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• Intel, Dell hold off on internal rollout of Vista

  Intel will roll out Vista internally only once the first service pack of the operating system has been released, and Dell is likely to do the same.

• HP tweaked Vista over power concerns

  Some of Microsoft's most important customers aren't happy with the battery life offered by notebooks running Windows Vista.

• Adobe's Creative Suite 3 hits store shelves

  Adobe Systems has released in four packages the next generation of its design and Web applications.

• Native Title Tribunal skips Windows XP

  The National Native Title Tribunal (NNTT) appears to be in the process of skipping the upgrade to Windows XP, instead flagging plans to move its Windows 2000-based desktop fleet to Vista over the next few years.

• Apple: Windows on a Mac is here

  Apple Computer said on Wednesday that it has released a public beta version of Boot Camp, software that enables Microsoft Windows XP to run natively on Intel-based Macs.

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  Boot Camp: an expensive downgrade for your Mac?

  So Apple has launched Boot Camp, which is a piece of software that allows its customers to choose between Windows XP and OS X when booting up. But if you have OS X, why would you downgrade?

Features and Case Studies (52)

• Windows 7 beta: We like it

  Windows 7 will be one of Microsoft's greatest operating systems, if it fulfils the promise shown by the unofficial beta version we have been testing for the past couple of days.

• Why SP2 might crash Windows XP

  Installing Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 on a PC with a "Prescott" CPU and certain chip sets can cause it to fail to reboot completely. The problem can be solved with a workaround or a BIOS update.

• Could Macs mean business at last?

  Is recently released Mac OS X Jaguar just a catch-up to Windows XP features, or is there more to Apple's latest operating system than meets the eye.

• Pros and cons of going 64-bit

  If you're planning to invest in new computers, it's worth considering whether to make the move to 64-bit technology. Does the extra scalability justify the expense?

• Intel delays 4GHz chip until next year

  Intel won't ship a 4GHz version of the Pentium 4 until the first quarter of 2005, the latest in a series of delays for the chip-making giant.

Reviews (141)

• Benchmarked: Windows 7 RTM versus Vista and XP

  Windows Vista's less than stellar reputation and poor uptake are due in part to the heavy demands it makes on system hardware. But how does Windows 7 perform?

• Microsoft patches XP laptop freeze

  The company issues a software patch to reanimate notebooks that freeze when running Windows XP.

• Microsoft Windows XP

  This spring Microsoft will release Windows XP, its first major operating-system upgrade since Windows 95. The beta version of the OS we tested in our labs is built on the Windows 2000 kernel for increased stability (Windows 2000 is less prone to crashes while running multiple complex tasks).

• Windows XP: Coming Soon

  What, specifically, can end users and organisations expect from Windows XP and Office XP? Microsoft went a long way toward answering these questions recently, showing off early versions of the software at an event in Seattle.

• Should You Set Your Sights on Windows XP

  Microsoft's Windows XP has received a fair amount of hype in the lead up to its release-Matt Lake and Josh Mehlman assess its usefulness for businesses.

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