MS preps Windows 7 specs

Microsoft is readying a set of maximum specs for Windows 7 netbooks that will likely dictate which PCs will qualify for lower per-copy Windows 7 pricing, reports ZDNet.

Microsoft established a similar set of specs for XP and Vista netbooks, a category the company had been referring to as ultra-low-cost PCs.

The ones it is developing for Windows 7 are designed for netbooks that have smaller screens and single-core 2GHz CPUs, TechARP said.

Data recovery tools says its Vista NTFS disc recovery solution is a powerful software capable of restoring data from formatted and corrupted hard discs, USB flash drives, desktops, notebooks and laptops, according to New Design World.

The Windows NTFS data undelete tool retrieves data lost from accidental formatting, virus attacks, 'empty recycle bin' commands, and deletions by shift+ delete key.

Corrupted NTFS partition recovery software restores damaged boot records, logically crashed hard discs, partially crashed partitions, and virus infected files.

The Canadian market for personal computers isn't expected to reboot to positive growth until 2010 because consumers and businesses are delaying purchases and waiting for new technologies, says IDC Canada, according to The Canadian Press.

Desktop computers dragged down the market in the first quarter and the volume of netbooks - small mobile computers that allow users to surf the Internet and check e-mail - has levelled off, IDC said.

"This year, the bottom has completely fallen out of desktops," said Tim Brunt, IDC's senior analyst in personal computing and technology. "The market is demanding mobility."