 Windows 7 has officially been released today (22nd October 2009), with much expectation being placed on the new OS after the lukewarm reception to it's predecessor, Windows Vista.
You can read more about Windows 7 on the Microsoft Website:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/
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 The BBC have an interesting article covering the future of TV, estimating that by 2012 there will be 12 billion devices capable of watching 500 billion hours of TV and video content. They also mention that there will be 3D TV sets making their debut as early as next year:
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 ATI have released the new v9.8 Catalyst Drivers, which appear to bring some huge performance boosts to some games:
Battleforge DirectX 10/DirectX 10.1 performance improves of up to 50% with the largest gains in configurations using ATI CrossFireXTM technology.
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 European customers will no longer be expecting to see Windows 7 E, a special version of the latest Microsoft operating system which comes without a browser. Instead, Windows 7 will ship with a browser ballot screen, which allows users to choose which application they wish to surf the web with:
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 3D cameras first went on sale over 100 years ago, but there is now a digital consumer version available for around £570. This Fuji 3D W1 will allow you to take 3D (stereo) photographs in a compact point and shoot camera. You can even view it in real 3D using the lenticular LCD on the back of the... [Read More...]
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 HardOCP have an interesting article on how SSD RAID performs in Windows 7. Although the hardware used in the article is expensive and out of bounds for all but the most serious enthusiast, it does hint towards the kind of performance we may see in a few years time.
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 Whilst Opera has not achieved the same level of success in the browser market as Internet Explorer and FireFox, it is still a popular multi-platform browser of choice for many users. The Opera 10 beta is now available to download at the following URL:
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 Microsoft have made the Release Candidate of Windows 7 available for download. This is hopefully the final public release in which any remaining bugs can be fixed, but it should be very close to the version we will see in the shops towards the end of the year.
You can download both the 32 and 64... [Read More...]
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 QNAP have released an updated version of the NAS we reviewed here last year. The QNAP TS-239 is powered by an Intel Atom CPU and includes 1GB memory, along with other interesting features for a storage device (including a PHP/MySQL server, SMS support, print server and RSS support).
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 The BBC reports that the UK government has signalled its commitment to ensure that every household in the UK has access to 2Mbps broadband minimum. A handful of areas around the country are still without broadband at all, and some users are only able to get minimum speeds of around 512Kbps.
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 A game streaming service called OnLive has been announced at GDC 2009, which promises to deliver high end gaming to low spec PCs, and direct to TV via a small micro-console. All of the processing power that would usually be done on the console/PC is now performed by a computing cloud at a... [Read More...]
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 You will be able to download Internet Explorer 8 later on today (Noon EST, 4PM GMT) from the Microsoft website:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/Internet-explorer/download-ie.aspx
"Microsoft claims that its browser blocks two to four times the malware of rival next generation browsers. While... [Read More...]
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 VentureBeat have a review of Google Voice, a new application that could bring free calls on mobile phones to the masses. The most interesting part about the application is that it has the ability to transcribe your voice messages in to text! No doubt this will have privacy implications, but it is a... [Read More...]
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 Ars Technica take a look at Safari 4 beta, the latest test version of the Apple browser (for Mac and Windows). The interface is very similar to that of iTunes, but hopefully it will be less bloated:
"Headlining Apple's feature list is Top Sites, a display of thumbnails of your most frequently... [Read More...]
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 The Telegraph reports that Apple could be making the transition into the home TV market, by releasing an Apple iTelevision. After the success of the iPod and iPhone, the iTV seems like a logical step for a consumer entertainment device:
"The launch of a TV that would play films and television... [Read More...]
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 C&VG have an interesting article on what the PC of 2010 might contain, along with some predictions of hardware pricing:
"Your gaming PC is a work-in-progress. Just when you're happy with a quad-core, SLIed-up beast, Intel redo their entire CPU structure and enter the graphics card market.
This... [Read More...]
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 The next generation operating system from Microsoft is going to be released as a Beta from 9th January 2009. Windows 7 has very positive reviews from pre-beta builts, and is supposededly faster that Windows Vista (including much improved boot times).
To register for the Beta, visit the Windows 7... [Read More...]
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