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		<title>The New BlackBerry OS 6.0: Video and Details [BlackBerry]</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 13:02:44 +0000</pubDate>
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				After reviewing the new devices we saw yesterday&#8212;the <a href="http://gizmodo.com/5524317/blackberry-bold-9650-the-new-blackberry-to-buy-on-verizon-and-sprint">Blackberry Bold 9650</a> and the <a href="http://gizmodo.com/5524307/blackberry-pearl-3g-is-the-smallest-yet-but-mysteriously-packs-wireless-n">Pearl 3G</a>&#8212;RIM CEO Mike Lazaridis revealed what we've been waiting for at this year's WES: BlackBerry 6.0. <b>Updated: Video!</b>				<a href="http://gizmodo.com/5525343/the-new-blackberry-os-60-video-and-details" title="Click here to read more about The New BlackBerry OS 6.0: Video and Details [BlackBerry]">More&#160;&#187;</a>
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<p>				After reviewing the new devices we saw yesterday&mdash;the <a href="http://redirectingat.com?id=21261X792902&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgizmodo.com%2F5524317%2Fblackberry-bold-9650-the-new-blackberry-to-buy-on-verizon-and-sprint&sref=rss">Blackberry Bold 9650</a> and the <a href="http://redirectingat.com?id=21261X792902&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgizmodo.com%2F5524307%2Fblackberry-pearl-3g-is-the-smallest-yet-but-mysteriously-packs-wireless-n&sref=rss">Pearl 3G</a>&mdash;RIM CEO Mike Lazaridis revealed what we&#8217;ve been waiting for at this year&#8217;s WES: BlackBerry 6.0. <b>Updated: Video!</b>				<a href="http://redirectingat.com?id=21261X792902&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgizmodo.com%2F5525343%2Fthe-new-blackberry-os-60-video-and-details&sref=rss" title="Click here to read more about The New BlackBerry OS 6.0: Video and Details [BlackBerry]">More&nbsp;&raquo;</a><br />
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		<title>Sharp, Panasonic, Fujitsu, NEC jointly develop new mobile OS</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 18:01:58 +0000</pubDate>
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Just <a href="http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2010/04/23/samsungs-bada-powered-wave-coming-in-june-not-april/">last week</a>, we asked the question if the world needs yet another mobile operating system (Samsung's Bada). Now it turns out Japan's biggest cell phone carrier, <a href="http://www.mobilecrunch.com/tag/docomo/">NTT DoCoMo</a>, apparently thinks the answer is yes. The telecom behemoth (55 million customers in Japan) today <a href="http://www.nttdocomo.com/pr/2010/001473.html">announced</a> [press release in English] the development of a brand new "application platform for mobile phones", which is planned to go global, too.]]></description>
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		<title>Jolicloud Netbook OS Is a Bit Like Chrome OS with Awesome Desktop Applications</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<p><img src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/17/2009/12/500x_bigpic-joli.jpg" class="left image500" width="500" />Chrome OS is a <a href="http://lifehacker.com/5408594/first-glimpse-at-google-chrome-os">promising cloud-based operating system</a>, but the big complaint most people have about it is that Chrome OS is entirely browser-based. New netbook OS Jolicloud is a lot like Chrome OS, but with the addition of killer desktop apps.</p>

<p>Before you even consider Jolicloud, you may want to look at their big <a href="http://www.jolicloud.com/product/compatibility">list of compatible devices</a>. It's pretty huge, and I'd also suspect not complete. I'm actually testing it in a virtual machine and it's working just fine, and it would probably work on a fair amount of other hardware.</p>
<p>Think you'd like to try it out? You can install it easily from Windows using a simple installer. Rather than wipe out your Windows installation, it simply carves out some partitioned space on your hard drive so you don't have to worry about ditching Windows altogether just to try it out. Ready to give it a try? The installation is pretty straightforward, but if you want a little hand-holding, check out the gallery below.</p>
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<p>Once your Jolicloud installation is complete, you'll end up at the login screen.</p>
<p><a rel="lytebox" href="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/17/2009/12/10.png"><img src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/17/2009/12/500x_10.jpg" class="left image500" width="500" /></a></p>
<p>Enter the username and password you created during installation, and when you log in, you'll end up staring down the Jolicloud netbook launcher screen.</p>
<p><a rel="lytebox" href="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/17/2009/12/11.png"><img src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/17/2009/12/500x_11.jpg" class="left image500" width="500" /></a></p>
<p>You'll also be prompted to set up your Jolicloud account at this point, but unfortunately the specialized Jolicloud accounts&#8212;which is part of what makes Jolicloud so cool&#8212;requires an invitation code, so you'll probably want to sign up for one ASAP. If and when you do sign up with a Jolicloud homebase, you'll get access to the Jolicloud App Directory pictured below.</p>
<p><a rel="lytebox" href="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/17/2009/12/application.directory.icons.png"><img src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/17/2009/12/500x_application.directory.icons.jpg" class="left image500" width="500" /></a></p>
<p>It's from this directory you can install your favorite programs&#8212;from Skype and Dropbox to Boxee and Spotify in a single click. When you're logged in to Jolicloud, you've also got access to your social stream:</p>
<p><a rel="lytebox" href="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/17/2009/12/dashboard.notifications.png"><img src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/17/2009/12/500x_dashboard.notifications.jpg" class="left image500" width="500" /></a></p>
<p>...and a convenient update manager:</p>
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<p>In short, Jolicloud is a very impressive looking netbook operating system. Sure it's just a specialized interface running on top Ubuntu and powered by a lot of Mozilla Prism packages. The App Directory makes the operating system&#8212;as TechCrunch accurately put it&#8212;feel like an <a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/07/hands-on-review-of-jolicloud-the-iphonesque-os-for-netbooks/">iPhonesque OS for netbooks</a>. And unlike the current state of Chrome OS, the current alpha release of Jolicloud is actually pretty well supported.</p>
<p>It's probably a little unfair to compare Jolicloud to Chrome OS, since they are ultimately very different in their approach, but they are both aiming for the same market&#8212;your netbooks. If you've given Jolicloud a try in the past or just want to weigh in on its looks from the screenshots, let's hear your thoughts in the comments.</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/17/2009/12/500x_bigpic-joli.jpg" class="left image500" width="500" />Chrome OS is a <a href="http://redirectingat.com?id=21261X792902&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Flifehacker.com%2F5408594%2Ffirst-glimpse-at-google-chrome-os&sref=rss">promising cloud-based operating system</a>, but the big complaint most people have about it is that Chrome OS is entirely browser-based. New netbook OS Jolicloud is a lot like Chrome OS, but with the addition of killer desktop apps.</p>
<p>Before you even consider Jolicloud, you may want to look at their big <a href="http://redirectingat.com?id=21261X792902&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jolicloud.com%2Fproduct%2Fcompatibility&sref=rss">list of compatible devices</a>. It&#8217;s pretty huge, and I&#8217;d also suspect not complete. I&#8217;m actually testing it in a virtual machine and it&#8217;s working just fine, and it would probably work on a fair amount of other hardware.</p>
<p>Think you&#8217;d like to try it out? You can install it easily from Windows using a simple installer. Rather than wipe out your Windows installation, it simply carves out some partitioned space on your hard drive so you don&#8217;t have to worry about ditching Windows altogether just to try it out. Ready to give it a try? The installation is pretty straightforward, but if you want a little hand-holding, check out the gallery below.</p>
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<p>Once your Jolicloud installation is complete, you&#8217;ll end up at the login screen.</p>
<p><a rel="lytebox" href="http://redirectingat.com?id=21261X792902&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcache.gawker.com%2Fassets%2Fimages%2F17%2F2009%2F12%2F10.png&sref=rss"><img src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/17/2009/12/500x_10.jpg" class="left image500" width="500" /></a></p>
<p>Enter the username and password you created during installation, and when you log in, you&#8217;ll end up staring down the Jolicloud netbook launcher screen.</p>
<p><a rel="lytebox" href="http://redirectingat.com?id=21261X792902&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcache.gawker.com%2Fassets%2Fimages%2F17%2F2009%2F12%2F11.png&sref=rss"><img src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/17/2009/12/500x_11.jpg" class="left image500" width="500" /></a></p>
<p>You&#8217;ll also be prompted to set up your Jolicloud account at this point, but unfortunately the specialized Jolicloud accounts&mdash;which is part of what makes Jolicloud so cool&mdash;requires an invitation code, so you&#8217;ll probably want to sign up for one ASAP. If and when you do sign up with a Jolicloud homebase, you&#8217;ll get access to the Jolicloud App Directory pictured below.</p>
<p><a rel="lytebox" href="http://redirectingat.com?id=21261X792902&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcache.gawker.com%2Fassets%2Fimages%2F17%2F2009%2F12%2Fapplication.directory.icons.png&sref=rss"><img src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/17/2009/12/500x_application.directory.icons.jpg" class="left image500" width="500" /></a></p>
<p>It&#8217;s from this directory you can install your favorite programs&mdash;from Skype and Dropbox to Boxee and Spotify in a single click. When you&#8217;re logged in to Jolicloud, you&#8217;ve also got access to your social stream:</p>
<p><a rel="lytebox" href="http://redirectingat.com?id=21261X792902&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcache.gawker.com%2Fassets%2Fimages%2F17%2F2009%2F12%2Fdashboard.notifications.png&sref=rss"><img src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/17/2009/12/500x_dashboard.notifications.jpg" class="left image500" width="500" /></a></p>
<p>&#8230;and a convenient update manager:</p>
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<p>In short, Jolicloud is a very impressive looking netbook operating system. Sure it&#8217;s just a specialized interface running on top Ubuntu and powered by a lot of Mozilla Prism packages. The App Directory makes the operating system&mdash;as TechCrunch accurately put it&mdash;feel like an <a href="http://redirectingat.com?id=21261X792902&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.techcrunch.com%2F2009%2F06%2F07%2Fhands-on-review-of-jolicloud-the-iphonesque-os-for-netbooks%2F&sref=rss">iPhonesque OS for netbooks</a>. And unlike the current state of Chrome OS, the current alpha release of Jolicloud is actually pretty well supported.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s probably a little unfair to compare Jolicloud to Chrome OS, since they are ultimately very different in their approach, but they are both aiming for the same market&mdash;your netbooks. If you&#8217;ve given Jolicloud a try in the past or just want to weigh in on its looks from the screenshots, let&#8217;s hear your thoughts in the comments.</p>
<div class="related"><a href="http://redirectingat.com?id=21261X792902&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jolicloud.com%2F&sref=rss">Jolicloud</a></div>

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		<title>Google Chrome First Official Screenshots</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:15:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>othertech</dc:creator>
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<p><a rel="lytebox" href="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/gizmodo/2009/11/sdres_0001_app-menu_01.png"><img src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/4/2009/11/500x_sdres_0001_app-menu_01.jpg" class="left image500" width="500" /></a>Here are the first images of the much awaited <a class="autolink" title="Click here to read more posts tagged #googlechrome" href="http://gizmodo.com/tag/googlechrome/">Google Chrome</a>. Light and spartan, and it seems touch friendly. Enjoy.</p>
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<p>It looks very similar to what everyone imagined. I'm glad we are moving into single-window, task-oriented environments.</p>
<p>Everything you need to know about Google <a href="http://gizmodo.com/5408514/google-chrome-first-official-screenshots-%5Bupdating-live%5D?skyline=true&#38;s=i">here</a>.</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a rel="lytebox" href="http://redirectingat.com?id=21261X792902&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcache.gawker.com%2Fassets%2Fimages%2Fgizmodo%2F2009%2F11%2Fsdres_0001_app-menu_01.png&sref=rss"><img src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/4/2009/11/500x_sdres_0001_app-menu_01.jpg" class="left image500" width="500" /></a>Here are the first images of the much awaited <a class="autolink" title="Click here to read more posts tagged #googlechrome" href="http://redirectingat.com?id=21261X792902&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgizmodo.com%2Ftag%2Fgooglechrome%2F&sref=rss">Google Chrome</a>. Light and spartan, and it seems touch friendly. Enjoy.</p>
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<p><iframe src="http://digg.com/api/diggthis.php?u=http://digg.com/linux_unix/Google_Chrome_First_Official_Images" align="right" frameborder="0" height="82" scrolling="no" width="55"></iframe>It looks very similar to what everyone imagined. I&#8217;m glad we are moving into single-window, task-oriented environments.</p>
<p>Everything you need to know about Google <a href="http://redirectingat.com?id=21261X792902&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgizmodo.com%2F5408514%2Fgoogle-chrome-first-official-screenshots-%255Bupdating-live%255D%3Fskyline%3Dtrue%26%23038%3Bs%3Di&sref=rss">here</a>.</p>

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		<title>Chrome OS Now Available, Go Get It</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:55:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>othertech</dc:creator>
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<p><img src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/gizmodo/2009/10/chrome.jpg" class="left image340" width="340" />This one came out of nowhere. The <i>official</i> Chrome OS is now available for download from Google. It's not the final version, but the 0.4.223 beta. It includes Gnome, OpenOffice 3.0 and the Flash Player 10 plug-in:</p>
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<p>• GNOME 2.24 desktop environment<br />
• <a class="autolink" title="Click here to read more posts tagged #googlechrome" href="http://gizmodo.com/tag/googlechrome/">Google Chrome</a> 4.0.223 web browser<br />
• Google Picasa 2.7 photo manager New!<br />
• OpenOffice.org 3.0 office suite<br />
• GIMP 2.6 image editor<br />
• Flash Player 10.0 plugin</p>
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<p>It requires any Intel (from the Pentium and up) or AMD processor (from the Duron and up), 256MB of RAM, and 1GB of hard drive. Support is included for "most modern graphics cards." Go, download, and play with it. [<a href="http://sites.google.com/site/chromeoslinux/home">Google</a>]</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/gizmodo/2009/10/chrome.jpg" class="left image340" width="340" />This one came out of nowhere. The <i>official</i> Chrome OS is now available for download from Google. It&#8217;s not the final version, but the 0.4.223 beta. It includes Gnome, OpenOffice 3.0 and the Flash Player 10 plug-in:</p>
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<p>• GNOME 2.24 desktop environment<br />
• <a class="autolink" title="Click here to read more posts tagged #googlechrome" href="http://redirectingat.com?id=21261X792902&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgizmodo.com%2Ftag%2Fgooglechrome%2F&sref=rss">Google Chrome</a> 4.0.223 web browser<br />
• Google Picasa 2.7 photo manager New!<br />
• OpenOffice.org 3.0 office suite<br />
• GIMP 2.6 image editor<br />
• Flash Player 10.0 plugin</p>
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<p>It requires any Intel (from the Pentium and up) or AMD processor (from the Duron and up), 256MB of RAM, and 1GB of hard drive. Support is included for &#8220;most modern graphics cards.&#8221; Go, download, and play with it. [<a href="http://redirectingat.com?id=21261X792902&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsites.google.com%2Fsite%2Fchromeoslinux%2Fhome&sref=rss">Google</a>]</p>

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		<title>7 Reasons to Stick with Windows XP</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>othertech</dc:creator>
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<p><a rel="lytebox" href="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/gizmodo/2009/10/winxpbillboard.jpg"><img src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/4/2009/10/500x_winxpbillboard.jpg" class="left image500" width="500" /></a><a class="autolink" title="Click here to read more posts tagged #windows7" href="http://gizmodo.com/tag/windows7/">Windows 7</a> is out today! Huzzah! But wait; if you're still rocking <a class="autolink" title="Click here to read more posts tagged #windowsxp" href="http://gizmodo.com/tag/windowsxp/">Windows XP</a>, you might want to think twice before upgrading. Here are some reasons to stick with an old OS.</p>
<h2>1. Updating will be a huge pain</h2>
<p>You do realize that you can't just pop in the disc and install the OS, right? Coming from XP, you're going to need to backup all of your data, format your hard drive, install a clean version of Windows 7, and then start from scratch, reinstalling all of your old programs&#8212;and that's assuming Old Faithful even meets the system requirements. Sounds delightful!</p>
<h2>2. Software investment</h2>
<p>How many programs do you have installed? You're going to have to reinstall all of them. Do you have all of your install discs handy? And I hope you haven't lost any CD Keys! Do you still have all of your downloaded installer executables? Feel like finding them or redownloading them? Because that's what you're going to have to do. And as far as new programs go, you do realize that almost all new software is still compatible with XP, right?</p>
<h2>3. Most of what you use your computer for doesn't need an upgrade</h2>
<p>What do you do on your computer? Surf the internet, maybe use some office programs? I'm going to go out on a limb here and assume that Windows XP has been handling such duties just fine for you. So why upgrade? For shiny new aesthetics? For a fancier taskbar? For juggling 22 devices? You don't <i>need</i> that.</p>
<h2>4. It's expensive</h2>
<p>Do you have $120+ to burn? Because that's how much upgrading will cost you unless you use the $30 college-kid discount. Why not put that money in savings or use it to pay off a credit-card bill, like a grown up?</p>
<h2>5. You can wait for SP1</h2>
<p>Every OS has bugs when it's first released, and even if 7 isn't the shitshow that Vista was, it'll surely need some patching up once the masses get their hands on it. You won't get any bonus points for being an early-adopter. Why not play it safe and, if you do decide to upgrade, hold out for Service Pack 1?</p>
<h2>6. Microsoft will keep supporting XP for a while</h2>
<p>Tons of people (including you) still use XP, and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. Because of that, Microsoft has no choice but to continue supporting it, releasing security patches and the like. You don't need to upgrade in order to get such benefits.</p>
<h2>7. You'll buy a new computer eventually</h2>
<p>You won't have your current computer forever, especially if you bought it long enough ago to come pre-loaded with XP. Since installing a new OS is one of the most risky and frustrating things you can do with your computer, you might as well just hold out until you buy a new one. It'll have Windows 7 pre-installed on a clean drive, allowing you to start from scratch.</p>
<p>If you're running Vista, however, you should by all means upgrade. What are you, crazy? <a href="http://gizmodo.com/5330609/windows-7-review-you-can-quit-complaining-now">Upgrade</a>!</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a rel="lytebox" href="http://redirectingat.com?id=21261X792902&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcache.gawker.com%2Fassets%2Fimages%2Fgizmodo%2F2009%2F10%2Fwinxpbillboard.jpg&sref=rss"><img src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/4/2009/10/500x_winxpbillboard.jpg" class="left image500" width="500" /></a><a class="autolink" title="Click here to read more posts tagged #windows7" href="http://redirectingat.com?id=21261X792902&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgizmodo.com%2Ftag%2Fwindows7%2F&sref=rss">Windows 7</a> is out today! Huzzah! But wait; if you&#8217;re still rocking <a class="autolink" title="Click here to read more posts tagged #windowsxp" href="http://redirectingat.com?id=21261X792902&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgizmodo.com%2Ftag%2Fwindowsxp%2F&sref=rss">Windows XP</a>, you might want to think twice before upgrading. Here are some reasons to stick with an old OS.</p>
<h2>1. Updating will be a huge pain</h2>
<p>You do realize that you can&#8217;t just pop in the disc and install the OS, right? Coming from XP, you&#8217;re going to need to backup all of your data, format your hard drive, install a clean version of Windows 7, and then start from scratch, reinstalling all of your old programs&mdash;and that&#8217;s assuming Old Faithful even meets the system requirements. Sounds delightful!</p>
<h2>2. Software investment</h2>
<p>How many programs do you have installed? You&#8217;re going to have to reinstall all of them. Do you have all of your install discs handy? And I hope you haven&#8217;t lost any CD Keys! Do you still have all of your downloaded installer executables? Feel like finding them or redownloading them? Because that&#8217;s what you&#8217;re going to have to do. And as far as new programs go, you do realize that almost all new software is still compatible with XP, right?</p>
<h2>3. Most of what you use your computer for doesn&#8217;t need an upgrade</h2>
<p>What do you do on your computer? Surf the internet, maybe use some office programs? I&#8217;m going to go out on a limb here and assume that Windows XP has been handling such duties just fine for you. So why upgrade? For shiny new aesthetics? For a fancier taskbar? For juggling 22 devices? You don&#8217;t <i>need</i> that.</p>
<h2>4. It&#8217;s expensive</h2>
<p>Do you have $120+ to burn? Because that&#8217;s how much upgrading will cost you unless you use the $30 college-kid discount. Why not put that money in savings or use it to pay off a credit-card bill, like a grown up?</p>
<h2>5. You can wait for SP1</h2>
<p>Every OS has bugs when it&#8217;s first released, and even if 7 isn&#8217;t the shitshow that Vista was, it&#8217;ll surely need some patching up once the masses get their hands on it. You won&#8217;t get any bonus points for being an early-adopter. Why not play it safe and, if you do decide to upgrade, hold out for Service Pack 1?</p>
<h2>6. Microsoft will keep supporting XP for a while</h2>
<p>Tons of people (including you) still use XP, and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. Because of that, Microsoft has no choice but to continue supporting it, releasing security patches and the like. You don&#8217;t need to upgrade in order to get such benefits.</p>
<h2>7. You&#8217;ll buy a new computer eventually</h2>
<p>You won&#8217;t have your current computer forever, especially if you bought it long enough ago to come pre-loaded with XP. Since installing a new OS is one of the most risky and frustrating things you can do with your computer, you might as well just hold out until you buy a new one. It&#8217;ll have Windows 7 pre-installed on a clean drive, allowing you to start from scratch.</p>
<p>If you&#8217;re running Vista, however, you should by all means upgrade. What are you, crazy? <a href="http://redirectingat.com?id=21261X792902&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgizmodo.com%2F5330609%2Fwindows-7-review-you-can-quit-complaining-now&sref=rss">Upgrade</a>!</p>

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		<title>I Had a One-Man Windows 7 Launch Party, and It Didn&#8217;t End Well</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>Did you have a party that went better? We're looking for your pics and videos, so send em over to me at <a href="mailto:contests@gizmodo.com">contests@gizmodo.com</a> with Windows 7 Party Pics in the subject line.</p>
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<p>Did you have a party that went better? We&#8217;re looking for your pics and videos, so send em over to me at <a href="mailto:contests@gizmodo.com">contests@gizmodo.com</a> with Windows 7 Party Pics in the subject line.</p>

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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2009 11:30:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Aesthetically-wise, there really isn&#8217;t any difference between Snow Leopard and Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 and 10.5 respectively. And without spending enough time to go over all the promised new features and improvements (see the reviewer&#8217;s guide here), I can say Snow Leopard brings speed and responsiveness improvements out of the gate. At the very least, that new Quicktime feature allowing screencast creation on the fly is a really great addition. It, as a friend says, will probably kill most of Screenflow&#8217;s current market.

Another good impression Snow Leopard makes is the price of the upgrade, which for a single-user license [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://www.everyjoe.com/thegadgetblog">The Gadget Blog</a></p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Aesthetically-wise, there really isn&#8217;t any difference between Snow Leopard and Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 and 10.5 respectively. And without spending enough time to go over all the promised new features and improvements (<a href="http://redirectingat.com?id=21261X792902&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftechnogra.ph%2F2009%2F09%2F04%2Fsnow-leopard-first-impressions-and-reviewers-guide%2F&sref=rss">see the reviewer&#8217;s guide here</a>), I can say Snow Leopard brings speed and responsiveness improvements out of the gate. At the very least, that new Quicktime feature allowing screencast creation on the fly is a really great addition. It, as a friend says, will probably kill most of <a href="http://redirectingat.com?id=21261X792902&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telestream.net%2Fscreen-flow%2Foverview.htm&sref=rss">Screenflow</a>&#8217;s current market.</p>
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<p>Another good impression Snow Leopard makes is the price of the upgrade, which for a single-user license is only $29. It&#8217;s thus very affordable for Leopard and Tiger (10.4) users to make their OS up-to-date. Even better is the Family Pack variant, which carries 5 licenses for computers within one household. If you&#8217;d like to bundle iLife and iWork with your Snow Leopard installation, there&#8217;s the single-user Mac Box Set ($169) and its own Family Pack ($229).</p>
<p>The only worry I have about Snow Leopard is how it cuts off many loyal Apple customers, by being the first OS to run only on Intel-based Macs. This is still good news, as it marks the final completion of Apple&#8217;s transition to Intel, away from the poorer PowerPC platform. Ultimately however, I&#8217;m not really the best guy to share his thoughts on Snow Leopard. Long-time readers know that I&#8217;m usually irreverently critical of Apple&#8217;s practices and exclusivity-inducing marketing. So if any of you have tried out Snow Leopard over the last week, feel free to share your thoughts below.</p>
<p><a href="http://redirectingat.com?id=21261X792902&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fstore.apple.com%2Fus%2F&sref=rss">Visit the Apple Store to buy Snow Leopard</a></p>
<p>(Image courtesy <a href="http://redirectingat.com?id=21261X792902&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tomshardware.com%2Fforum%2F238008-49-snow-leopard-impressions-faster&sref=rss">Tom&#8217;s Hardware Forums</a>)</p>
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		<title>Giz Explains: What the Hell&#8217;s Google Chrome OS? [Giz Explains]</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Windows 7 Pricing: Good News, Mostly</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<p><a rel="lytebox" href="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/gizmodo/2009/06/Windows_7_launch_pricing.jpg"><img src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/4/2009/06/504x_Windows_7_launch_pricing.jpg" class="left image500" width="500" style="display:block;float:none;"/></a>We finally received the official word on <a class="autolink" title="Click here to read more posts tagged WINDOWS 7" href="http://gizmodo.com/tag/windows-7/">Windows 7</a> pricing. For the most part, people itching to upgrade immediately or buy a new <a class="autolink" title="Click here to read more posts tagged WIN 7" href="http://gizmodo.com/tag/win-7/">Win 7</a> machine are in luck.</p>
<p>Odds are, you won't pay the official prices, so I'm telling you the launch specials first. If you play your cards right, you'll either get it as a free upgrade for buying a PC, or you'll pay $50 for Win 7 Home Premium and $100 for Win 7 Professional. It's not the $30 Mac users will pay for <a href="http://gizmodo.com/5283157/everything-you-need-to-know-about-snow-leopard">the Snow Leopard upgrade</a>, but it's a move in the right direction.</p>
<p><b>Free Upgrades</b><br />
If you buy a PC starting Friday, June 26th, it should be covered under a free upgrade plan. (I say "should" because it depends on the manufacturer, but most of them are jumping on this with both feet.) Say you buy a computer with Vista Home Premium this weekend; you get a Windows 7 Home Premium upgrade on October 22, free. If you buy Vista Business, you'll get Win 7 Professional, and if you buy Vista Ultimate, you'll get Win 7 Ultimate. There's no upgrade path for Home Basic (the reason is below) but as I understand it, the number of systems sold at retail with Home Basic on them are in the low single digits.</p>
<p>That should take care of most PC <i>buyers</i>.</p>
<p><b>The Half-Price Pre-Order Deal</b><br />
People in the US, Canada or Japan who already own a PC running XP or Vista will be able to pre-order the upgrade disc at around half the price that they'll eventually sell for. The pre-order deal also starts Friday, June 26th, and will run <i>for a limited time.</i></p>
<p>As I said, Windows 7 Home Premium, usually $120, will cost $50, and Windows 7 Professional, usually $200, will cost $100. Windows 7 Ultimate is not part of this discount plan, but it might get its own incentive plan later on. (You could technically buy Home Premium upgrade, then pay to convert it to Ultimate, saving at least a little cash.) The pre-order deal will be visible at <a href="http://store.microsoft.com/home.aspx">store.microsoft.com</a> and at "most major retailers."</p>
<p>What's this about a limited time? Mike Ybarra, general manager of Windows Product Management, told me that the pre-order deal will go away when a certain undisclosed number of licenses is sold. "We have enough quantity," he said, adding that the magic number was "equivalent to a year of Vista sales volume at retail." (Ironically, those of you who want this upgrade offer to last have to hope that <a href="http://gizmodo.com/5030561/microsofts-mojave-bait+and+switch-vista-experiment-video">the Mojave Experiment</a> worked, at least a little.) Some Microsoft materials suggest that July 11th might be the cutoff for the deal, but from what I understand, that's an estimate&#8212;this is based on supply. Regardless, if you want Windows 7, pre-order the damn thing come Friday.</p>
<p><b>European Hijinks</b><br />
Europe is getting kinda screwed in this deal, because of the <a href="http://gizmodo.com/5287369/european-windows-7-will-ship-without-ie">European Commission's banning of IE8 from any Windows installer media</a>. Basically, starting July 15th in France, Germany and the UK, Microsoft will be selling full versions of Windows 7 Home Premium and Professional at the discounted upgrade prices, but that means there's <i>no way to upgrade directly from Vista</i>.</p>
<p>Euros who buy Win 7 will be forced to perform a clean install, and migrate their data and apps over any way they know how. The logic is that, while the Windows team can do a clean install without IE8, there's not enough quality assurance on what an <i>upgrade install</i> would be like without IE8, with assorted HTML rendering apps co-existing in the OS already. Could be messy, says Ybarra. "We don't want to break anyone else's software, we don't want to break our own software, and we don't want the customer on the phone with support." That funky deal is supposed to run through December.</p>
<p><b>The Official Prices</b><br />
So, now that we got the immediate realities out of the way, here are the "estimated retail prices" that we'll eventually see in stores, for the people who aren't yet moving on the upgrade offers:<br /></p>
<blockquote>Windows 7 Home Premium: $120 for upgrade; $200 for full version<br />
Windows 7 Professional: $200 for upgrade; $300 for full version<br />
Windows 7 Ultimate: $220 for upgrade; $320 for full version</blockquote>
<p>To be clear, the term "upgrade" just means you already own and run a version of Windows on the PC you're upgrading. It's still a complete set of bits that you can clean install and even set up for dual booting. The "full" version is mostly for people who are building their own systems.</p>
<p>You may remember that <a href="http://gizmodo.com/5145366/all-the-flavors-of-windows-7-explained">there are other Win 7 SKUs</a> such as Home Basic and Starter. Windows 7 Home Basic is not available in the United States or most of Europe though, along with residents of Burkina Faso and Vanuatu, Montenegrans will be able to buy it.</p>
<p>Windows 7 Starter will be offered to Dell, HP, Asus and other manufacturers to stick on netbooks. Just in case you were concerned, Windows XP will also be available, distributed and supported for 12 months after Windows 7 launches though limited to these same "small notebook PCs." I think Microsoft&#8212;and quite a few non-vested-interests&#8212;are expecting netbooks to ditch XP for Win 7 pretty fast.</p>
<p><b>When You Actually Get It</b><br />
As <a href="http://gizmodo.com/5275938/windows-7-to-be-released-october-22">we've previously reported</a>, October 22 is the day when almost everybody gets Windows 7. Anyone, anywhere in the world, in 35 different languages, will be able to buy a Windows 7 PC on October 22. The actual box of software will be available in most countries, covering 14 languages, on the 22nd, with the other 21 languages getting their retail boxes by October 31. It's a damn fast rollout, especially given all of the terrain it's going to cover.</p>
<p>Stay tuned, because we're going to post more details on this pre-order business soon. In the meantime, talk amongst yourselves. Is this a good deal? Is it crap? And most importantly, are you going to pony up cash on Friday? [<a href="http://windowsteamblog.com/">Windows Blog</a>]</p>
<p><i>And don't forget to check out our <a href="http://gizmodo.com/5150298/windows-7-the-complete-guide-now-with-rc1">Complete Guide to Windows 7</a>, covering all the new features, plus our experiences with the Beta and RC1 releases.</i></p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a rel="lytebox" href="http://redirectingat.com?id=21261X792902&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcache.gawker.com%2Fassets%2Fimages%2Fgizmodo%2F2009%2F06%2FWindows_7_launch_pricing.jpg&sref=rss"><img src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/4/2009/06/504x_Windows_7_launch_pricing.jpg" class="left image500" width="500" style="display:block;float:none;"/></a>We finally received the official word on <a class="autolink" title="Click here to read more posts tagged WINDOWS 7" href="http://redirectingat.com?id=21261X792902&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgizmodo.com%2Ftag%2Fwindows-7%2F&sref=rss">Windows 7</a> pricing. For the most part, people itching to upgrade immediately or buy a new <a class="autolink" title="Click here to read more posts tagged WIN 7" href="http://redirectingat.com?id=21261X792902&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgizmodo.com%2Ftag%2Fwin-7%2F&sref=rss">Win 7</a> machine are in luck.</p>
<p>Odds are, you won&#8217;t pay the official prices, so I&#8217;m telling you the launch specials first. If you play your cards right, you&#8217;ll either get it as a free upgrade for buying a PC, or you&#8217;ll pay $50 for Win 7 Home Premium and $100 for Win 7 Professional. It&#8217;s not the $30 Mac users will pay for <a href="http://redirectingat.com?id=21261X792902&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgizmodo.com%2F5283157%2Feverything-you-need-to-know-about-snow-leopard&sref=rss">the Snow Leopard upgrade</a>, but it&#8217;s a move in the right direction.</p>
<p><b>Free Upgrades</b><br />
If you buy a PC starting Friday, June 26th, it should be covered under a free upgrade plan. (I say &#8220;should&#8221; because it depends on the manufacturer, but most of them are jumping on this with both feet.) Say you buy a computer with Vista Home Premium this weekend; you get a Windows 7 Home Premium upgrade on October 22, free. If you buy Vista Business, you&#8217;ll get Win 7 Professional, and if you buy Vista Ultimate, you&#8217;ll get Win 7 Ultimate. There&#8217;s no upgrade path for Home Basic (the reason is below) but as I understand it, the number of systems sold at retail with Home Basic on them are in the low single digits.</p>
<p>That should take care of most PC <i>buyers</i>.</p>
<p><b>The Half-Price Pre-Order Deal</b><br />
People in the US, Canada or Japan who already own a PC running XP or Vista will be able to pre-order the upgrade disc at around half the price that they&#8217;ll eventually sell for. The pre-order deal also starts Friday, June 26th, and will run <i>for a limited time.</i></p>
<p>As I said, Windows 7 Home Premium, usually $120, will cost $50, and Windows 7 Professional, usually $200, will cost $100. Windows 7 Ultimate is not part of this discount plan, but it might get its own incentive plan later on. (You could technically buy Home Premium upgrade, then pay to convert it to Ultimate, saving at least a little cash.) The pre-order deal will be visible at <a href="http://redirectingat.com?id=21261X792902&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fstore.microsoft.com%2Fhome.aspx&sref=rss">store.microsoft.com</a> and at &#8220;most major retailers.&#8221;</p>
<p>What&#8217;s this about a limited time? Mike Ybarra, general manager of Windows Product Management, told me that the pre-order deal will go away when a certain undisclosed number of licenses is sold. &#8220;We have enough quantity,&#8221; he said, adding that the magic number was &#8220;equivalent to a year of Vista sales volume at retail.&#8221; (Ironically, those of you who want this upgrade offer to last have to hope that <a href="http://redirectingat.com?id=21261X792902&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgizmodo.com%2F5030561%2Fmicrosofts-mojave-bait%2Band%2Bswitch-vista-experiment-video&sref=rss">the Mojave Experiment</a> worked, at least a little.) Some Microsoft materials suggest that July 11th might be the cutoff for the deal, but from what I understand, that&#8217;s an estimate&mdash;this is based on supply. Regardless, if you want Windows 7, pre-order the damn thing come Friday.</p>
<p><b>European Hijinks</b><br />
Europe is getting kinda screwed in this deal, because of the <a href="http://redirectingat.com?id=21261X792902&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgizmodo.com%2F5287369%2Feuropean-windows-7-will-ship-without-ie&sref=rss">European Commission&#8217;s banning of IE8 from any Windows installer media</a>. Basically, starting July 15th in France, Germany and the UK, Microsoft will be selling full versions of Windows 7 Home Premium and Professional at the discounted upgrade prices, but that means there&#8217;s <i>no way to upgrade directly from Vista</i>.</p>
<p>Euros who buy Win 7 will be forced to perform a clean install, and migrate their data and apps over any way they know how. The logic is that, while the Windows team can do a clean install without IE8, there&#8217;s not enough quality assurance on what an <i>upgrade install</i> would be like without IE8, with assorted HTML rendering apps co-existing in the OS already. Could be messy, says Ybarra. &#8220;We don&#8217;t want to break anyone else&#8217;s software, we don&#8217;t want to break our own software, and we don&#8217;t want the customer on the phone with support.&#8221; That funky deal is supposed to run through December.</p>
<p><b>The Official Prices</b><br />
So, now that we got the immediate realities out of the way, here are the &#8220;estimated retail prices&#8221; that we&#8217;ll eventually see in stores, for the people who aren&#8217;t yet moving on the upgrade offers:</p>
<blockquote><p>Windows 7 Home Premium: $120 for upgrade; $200 for full version<br />
Windows 7 Professional: $200 for upgrade; $300 for full version<br />
Windows 7 Ultimate: $220 for upgrade; $320 for full version</p></blockquote>
<p>To be clear, the term &#8220;upgrade&#8221; just means you already own and run a version of Windows on the PC you&#8217;re upgrading. It&#8217;s still a complete set of bits that you can clean install and even set up for dual booting. The &#8220;full&#8221; version is mostly for people who are building their own systems.</p>
<p>You may remember that <a href="http://redirectingat.com?id=21261X792902&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgizmodo.com%2F5145366%2Fall-the-flavors-of-windows-7-explained&sref=rss">there are other Win 7 SKUs</a> such as Home Basic and Starter. Windows 7 Home Basic is not available in the United States or most of Europe though, along with residents of Burkina Faso and Vanuatu, Montenegrans will be able to buy it.</p>
<p>Windows 7 Starter will be offered to Dell, HP, Asus and other manufacturers to stick on netbooks. Just in case you were concerned, Windows XP will also be available, distributed and supported for 12 months after Windows 7 launches though limited to these same &#8220;small notebook PCs.&#8221; I think Microsoft&mdash;and quite a few non-vested-interests&mdash;are expecting netbooks to ditch XP for Win 7 pretty fast.</p>
<p><b>When You Actually Get It</b><br />
As <a href="http://redirectingat.com?id=21261X792902&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgizmodo.com%2F5275938%2Fwindows-7-to-be-released-october-22&sref=rss">we&#8217;ve previously reported</a>, October 22 is the day when almost everybody gets Windows 7. Anyone, anywhere in the world, in 35 different languages, will be able to buy a Windows 7 PC on October 22. The actual box of software will be available in most countries, covering 14 languages, on the 22nd, with the other 21 languages getting their retail boxes by October 31. It&#8217;s a damn fast rollout, especially given all of the terrain it&#8217;s going to cover.</p>
<p>Stay tuned, because we&#8217;re going to post more details on this pre-order business soon. In the meantime, talk amongst yourselves. Is this a good deal? Is it crap? And most importantly, are you going to pony up cash on Friday? [<a href="http://redirectingat.com?id=21261X792902&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwindowsteamblog.com%2F&sref=rss">Windows Blog</a>]</p>
<p><i>And don&#8217;t forget to check out our <a href="http://redirectingat.com?id=21261X792902&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgizmodo.com%2F5150298%2Fwindows-7-the-complete-guide-now-with-rc1&sref=rss">Complete Guide to Windows 7</a>, covering all the new features, plus our experiences with the Beta and RC1 releases.</i></p>

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