and T-Mobile will apparently be happy to hook you up. A special “developer version” of the G1 is now available from T-Mobile 100% SIM and hardware-unlocked. [...]

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  • Windows Vista SP2 beta available to public0December 6, 2008

    Windows Vista SP2 beta available to public

    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 post, you should be aware that you’ll have to uninstall the [...]

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  • Fedora 10 released0November 29, 2008

    Fedora 10 released

    The latest version of one of the most popular Linux distributions, Fedora 10, is ready for download. Built on the Linux core version 2.6.27, Fedora 10 comes with two desktop options to choose from: GNOME 2.24 and KDE 4.1. Also, the latest version of Firefox 3 is downloaded automatically. The latest version of Fedora includes fixes for [...]

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  • Windows 7 coming in mid-20090November 8, 2008

    Windows 7 coming in mid-2009

    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 seems now that they might be in front of their [...]

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  • Electronic Arts developing games for Android0November 2, 2008

    Electronic Arts developing games for Android

    The games giant Electronic Arts(EA) has announced the games being developed for Google’s Android. The “unworn by time” game “Tetris” is the first game to be published for the open source operating system. Today, Monopoly too become available for purchase for Google G1, the first phone to be using Android. EA vice president Adam Susmann [...]

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  • Ubuntu 8.10 released!0November 2, 2008

    Ubuntu 8.10 released!

    Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) is ready for download. The new Ubuntu’s versions like desktop and server includes “Great wireless network and 3G support”, security, and a whole bunch of java stack. The introduction tour of Ubuntu 8.10 Desktop Edition naturally starts with desktop improvements. E-mail and personal information management tools are developed around Evolution. The instant [...]

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