Neowin News Feed for: Windows 7

Nuance releases Dragon Notes for Windows 7 and 8

John Callaham — Wed, 15 May 2013 15:14:23 +0100

Nuance has launched Dragon Notes, their new PC note taking software that works with both Windows 7 and touchscreen Windows 8 devices, available for download for $19.99. Read more...

Classic Shell sees 4.3 million downloads since Windows 8 launch

John Callaham — Sat, 11 May 2013 21:05:29 +0100

Classic Shell, a free start menu program that was first launched in 2009 for Windows 7, has seen a massive surge in popularity since the launch of Windows 8 and has now topped six million downloads. Read more...

Use Windows 7 but want the Windows 8 task manager? Here is your download

Brad Sams — Thu, 09 May 2013 20:40:59 +0100

If you use Windows 7 but want the Windows 8 task manager, one of our forum members has a download for you that will give you enhanced task manager for Windows 7 and it is available now. Read more...

US gambling site offers Mac users "free" Windows 7 with emulation software

John Callaham — Thu, 09 May 2013 16:46:42 +0100

UltimatePoker.com, the first gaming site to be legally used in the US state of Nevada, is giving Mac owners a "free" copy of Windows 7 with emulation software so OS X users can play on the site. Read more...

Free TiVo Desktop PC software for Windows ends June 5th

John Callaham — Tue, 07 May 2013 16:21:58 +0100

TiVo will stop providing the free version of its Windows Desktop PC software, which lets users transfer recordings from their TiVo DVR to their PCs, on June 5th, although the $15.99 version will stay. Read more...

ObjectDock 2.1 adds Windows 8 support; removes XP and Vista support

John Callaham — Fri, 03 May 2013 21:37:58 +0100

Stardock has released the new 2.1 beta version of its ObjectDock animated desktop dock, which adds support for Windows 8 while also removing support for Windows XP and Vista. Read more...

Net Applications: Windows 8 up slightly in April to 3.84 percent

John Callaham — Wed, 01 May 2013 08:38:21 +0100

Net Applications's newly updated worldwide operating system market share data for April 2013 shows that Windows 8 went up slightly to 3.84 percent while the share held by Windows XP keeps going down. Read more...

Could Flip 3D make a (sort of) comeback for Windows desktop users?

John Callaham — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 20:17:14 +0100

Microsoft has filed for a patent application that offers a new way to browse through open windows on the Windows desktop that's similar to the now abandoned Flip 3D feature in Windows Vista and 7. Read more...

Intel's Wi-Fi adapters connectivity issues plague users

Byron Hinson — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 01:09:17 +0100

Many Intel Centrino 6230/6235 Wi-Fi adapter users have been suffering from disconnection and general poor performance issues for nearly a year now with no fix on the horizon. Read more...

Microsoft pulls one of its new software security updates

John Callaham — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 16:15:21 +0100

Microsoft has pulled one of the security updates it released earlier this week as part of "Patch Tuesday" because of reports that it caused system errors with some third party software products. Read more...

Interview: We chat with InFocus about BigTouch and Monopad

John Callaham — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 23:12:59 +0100

We got Heidi Kayser of InFocus to talk to us about their lineup of large touchscreen monitors, including the Windows 8-based BigTouch 55-inch PC and the new version of the Mondopad. Read more...

Windows 7 update bug is causing machines in Brazil to enter reboot-loop

Brad Sams — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:46:34 +0100

A recent security update is causing Windows 7 machines in Brazil to enter an endless reboot cycle but there is a work around if you have a already installed the update. Read more...

Windows XP still tops Windows 7 among Unity web player stats

John Callaham — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 21:30:04 +0100

There are still a lot of people who play games that user Unity's web player software that have Windows XP installed, according to the recently updated hardware statistics from the company. Read more...

Windows 8 now used by over 10 percent of Steam owners

John Callaham — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 16:31:07 +0100

The use of Windows 8 by people who use Valve's Steam service increased again in March and is now being used by over 10 percent of the people who participate in the hardware survey for the service. Read more...

Windows 8 market share up slightly in March to 3.31 percent

John Callaham — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 10:53:31 +0100

Net Applications's newly updated world wide operating system market share data for March 2013 shows that Windows 8 went up slightly to 3.31 percent. Read more...

Dell: "Uncertain adoption" of Windows 8 is part of its reason to go private

John Callaham — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 20:01:34 +0000

Dell said that the "uncertain adoption of the Windows 8 operating system" was part of the reason why the PC company is submitting a plan to its shareholders to take Dell back to a private business. Read more...

StatCounter: Windows 8 now installed on 3.77 percent of PCs that surf the web

John Callaham — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 18:16:07 +0000

Data from the StatCounter service shows that Windows 8 is currently installed on 3.77 percent of all PCs that the service monitors, compared to 2.34 percent from the beginning of 2013. Read more...

Lenovo ditches Windows 8 for 7 for the enterprise

Tim Schiesser — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 08:57:46 +0000

Rather than installing the latest version of Windows on PCs designated for the enterprise, Lenovo is shipping out Windows 7 on new machines with a discreetly-bundled Windows 8 DVD, just in case Read more...

Windows 7 SP1 automatic installation will start happening tomorrow

Brad Sams — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 16:59:15 +0000

Microsoft has announced that the first service pack for Windows 7 will be now automatically applied to all Windows 7 machines over the coming weeks and you should prepare your computer now. Read more...

Xi3 shows off customizable interface for PISTON gaming PC

John Callaham — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 19:30:29 +0000

At a panel at SXSW, Xi3 showed off the customizable interface for its upcoming PISTON gaming PC for the first time, which lets owners of the small PC select which services launch for each menu slot. Read more...