Windows 7

Amazon UK confirmed this morning they have completely sold out of their allocation of pre-order stock for Home Premium and Professional editions of Windows 7 inside 24 hours.
A customer services rep said, in classic contradictory terms, that popular demand expected by the company led to a surprise sellout (not sure how you can be surprised [...]

Today’s Window 7 pre-order launch in Europe has resulted in phenomenal sales in the region, with many retailers in the UK, France and Germany reporting a total sell out of their cut-price allocation.
Amazon UK reported that Windows 7 sales in the first eight hours outstripped demand for Windows Vista pre-orders across an entire 17 week [...]

Apple has rolled out important updates to its Safari web browser today across multiple platforms.
Version 4.0.2 addresses a couple of nasty security flaws in Apple’s semi-popular browser:

An issue in WebKit’s handling of the parent and top objects may result in a cross-site scripting attack when visiting a maliciously crafted website. This update addresses the issue [...]

The internet is abuzz today with the news that Google plans to enter the netbook space with its own cloud-driven operating system. Chrome OS, as the product is being dubbed, will be pre-installed on a range of portable devices offering almost instant boot access to the web.
Unlike other low-powered Windows and Linux netbooks, Chrome OS [...]

Pricing details of Microsoft’s planned foray into family licensing of its Windows operating system have apparently been leaked to the web.
Online retailer ExperCom has a list price of $136.95 for the Windows 7 Home Premium family pack, permitting up to three product activations of the software in a single family home.
This pricing would make Windows [...]

There is mounting speculation that Microsoft plans to introduce special family pack pricing for the Home Premium version of its forthcoming Windows 7 operating system.
According to Windows 7 release candidate testers, recent builds have slipped in language specifically relating to family pack licensing. The whole clause states:
b. Family Pack. If you are a “Qualified Family [...]

Microsoft has confirmed it will start rolling-out its free software security product for Windows users from next week.
The software solution, codenamed “Morro”, has been given the considerably less interesting name “Microsoft Security Essentials” for its public debut; replacing Microsoft’s paid “OneCare” security solution.
Security Essentials will be available on June 23rd to users in the US, Brazil and [...]

Despite my excitement and happiness with how Windows 7 is shaping up from Microsoft, I have finally taken the plunge and placed an order for an Apple Mac computer for the very first time in my life.
I opted for a 17″ MacBook Pro over the iMac and Mac Pro for reasons of portability. I am [...]