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What’s NewWindows 7 is not a new operating system. It's SP2. Rightly, it's what Vista should have been. Truly novel innovations: an extensive Firewall system, a brand-new Backup and Restore tool |
Perhaps the biggest surprise - and for Microsoft, possibly the biggest boost - is a feature that has been announced but not yet available: Windows XP Mode, which will run XP applications in an XP compatibility box, but make them appear as if they are running directly in Windows 7 itself. Easy UpgradeIf no news is good news, we're pleased to report that our own upgrade went off without a hitch. The actual install time was roughly 40 minutes, and the system rebooted more times than seemed necessary for a simple OS upgrade, but the final result was a fully functional; on machines with more-complicated software loads the results may vary. |
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How it works: As you zip around the iPhone 3G's multitouch interface with your fingertips, hardware and software blur into one pleasing experience. With other OSs, it's all too easy to get lost in menus or forget how to accomplish simple tasks; iPhone apps, however, are remarkably sleek and consistent. Version 3.0, includes cut and paste, OS-wide search, better support for landscape-mode use, and voice controlThe bottom line: The iPhone 3G delivers on its promises by adding critical features and sharper call quality. Critical features are still missing, and the battery depletes quickly under heavy use, but the iPhone 3G is a big improvement over the original model.. |
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Palm OSWhat it is: The all-new Palm operating system that debuts on the much ballyhooed Palm Pre. Palm says that WebOS will appear on other |
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