Nicholas Kolakowski

Microsoft has developed a solution for porting Windows 7 onto netbooks that lack a DVD drive: a USB memory stick. The feature was announced during the Windows 7 launch event in New York City on Oct. 22. Specifically, netbook users can use Microsoft’s newly revamped online store to download Windows 7 for Netbooks onto a […]

Microsoft reported another quarter of declining revenue for the first quarter of fiscal 2010. Nonetheless, Wall Street analysts and Microsoft executives both seemed satisfied with the results, which were stronger than earlier estimates. The Oct. 23 announcement came a day after Microsoft launched Windows 7, the newest version of its operating system. Microsoft’s revenues of […]

NEW YORK – Windows 7 is here. After years of development and months of marketing buildup on the part of Microsoft, the operating system makes its debut for general release in a high-profile event at New York City headlined by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. The event began with the auditorium’s oversized screens displaying several ads […]

Microsoft announced the debut of “Kindle for PC,” a free application for reading Kindle e-books on PCs, during the Oct. 22 launch of its Windows 7 operating system. In addition to displaying Kindle e-books on desktops and laptops, the application also allows users to download Kindle books from Amazon.com’s Kindle Store. In addition to proprietary […]

12 Windows 7 Features That Will Make Life Easier for IT Pros BranchCache This program helps increase network responsiveness of applications, giving remote users with slower connections the ability to work as fast as their counterparts at a corporate headquarters; designed for companies with multiple interconnected branch offices. BitLocker Drive encryption to protect hard-drive data […]

Scenes from Microsoft’s Big Windows 7 Show in NYC No Title Before the Windows 7 launch event, media and guests were ushered into a corridor filled with paintings of Windows 7 wallpapers, which have been noted for their eclectic nature. No Title Media and guests await entrance into the auditorium before the rollout of Windows […]

In order to further encourage adoption of Windows 7, Microsoft offered a free downloadable program on Oct. 19 for testing existing computer systems’ compatibility with the new operating system. The Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor, with a file size of 8.3MB, can be downloaded here. Before running the program, users should plug in and turn on […]

As Microsoft heads into the launch of Windows 7 on Oct. 22, its ecosystem partners have been busy suggesting that the new operating system will kindle a substantial tech refresh among both consumers and the enterprise. “Windows 7 is the best quality product launch that Microsoft has had in a very long time,” Stephen Schuckenbrock, […]

Barnes and Noble Nook E-Reader Gets New York Debut No Title Barnes & Noble CEO Steve Riggio introduced the presentation at New York’s Chelsea Piers. Riggio suggested that the growing consumer market for e-books represents “a multibillion-dollar opportunity.” No Title Barnesandnoble.com President William Lynch talked about how the company’s goal was to give customers the […]

Apple posted strong numbers during its earnings call on Oct. 19, representing welcome news for an industry otherwise beaten down by a long-running economic recession. Despite Apple’s tradition of conservative reporting, which led it to post summer estimates of $8.7 billion to $8.9 billion for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2009, the company ended up […]

Microsoft has released a recovery tool for T-Mobile Sidekick owners who lost their personal data due to a catastrophic server failure earlier in October. The hardware in question reportedly belonged to Microsoft subsidiary Danger. Starting Oct. 20, Sidekick users can sign onto the My T-Mobile Website to access a recovery tool that will restore contacts […]