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Tips for More Windows 7 Productivity Patch Tuesday Will Tie MS Record Symbian 3 Is Now Fully Open Source Battery Drains Linked To Windows 7 China Says No Limits on Android Use Another Exec Is Leaving Microsoft Speed, stability, compatibility: These are the headline features for which Windows 7 has been lauded. But Microsoft has also stuffed Windows 7 full of nifty productivity-enhancing aspects few know about. After a light start to the year, Microsoft is getting ready to dump a heavy load on the shoulders of IT administrators. On Patch Tuesday next week, Microsoft will release 13 patches. It's official -- and ahead of schedule. The Symbian mobile operating system is now completely open source, and the Symbian Foundation has released Symbian 3, the latest version of the platform. Some owners of Windows 7 machines are complaining that the newest Microsoft operating system may be causing battery problems. Microsoft said the problem appears to be related to system firmware. China tried to assure mobile phone companies using Google's Android OS that they won't be hurt by a dispute over web censorship, saying the technology will be allowed if it complies with regulations. Steve Balmer told Microsoft employees that Bill Veghte, who was senior VP for the Windows division, will be leaving at the end of January. Veghte played a key role in the launch of Windows 7.   FULL STORY   FULL STORY   FULL STORY   FULL STORY   FULL STORY   FULL STORY   Tips for More Windows 7 Productivity   Patch Tuesday Will Tie MS Record Symbian 3 Is Now Fully Open Source But mobile OS remains linked to Nokia.   FULL STORY Battery Drains Linked To Windows 7 Microsoft looking at system firmware.   FULL STORY China Says No Limits on Android Use Android-based cell makers concerned.   FULL STORY Another Exec Is Leaving Microsoft Bill Veghte helped launch Windows 7.   FULL STORY Free Tools To Enhance Windows Dealing with Windows 7 Annoyances Chrome OS Cited as Hacker Vehicle Karmic Koala: What's New in Ubuntu Chrome OS Greeted with Skepticism Preparing Your PC for Windows 7 iPhone OS Boosted by Ease of Use Google Phone May Rankle Partners Windows 7: More Hidden Features Older Windows May Be Unsupported Flaw in IE Heads Patch Tuesday List 'Black Screen' Proves Overhyped Dell Netbook Runs on Chromium OS Google Offers Peek at Chrome OS Win 7 on Netbooks: Uncomplicated Ballmer Says Windows 7 Sales Good Chrome OS Team Aims for Speed Chrome OS Will Focus on Security Psystar Loses Mac OS X Challenge OS Dilemma: 32-bit or 64-bit Win 7? Chrome OS Is Rumored Ready First Windows 7 Exploit Evades SDL Win 7 and Vista Offer Best File Search   More on this topic...

Symbian 3 Is Now Fully Open Source But mobile OS remains linked to Nokia. Average Rating: Tips for More Windows 7 Productivity Win 7 is chock-full of unsung features. Average Rating: China Says No Limits on Android Use Android-based cell makers concerned. Average Rating: Battery Drains Linked To Windows 7 Microsoft looking at system firmware. Average Rating: Free Tools To Enhance Windows From data management to encryption. Average Rating: Patch Tuesday Will Tie MS Record Five of 13 bulletins are rated critical. Average Rating:

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Enterprise Hardware Spotlight

Nvidia Auto-Switches Notebook GPU To Save Battery Life Nvidia has taken the wraps off a notebook technology that chooses the best graphics processor for any given application and automatically routes the workload to Nvidia or Intel processors.   Microsoft Says Battery Woes Not Caused By Windows 7 Battery problems on Windows 7 machines are not caused by the operating system. That's the position of Stephen Sinofsky, head of the Windows division, in a long posting on the Windows engineering blog.   IBM's New POWER7 Servers Save Energy with Big Loads IBM has unveiled high-capacity servers that are the first to be based on its new, multi-core POWER7 chip. It said the new line is designed "to manage the most demanding emerging applications."

Enterprise Technology Spotlight

Intel Launches Quad-Core Itanium 9300 Series Processor After two unexpected delays, Intel has launched the Itanium 9300 series, a 64-bit, quad-core processor code-named Tukwila that is expected to double the performance of its predecessor.   Google May Add Facebook, Twitter Links to Gmail Google will reportedly roll more social-networking features into Gmail, the fastest-growing e-mail service. The new features could save users the trouble of switching to Facebook or Twitter.   IBM's New POWER7 Servers Save Energy with Big Loads IBM has unveiled high-capacity servers that are the first to be based on its new, multi-core POWER7 chip. It said the new line is designed "to manage the most demanding emerging applications."

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