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- DirectX
- A set of Windows interfaces from Microsoft for programming graphics and sound. Windows developers program to the DirectX APIs, and the manufacturers of sound cards and display adapters write...
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- GeForce GT 240 - NVIDIA's sub-$100 DirectX 10.1 graphics card
- Nvidia's work great with Linux distro'sNvidia's cards work great with Linux distro'syou can have compiz desktop and runany game you want.The optimization is amazing!;)Who said anything about loser OSes?This is about OSes that actually offer great gaming experiences to users, not OSes that really want to play where the big...
- Tags: Games, Cyberthreats, game, NVidia Corp., operating system, DirectX, Nvidia GeForce, graphics, video card
- Discussion threads 2009-11-17
- GeForce GT 240 - NVIDIA's sub-$100 DirectX 10.1 graphics card
- You can get a lot of power for under $100 when it comes to GPUs nowadays, but NVIDIA have just launched the GeForce GT 240 - decent performance, low power consumption and a decent price. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: Video Card, Nvidia GeForce, NVidia Corp., Graphics, DirectX, Video Cards, Performance Management, Hardware, Components, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2009-11-17
- AMD debuts Radeon HD 5800 series GPUs with DirectX 11 support
- That's great...Now if only DX 11 were out. Seems a bit premature to me, let's hope firmware updates are easy.ATI had better get the power requirements right with this one, it doesn't matter how much money you save if you have to buy double the psu to use it.I'm going...
- Tags: GPU, Radeon, DirectX, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., ATI Technologies Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-09-23
- AMD debuts Radeon HD 5800 series GPUs with DirectX 11 support
- Today sees AMD lift the lid on the first of it's next generation Radeon HD 5800 series GPUs featuring DirectX 11 support. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: Advanced Micro Devices Inc., DirectX, Radeon, GPU, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2009-09-23
- Microsoft DirectX Runtime Web Installer 9.27.1734 (Windows)
- Microsoft DirectX is a group of technologies designed to make Windows-based computers an ideal platform for running and displaying applications rich in multimedia elements such as full-color graphics, video, 3D animation, and rich audio. DirectX includes security and performance updates, along with many new features across all technologies, which can...
- Tags: Web, Multimedia, Microsoft Corp., DirectX, Microsoft DirectX, Microsoft Windows, Performance Management, Operating Systems, Software, Human Resources, Workforce Management
- Software downloads 2009-09-11
- Microsoft DirectX Redistributable (August 2009) 9.27.1734 (Windows)
- Microsoft DirectX is a group of technologies designed to make Windows-based computers an ideal platform for running and displaying applications rich in multimedia elements such as full-color graphics, video, 3D animation, and rich audio. DirectX includes security and performance updates, along with many new features across all technologies, which can...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., DirectX, Microsoft DirectX, Microsoft Windows, Performance Management, Operating Systems, Software, Human Resources, Workforce Management
- Software downloads 2009-09-08
- 'Critical' DirectX patch in Microsoft security updates
- 'Critical' DirectX patch in Microsoft security updatesWhat is really interesting...is they knew about the hole for 16-18 months.No patch in sight with an emergency "kill bits" solution to disable to control.Vista is not affected.Yet another reason to use Vista.Well ...Was that due to negligence or was that just the time...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Security administration, Patches, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, DirectX, security update
- Discussion threads 2009-07-10
- Sun xVM VirtualBox 3.0: Virtual Developer's Delight
- Sun xVM VirtualBox 3.0: Virtual Developer's DelightIt works!You're right about little fanfare. I have a system that is plenty fast, but not able to run the Windows XP virtual disk inside of Windows 7. I need to upload data to a site that works with Windows Vista and IE...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Sun xVM VirtualBox 3.0, Sun xVM VirtualBox, Sun xVM, Sun Microsystems Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-06-30
- AMD to ship DirectX 11 GPUs this year
- AMD to ship DirectX 11 GPUs this yearGreatJust read it on pcmag. I was really expecting NVIDIA to be the first one to unleash a Dx 11 GPU. Nonetheless my motherboard only supports SLI and doesn't support crossfire so as usual am going for NVIDIA :)Now is the BEST TIME...
- Tags: GPU, SLI, DirectX, card, DirectX 11, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., DirectX 11 GPU, new GPU, NVidia Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-06-03
- AMD to ship DirectX 11 GPUs this year
- If you're planning to put down some cash for a new GPU, you might want to wait. Today at COMPUTEX, AMD announced that it plans to deliver DirectX 11 GPUs to support Windows 7 later this year, ahead of the competition. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: Advanced Micro Devices Inc., DirectX, GPU, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2009-06-03
- Bixorama 1.4.3 (Windows)
- Bixorama can convert between 11 different panorama formats including Apple's QuickTime VR, Microsoft's DirectX DDS, angular maps, sphere maps, and various cube map layouts. Bixorama can import AND export the following 11 formats: QuickTime VR .MOV; DirectX .DDS; Latitiude Longitude; Horizontal Cross; Vertical Cross; Strip; Strip XYZ; Single Files. This...
- Tags: Apple QuickTime, Microsoft Windows, DirectX, Cross, Outerspace Software, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics
- Software downloads 2009-06-03
- Bixelangelo 1.5.1 (Windows)
- Bixelangelo is a paint program that records your drawings and saves them as sketch maps. It has been designed for use with BluffTitler DX9, but any application that can handle texture maps and DirectX effect files can use its output.
- Tags: Output, DirectX, Outerspace Software, Bixelangelo, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2009-06-03
- Microsoft DirectX Software Development Kit 9.26.1590 (Windows)
- Download the complete DirectX SDK, which contains the DirectX Runtime and all DirectX software required to create DirectX compliant applications. This DirectX SDK release contains updates to tools, utilities, samples, documentation, and runtime debug files for x64 and x86 platforms.
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., DirectX
- Software downloads 2009-06-03
- Will these be the first DirectX 11 GPUs?
- Will these be the first DirectX 11 GPUs?What can I say...Perhaps, perhaps not I guess!OH-- I wanna know the power consumption of those cards.Now that they are in a 40nm manufacturing tech, power consumptioon idle/load numbers could be very interesting!!! :)I am 100% anal about being very power efficient! ]:)
- Tags: Manufacturing, DirectX 11 GPU, DirectX 11, DirectX, GPU
- Discussion threads 2009-05-19
- Will these be the first DirectX 11 GPUs?
- German hardware website hardware-infos.com has details on what it believes will be the first DirectX 11 from both NVIDIA and AMD/ATI. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: Web Site, DirectX, GPU, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Internet, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2009-05-19
- Browser standards in an open source world
- Browser standards in an open source worldHTML5IE will surely be the last to support HTML5, so hopefully Firefox, Chrome, Opera & Safari will continue to gain market share, so that web developers will begin to implement websites utilizing HTML5.Yes, FAT-OFF Ballmer:)Hammer/Sickle new mantra for MSMS needs to put up a...
- Tags: Web browsers, Games, HTML5, Web browser, Browser Standard, OpenGL, open source, open source world, Chrome, 3D, Internet, DirectX, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-04-02
- 3D Model Viewer 0.3.5.4 (Windows)
- Support of DirectX and Wavefront OBJ Model Formats. Wavefront OBJ to DirectX format converter Support for most common image/texture types (DDS, JPG, TGA, BMP) Using DXUT for GUI and Settings Dialog - user friendly interface Easy to use and practic camera solution Quick and simple lighting setup Easy scene setup,...
- Tags: 3D, Microsoft Windows, Camera, DirectX, Jan1024188, Tools & Techniques, Management
- Software downloads 2009-01-31
- DirectX Happy Uninstall 4.17 (Windows)
- DirectX Happy UninstallDHU is a management tool for Microsoft DirectX. Using DHU, you can backup, restore, disc-rollback, and full install DirectX. A correct DirectX is necessary in your computer. Several changes such as support OS Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008 x86 Edition, support DX DirectX 10.0, backup feature can help you backup current...
- Tags: DirectX, Superfox Studio, DirectX Happy Uninstall, Backups, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2008-12-23
- Blue Cat's Chorus (DirectX) 3.3 (Windows)
- The Chorus effect was originally designed to simulate several voices: just as if several persons were playing together the same notes but with a variable delay between them. This is the effect you get with Blue Cat's Chorus when setting the rate parameter to a small value. But this plug-in...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Modulation, Plug-in, DirectX, Blue Cat Audio, Chorus
- Software downloads 2008-12-18
- Blue Cat's Stereo Chorus (DirectX) 3.2 (Windows)
- Based on Blue Cat's Chorus technology, Blue Cat's Stereo Chorus has the same versatility and crystal-clear sounding capabilities as its little brother, plus a subtle to very deep stereo effect feature: just play with the stereo control and get this famous widening stereo chorus effect. You will feel like the...
- Tags: Stereo, Microsoft Windows, DirectX, Blue Cat Audio
- Software downloads 2008-12-18
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