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Windows 7 will run 120 days for free, Microsoft confirms

Same 'rearm' command that worked for Vista extends activation-free grace period

Acer’s Timeline notebook and how it compares to Apple’s MacBook Air

Plus, HP CEO comments on the business and is Acer preparing for touch-enabled, Windows 7-based devices?

Sun poised for channel-led growth in 2010

Sun partner executives outline channel priorities for 2010, and hint Oracle acquisition will open strong opportunity for growth

Sun brings deal registration to Canada, revamps incentives

Sun Canada channel chief John Cammalleri explains why the deal registration won't be first come, first serve

Sun Canada and Oracle may suffer a partner culture clash

An IDC Canada analyst says Oracle will have some decisions to make once the Sun acquisition closes around two different approaches to partner engagement

Re-entering the IT workforce

Here are several key tips for resuming a rewarding IT career

Lenovo, targeting HP, releases quartet of ‘digital home’ PCs

Lenovo makes push outside the box and away from traditional home office PCs

Microsoft appeals Word ruling, asks for stay

The software giant hopes the court will set aside a ruling that would halt the sales of Wordrn

Microsoft shutting off Windows 7 RC downloads Thursday

Freebie ends around 11 a.m. ET, 8 a.m. PT

Blockbuster partners with Motorola for digital downloads

Plus, an Apple event next month and thoughts on the Palm Pre

Toshiba Satellite M505-S4940 laptop

Laptop is an underpowered portable that could have been so much more

Intel looks to sell Lynnfield chips early

The chips weren't supposed to go on sale until Sept. 8

Touchscreens dominate smartphone interfaces

But keyboards are also growing in popularity at the expense of the keypad

Hacker stole 130 million credit card details

mer Secret Service informant faces 25 years

Microsoft finally gets its groove on

Win 7 is solid, Office 2010 looks good, Bing is the second most mentioned search engine, made peace with the EU, gave olive branch to open source, Azure for the cloud, and BPOS makes sense

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