Isaiah's Tech

This is the latest rumour from the Samsung camp. The image above is just a mock-up and is not a real picture of the supposed Samsung Omnia Pro. Anyways, the Samsung Omnia Pro is expected to hit us in July with: a 3.5-inch AMOLED touchscreen with a 800 x 480 resolution, WinMo 6.1 (upgradeable after WinMo 6.5 release), a 5MP camera with autofocus and a certain type of flash, and video recording capabilities. Obviously the Samsung Omnia Pro will have a slide-out QWERTY keyboard which will definitely be a nice addition. I wish the camera was 8 megapixels, but I guess 5 is good enough. I just hope that Samsung gets this touchscreen down-pat and that they iron all of the lag issues - if this handset is true.

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A new Windows 7 feature has just been found and it's called Windows XP Mode. You are actually able to run Windows XP inside of Windows 7, which is truly amazing. In the screenshot above you can see Microsoft Word 2003 open in Windows XP and Word 2007 opened in Windows 7 at the same time - on the same screen. This could be extremely useful for those that just can't leave the XP workspace. On a side note, the RC version of Windows 7 might not have the feature available, but it will be around for the official, final release.

This Windows XP Mode will be available via a free download only for Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise, and Ultimate users. It won't be coming out for everyone, so I guess I know which version I'll most likely be getting. I think it's a pretty clever addition on Microsoft's part. I give them props!

[Engadget, Windows Super Site]