Microsoft’s Windows 7 has had a grand time pulling in all manner of people looking to upgrade their operating system or already preloaded on new PCs and all of that market growth may just lead to an eco-friendlier planet, or at least a bit of savings on the old energy bill. It would seem the […]
Tablets aren’t the only stars of WDC 2010. Today, Microsoft released the first public beta of Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 (it’s a consolidated release). Although Microsoft warns that only IT pros need apply, it’s not preventing anyone with the “right qualifications” to grab the update after a brief registration process […]
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The iPad’s stranglehold on the tablet market may be nearing its end. Several new reports hint that Apple’s rivals are gearing up for a fight, and judging by the exhaustive list of combatants, things could get really interesting really fast. First comes news that Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is promising a deluge of Windows 7 […]
Read more Windows 7 tablets ahoy: Dell, Toshiba, Asus on deck
Being a popular new operating system means that there are those that would circumvent protections in the OS so as to make it seem legitimate. There are those that willingly take that risk in order to save themselves some cash, then there are those that are suckered into a new system preloaded with a counterfeit […]
Read more Windows 7 Reworking Its Copy Protection
Intel’s Chipset Device Software configures your Windows operating system to properly handle the company’s system chipset features. Version 9.1.1.1019 of their software adds support for the company’s 5 Series of chipsets and enables Microsoft Windows 7 support. The software supports the following chipsets: Intel 3 Series Chipsets Intel 4 Series Chipset Intel 5 Series Chipset […]
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Well you can’t blame the team behind Windows 7 for their exuberance, their supposed sign-off process/backstage look is a nice touch and heart warming….well as heart warming as an operating system can get of course but their efforts over…
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You can’t fault AMD’s Richard Huddy for being a little enthusiastic about Microsoft’s upcoming DirectX 11 and the features it brings along for graphics cards. The graphics API’s "Local Data Share" capability is, in his words, the killer feature which…
Read more DirectX 11 Compute Shader Leads to Speed Up, Sharing is a "Killer Feature"
