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Microsoft Hardware Is Ready for Windows Vista
Author: betagnome14 Sep
REDMOND, Wash. Sept. 13, 2006 Microsoft Hardware today announced that its award-winning line of mice, keyboards and LifeCams will be fully compatible with Windows Vista™ once the operating system is launched to retail customers.1 Continuing the Hardware Group’s history of enhancing software experiences, the company also is launching three new desktops that will connect users to the Windows Vista experience with the touch of a button.
The Wireless Entertainment Desktop 8000, Wireless Entertainment Desktop 7000 and Wireless Laser Desktop 6000 will take advantage of Windows Vista, allowing users to easily accomplish everyday tasks, instantly find what they are looking for and enjoy the latest in entertainment. New features that bring key Microsoft® Windows® XP and Windows Vista functionality to users’ fingertips include the following:
| • | The Windows Start Button offers one-touch access to the Windows Vista Start menu, with search functionality built in for searching the Internet or the PC. |
| • | The Gadget Button reveals or hides the personalized information consumers use most, such as weather and sports.2 |
| • | The Windows Live Call Button provides users with the easiest way to start an instant messaging session or a video call. It is like speed dialing for webcams. |
| • | The Media Center Start Button allows users to instantly access media, including movies and music.3 |
Pricing and Availability
The new Microsoft products introduced today will be available for the following estimated retail prices:
| • | Wireless Entertainment Desktop 8000: $249.95 (U.S.), available February 2007 |
| • | Wireless Entertainment Desktop 7000: $149.95 (U.S.), available January 2007 |
| • | Wireless Laser Desktop 6000: $99.95 (U.S.), available September 2006 |
Read the complete Press Release HERE
Apple refreshes iPod lineup
Author: betagnome13 Sep
Available in 30GB and 80GB models, the new iPod features increase battery life that ups video playback from 2 hours to 3.5 hours. The 80GB iPod can play video for 6.5 hours, Apple says. Other new features include gapless playback and instant searching by letter.
Apple has additionally added game support to the iPod. Users can purchase games from the iTunes Store for $4.99 USD each, and play them using the device’s scroll wheel. The company has partnered with EA and others to make available titles such as Mahjong, Pac Man, Tetris, and Texas Hold ‘Em.
New headphones, which Apple has been developing for 18 months, will come standard with the new iPod. The 30GB iPod is priced at $249 USD, with the 80GB version running $349 USD.
The diminutive iPod nano, meanwhile, has received a makeover that includes an aluminum body like the older iPod mini, as well as a range of colors including green, silver, blue, black and pink. Battery life on the nano has been increased to 24 hours, and the device will receive the same new software features as the larger iPod.
The rest of the story HERE
ATI releases a Vista Readiness Advisor
Author: betagnome13 Sep
ATI have created and released an application that allows you to see, whether your Computer will meet the Vista Premium Requirements.
According to results, at least 70 percent of those that used the Application failed to meet the criteria needed for various reasons, including Graphics, Hard Drive Space, Processor Speed and other factors.
If you’d like to try the Application you can get it HERE
The Hard Drive Turns 50
Author: betagnome13 Sep
Today, the hard drive is found everywhere–from the PCs we use daily to MP3 players and memory keys so small you can toss them in your pocket and forget you’re carrying around a hard drive. But when the hard drive was first introduced on September 13, 1956, it required a humongous housing and 50 24-inch platters to store 1/2400 as much data as can be fit on today’s largest capacity 1-inch hard drives.
Back then, the small team at IBM’s San Jose-based lab was seeking a way to replace tape with a storage mechanism that allowed for more-efficient random access to data. The question was, how to bring random-access storage to business computing?
Updated Nvidia Forceware Drivers for Windows Vista RC1
Author: betagnome11 Sep
Updated NVIDIA® ForceWare drivers for Windows Vista™ RC1 are available to download now.
These drivers are only compatible with Windows Vista RC1 build 5600.16384.060829-2230 and higher, and should not be used with other versions of Windows Vista.Release Highlights: