Microsoft has opened up it's doors to those that signed up for the Technical Preview Program a couple months ago. Those that got in got a special e-mail with their invitation to the program. With that invitation it will allow you to test the Office 2010 Technical Preview and report bugs and suggestions to Microsoft. Welcome! We are pleased to invite you into the Technical Preview program to be am... more.

Microsoft has dropped the link for the pre-orders of Windows 7 now! Get your Windows 7 Upgrades at a cheaper price! The pricing is as follows: Upgrades: Home Premium - $ 119.99 (Vista Launch price of $159.99) Professional - $ 199.99 (Vista launch price of $199.99) Ultimate - $ 259.99 (Vista launch price of $259.99) Pre-Order Upgrades: Home Premium - $49.99 Professional - $99.99 Fu... more.

On the Chinese web-site PCBeta, there are new images of the Windows 7 Build 7127 online. Will it be released soon by Microsoft? RTM soon? ... more.

Looks like the RC for Windows 7  has been let lose early! Microsoft has released the RC today on their own servers, no torrent! Download it before everyone (if you haven't got the leaked version yet) and brag to others. :D Download it here: Windows 7 RC at Microsoft.com OR Direct Link: http://wb.dlservice.microsoft.com/dl/download/release/windows7/4/0/c/40c1e714-7910-4b38-9b5e-67fa522e6a... more.

There is speculation on the Internet that the next Windows 7 Build Milestone and that is 7105. The last build that was leaked, and known to be released, was last month and it was build 7070. We can only guess that Microsoft made some great improvements because of the huge milestone jump. The changelog that we have been sent annomusly is: 1. Improved networking support, local network. 2. Add... more.

Recently we posted that the download of Windows 7 Beta 7022, and whether you read it here or anywhere else, some of you enthusiasts downloaded it. For those of you that didn’t and want to, you can view this post to find out for information. Well now that it has been released though, what are some new features that have come with the new build? There may not be that many changes from the Beta ... more.

Since the release of Beta 1 of Microsoft’s Windows 7 new builds have been made and a couple have leaked. With all these builds that are leading up to Release Candidate 1, a new build has been leaked and that is build 7022 has leaked to the internet today. The build is Build 7022.winmain.090115-1850 band that is the latest build leaked for users. As, some Microsoft employees recently released inf... more.

Given its history of moving deadlines at a moment's notice, it hardly seems surprising that Microsoft is keeping Windows XP alive even longer than expected, but its latest move looks particularly bad for Vista. The apparent decision to allow OEM computer sellers to offer disks that downgrade installations of Windows Vista to XP until the end of July next year clearly bumps up against the period... more.

Mary Jo Foley finally convinced Microsoft to come clean on Fiji, the thoroughly uninteresting Media Center update. Here’s what they told her (emphasis mine): On July 16th, 2008, Microsoft released an update to the version of Windows Media Center included with Windows Vista Home Premium and Windows Vista Ultimate to our OEM partners - this update is referred to as the “Windows Media Center TV P... more.

To address the growing security and management needs of today’s new PC user, Microsoft is working with 11 original equipment manufacturers, including Sony Corporation of America and Toshiba Asia Pacific to preinstall trial subscriptions of Windows Live OneCare on select new PCs across North America, Europe and Asia. Windows Live OneCare provides all-in-one security and anti-malware protection fo... more.