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Multi-Touch LCDs: Will they be ready when Windows 7 is released ?
The demonstration of the Windows 7 multi-touch feature was interesting but I think most users have asked themselves how likely it would be that they would be having a multi-touch LCD monitor in their homes at the time Windows 7 is released to the public. If you currently look at hardware retailers you notice that [...]
4Jun2008 | Martin | 18 comments | ContinuedWindows 7 Presentation Recap
I guess everyone has already seen the touchscreen presentation from the All Things Digital conference a few days ago. While most eyes were glued to that main presentation it turned out that Microsoft was revealing more information than they wanted to reveal at that point. Long Zheng has already written a great article about the [...]
2Jun2008 | Martin | 13 comments | ContinuedMicrosoft is learning from the past
The public perception of Windows Vista is not really positive which is not only Microsoft’s fault but also the fault of hardware and software developers. Microsoft recently changed their Hardware Logo Program Requirements requiring that every hardware developer requesting a Windows Vista logo certification to submit test logs for Windows 7 as well starting with [...]
31May2008 | Martin | 9 comments | ContinuedMicrosoft Professional Developers Conference 2008
The Microsoft Professional Developers Conference 2008 takes place between October, 26-30 in Los Angeles. More than 5000 developers from all over the world are expected to join the conference. You might be asking why we are posting about this and how it is related to Windows 7. Red on and you will find it out.
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Windows 7 Concept Renderings
Update: All of these “official” concept renderings have been apparently taken from Deviant Art and are not official at all. Some still look very nice.
The guys over at Crunchgear came up with eighteen new screenshots of Windows 7 which later turned out to be concept renderings instead of screenshots of the latest Windows 7 build. [...]
Windows 7 Multi-touch demo at D6 Conference
We announced a few days ago that Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer will make an appearance at the D6 Conference demonstrating the new user interface of Windows 7.
28May2008 | Martin | 16 comments | Continued
Microsoft: Why we are not talking about Windows 7 yet
It is clear since day one that Microsoft is using a different approach to communicating Windows 7. One could say they are extremely tight-lipped and do not reveal more than necessary to the public which includes online and offline press. The approach is not without risks and one of the greatest is that not saying [...]
27May2008 | Martin | 16 comments | ContinuedWindows 7 to make appearance at D6 Conference
Long Zheng speculates in an article on his website I started something that Microsoft will officially present Windows 7 at the The Wall Street Journal’s D: All Things Digital conference hosted by Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher on May 27.
Bill Gates and Steve Balmer will both be present at the conference which has seen [...]
NVIDIA looking for Windows 7 Lead Engineer
Long Zheng has discovered a job offering at the NVIDIA employment website that is explicitly looking for a senior QA engineer to lead the roll-out of Windows 7. While some might think that this is a bit early, considering that the release of Windows 7 is not expected before 2010, some NVIDIA users will be [...]
24May2008 | Martin | 0 comments | ContinuedNative Support for Virtual Hard Disks in Windows 7
A recent job offering at the Microsoft website revealed a new feature unintentionally that will be available in Windows 7. Microsoft is looking for a Software Development Engineer in Test that is supporting the engineering team that is bringing virtualization to Windows 7.
Do you want to join the team that is bringing virtualization into the [...]