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What was Microsoft thinking?

What was Microsoft thinking?Home Basic is a way to obtain Vista...... on underpowered computers. Is that transitional? Yes, in the sense that many/most of the computers now in use can run Basic better than Premium.If Microsoft were interested in selling upgrades, then Basic would be better. But...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), DX10, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Thinking, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP

Discussion threads 2007-06-08

Screenshots: Vista's got game

Screenshots: Vista's got gameBuilt in parental controls...I like that...Crap!!! Did I say that??my take on all the images"The new Windows Vista operating system offers a better gaming platform because it includes DirectX 10, which could offer up to eight times better graphics performance than DirectX 9."Eight times? Makes me wonder...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Video cards, Games, Corporate communications, Parental Control, DX9, DX10, Microsoft Windows Vista, game

Discussion threads 2006-03-22

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DiRT 2 - One reason to buy a DirectX 11 compatible graphics card

nononononononononono - you can't write an article about PC gaming! After all, isn't PC gaming "dying"?All we need now is a few more publishers to start writing more games for it.dx10 vs dx11Well, looking at the list, and most of that is gonna depend on the power of the video...

Tags: Video cards, Games, video card, DirectX, game, graphics

Discussion threads 2009-12-01

AMD turbo boosts Flash Player 10.1 with ATI Stream technology

AMD seems to be the more viable choice nowThey certainly have improved their offerings over Intel and NVIDIA, which both seem to be up in the air at the moment. Intel isn't focused on offering good mainstream performance for the dollar - they're only working on Atom and the...

Tags: Chipsets, Processors, Semiconductors, Macromedia Flash Player, NVidia Corp., Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., ATI Technologies Inc., AMD 785G, GPU, AMD Athlon, chipset

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

Is Nvidia planning to add X86 compatibility to its chipsets?

I hope soNVIDIA with x86-64 technology would be Next Big ThingTM, although I'd rather see a new architecture replace the aging x86. 64-bit is just a tack-on feature set of x86. I'd rather see something in line with IA64 from NVIDIA to shake up Intel. I'm sure...

Tags: Processors, Video Decoding, chipset, Intel x86, CPU, NVidia Corp., Intel Corp., GPU, graphics, Advanced Micro Devices Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

First Nvidia Ion netbook now available: HP Mini 311

Bad design and late to marketThe Ion chipset is essentially wasted on this. You have the Ion LE, which is a DirectX 9-only variant of the DX10-packin' Ion, on a netbook running Windows XP. There's no DX Compute shader option on Windows XP and there won't be in...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Chipsets, NVidia Corp., ASUS Eee PC, WTH, netbook, NVIDIA ION, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Hewlett-Packard Co.

Discussion threads 2009-09-25

Zune HD: No YouTube in the browser for you

patheticI don't care much about youtube (I much prefer TED conference with top minds/scientists to that popular crap :P) but being a social media users (msn, FB and the like) I know for a fact that many people spend lots of time on this site and it is now imperative...

Tags: Team management, Turnabout, Web browser, Microsoft Zune, Microsoft Corp., YouTube Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-09-16

Windows 7 saves Microsoft, but will it rebuild post-Vista spirit?

Windows 7 saves Microsoft, but will it rebuild post-Vista spirit?It's not even out yet and pre-release hype is the one thing MS is good at..Apart from selling vaporware and bait'n'switch products (DX10 and Flight Simulator X instantly spring to mind, if not Vista too...)I lost most respect for MS with...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-06-04

Computex: AMD previews first DX11 GPU, Nvidia focuses on mobile

Computex: AMD previews first DX11 GPU, Nvidia focuses on mobileAMD who? Oh yeah, the ECs poster childI wouldn't use their products again if they paid me.Everyone is sooo excited, look at all the posts.BuwahahahahahaRE: Computex: AMD previews first DX11 GPU, Nvidia focuses on mobileDX11 is a big thing. It...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, DX11 GPU, NVidia Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., ATI Technologies Inc., Computex, mobile

Discussion threads 2009-06-04

Ballmer: Office 14 not this year

Ballmer: Office 14 not this yearDoubtful they will delay Win7I doubt they will delay Win7, which for all practical purposes is complete, until Office 14 is ready. Especially if Office 14 hasn't even entered BETA testing. Personally, I would like to know what changes we will see with...

Tags: release code, Microsoft Office, Office 14, toolbar, ribbon, Steve Ballmer

Discussion threads 2009-02-24

Surprises in the Windows 7 license agreement

Surprises in the Windows 7 license agreementBenchmarks would be pretty silly at this point.You can expect that a lot of the core OS is dumping detailed logs in circular files, or armed to produce detailed core files that hinder performance, etc.Do you think the "you can install on as many...

Tags: FPS, Windows 7 license agreement, license agreement, Microsoft Windows 7, agreement, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2008-12-29

Microsoft to allow custom PC makers to stock XP through mid-2009

Microsoft to allow custom PC makers to stock XP through mid-2009Not quiteThe trouble is, the situation is exactly the opposite of what you say.Most people aren't doing anything with their computer that they weren't doing when Windows 98 was around: Email, surf, and MS Office.Unless someone is really excited about...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), PRODUCTIVITY, Microsoft Corp., stock, cockroach, vista, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, computer

Discussion threads 2008-12-21

Boot Up Times (Windows 7 build 6956 performance test)

Boot Up Times (Windows 7 build 6956 performance test)Apple Uses Unix, Linux is a Unix Clone -- This is what we needMicro$oft makes the worst software on the face of the Earth. Open Source is changing the world. Just look at Wikipedia. Get Linux and all of...

Tags: Operating systems, Performance management, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Micro$oft, Microsoft Windows 7, BOOT UP TIMES, Microsoft Windows, performance test, Linux, performance

Discussion threads 2008-12-12

Windows 7 Aero to take advantage of DirectX 10.1 ... where will this leave NVIDIA

Windows 7 Aero to take advantage of DirectX 10.1 ... where will this leave NVIDIANobody's getting frozen out. It'll fall back to DX9 if it has to.The DWM won't *require* DX 10.1, but it'll be able to use it if its there. (Actually from what I read in the...

Tags: Video cards, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Corporate communications, TigerDirect, DirectX, DirectX 10.1, Microsoft Windows 7, Aero, video card, Microsoft Windows Vista, graphics, Microsoft Windows, NVidia Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-10-29

More ideas for where Apple should park its cash horde

More ideas for where Apple should park its cash hordeNew OS - Instant On OS XInvest in converting the iPhone OS and interface into an instant on OS for macbook and mini that runs from the BIOS. Maybe even allow it to sync with your existing iPhone or touch for...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, Operating systems, Investment, Instant-On, Apple Inc., More Ideas, Autodesk Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-10-23

T-Mobile G1 arrives. Not quite a Google vs. Apple battle

T-Mobile G1 arrives. Not quite a Google vs. Apple battleVery good points. Google does not have to make a penny on the OS, and willhelp drive the cost of mobile internet devices as low as possible. Price sells, and we will eventually see some pretty cheap and pretty amazing phones.Haha!...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Apple Inc., T-Mobile, Linux, T-Mobile G1, software, Apple iPhone, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-10-22

I'm a PC: We don't say the "V" word any more

I'm a PC: We don't say the "V" word any moreI dislike Apple even more than Microsoft, but I love the adsApple is, of course, a horribly restrictive company towards it's customers. Nasty as can be, even worse than Microsoft. Plus they make their customers pay through the nose.But they...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), sh*t, John Hodgman, apple ad, Microsoft Windows Vista, PC, advertisement, Microsoft Corp., Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-10-20

"Why do you hate Vista so much?"

"Why do you hate Vista so much?"Reasons that Vista bothers me...1) I have now spent over 4 hours trying to get SP1 installed on a new box.... the BSOD's are blurry (kind of funny huh?) The same box, XP installed with less heart ache and fewer issues... while I am...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, SP1, Microsoft Windows XP

Discussion threads 2008-08-27

Catalyst 8.8 drivers released, brings Hybrid Graphics support to XP

Catalyst 8.8 drivers released, brings Hybrid Graphics support to XPwho cares about XP? New DX10 Videocards work on Vista onlywho cares about XP? New DX10 videocards work on Vista onlySTILL no TV capture drivers for all-in-wonder X1900Note: All-in-Wonderâ„¢ boards operate with AMD Windows Vista-Ready Display Drivers under the Windows Vista...

Tags: DX10 Videocards, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP

Discussion threads 2008-08-21

Pay $50 extra for XP on a PC? You've gotta be kidding me!

Pay $50 extra for XP on a PC? You've gotta be kidding me!Welcome to reality...[b]Whatever happened to the idea that computing would change the world, and that free and fair competition is the basis of a free market society? [/b]Uh... I don't know what ivory tower you grew up in,...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Construction, user experience, Apple Inc., Pay $50, job, window, Linux, Microsoft Windows XP, PC

Discussion threads 2008-06-19