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MS Says Windows 7 Will Run DirectX 10 On the CPU

arcticstoat writes "In what could be seen as an easy answer to the Vista-capable debacle, Microsoft has introduced a 'fully conformant software rasterizer' called WARP (Windows Advanced Rasterization Platform) 10, which does away with the need for a dedicated hardware 3D accelerator altogether. Microsoft says that WARP 10 will support all the features and precision requirements of Direct3D 10 and 10.1, as well as up to 8x multi-sampled anti-aliasing, anisotropic filtering and all optional texture formats. The minimum CPU spec needed is just 800MHz, and it doesn't even need MMX or SSE, although it will work much quicker on multi-core CPUs with SSE 4.1. Of course, software rendering on a single desktop CPU isn't going to be able to compete with decent dedicated 3D graphics cards when it comes to high-end games, but Microsoft has released so

Linux kiosks more secure than Windows-based self-service systems, one researcher says

Computerworld: Kiosks running Linux are more secure than those running Windows, says Mac Jones of Whangarei-based Netstop after Computerworld’s report on attack-code targeting Windows kiosks. The Windows operating system was designed for people at home and in offices, who, naturally, wouldn’t try to hack their own computers. But now, most 15-year-olds can pull up information on the Internet and hack a Windows computer, he said. To Jones, it proved too hard to make kiosks safe using Windows and he switched to the Linux OS. Last week, Computerworld reported that an attack tool, targeting Internet kiosks and terminals running Windows, had been released by a New Zealand security researcher, Paul Craig, who works for consultancy Security-Assessment.

Windows Small Business Server 2008: Deploying Windows Mobile 6 with Windows Small Business Server 2008

Microsoft� Windows� Small Business Server 2008 (Windows SBS 2008) is a new server operating system that provides small businesses with intuitive management of day-to-day tasks, comprehensive network and data protection, simplified device setup, and rich business productivity features - all within the high-performance Windows environment.

Windows Small Business Server 2008: Deploying Windows Mobile 6 with Windows Small Business Server 2008

Microsoft� Windows� Small Business Server 2008 (Windows SBS 2008) is a new server operating system that provides small businesses with intuitive management of day-to-day tasks, comprehensive network and data protection, simplified device setup, and rich business productivity features - all within the high-performance Windows environment.

Windows 7-Windows Mobile integration: Whats coming when?

Categories: Windows client, Windows Live, Corporate strategy, Windows Mobile, Apple, Channel, OEMs, Resellers, Windows 7, Network service providers

Love Windows XP, hate Windows 7?

Tags: Desktop, Box, Desktop Icon, Microsoft Windows 7, Control Panel, Jason, Run, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems

Jason Perlow: Windows 7? Mojave my ass

Tags: test, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software, Jason Perlow

QiGi i6 - Windows Mobile and Google Android in one phone

Previously there was a rumor that HTC Touch HD can run both Windows Mobile and Google Android but this time it is not a rumor: certain Chinese company is releasing a phone that can run Windows Mobile and Google Android: QiGi i6 Win (Windows Mobile compatible variant) and QiGi i6 Goal (Google Android variant).

Linux and Mac OS X Killing Windows Bit by Bit

Microsoft's Windows operating system continues its downward trajectory on a spiral that is seeing it continually losing “eyeballs.” Even with the launch of Windows XP Service Pack 3 and the fixing of Windows Vista RTM with the release of Service Pack 1, the market share of Windows has continued to drop throughout 2008, and the past month made no exception to the trend. The open source Linux and Apple's Mac OS X proprietary operating systems are eroding the Windows audience bit by bit, and have taken the platform below the 90% market share mark.

Performance Tests Show Early Windows 7 Build Beats Vista

The Other A.N. Other writes "How does the latest build of Windows 7 stack up against Windows Vista? The answer seems to be very well if the benchmarks run by ZDNet are anything to go by. If Microsoft keeps up the good then Windows 7 should be head and shoulders better than Vista. 'What we have here is one set of data points for one particular system, but I think that the results are very promising. The fact that Windows 7 comes out on top in three out of four of these tests at this early stage is very promising indeed. The boot time and PCMark Vantage results are particularly good.'"

Persistence Pays Off With Israel's First Windows Refund

As Niv Lilian reports at Ynet News, Haifa (and the Haifa Linux Club)'s Zvi Devir just preferred to run Linux rather than the pre-installed Windows on his newly bought Dell computer, and didn't want to pay for the unwanted Windows system. Now Devir has prevailed, after a fight in Israeli small-claims court, to become the first Israeli to obtain a Windows refund (also in Hebrew), winning the $137 that Windows added to the cost of his machine and escaping the nondisclosure agreement that Dell had wanted him to abide by as a condition. Perhaps others will follow his lead. Update: 12/03 23:02 GMT by T : Zvi Devir wrote with an update: "BTW, the settlement was out of court, before any court sessions took place."

Live-blogging Ballmer's CES keynote

Categories: Vista, Windows client, Windows Live, Corporate strategy, Windows Mobile, Zune, Apple, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 /("Windows 7 Server"), CES 2009

January 7: Join our Ballmer CES live-blog keynote coverage

Categories: Vista, Windows client, Windows Live, Corporate strategy, Windows Mobile, Zune, Apple, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 /("Windows 7 Server"), CES 2009

The Economist Suggests Linux For Netbooks

Trepidity writes "In its roundup of how to choose a netbook, The Economist suggests that users 'avoid the temptation' to go for a Windows-based netbook, and in particular to treat them as mini laptops on which you'll install a range of apps. In their view, by the time you add the specs needed to run Windows and Windows apps effectively, you might as well have just bought a smallish laptop. Instead, they suggest the sweet spot is ultra-lite, Linux-based netbooks, with a focus on pre-installed software that caters to common tasks. They particularly like OpenOffice, which they rate as easier to use than MS Word and having "no compatibility problems", as well as various photo-management software." Besides which, does Windows offer spinning cubes for coffee-shop demos?

Windows 7 beta performance: How it compares to Vista, XP

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Performance, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating System, built-In, Microsoft Windows Vista, ISO, Beta, DVD, Microsoft Windows

Windows Essential Business Server 2008: Deploying Windows Mobile 6 with Windows Essential Business Server 2008

Microsoft� Essential Business Server 2008 (EBS 2008) is a new infrastructure solution spread over three independent servers. It provides midsized businesses with more powerful management of day to day tasks, comprehensive network and data protection, simplified device setup, and rich business productivity features - all within the high performance Windows Server environment.

Is Windows 7 Too Much Like Mac OS X?

Is Windows 7 leaning too much towards the Mac side of life? Many Microsoft bloggers are saying that it does, that Windows 7 is too much "form over function", something they accuse Apple of. While superficially they may have a point, the differences between Windows and Mac OS X are still glaringly obvious. Are a few changes to the taskbar enough to make Windows OS X-like? Bloggers like Mary-Jo Foley, Paul Thurrot, and others seem to think so.

Windows 7 should be free

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, Jason Perlow

Wicked Windows Mobile Software Deals From Dec 19th-23nd!

The holidays are upon us and while I know a lot of Windows Mobile users out there will be picking up shiny new devices to play with on our respective gift giving holidays, there is always that one Windows Mobile gift that is overlooked – The gift of great Windows Mobile applications! From December 19th-23rd the company that manages our affiliate store, MobiHand, is having a huge 50% off sale on over 40 of the best-selling Windows Mobile applications. During this MobileHeist event you can expect to save anywhere from $10-$20USD on such applications such as Elecont Weather, Sprite Backup 6, Agenda One, Pocket Streamer and more!To pick up any of these best-selling applications you can just point your browser to our affiliate store(s) by using one of the links below!

What Steve Ballmer won't tell you about Windows 7

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Hardware, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott

The Windows Security Blog

You may have noticed a new blog has appeared under the menu of our site today. I’d like to welcome Paul Cooke, who is a Director here at Microsoft, to our site. Paul and his team will be running the Windows Security Blog – which is what you could consider the successor to the Windows Vista Security Blog. I am really excited about the addition of the Windows Security Blog to our site as I know many readers are very interested in Windows Security. Look for a post from Paul soon!

Microsoft patches Windows CE 6.0

Microsoft has announced its latest monthly set of updates for those creating custom Windows CE 6.0 images. Meanwhile, December security updates for Windows Embedded Standard (WES) 2009 and Windows XP Embedded Service Pack 3 will be available soon, the company says.

Vista and XP Leave Windows 7 to Deal with Mac OS X and Linux

Neither Service Pack 1 for Windows Vista, nor Service Pack 3 for Windows XP, both made available in 2008, have been able to turn Windows around from its downward trajectory on the operating system market. Even with the latest service packs, Vista and XP have failed to stop the growth of Mac OS X and Linux, both operating systems making inroads into Microsoft's territory. Vista and XP have taken Window's overall usage share down to 88.68% at the end of December 2008, leaving Windows 7 to deal with OS X and Linux.

How do I? Install KDE applications on Windows?

With the help of Wine you can install Windows applications on Linux. But what if there are Linux applications you want to run on Microsoft Windows? Say, for example, you want to use Dolphin for your file manager instead of Windows Explorer. Thanks to a group of KDE developers, it�s possible.

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