Apr
30th

Windows 7: One year to try before you buy

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Microsoft made the first release candidate of Windows 7 available for free download on Thursday. In an unprecedented move for the company, the software will run on a user’s PC for more than a year.

Windows 7 RC1 can be downloaded now by MSDN, TechBeta and TechNet subscribers, and the general public will be able to download it on 5 May. There is no limit to how many copies can be downloaded. The software will run until 1 June, 2010, in what a Microsoft marketing manager described to silicon.com sister site ZDNet UK as a “try before you buy” scenario.

Apr
30th

Windows 7: One year to try before you buy

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Microsoft made the first release candidate of Windows 7 available for free download on Thursday. In an unprecedented move for the company, the software will run on a user’s PC for more than a year.

Windows 7 RC1 can be downloaded now by MSDN, TechBeta and TechNet subscribers, and the general public will be able to download it on 5 May. There is no limit to how many copies can be downloaded. The software will run until 1 June, 2010, in what a Microsoft marketing manager described to silicon.com sister site ZDNet UK as a “try before you buy” scenario.

Apr
30th

Windows 7: One year to try before you buy

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Microsoft made the first release candidate of Windows 7 available for free download on Thursday. In an unprecedented move for the company, the software will run on a user’s PC for more than a year.

Windows 7 RC1 can be downloaded now by MSDN, TechBeta and TechNet subscribers, and the general public will be able to download it on 5 May. There is no limit to how many copies can be downloaded. The software will run until 1 June, 2010, in what a Microsoft marketing manager described to silicon.com sister site ZDNet UK as a “try before you buy” scenario.

Apr
30th

Silver surfers take mobile banking gold

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Silver surfers take mobile banking gold

While young mobile users prefer to get online to check social networking sites, silver surfers are hungry for financial services via their phones.

According to a report by market researcher comScore, mobile financial services are most popular with Europeans over 55.

Apr
30th

Silver surfers take mobile banking gold

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Silver surfers take mobile banking gold

While young mobile users prefer to get online to check social networking sites, silver surfers are hungry for financial services via their phones.

According to a report by market researcher comScore, mobile financial services are most popular with Europeans over 55.