Even though Microsoft has been doing a very good job keeping quiet about any upcoming service packs for its new Windows 7 operating system, it seems that leaks just keep slipping out of the Redmond giant. But the bigger question is, when will the expected service pack reach beta or mainstream status?
Read on to find out more.
The day has finally come. We (VR Zone) have just received an email from Microsoft that it will be ending the support for WinXP SP2, Vista RTM, Win 2000 Pro and Win Server 2000. Well, the operating systems will still be around, just that Microsoft will no longer provide any more security updates for them. Read on for more details.
It's still currently in beta status, but Microsoft has announced that the upcoming Office 2010 office productivity suite will be given away for free to customers who fulfil a specific set of conditions.
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It is always said that there's no such thing as a free lunch, and that would definitely apply to the release candidate of Microsoft's latest operating system, which is rigged to deactivate come June 2010 even as it is hailed as one of the better Windows OSes ever released.
In fact, according to some web sources, it seems that Microsoft had already started its efforts to get people off the Windows 7 RC. More on this after the break.
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Microsoft Windows operating systems (be it desktop or mobile versions) have always been upgradeable. Well, no longer for the upcoming Windows Mobile 7 OS.
At the recent Mobile World Congress, Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft, has mentioned that the new Windows Mobile 7 Series phones will have certain minimum requirements. This means that current Windows Mobile 6.5 phone users will not be able to upgrade to the new mobile OS as the phone may not meet that requirements.
The annual Mobile World Congress kicked off in Barcelona, Spain on 15th February with a huge turn out of mobile professionals who came from all over the world. The four-day event will see announcements from various companies including Google, Microsoft and Samsung.
The Mobile World Congress (MWC) is going to commence next week in Barcelona, and online sources have cited Microsoft could be revealing the new Windows Mobile 7 phone, which could take the form of the popular Zune media player.
Sony Ericsson has recently announced their new business mobile phone, Aspen, which features a QWERTY keypad, 3.2-megapixel camera, and easy access to your multimedia files. With Microsoft MyPhone service, you can remotely erase your phone data if the phone is lost or stolen.
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