Vista felt sluggish, bloated and slovenly, but has Microsoft made Windows 7 any faster for those who crave the ultimate performance from their PC? Here are the benchmark results.

Windows 7 is out in less than four months, and now we finally now how much it will cost you, and what you need to know about Microsoft's Windows 7 upgrade promotion

Primus Telecom announced today it had acquired interactive services business AOL|7 from stakeholders AOL, AAPT and the Seven Network for just over $23 million.

As Vista and Windows 7 share the same core code, Microsoft has decided to merely nudge up the version number (Windows Vista was 6) so that applications are tricked into thinking it's Vista they're dealing with

Choosing your Windows 7 version will be far easier than for Vista, but XP users will have to do a full install.

PC gamers are among those most likely to benefit from any improvement in raw performance, so does Windows 7 bring any glad tidings for 3D action aficionados?

Windows 7 RC arrives along with beta of XP application compatibility tool.

Rumours say the Windows 7 beta could be announced next month, as millions of bloggers sharpen their claws.

Gone is some of the bluster as Microsoft makes a surprisingly down-to-earth Australian launch presentation for Windows 7 today

People are still willing to queue up in the middle of the night to buy the first few copies of Windows 7

Here's our 60 second guide, and a wishlist for Microsoft's new baby.

Microsoft's Windows 7 is nearing release, and IT vendors are turning to the problems customers will face when migrating to the new platform, especially the large volume of users still running Windows XP.

So you’re buying a notebook now, and you want to upgrade to Windows 7. What kind of specs should you be looking at? And will Windows 7 be supported by your computer when you get it home?

Touch is the key buzzword for Windows 7, but what does the new OS offer on the entertainment front?

In the September issue of PC Authority, we gave you the inside scoop on how the Windows 7 Release Candidate stood up to our tests. Here's a recap of our gaming benchmark results

Finally, Microsoft comes clean about the failure of Vista and detail their plans for the new features to be released under Windows 7.

The single biggest reason for existing laptop owners to upgrade to Windows 7 is something unique to this release: it actually requires less horsepower than Vista. That's good news for netbook owners!

Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 7 has been released to manufacturing (RTM), meaning that the operating system is essentially finished and ready to ship to PC vendors ahead of official availability on 22 October.

Keen to forget the PR nightmare that was Vista, Microsoft may have committed yet another blunder: Windows XP users will not be able to upgrade to Windows 7 without a totally clean install.