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Whether or not Windows 7 does launch in October as previously suggested, those who have (or plan to get) Release Candidate will be happy to hear that Microsoft won't be pulling the plug until June 1, 2010, well over a year from now and 11 months after its initial expiration date. After that, you're gonna have to fork over the Benjamins for one of the retail SKUs if you wanna keep 7 alive. As for those still living in Redmond's past, the company's also extended the life of XP, at least for OEMs. Companies using the older OS will still be able to install it on netbooks for up to one year after 7's official shape date. Seeing as the new system's likely to have a more expensive licensing fee, it's probably the best move if the company plans on keeping that 96% grip on the netbook OS market.

[Via gadgetmix]

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Windows 7 RC and XP given extensions on life well into 2010 originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 01 May 2009 00:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: Misc. Gadgets, Peripherals

Mr. Brightside USB keyboard light illuminates your keys, taste in music originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 30 Apr 2009 23:18:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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	Palm Eos: super-thin, 3G, and headed to AT&T? Liked that blurry photo of a new Palm webOS phone we saw earlier? Well how about some specs, a name, and a better look at this thing?		Windows 7 Release Candidate 1 impressions, insights, and expectations As you may or may not know, Windows 7 Release Candidate 1 has been officially handed out to MSDN and TechNet subscribers today, and there are plans to unleash the heavily-hyped OS to the waiting public at large come May 5th.
	Canon EOS Rebel T1i impressions, head-to-head with Nikon D5000 Make no mistake about it, the low / mid-range DSLR battle of early 2009 is on	Other news of import T-Mobile neither confirms nor denies Android 1.5 availability for G1 Flip Video Ultra HD video review Amazon to charge per megabyte to send personal documents OTA to your Kindle
	Disney grabs a piece of Hulu Just as we'd heard, Disney has worked out a deal with Hulu that includes taking a piece of the streaming video site.		New Sidekick LXs trickling into buyers' hands ahead of launch Sure, T-Mobile said May 13 for the Sidekick LX 2009's official date with destiny, but if they want to start drop-shipping units a few days early, we don't think anyone's going to complain.
Samsung's B-7000 LCD treating owners to trippy visuals? Sony debuts connected BRAVIA Z5500 LCD HDTV line		Sony Ericsson W518a for AT&T gets FCC blessing Motorola posts $291 million loss in first quarter, mobile sales fall 45 percent

The Daily Roundup: here's what you might've missed originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 30 Apr 2009 22:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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MSI's all-in-one Wind Top AE1900 gets dissected originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 30 Apr 2009 22:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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At last, former Gizmondo head honcho Bo Stefan Eriksson's story is finally going to be told on film -- or rather, the one told in Wired will be. Writer-director Craig Zobel and producer Beau Flynn have optioned the rights to create a movie based on the publication's October 2006 article "Gizmondo's Spectacular Crack-up" by Randall Sullivan, which chronicles the build up to his infamous car crash. Flynn's production company Contrafilm will be backing the project, and should the movie actually make it to theaters and be successful, we suspect there'll be plenty of material for a sequel.

[Via Gizmodo]

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Filed under: Misc. Gadgets, Gaming, Handhelds, Transportation

Ferrari splitting ex-Gizmondo exec Stefan Eriksson's tale optioned for a movie originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:16:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sure, Apple just posted a record quarter of earnings, but it's been taking a beating lately on the price issue -- not only have cheap netbooks become the hottest category in the market, Microsoft's Laptop Hunters commercials have reignited the Apple tax debate. That appears to have the wheels in motion in Cupertino: AppleInsider says the MacBook and iMac lines are soon to be bolstered with lower-cost options that should take some of the bite out of Redmond's marketing. That's certainly interesting, but here's the real noise: according to AI, the low-cost machines are just an interim solution while Apple preps a new tablet line to take on netbooks directly without making any of the design sacrifices Steve Jobs has repeatedly pooh-poohed. Wild -- but it jibes with those recent whispers about a Verizon / Apple meetup and those reports that Quanta's busy building something with a 10-inch display. So -- cheaper Macs in the short term, crazy-insane iPhone tablet / MID thing riding a unicorn sometime later. You believe any of that?

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Apple mulling price cuts, developing netbook competitor? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We're not sure if Microsoft is winding down its Laptop Hunter campaign, or just decided to step off the class warfare a bit, but this latest ad is pretty hate free. Shelia, a filmmaker with a $2,000 budget, asks the hard questions like "is this graphics card going to be powerful?" and walks out with an HP HDX 16t (an upgraded version of Giampaulo's kit of choice). The MacBook Pro's mere 2GB of RAM at that pricepoint just didn't fly, though we have to wonder which self-professed video editor hasn't already picked a side in the age-old Avid vs. Final Cut Pro debate -- which could've helped cut down on the soul searching. Video is after the break.

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Sheila the Laptop Hunter picks a PC, keeps it civil originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: Handhelds, Tablet PCs

Drool-worthy MID concept stops us in our tracks originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Android on netbooks might be the fad du jour, but it sounds like Routon's still working the MID angle -- the company just dropped word of two devices in the pipeline. The P760 and P730 are said to be in the "research phase," so we don't know too much about 'em, but they certainly look nice, and they're scheduled to hit sometime in the second half of the year. Honestly, though, we can't help but wonder when and where we're supposed to use these things -- anyone craving a MID over a netbook or smartphone?

[Via Slashgear]

Filed under: Handhelds

Routon previews its Android MIDs originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Acer: Windows 7 coming October 23rd pre-loaded on Z5600 AIO originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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