Windows 7

November 8, 2009 10:42 AM PST

Office Depot has a 15.6-inch Toshiba notebook with Windows 7 Home Premium shipped for $349.99.  Read more

Posted in The Cheapskate by CNET staff

November 6, 2009 2:27 PM PST

Apparently the Large Hadron Collider is doomed. It can't even survive a bread bombing by birds. The Droid arrived on the scene though, and people actually lined up. However tethering is gonna cost you on the thing. Are you still in love? And Gwen Stefan  Read more

Posted in Buzz Out Loud Blog by Tom Merritt

November 6, 2009 11:00 AM PST

Sales and usage of new OS are up, while Intel attracts additional antitrust attention. Also: AT&T has a lawyer for that app ad.  Read more

Posted in News - Business Tech by Steven Musil

November 5, 2009 9:37 AM PST

Initial unit sales of Windows 7 outpaced those of Vista by 234 percent, leading to actual dollar sales that were 82 percent higher than Vista's, says NPD Group report.  Read more

Posted in News - Microsoft by Lance Whitney

November 5, 2009 9:00 AM PST

Most people upgrading a Vista or XP PC to Windows 7 will find the process relatively painless, but if your upgrade hits a snag, you've got options.  Read more

Posted in Workers' Edge by Dennis O'Reilly

November 5, 2009 4:00 AM PST

Readers still have lots of questions on just which version of the software they need to buy in order to upgrade their PC. CNET News tries to offer some answers.  Read more

Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried

November 4, 2009 11:55 AM PST

Leaks from the secret negotiations of the ACTA treaty allege that ISPs worldwide would be required to lose safe harbor protections, implement three-strike antipiracy policies and worse. We think this is outrageous.  Read more

Posted in Buzz Out Loud Blog by Tom Merritt

November 4, 2009 9:04 AM PST

Virtualization software that allows Intel-based Macs to run Windows and Linux adds 70 new features and is even faster than Apple's Boot Camp, Parallels CEO says.  Read more

Posted in News - Apple by Jim Dalrymple

October 19, 2009 1:40 PM PDT

The low-cost, low-power family of laptop computers known as Netbooks have become a tempting choice, offering access to basic PC tasks for a fraction of the price of traditional laptop or desktop.  Read more

Posted in Windows 7 Insider by Dan Ackerman

See what security features are new and improved in Windows 7 in this slideshow.

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At WinHEC in Los Angeles, Microsoft shows off a variety of laptops running the next version of Windows.

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The first official release candidate for Windows 7 includes impressive new features like XP Mode and remote streaming media, as well as smaller tweaks to make the OS work better than it did in beta. Click through to see what's different.

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By adding multitouch tech to Windows 7, Microsoft wants to create an OS that feels different from Vista.

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The official release of Microsoft Windows 7 has earned an Outstanding rating from CNET, and in this gallery you'll see why. Whether this is your first time looking at Windows 7 or you've been testing the operating system since the beta release in January 2009, this slideshow comprises a comprehensive look at what Windows 7 offers.

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Introduced for Vista, the translucent Aero skin has been heavily developed in Windows 7. See what this key design and interface feature looks like in the new operating system.

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Microsoft confirms that the next version of Windows will creatively be named Windows 7, Joost finally launches its streaming service, Yahoo helps you follow the electoral college, and the EU wants you to protect your ears.

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With Microsoft's announcement that it has locked down the code for Windows 7, we've prepared a full product spotlight for the highly anticipated operating system. From foundation to spire, we look at what Windows 7 can do--and what it can't.

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Moving, resizing, and arranging windows on the screen has been one of those things we've done since the earliest days of Microsoft Windows. If you've used Windows since, oh, 1995 or so, you know the maximize, minimize, and restore buttons like the back of your hand. But those old-school tools just don't cut it with today's big monitors and high-definition resolutions. ZDNet's Ed Bott shows you a cool new set of gestures and shortcuts to help you move, resize, and arrange windows more intelligently.

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Microsoft's latest operating system won't be officially released until the summer, but you can test out the free beta for it now. Take a peek insidethe future of Windows--now this is what Vista should have been.

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