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After the Vista disaster, it's host your own launch party for the new versionSOMEWHERE IN your email inbox last week you may have received from an acquaintance an invitation to a 'Windows 7 Launch Party' scheduled for some time in the next 10 days. Do not be offended by this unsolicited and impertinent communication. Look at it in a positive light. The person who sent it meant no harm. He or she is offering you an opportunity to participate in an exciting new way of selling operating-system software. Its secret codename is 'Tupperware 2.0'.Some background may be helpful. microsoft, a hitherto-successful computer company based in Redmond, near Seattle, has been labouring for two years to recover from a disaster called Vista, which was Version 6 of its celebrated Windows operating system.The disaster, it should be said, was entirely of microsoft's own making. Vista was years behind schedule and ludicrously cumbersome and, despite a great deal of marketing hype, failed to ignite the enthu

Sony announces a $350 PlayStation 3 gaming console with a 250GB hard drive in advance of the holiday shopping season. - Following a price cut in September for its 120GB PlayStation 3 gaming console, Sony Computer Entertainment America on Oct. 15 announced a new PS3 system with a 250GB hard drive that will hit store shelves on Nov. 3. The PS3 250GB system has the same design and features as the 120GB system, but wi...

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This week's Ask iLounge topics: Moving iTunes to a new computer, Transferring contacts from Blackberry to an iphone, Disabling iphone Backups, Using AV cables for audio only, Problems syncing photos to iPod touch, Memorex iFlip and iPhone compatibility