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Gamers see gain and pain from Microsoft Vista

Gamers see gain and pain from Microsoft VistaDoes the 'wet blanket' cover MS too?"...every time a user downloads a game, Vista warns that it could be harmful."I haven't used Vista yet, but let me take a wild guess: When you download Microsoft software, it doesn't warn you.Privledge ElevationIf installing the...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Games, DirectX 10, Microsoft Windows Vista, DX9, game, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-01-25

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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Microsoft steps up its business push for Windows 7, related products

Why do I want Windows 7?This is a serious question. I've been using XP Pro for a while now, and am pretty happy with it. It works well, and doesn't seem to give me many problems.I don't understand what Windows 7 brings to the table. I don't...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP

Discussion threads 2009-09-02

Microsoft to fix critical hole in IE

Microsoft to fix critical hole in IERe:to provide the broadest protections possible to customersThank you microsoft!Did you see this?"Customers who are current with their security updates are protected from known attacks related to the updates, the company said."Keep auto-update turned on folks. At least for desktops..."Privately reported"?Sounds like someone learned...

Tags: Web browsers, Patches, critical hole, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer

Discussion threads 2009-07-27

The problem with XP ...

The problem with XP ...it works good enough...simple really.RE: The problem with XP ...I was a Windows 2000 geek from time it hit beta in late 1998 clear through the release of XP SP2, because I hated XP initially... precisely for the reasons you describe in the article.SP2 finally convinced...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Win 7, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-06-05

BluffTitler DX9 7.6.4 (Windows)

BluffTitler DX9 is a realtime 3D video titler. The result can be played in realtime or exported as a movie file for further processing in DVD authoring tools. Special effects include: reflection mapping, light beams, beveled borders, looping plasma effects, realtime shadows, EPS import, particle effects, bump mapping, RSS news...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Video, Effect, Outerspace Software, BluffTitler DX9, Corporate Communications, RSS, Marketing, Internet

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

Total Video2Dvd 2.80 (Windows)

Total Video2DVD Author is a DVD authoring tool with video converting, menu authoring and DVD burning functions. It converts most popular formats such as Youtube Flv, AVI ,Xvid, Mov, Rmvb, Divx, Rm, Divx, Wmv, Asf, VOB, DV, Mpeg,Mpeg4 into DVD formats. Total Video2DVD Author automatically creates a DVD with your...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, EffectMatrix, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment

Software downloads 2008-12-18

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

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

Via open sources laptop designs; Will it make Via relevant as a chipmaker again?

Via has open sourced a laptop--computer assisted design documents, 3D models and all of the specifications--but let's be clear about the motives. Via wants to sell more chips and motherboards to power this device with hopes to become a little more relevant. Via calls this contraption the...

Tags: Open Source, Motherboard, Laptop Computer, Laptop Design, Wireless Module Option, Module Option, Chipsets, CAD, Notebooks, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Software, Notebooks & Tablets, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-05-27

ATI Catalyst 8.5 brings improvements and performance boost for some games

AMD/ATI release new Catalyst drivers on pretty much a monthly schedule. The updates range from tiny tweaks to major improvements. Yesterday's release of Catalyst 8.5 brings with it some significant improvements. Here's a list of new features: Catalyst Control Center Component Video ATI...

Tags: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, ATI Radeon, ATI Technologies Inc., Game, Human Resources, Performance, Performance Management, Workforce Management

Blog posts 2008-05-22

Here we go again ...

Here we go again ...Pure marketing hype.I agree with you, show me SOMETHING.It's time for ZDNet to hold Intel to the same standardsAMD has to update partners on roadmaps. The roadmaps leak, and ZDNet bloggers like Adrian and the former blogger George Ou delight in ripping AMD up for how...

Tags: Processors, Blogging, Advanced Micro Devices Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-05-08

Could Apple be preparing the way for Mac gaming?

Could Apple be preparing the way for Mac gaming?Absolutely - NLP would rock their sales!It's about time they make the microphone an equal input device in lieu of previous weaker attempts with macs. In addition, as a developer I'm looking forward to their high-quality, or familiar voices, toolkit to...

Tags: Games, Desktops, game, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh, Mac Gaming

Discussion threads 2008-04-29

Crysis 1.2.1 (Windows)

Crysis™ is a next-generation PC first-person shooter from Crytek, the award-winning developers of Far Cry. A stunning technical achievement, Crysis combines incredible visuals, cunning gameplay and an epic story that challenges gamers to adapt to survive. Powered by CryENGINE 2™, Crysis delivers the ultimate DX10 gaming experience for...

Tags: PC, Experience, Crytek GmbH, Crysis™, Games, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware

Software downloads 2008-03-23

XP SP2 vs. Vista RTM vs. Vista SP1: Gaming benchmark

XP SP2 vs. Vista RTM vs. Vista SP1: Gaming benchmarkI wonderOf those games, how many are optimized for DirectX 10?sigh . . ."Well, XP SP2 is still the better OS when it comes to gaming. ". . . except there's no DirectX 10.When I look at the scores, it's really...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Games, Anandtech, Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP, game, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1

Discussion threads 2008-02-28

Vista+SP1+-+The+promised+performance+gains+are+there

Vista+SP1+-+The+promised+performance+gains+are+thereMy experienceVista spends a lot of time thinking before it executes. Did you take the measurements for the execution time or when you placed the order, so to speak?Test possibilities1. Network throttling on media playback (sorted yet?)2. Machine- machine copy3. Comparison to XP (you're 'XP is Vistas biggest competitior theme')....

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), File I/O, Microsoft Windows Vista, Vista+SP1+-+The+promised+performance+gains+are+there, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1

Discussion threads 2008-02-07

PC OEMs might no longer be able to rely on games to sell high end systems

PC OEMs might no longer be able to rely on games to sell high end systemsNot good for MS. They have depended on gaming as one thing to keep peopleon Windows. With that lock being removed for the vast majority, there are fewer reason to stay on Windows.Steam sales figures?Discounting...

Tags: Games, Desktops, mobile computing, desktop, Vista Gaming, hypocrisy, game, PC

Discussion threads 2008-01-29

Crysis on the Alienware m9750

Crysis on the Alienware m9750Question about your WEI score[i]Primary hard disk: 5.9[/i]What hard drive and configuration are you using to get a 5.9? My hard drive is the only measure below 5.9.Crysis IndeedAt $400 the PS3 is the most expensive console you can buy. It comes with a broadband cpu...

Tags: Games, Crysis, Alienware, console, PC

Discussion threads 2007-11-28

Delayed & buggy integrated graphics drivers dog Intel and AMD

More than a year after the launch of the Intel G965 integrated-graphics chipset and closing in on the launch of the G35 replacement chipset, Intel has finally released production non-BETA Vertex Shader enabled drivers that support half-way decent medium-resolution gaming.  These new drivers are only for Windows XP but Vista...

Tags: Chipset, Playback, Graphics Driver, Problem, Driver, Video, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Graphics, Intel Corp., DVD, HQV, HDV, HD, AMD 690, George Ou

Blog posts 2007-08-29