These sales figures would have The Beatles in its heyday jealous. Despite the wide criticism that Vista received, consumer confidence in Microsoft has not dampened too much, as the Redmond behemoth’s follow-up operating system has sold over 90 million copies, most of which are to home users. More »

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Not impressed by slower tablets like the iPad, which are not really computers? Toshiba’s M780 is an alternative to Lenovo’s tablet laptops and features Intel’s latest Core i3, i5, and i7 processors, all running Windows 7 Professional. More »

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You all know about the new Windows 7 commercials, right? “I’m a PC, and Windows 7 was my idea!” Well, CollegeHumor just took this concept to a whole new level. More »

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Windows 7 is very smart at RAM management. I rarely exceed 66% of the 4Gb in my machine, but for others who have only a few gigs of memory, or who require more memory than I do, Memory Washer is an incredibly useful application for freeing up memory and optimizing your system’s usage of CPU and RAM resources. More »

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From Wirebot:

Today at X10 Microsoft unveiled their Windows Phone 7 with Xbox LIVE integration. This feature allows users to sign in with their gamer tag and view a mobile version of their dashboard. Now you’ll be able to read the Spotlight feed, view which Achievements you are missing, and even play downloadable XBLA games. More »

The new Windows 7 operating system from Microsoft just hit the public a couple of months ago, but it looks like plans for an upgrade are already in the works. The Program Manager of the Windows 8 (aka Windows Next) team said that, ““The minimum that folks can take for granted is that the next version will be something completly (sic) different from what folks usually expect of Windows.” More »

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BumpTop Mac and Windows is a visually alluring application that transforms a conventional desktop into 3-dimensions. The Windows 7 version even supports advanced multi-touch gestures, and the basic version is free. More »

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One would think that in this sluggish economy, premium computer makers like Apple would languish, yet Jobs’ company posted its record best year. Not only did Apple gain market share in the under $1,000 PC price range, consumers who bought a computer over $1,000 overwhelmingly chose a Mac. With the iPad, in 2010, Apple is attempting to cut into the sub-$500 sector too. More »

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It just seems as if more tablets are springing up after the iPad’s unveiling, but ExoPC’s Windows 7 Slate has been in development for awhile and unlike the iPad, it is a real computer. More »

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Contrary to the TV advertisements, your Mac was just a plain Mac and not really a PC after all, at least not a Windows 7 PC, until Tuesday when Apple officially made Bootcamp 3.1 available for download. Nearly all Intel Macs are now capable of running 32-bit or 64-bit versions of Windows 7. The former is a 381Mb package, while the latter is 275Mb. I choose 64-bit. More »

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As you probably know, Google is now the biggest name in technology. Few other corporate entities have managed to wriggle their ways into the urban dictionary like Google has. Sure, “Tweet” have become a verb too, but it has always been a real word, now merely redefined. Do you really “Yahoo?” I do not. Here is my list of goals for Google to achieve in its way to global rule: More »

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Over the past three years alone, I have gone through roughly several dozen computers –although only two of them have been desktops. I have to admit that I have an addiction, and my constantly being connected to the internet feeds my problem. Craigslist is an amazingly useful tool, but it can also be abused. More »

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Some of the prognosticators got it wrong; Ballmer did not showcase Microsoft’s tablet. Instead, he sung praises about Windows 7, which will be powering HP’s upcoming tablet. Focusing on software rather than hardware, Ballmer demonstrated the HP tablet, which will be among the Windows based candidates ready to take on Apple’s anticipated Tablet. The other big news involves Project Natal, which is scheduled to be in stores this Christmas. More »

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While some of these gadgets certainly were not released in 2009, they still, without a doubt, ruled 2009. Here are my picks, in no particular order, for the top ten gadgets of 2009: More »

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Steve Jobs is ecstatic, only because he knows that he just scooped up a few more PC users into his Mac net. With Apple’s newest releases only a few days old, word from a Apple support document tells us that there will soon be a support for Windows 7 in Bootcamp. For those of you who don’t know, Bootcamp allows Mac users to seamlessly run Windows right on their Mac, and gives them the option of switching back and forth between Mac OS and Windows. More »

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