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Microsoft has sold over 600 million Windows 7 licenses Jun 6th 2012, 09:12 You'd be forgiven for thinking that the world's now completely and utterly infatuated with Windows 8, but its little sister still appears to be doing just fine. Microsoft's Steve Guggenheimer announced at Computex that since selling 525 million Windows 7 licenses back in January, it's now hit the 600 million mark. Guggenheimer reckons that Windows 8 will be "the biggest launch time in Microsoft's history." And we're unlikely to argue -- the company does like to put on a show. Updated: To celebrate, Microsoft's cooked up a video of the hardware journey of Windows 7. It's right after the break. Continue reading Microsoft has sold over 600 million Windows 7 licenses Microsoft has sold over 600 million Windows 7 licenses originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 06 Jun 2012 05:12:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink   |   | Email this | Comments Army scientists juice battery voltage, hike life up to 30 percent Jun 6th 2012, 08:53 With the modern US soldier turning into a walking gadget, the army has some heavy reasons to lower battery weights. Its own scientists might have the answer, claiming 30 percent energy density jumps could happen using additives they developed. Those "sacrificial agent" materials would bond with electrodes to allow five volts instead of the four they've been stuck on, permitting a "quantum leap" in efficiency and weight. We'll have to see if that'll come to pass, but given the sheer volume of tech that soldiers are strapping on these days, it couldn't be too soon. To see a video of how it works, zap past the break. Continue reading Army scientists juice battery voltage, hike life up to 30 percent Army scientists juice battery voltage, hike life up to 30 percent originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 06 Jun 2012 04:53:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink   |  US Army  | Email this | Comments China elevates the art of KIRF, copies Austrian village of Hallstatt Jun 6th 2012, 08:23 We've seen some impressive KIRFs in our day (and some not so impressive ones too), but we've got to hand it to China for ratcheting things up a notch and eyeing prizes a bit loftier than Nokia phones and MacBook Airs. In the southern Chinese province of Guangdong there is now a full size replica of the Austrian village of Hallstatt, a small enclave in the Alps known for its tourism and salt production. The Unesco-recognized World Heritage Site was painstakingly recreated, down to the historic clock tower. All in all, it's a stunning achievement in KIRFdom that perfectly exemplifies why China is kicking our American butts in the quest for global economic domination -- audacity and ambition. For more, check out the BBC report at the source. China elevates the art of KIRF, copies Austrian village of Hallstatt originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 06 Jun 2012 04:23:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink   |  BBC  | Email this | Comments IPv6 lands today, do you copy? Jun 6th 2012, 07:47 June 6th has arrived, which means that participating ISPs, hardware manufacturers and search engines must stick to their word and permanently enable the IPv6 address system -- not least as an encouragement for others to do the same. The ultimate purpose? To allow trillions of users to have their own IP address, instead of just a paltry few billion permitted by the IPv4 standard that continues to run in parallel. The risk? That the Internet collapses and we all get the day off work. Evidently that hasn't happened, no doubt thanks to Google and others having tested the system during pilot programs, and indeed Vint Cerf's explanatory video seems to be working fine after the break. Continue reading IPv6 lands today, do you copy? IPv6 lands today, do you copy? originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 06 Jun 2012 03:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink   |  Google, WorldIPv6launch.org  | Email this | Comments Windows Embedded Standard 8 CTP2 ready to download now Jun 6th 2012, 07:24 Microsoft's second preview of Windows Embedded Standard 8 is available now. The latest version, typically used outside the standard office and home environs, throws in Kinect for Windows compatibility, as well as some gesture filters for arm-flailing interaction and NFC support. The preview now supports nine languages and requires at least a 1GHz processor, 1GB of system memory (2GB if you're running a 64 bit system), a DVD drive and 7GB of space for the full install. Hit up the source for plenty more detail and the download itself. Windows Embedded Standard 8 CTP2 ready to download now originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 06 Jun 2012 03:24:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink The Verge  |  Microsoft  | Email this | Comments

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