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1. Nvidia kicks off 2009 GPU conference

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   ... of Nvidia, Jen Hsen Huang, is just going to sit back and watch his company falter," said Magee. See Also ATI introduces Radeon HD 5800 GPU for DirectX 11 gaming Nvidia teams up with Microsoft for HPC ...

2. Apple to debut $700 tablet in September?

   (Mobility/Mobility Features)

   ... concerned, we still remember the ill-conceived concept of the webpad of the late 1990s and early 2000s, true tablet PCs that are not more than a niche in today’s market as well as the failed Microsoft ...

3. Inlet introduces live video streaming for the iPhone

   (Mobility/Mobility Features)

   ... Microsoft Smooth Streaming and Adobe Dynamic Streaming. Additional features include multi-encoder synchronization and numerous audio enhancements.  ...

4. Microsoft introduces Kodu Game Lab for aspiring developers

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Microsoft has introduced an application that allows aspiring developers to create their own Xbox 360 games. Built using Microsoft's XNA Studio, Kodu Game Lab offers users a simple image-based menu along ...

5. Gateway introduces high-definition netbook

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   ... Media Card Reader 802.11b/g Wi-Fi Integrated Web Camera Two Built-in Stereo Speakers Three USB 2.0 Ports The LT3100 is pre-loaded with Microsoft Windows Vista and has a starting MSRP of $400. Meanwhile, ...

6. Nvidia releases CUDA 2.2 with Windows 7 support

   (Software/Software Features)

   ... of the SDK introduces support for Windows 7, which Nvidia describes as “the upcoming OS from Microsoft that embraces GPU computing.” We would not quite as far, since Vista has been supported in previous ...

7. Windows 7 widows Windows XP

   (Software/Software Features)

   ... the immortal statement about its defunct operating system  OS/2: "We're a better Windows than Windows". It probably was. Windows wasn't really any much cop at all until Microsoft co-opted David ...

8. Nvidia intros hardware debugger for GeForce GPUs

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Nvidia today introduced a new version of its CUDA 2.2 beta software development kit, which now includes a hardware debugger and support for Microsoft’s Windows Server 2003/2008. Santa Clara (CA) ...

9. The Windows 7 GUI from a Linux user's perspective

   (Software/Software Features)

   Today, hard core Linux users were able to view for the first time some of nifty GUI features in Microsoft's next generation desktop operation system - Windows 7. Due out in Q3 2009, Windows 7 shows us ...

10. OpenOffice 3.0 released, download site overwhelmed

    (Software/Software Features)

    ... killer features in this release are out-of-the-box import filters for the latest Microsoft Office file formats, enabling OpenOffice 3.0 to read documents saved with Microsoft Office 2007 or 2008 in .docx, ...

11. Apple updates iTunes, Apple TV, MobileMe

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... online storage and sharing. The updated MobileMe Control Panel 1.2 (1.6 MB download) delivers enhanced support for syncing more than 2000 contacts and it prevents syncing of data between the Microsoft ...

12. Google Chrome aims for Windows, Apple may help

    (Opinion/Opinion Features)

      Analyst Opinion – Microsoft’s business is built on four main software pillars - Windows, Office, Windows Server and IE.  The two most important, because they have the greatest number of related ...

13. Outrage over physics drivers: Is Nvidia guilty?

    (Opinion/Opinion Features)

    ... games (NovodeX and Meqon APIs) today, Sony has licensed PhysX SDK as the official physics engine for Playstation 3 console, Microsoft licensed PhysX for their own Robotics Studio and the list goes on. ...

14. Why Firefox 3 matters

    (Opinion/Opinion Features)

    ... Microsoft’s Internet Explorer comes with a built-in security certificate called Extended Validation (EV) SSL, which is a set of rigorous security checks of the operator of a website. EV certificates promise ...

15. Mozilla prepares Firefox 3 for launch

    (Software/Software Features)

    ... of 2004 and was replaced with version 2.0 in October of 2006. According to Mozilla, the browser was downloaded from the organization’s site more than 563 million times since its introduction. Microsoft ...

16. From the PMC to the iPhone and beyond: The evolution of the MID and Linux’ big break

    (Opinion/Opinion Features)

    ... Media Center was actually a cool little device for its time.  It played videos in beautiful color long before the iPod did and its interface was one of the best that Microsoft has ever done.   ...

17. Firefox 3 Beta 4 reveals difference in design philosophy to IE8

    (Software/Software Features)

      Mozilla has just released the fourth beta version of its next-generation browser. You can’t help but comparing this new Firefox to Microsoft’s recently released beta version of Internet Explorer ...

18. First Look CorelDraw X4: Still the one to beat

    (Software/Software Features)

    ... so I will have to believe Corel that ConceptShare allows users to do just that. - Also … : Yes, there are new supported file formats, including Adobe’s CS3 suite of applications, Microsoft Publisher, ...

19. Corel releases CorelDraw X4 graphics suite

    (Software/Software Brief)

    ... or other file properties, as well as an online collaboration tool called ConceptShare. Newly supported file formats include Microsoft Office Publisher, Illustrator CS3, Photoshop CS3, PDF version 8, AutoCAD ...

20. Sony announces “ceramic white” PS3 for Japan market

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Brief)

    Special editions of game consoles appear to attract new buyers. That concept may not only work for Microsoft, which has been offering a Halo-themed Xbox 360 as, but also for Sony, which earlier this year ...

21. A greener gauge: data center efficiency metrics proposed

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... explicit definitions about what each of those terms encompasses. The Green Grid hopes to establish an industry standard.  Its members include employees from AMD, Microsoft, Dell, Rackable Systems, ...

22. Microsoft introduces customizable LCD gaming mouse

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Microsoft today announced an update to its Sidewinder line of gaming mouses with a new set that includes customizable controls and a LCD. Leipzig (Germany) - Microsoft today announced an update to its ...

23. Eurocom introduces quad-core mobile workstation

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    ... Eurocom, but not listed in the configuration sheet - top $7100 and climb quickly into the neighborhood of $800 with gadgets such as external memory devices and software such as Microsoft’s Office ...

24. E3 2007

    (Event Coverage/Event Coverage Features)

    Wrap-up of our coverage of the E3 2007 (July 11-13) with all stories, videos and images.   E3 2007 July 11 - 13, 2007     Top Story Microsoft stuck ...

25. Consumer Electronics Show 2007

    (Event Coverage/Event Coverage Features)

    ... 2007   All CES 2007 stories:   Scalers beat HD DVD and Blu-ray at CES 2007 - analysis The $100 OLPC laptop in detail Microsoft says Crysis will be Vista's ...

26. Catalyst 6.11 driver for Radeon graphics cards released

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... for Microsoft Zune portable media player. The tool is available as a free download for users who own an X1000 series Radeon graphics card.  ...

27. Gateway introduces factory over-clocked desktop computer

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... traditionally have rarely failed, but Gateway is offering a one-year limited warranty on the FX530. First impressions of the Gateway FX530 ... Gateway will ship three different models, all with Microsoft ...

28. Microsoft unleashes Live Search - a first look

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Microsoft released its Live Search engine late Monday in an effort to catch up with market leaders Google and Yahoo. It is Microsoft's most aggressive move against Google yet and shows promising, unique ...

29. Microsoft introduces 360-degree conferencing camera as part of VoIP strategy

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    As part of its late push into the VoIP communications market, Microsoft yesterday unveiled a new device that may at least make prospective customers take notice: It's a 360-degree videoconferencing camera, ...

30. Elsa introduces ATI FireGL V7350 graphics card

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

      The ATI FireGL V7350 features Microsoft DirectX 9.0 Shader Model 3.0, up to 512 simultaneous pixel threads, 8 parallel geometry engines, and 1 GB GDDR3 graphics memory with a 512-bit ring bus memory ...

31. Microsoft intros update for Windows Live Local

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Microsoft has released the third version of their Windows Live Local (WLL) service. The service is mapping service, similar to what Google offers in their Google Maps service, with some interesting additions. ...

32. Microsoft introduces a search tool for all its search tools

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    At the 10th annual CEO Summit today, Microsoft co-president Kevin Johnson announced the introduction of an enterprise-level tool called Windows Live Search, that will eventually integrate the search facilities ...

33. Google introduces text-collecting research tool

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Most people will have several Web pages open and cut and paste into Microsoft Word or Notepad. Now, Google is introducing Google Notebook which allows users to do the same thing, except with the results ...

34. Google introduces Desktop 4

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... but also more advanced features such as a viewer for the Outlook calendar and Microsoft Project, a Winamp playback control, an auction watcher, blog statistics and even a virtual flower. Desktop 4 is available ...

35. E3 2006 Preview: The showdown between consoles and PCs

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    ... call it 'Revolution,'" he asked hypothetically, "if your technology is much less?" Can Xbox 360 continue on cruise control? With Microsoft's Xbox 360 selling more units in the last quarter (1.7 million) ...

36. Microsoft and open source: no longer incompatible?

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Interoperability is the watchword at Microsoft these days, but the question is, is it by choice or by design? Last week, the company's Open Source Software laboratories debuted a new blog, called Port ...

37. Nvidia introduces dual-analog TV tuner

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    ... disk space saving technology, and support for the Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition (MCE) operating system. Nvidia on April 5 introduced its Nvidia DualTV tuner, a TV tuner for PCs that offers ...

38. Analysis: What's eating Bill Gates?

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Microsoft chairman Bill Gates is practically in the business of delivering keynote speeches, but the one he gave yesterday at Mix '06 in Las Vegas was different. Here at this conference devoted to a market ...

39. ATI leads a week of graphics news with rollout of Mobility X1800, X1800 XT

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    This morning, ATI rolled out its latest and fastest mobile GPUs to date, the X1800 and X1800 XT, both using the company's newly perfected 90 nm fabrication process. But Microsoft, in the meantime, may ...

40. VMware introduces free server virtualization software

    (Networking/Networking Features)

    ... competition from Microsoft's Virtual PC software. Virtual PC 2004 - formerly a Connectix product acquired by Microsoft in 2003 - also allows users to virtualize operating systems. There are rumors that ...

41. HP introduces AMD64-based blade PC, claims possible 50% TCO reduction

    (Networking/Networking Features)

    ... thin client communicate seamlessly by means of Microsoft's Remote Desktop Communication software, which provides secure logon with optional SmartCard multi-factor authentication. They're linked by way ...

42. Amazon's A9 search engine launches map service

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

      The search engine A9 often is overlooked when Microsoft, Yahoo and Google are battling for market shares and announce new services. The search engine A9 often is overlooked when Microsoft, Yahoo ...

43. Sparkle Computer introduces GeForce 6-series PCIe graphics cards

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    ... GeForce 6200 supports Microsoft DirectX 9.0 and Shader Model 3.0 for increased graphics and system performance. Read the complete story here.  ...

44. VMware introduces 4-Way virtual SMP

    (Networking/Networking Brief)

    ... single virtual machine to span four processors, making virtual machines ideal for all applications, even resource-intensive applications like large enterprise databases, ERP applications and Microsoft ...

45. Microsoft introduces Data Protection Server

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

      Microsoft has introduced its Data Protection Server, which is designed to simplify and reduce the backup and recovery process for businesses of all sizes. Microsoft has introduced its Data Protection ...

46. Microsoft introduces fingerprint recognition

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Brief)

      Microsoft on Wednesday unveiled nine new mice and keyboards, including the company's first hardware products with fingerprint-recognition technology. Microsoft on Wednesday unveiled nine new mice ...

47. Dell, Sony to launch Media Center PCs

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    ... system, but are expected to enter the market once Microsoft introduces a new version of the operating system later this month. Microsoft has scheduled events across the United States on Sept. 30 to unveil ...

48. Microsoft tweaks licenses, not prices

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

      Microsoft is set to reveal on Monday that volume prices for the next version of its Office software will remain unchanged, as it introduces new licensing provisions that are intended to placate ...

49. Microsoft Introduces XSN Sports

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

      In a bold move designed to shake up the sports gaming industry, Microsoft Corp. In a bold move designed to shake up the sports gaming industry, Microsoft Corp. officially unveiled its new brand ...

50. NVIDIA Introduces Product Suite for Windows XP Media Center PCs

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

      NVIDIA today announced the availability of key new products designed for PCs running Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition. NVIDIA today announced the availability of key new products designed ...