Windows 7, from leaks and naming to pricing and service packs.
Flickr first teased apps for Windows 7 and Windows Phone 7 back in January 2011, and they're finally available, something I'd been waiting for. The app shows your photos in high resolution and lets you browse photostreams and sets richly.
Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 is now available. Sizes vary widely: the 32-bit Windows Update is around 750MB and the 64-bit 1,050MB, while standalone downloads from Microsoft balloon to 4,100MB and 7,400MB respectively.
Windows 7 officially launched in Singapore at midnight on 22nd October 2009, through Microsoft Singapore and Challenger Funan. The first person queued from 3.30pm, though numbers were only handed out at 7pm, and by 10.30pm over 140 people had gathered.
Per the Windows newsletter, Windows 7 has finally hit Release to Manufacturing and should reach shelves on 22nd October 2009. Microsoft is now packaging the code for PC makers and partners, marking the last milestone before the public launch.
It's confirmed: Windows 7 will simply be called Windows 7. Since development began, Microsoft had been referring to the next Windows client by the codename Windows 7, and now they've decided to keep it as the official name.
Here are some post-install details on Windows 7 M1, originally posted by Kenipnet in Neowin's forums. Over the weekend he finally tried the build but was disappointed, as his primary machine asked for a SATA driver.