Windows 7 bested by XP in netbook battery life tests

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Wait a minute... an older OS with fewer requirements takes up less resources than a newer OS?
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I want a Windows 7, Windows XP, Win 3.1 and DOS 6.22 (with the DriveSpace compression of course) battery life comparo!

The venerable 2001 classic of an OS, Windows XP, strikes again. The scribes over at Laptop have put together a rather damning battery life comparison between old greybeard and the fresh...

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I hope that this purchase allows for the following dream scenario:Walk in the house and the google voice app notices that i’m home. While i’m home, calls are made via WIFI and VOIP.
Last month Skype was in talks to acquire VoIP startup…

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Very interesting. MBTA already does distance based pricing for the commuter rail but not subway or buses. With the agency’s debt load, dropping rates for off-peak travel is probably a non-starter but maybe next time they raise rates, t…

Windows 7 bested by XP in netbook battery life tests

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