As promised, Microsoft added new themes for Windows 7 on their website but in order to do that they waited for October 22nd because today the new OS was officially introduced to the gen pop.

With Windows 7 the customization is so easy than even my kid sister can do it without damaging anything. these are the steps you need to follow: enter the gallery, download your favorite theme and install it by double clicking the .themepack.

The new collection comprises themes for all kind of tastes starting with Ferrari, Porsche and Infiniti, going through Gears of War, and ending with Zune.

Happy Personalization!

Back in August, folks over at Dell made a big announcement about a future line-up of Inspiron-Z machines.

Apparently they didn’t lose any precious time because the Australian Dell Z family (the 11-, 14- and 15-inchers) is now ready to welcome the new 13-inch model.

For AU$1,199 (US$1,106) you’ll get a 1.3GHz SU7300 Core 2 Duo, 4GB of DDR3 RAM, Intel integrated 4500MHD graphics, a 320GB HDD and an LED-backlit screen.

This sounds pretty good but let’s see how will this baby look like (financially speaking) in stores all over the globe.

In case you didn’t know, Google is offering downloads and streaming in China but what about the rest of us?

According to some rumors Google is training hard to become a viable adversary for iTunes. Android just started gaining recognition in the world of mobile handset market so what other reason to take another step further.

Google has fame and background experience and these two aspects will most certainly play important roles in a music future.

Let’s wish them all the best because a fight between two titans can only bring good products and services for us all.

The detailed specifications are still a well kept secret and for the time being we will have to settle for the info provided by the manufacturer. The machines will boast with multitouch trackpad, Core 2 Duo processors, 16:9 displays, HDMI and VGA outputs, Ethernet, WiFi, 3G WWAN, Bluetooth and obviously… Windows 7.

You can order the laptops starting today for only $529.

Why is it so great? Because it can handle up to five different Gmail accounts checking up for messages, setting the colors, customizing the fonts and creating special alerts for special contacts. Also it’s 100% Aero Glass friendly on Windows Vista and 7. Now you will be able to compose quick messages by simply right-clicking the SGA icon (attachments included).

As if that wasn’t enough, the app also manages Google Calendar and Google News.

The most amazing thing of all is that Scott’s Gmail Alert is free and it’s fully compatible with Windows XP, Vista and 7.

The 18.4-inch monster hides under a very sexy shell a Blu-ray drive and a Cell-based SpursEngine HD video co-processor. Now that’s video power!

Also, the G60 also boasts with a 1080p panel, a 2.53GHz Core 2 Duo P8700 CPU, 4GB of RAM, NVIDIA GeForce GT 230M GPU, twin TV tuners, 500GB of storage space and Windows 7 Home Premium.

The price? This baby will be sold in Japan starting next month for around ¥220,000 ($2,457) but unfortunately the US release date is yet to be determined.

This weekend the SeaMonkey 2.0 Release Candidate 1 was presented to the gen pop so… let’s see what’s new about it.

Back in the old days we used Firefox for web browsing and Thunderbird as an email client but now SeaMonkey offers all this in an internet suite. Compared to the Beta version released this summer, the RC1 build is much more stable and is bringing a large number of bug fixes. Also, it has a Thunderbird-style tabbed mail client and can very easily delete/cut bookmarks from the bookmark search view and reopen closed browser windows.

This open source cross-platform application is Windows, Linux and Mac friendly and all you need to do is to enter the official website and download your own copy.

The iPod industry is writing its own page in the tech’s history but unfortunately for all shuffle fans the apple-shaped company is not planning to add a video camera to the iPod touch in the nearest future.

But don’t worry, every problem has a solution and this particular one is offered by Xiangyun Industry Co. This company just announced on the market the Mini MP3 DV Cam – a camcorder with no music playback functionality.

Inside the iPod shuffle-looking case the device packs a 1.3 megapixel sensor (640 x 480 resolution) and a built-in memory card for storing your precious clips.

The entire package will set you back $15 or $30 depending on how many items you order because… the minimum order is 100.

It also offers ALSA support on Linux guests, Windows 7 support, OpenGL support in guest machines, multiple monitor support and ThinPrint powered printing.

The install wizard is now simpler than before so now you can set up any OS on a new guest machine in a heart beat.

The installer measures 90Mb and it’s 100% free. All you need is a registered account with VMWare and you can roll.

You probably think that a USB 3.0 device is pointless without a controller. It’s true. That’s why NEC’s IFC-PCIE2U3 2-port PCI Expressx1 host controller ( ¥5,300 / $60) will be shipped together with Buffalo’s hard drives. This will only happen in Japan and the announced shipping date was set for late October.

The 1TB and 1.5 TB HDDs will wear ¥20,000 (about $225) and ¥25,300 (about $284) price tags while the 2TB disk will go as high as ¥46,600 (about $523).