Posts Tagged ‘windows7’
Opinion: What is the point of Samsung’s Bada? »
With Samsung committing to an Android future what is the point of keeping its own open source OS alive?, asks Adam Maguire. Just less than a year ago Samsung announced Bada OS, its own open source operating system that would challenge the growing dominance of Android and iOS. It made a lot of noise about the new software at the time, ...Read On »
Microsoft open app challenge for WinMo7 »
Microsoft has announced an app challenge to try to entice developers to the Windows Phone 7 platform. The new OS is due out in Ireland in the months ahead and this competition is an attempt to give its app store as much Irish content as possible at launch. There are four prizes on offer to developers of what is deemed the best app in each ...Read On »
Windows XP vs. 7 Boot Speed Test »
Microsoft has made a lot of claims about the speed of its new operating system, Windows 7. It wouldn't take a lot for it to be faster than Windows Vista but what about the OS before that - the ubiquitous and still popular Windows XP? We decided to investigate by pitting two netbooks with identical spec (1.6GHz Atom Processor, 1GB RAM ...Read On »
