Archive for April, 2010

Have HP Cancelled The Windows 7 HP Slate Tablet?

We’re just getting over the shock of Microsoft cancelling the Courier Tablet Device yesterday, and now they’ve dropped this bomb on us. It appears that HP have decided to cancel the HP Slate, the Windows 7 tablet device which was first unveiled by Steve Ballmer at CES 2010. Sources from Techcrunch , say the Windows 7 Tablet computer is now off the cards

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Courier no more, not that it ever really was: a post mortem

It was confirmed yesterday that Microsoft’s Courier project has been cancelled . The two-screen tablet prototype with its hybrid pen/multitouch interface was hotly anticipated ever since the first pictures and videos were shown. But now it is to be no more

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Giveaway: ESET Smart Security 4

ESET Smart Security 4 keeps your PC safe with advanced proactive detection that blocks most known and undiscovered threats hours or days faster than other Internet security technologies. Built on..

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Install Windows 7 Language Packs In All Editions

The option to install different language packs in Windows 7 is only available in the top of the line editions Windows 7 Ultimate and Enterprise. That’s a bummer if you just bought a laptop overseas only to find out that you cannot switch the language to your native one

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Windows 7 Quick Tips – Installing Hidden Themes HD

Pensacola Computers Presents – Windows 7 Quick Tips – How to install hidden international themes in Windows 7.

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How to Restrict Employees’ Activity to the Internet

Many businesses are rightly concerned about their employees surfing the web during working hours, instead of working. HT System Administrator is an application that can manage computer usage and Internet access. Once activated, the program can restrict access to unproductive activites like instant messenger, games, Internet browsers or other programs installed on the PC.

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ActiveSync, SSL coming to Hotmail

More information is being revealed about the next iteration of Microsoft’s Live-branded products. We know when the new programs are going to start rolling out, we know that Windows XP won’t be supported , and we know a lot about the features of the next Windows Live Messenger . Now Windows Live Hotmail is in the spotlight.

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Microsoft Going On A Bus Tour To Promote Windows 7

I must say, it’s not something I’ve heard other software companies do in the past, but then again Microsoft is always up for trying out new and unusual methods for promoting itself (remember those Windows 7 Parties?). So this time they’ve decided to pack their packs and hit the road to promote their latest OS, Windows 7.

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Android and Windows 7 tablets coming in June… Why?

Both ASUS and MSI have now announced that they will be unveiling tablet devices based on Google’s Android operating system and Windows 7 at the Computex show in June.

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Preview of the new Windows Live Messenger

A preview from Steve Ballmer’s speech in Brazil showcasing new Windows Live Messenger features coming this year.

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