Windows 7
Malware Trying to Evade Windows 7 Safeguards
Experts agree that Windows 7 has enhanced security to ward off attacks on vulnerabilities in old software. But what if a money-minded online scammer can persuade you to download malware onto your PC? Social engineering attacks try to trick you into downloading and installing bot malware that poses as a useful program or video. Some [...]
Windows Vista Beats XP at Security
A report was released by Microsoft yesterday stating that Windows Vista greatly outperforms XP when it comes to security. The number of infections that Vista computers got was far less then XP users have faced. Still, whatever operating system you use it is always necessary to update to the latest service pack available, as it [...]
Windows 7 Compatibility Centre opened
A website was added by Microsoft containing a database of software and hardware Windows 7 is known to work fine with. Although the database is not even close to being full at the moment, it does have an option for users to give information on additional software that they tested working under Windows 7, so [...]
Final version of Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor
The official release of Windows 7 is only few hours away, and Microsoft launched the final version of Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor – a very usefull tool to check if your hardware and software are compatible with Windows 7. The program scans your system and indicates whether it is possible to harmlessly upgrade to Windows [...]
Google Chrome OS VS Windows 7
Some of the early printscreens of Chrome OS have been leaked, and from this info we can see that it is really basic and lightweight, perfectly suiting netbooks and laptops. Should these news have any influence on Windows 7? We think they do, since PC manufacturers tend to rely more on low-cost OS to keep [...]
A new OS brings new PCs
Many computer manufacturers have announced new versions of portable computer designed to work with the latest Microsoft operating system Windows 7. The excellent press and feedback Windows 7 is getting along with its multi-touch compatibility made PC manufacturers crazy, and it seems they decided to milk the soon-to-be-released 7 as much as possible, not to [...]