By Popular Demand - HP brings Windows 7 PCs back

Windows 8 has been around for almost two years now and while Microsoft has been pushing the tile-focused touch-enabled OS quite aggressively, it seems some of its partners think otherwise. HP is pushing Windows 7 as an default OS for their systems at least on their US website.  Checking ou the HP.ca site shows that they still "Recommend Windows" with visible Windows 8 branding. Does HP's renewed preference of Windows 7 reflect the rest of the PC industry? Hard to tell, but there are many users that greatly prefer the familiar look, feel and predictability of Windows 7.

Source: The Verge

The Apple Beat: Happy 30th Anniversary Macintosh

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

It’s been 30 years since Steve Jobs unveiled the first Macintosh on January 24, 1984. That iconic all-in-one computer became a landmark product which ushered in the age of the personal computer as well as the graphical user interface, use of icons, and the mouse. I take a personal trip down memory lane with Apple’s first revolutionary product.

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Goo Technologies & Mozilla Launch Game Creator Challenge

Goo Technologies, the leader in HTML5 high-end graphics for games and interactive visualizations on the web and the company behind the Goo Engine®, today announced that it is partnering with Mozilla to offer fans a Game Creator Challenge this holiday season.

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CtrlTwit helps users control apps with Twitter commands

CtrlTwit is a new Web service designed to help Twitter power users make the most out of the social network. The app can link your Twitter account to various other services so you can do things like adding a link to Pocket, checking Dropbox space, or subscribe to a YouTube channel.

You don’t have to sign up to the service to have Twitter perform any of the commands. An example given by Lifehacker includes adding a link to Pocket. What you just need to do is reply to the tweet with an interesting link with the command “@pocket save #ctrltwit” and you will initially be asked by Pocket to sign in. The app also currently supports Instagram, Foursquare, and Meetup.