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1. Intel optimizes Windows 7 SSD performance

   (Software/Software Features)

   Monday, 26 October 2009

   ... XP and Vista users. However, John Savill of WindowsITPro notes that Trim only improves performance when files are deleted. "If you are overwriting an existing file, Trim doesn't help and you'll get ...

2. Opinion: Ditching Windows has never felt so good

   (Software/Software Opinion)

   Wednesday, 21 October 2009

   ... Vista was the tipping point that triggered a mind-altering epiphany. Like many others, I began to question the future of Windows as an OS of choice and considered installing various flavors of Linux. To ...

3. Microsoft Vista blamed for memory glut

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Wednesday, 05 August 2009

   The chairman of Taiwanese memory company Transcend has blamed Microsoft Vista for being responsible for a supply glut.The chairman of Taiwanese memory company Transcend has blamed Microsoft Vista for being ...

4. Microsoft announces Windows 7 pricing

   (Software/Software Features)

   Thursday, 25 June 2009

   ... Premium (Full): $199.99Windows 7 Professional (Full): $299.99Windows 7 Ultimate (Full): $319.99 Most of these prices are identical to current Vista ERPs, but the Windows 7 Home Premium full retail product ...

5. 10 million ultra low voltage notebooks to ship in 2009

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Tuesday, 12 May 2009

   ... line up looks like. Timeline 13.3" Timeline 14" CPU SU3500 1.4GHz SU3500 1.4GHz DRAM 2GB 2GB HDD 320GB 320GB ODD No Supermulti DL OS Vista Home basic ...

6. Microsoft loses patent case, ordered to pay $388 million

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Thursday, 09 April 2009

   ... news, currently at $19.19.Microsoft had previously won a separate court victory when a judge denied class-action status against Microsoft for alleged mishandling of Vista Capable labels on new computers ...

7. Acer Revo: The perfect desktop for an imperfect world

   (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Opinion)

   Wednesday, 08 April 2009

   ... up to 4 GB RAM and up to 250 GB of storage internally. It has VGA, HDMI, eSata, and 6 USB ports. It has a four-in-one card reader.   And it will run the Premium versions of both Windows Vista ...

8. Apple goes completely nuts, switches Macs to Windows

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Opinion)

   Wednesday, 01 April 2009

   Starting next week, every new Mac sold will come preloaded with a copy of Windows Vista Premium, the result of a new direct licensing agreement between two fierce rivals. OS X Leopard will be still ...

9. Updated Mac desktops arrive March 24, as does a "pleasant surprise"

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Monday, 02 March 2009

   ... benefits of a netbook are extreme lightweight and solid portability in a conventional operating system like Windows XP or Vista. -Editor]  NEXT-GEN MAC MINI: DISPLAYPORT + MINI DVIThe Mac mini may see ...

10. Class Action lawsuit against Microsoft denied

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Thursday, 19 February 2009

    ... will lose as a revealing email by Jim Allchin indicates quite clearly Microsoft was aware of the potential confusion before the campaign launched. Microsoft certification branded "Vista Capable PCs" ...

11. Nvidia is dead serious about low-cost PCs

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Wednesday, 11 February 2009

    Nvidia took another important step to play an important part in the sub-$400 and sub-$300 PC game: The company announced that it received Windows Vista certification for its ION platform and promises ...

12. The P-Series Vaio fits in your pocket, after you empty your wallet

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Friday, 06 February 2009

    ... a 1.33 GHz Intel Atom processor, rather than the typical 1.6 GHz Atom one might find in standard netbooks. Additionally, it comes with Vista for an operating system. Its built-in GPS device, WiFi and 3G ...

13. Microsoft could face $8.5 billion in damages for "Vista Capable" case

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Friday, 23 January 2009

      Due to Microsoft's Vista Capable marketing program, the company could stand to lose as much as $8.5 billion in efforts to settle accounts with those customers affected by the campaign. However, this ...

14. CES 2009: HP to launch series of low cost computers

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 06 January 2009

    ... system is more energy efficient than the average gaming PC. The “Firebird” packs a Windows Vista operating system with Voodoo DNA 802 and 803 bookshelf systems these PCs are equipped with ...

15. Core i7 PCs launch with prices from $1250 to $13,000

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 17 November 2008

    ... new CPU. The cheapest Core i7 PC we found was Gateway’s FX6800-01e, which includes a 750 GB HDD, 3 GB of memory, a 920 CPU, an ATI Radeon HD 4850 graphics card, a DVD burner and Windows Vista Premium ...

16. Windows vs. Mac ads: Negative isn’t funny anymore

    (Software/Software Opinion)

    Monday, 03 November 2008

    ... and Microsoft is eliminating the Vista name to hide Vista’s problems. Both are not only untrue, but they actually relate more to Apple’s own behavior than Microsoft’s.  Microsoft is about to release ...

17. Dell refreshes iMac clone XPS One

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 30 October 2008

    ... at $1699. An upgrade integrated to discrete graphics and a larger hard drive costs $300. The flagship is the Windows Vista Ultimate (PRODUCT) RED model, which is priced at $2299. The 20” models are still ...

18. Apple cashes in on iPhone, leaves ‘junk’ to others

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Tuesday, 21 October 2008

    ... Vista blunder and Apple's marketing such as the Mac-vs.-PC ads. Although we do not know how much these ads actually impact Mac sales, they clearly helped to shape a generally negative Vista image. The ...

19. Gateway rolls out 8 GB desktop PC for $780

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Sunday, 19 October 2008

    ... AMD’s Phenom X4 9500 quad-core CPU, a 750 GB hard drive, a DVD burner and Windows Vista Premium 64-bit. The compromise is an ATI Radeon 3200 graphics card, which however, can be easily replaced with a ...

20. Acer rolls out $680 triple-core Blu-ray PC

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 13 October 2008

    ... drive, Nvidia 6150 integrated graphics, a DVD burner and Windows XP. The MSRP is $298. An extra $51 (for a total of $349) buys an upgraded IGC (8200), 2 GB of memory, a 320 GB hard drive and Windows Vista. ...

21. Blu-ray player for $230, triple-core PC for $399

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Sunday, 28 September 2008

    ... card, 3 GB memory, a WD 640 GB hard drive a DVD burner and Windows Vista Premium. The system can be purchased for $399, which, however, excludes optional speakers ($10), a keyboard and mouse ($20) and ...

22. Dissecting Microsoft’s Seinfeld ad

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Friday, 05 September 2008

    ... easy to use. That is, in contrast to a shoe you wear under a shower, of course. The closing left us confused: The Future … Delicious. Hmmh. The future? So we are not talking about Vista here. A hint ...

23. 5 million iPhone 3Gs and 3 million Macs this quarter, analysts estimate

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Friday, 22 August 2008

    ... share increase, aided by growing customer dissatisfaction with Vista and Microsoft. It seems that more Windows PC users are downgrading to Windows XP or switching to Mac. The latest market data from IDC ...

24. Shhh. We have a product but it’s a mystery.

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Wednesday, 23 July 2008

    ... to Vista’s stumbles and the iPod/iPhone hallo effect; over 50 percent of new users never owned a Mac before. According to Gartner, Apple is now the third computer vendor in the US with 8.5 percent market ...

25. Would you pay $600 for a Matrox graphics card?

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 30 June 2008

    ... was not mentioned. We managed to find out that M-Series supports DirectX 9.0 in a way to run Windows Vista’s Aero interface and OpenGL 2.0. There are no technical specifications available on the GPU.  ...

26. Five reasons why an Apple tablet makes sense now

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Thursday, 22 May 2008

    ... Windows Vista), awkward form factors and usability as well as a battery time that isn’t far away from what you can squeeze out of notebooks. They come in unappealing form-factors and deliver too many compromises. ...

27. Gateway ships retail PCs with 64-bit Windows Vista

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 05 May 2008

      You knew it was coming. Gateway, to our knowledge, has become the first large PC vendor to ship most of its retail PCs with the 64-bit version of Windows Vista Home Premium. The refreshed product ...

28. Hitachi ships out super-thin 1.5" plasma HDTVs

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Thursday, 01 May 2008

    ... the new UltraThin displays have added technology that makes the picture seem clear from any angle, said Hitachi. Chila Vista (CA) - Hitachi today announced that its "1.5" line of plasma televisions will ...

29. Intel fires up new Atom processors

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 01 April 2008

    ... name of “SCH” and has its origins in the 915 (including the ICH M7 southbridge) chipset. This chipset was has been heavily discussed in the Windows Vista Capable Class action lawsuit, as it is considered ...

30. AMD takes a new shot a workstation graphics

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Wednesday, 12 March 2008

    ... the company, the 2260 is capable enough to enable traders to receive 2D and 3D live video feeds and run Windows Vista and its Aero graphical user interface. The card is expected to begin shipping in April. ...

31. Microsoft slashes Windows Vista prices

    (Software/Software Features)

    Friday, 29 February 2008

    Following a less-than-ideal volume of upgrades to Microsoft's next-generation operating system, the software giant has cut the price on the two main versions of Windows Vista, bringing the cost down by ...

32. HD DVD’s rise and fall: A timeline

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 19 February 2008

    ... Association TGD     31 iHD less expensive than Blu-ray alternative, thanks to Vista, says HP TGD   Nov 1  ...

33. Desktop Lust Update: Looking at the new AMD 4x4 Quadzilla and Intel V8

    (Hardware/Hardware Opinion)

    Wednesday, 30 January 2008

    ... used two. In addition, I’ve been in production on Windows Vista since launch and my 8800 Nvidia card, despite being one of the first DirectX 10 cards, didn’t like the MMOG I played most often ...

34. UPDATE: HD 3800: AMD’s Midrange Rebuttal - benchmarks

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 15 November 2007

    ... CrossFire will be supported on Vista. Although the driver was not made available to use for launch, AMD stated it will provide this to us in a few days. We have seen this running three times over the past ...

35. Intel CPUs expand Sun’s workstation portfolio

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 22 October 2007

    ...  The Intel system can be ordered with Solaris 10, Windows Vista Ultimate (32-bit/64-bit), Windows XP Professional 32-bit/64-bit), Windows Server 2003 (32-bit/64-bit), Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client 5/WS ...

36. Notebooks taking over the mainstream in retail PC sales – analyst

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Monday, 15 October 2007

    ... a bit closer at those weekend ads to get an idea what your dollars will buy this year. Contrary to 2006, where Microsoft artificially inflated demand through its Vista coupons (that allowed users to buy ...

37. Nvidia targets Intel with new integrated graphics chipsets

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 25 September 2007

    ... graphics market on AMD-based PCs. Nvidia is claiming to raise the integrated graphics bar because operating systems like Vista and applications like Office 2007, Adobe and Google Earth are becoming ...

38. Sony takes Vaio notebooks into the mainstream

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Tuesday, 25 September 2007

    ... besides saying that the series will have a 15.4" screen, Core 2 Duo processors, integrated 802.11 a/b/g Wi-Fi, pre-installed LocationFree software running under Windows Vista. A "dedicated media ...

39. IDF: Intel to dump Microsoft as OS supplier for Mobile Internet Devices?

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Wednesday, 19 September 2007

    ... strategy: MIDs are likely to cost about half of what UMPCs (which are likely to replace some tablet PCs down the road) and instead of trying to run Windows Vista on a smallish screen with an overwhelmed ...

40. DDR2 spot prices hitting new record lows

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Tuesday, 11 September 2007

    Following a price rally fueled by the release of Windows Vista at the late in 2006, DDR2 memory prices are heading further south - 512 Mb devices currently sell for less than one quarter than in January ...

41. Dell goes color crazy

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Monday, 25 June 2007

    ... wireless broadband (EV-DO or HSDPA) and screen sizes ranging from 14” to 17”. Operating system choices include Windows Vista and Ubuntu Linux (Core 2 Duo-based model 1420 only).   Also ...

42. Intel fires up upgraded mobile Core 2 Duos

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Wednesday, 09 May 2007

    ... chipset and promises to run DirectX10 as well as Microsoft’s Windows Vista AeroGlass interface. Intel is putting more and more focus on graphics capability and recently told us that the 965GM should ...

43. LCD panel prices on the increase again

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Friday, 20 April 2007

    ... of last year alone. Factors contributing to the changing environment are declines in supply (reduced panel inventories, less fab utilization) while Windows Vista has triggered an increase in demand for ...

44. Strong notebook sales drive PC market to double-digit growth

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Wednesday, 18 April 2007

    ... IDC attributed the additional growth to the availability of Windows Vista, which “probably moved some volume from Q4 06 to Q1 07,” as well as to improved notebook shipments.    "The ...

45. Transcend announces 16 GB ‘solid state disk’

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 03 April 2007

    ... boot your operating system from the card, but it does support Windows Vista’s ReadyBoost. The suggested retail price of the 8 GB card is $142, while the 16 GB model rings in at $284. That is about ...

46. AMD dual-core processors scratching $100 mark

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Friday, 23 March 2007

    ... now. There is no denying that X2 processors are the way to go these days, especially for mainstream machines that are built with the intention to run Windows Vista. On that subject, the 5600+ and 6000+ ...

47. Analysis: AMD mainstream CPU prices hit record lows in U.S. retail

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Saturday, 03 March 2007

    ... for an entry-level system, perhaps to run Windows Vista, Intel’s Pentium D series could get much more interesting over the next few weeks. Over the past few months, the trend has been that most of ...

48. EU threatens Microsoft with $1.3 billion fine

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Thursday, 01 March 2007

    ... royalties for Windows Vista as well as server protocols. Brussels (Belgium) – The European Commission today released a “Statement of Objections ” in which the organization indicates that ...

49. Shuttle launches quad-core SFF workstations

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Wednesday, 14 February 2007

    ... Additionally, the 64-bit version of Windows Vista Business is available as a pre-installed option. The 3700w, which Shuttle says is a fit for digital professionals like animators, video editors, and game ...

50. Analysis: Retail prices of AMD processors continue decline

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Saturday, 03 February 2007

    ... to market shifts and Intel's supply strategy. Anyone intending to build a Vista PC on a budget should begin having a closer look at AMD. AMD's processor prices remain under severe pressure: Caught ...