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GeForce 195.55 WHQL-candidate drivers bring Flash 10.1 support

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:00:00 +0000

Nvidia has released its first drivers to support the GPU acceleration brought by Adobe's Flash Player 10.1. Adobe introduced a public beta version of Flash 10.1 just yesterday, which delivers hardware-based H.264 video acceleration to Windows PCs. The new functionality should make it easier to ...

juliofranco posted 3 days ago from techspot.com

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ATI Catalyst 9.11 Now Available for Download

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:16:21 +0000

ATI on Tuesday released its Catalyst software suite, version 9.11, for Windows XP, Vista, and Windows 7. The latest release appears to put a heavy focus on squashing bugs as opposed to injecting performance enhancements to specific gaming titles. New features include GPU acceleration of H.264 ...

willsmith posted 3 days ago from maximumpc.com

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Kingston SSDNow V Series 40GB Desktop Bundle Review (with RAID!)

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:36:32 +0000

Today we review not one but two of the new Kingston SSDNow V Series 40GB Boot Drives. Built on the excellent Intel SSD controller, these drives should perform well as compared to other low-cost offerings. We also tested a pair of them in RAID in an attempt to compete with Intel's 80GB offering. ...

The Mother Board found this 4 days ago on pcper.com

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Stick with XP? Windows 7 Battery Life Worse on Netbooks

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:06:24 +0000

toshiba_nb205_sh Back in August when we started testing the final version of Windows 7 , we noticed that several netbooks didn’t last as long on a charge with the new OS installed as with Windows XP. Microsoft claimed that Win 7 notebooks would see longer battery life than Vista, and for the two ...

Maximum PC found this 10 days ago on blog.laptopmag.com

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Apple releases Safari 4.0.4, addresses various security flaws

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:57:00 +0000

Apple pushed out an update for Safari today, making version 4.0.4 available to the public across multiple platforms. The update is primarily focused on security, Apple addressing at least six flaws related to Safari, WebKit or related libraries. There were other improvements as well, including a ...

juliofranco posted 9 days ago from techspot.com

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Microsoft Windows 7 Upgrade and Installation Guide

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:37:08 +0000

Many gamers swear by the proven stability that is Windows XP, but there’s a new player on the market: Windows 7. While Windows XP is heralded by some as the best OS to ever come from Microsoft, Vista is the Windows ME of the 21st Century. Enter Windows 7. Built on the proven NT platform ...

revHardware posted 11 days ago from revhardware.com

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DiRT 2 PC GFWL Recommended and Minimum Specifications

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:27:24 +0000

For all those who have been asking about the Recommended and Minimum Specifications for the Games for Windows Live (GFWL) version of DiRT 2 please find details below. Recommended Specifications: Enhanced for DirectX 11 OS Microsoft Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7 Processor Intel Core i7 or AMD ...

DriverHeaven.net found this 9 days ago on community.codemasters.com

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Windows 7 bested by XP in netbook battery life tests

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:49:31 +0000

The venerable 2001 classic of an OS, Windows XP , strikes again. The scribes over at Laptop have put together a rather damning battery life comparison between old greybeard and the fresh Windows 7, which finds that on average netbooks get 47 minutes less battery life with the upgraded ...

Madshrimps News RSS Feed found this 10 days ago on engadget.com

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Microsoft Windows 7 Upgrade and Installation

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:54:55 +0000

Many gamers swear by the proven stability that is Windows XP, but there's a new player on the market: Windows 7. While Windows XP is heralded by some as the best OS to ever come from Microsoft, Vista is the Windows ME of the 21st Century. Enter Windows 7. Built on the proven NT platform and in many ways appearing much like Vista, that's where the similarities end. Today, Benchmark Reviews will take a look at some of the different methods of installation, and hopefully clear up some of the confusion ...

DriverHeaven.net found this 12 days ago on benchmarkreviews.com

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Asus Disney Netbook review from TechRadar UK's expert reviews of Laptops and netbooks

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:44:10 +0000

With the original Eee PC seemingly ideal for kids, it was only a matter of time before we saw more netbooks aimed specifically at children. The Asus Disney Netbook is a brightly coloured product – available in either Princess Pink or Magic Blue – with prominent Disney branding. The basic design ...

DarkVision Hardware Articles and Review from around the ... found this 8 days ago on techradar.com

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Star Trek Online Specs

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:42:52 +0000

The Star Trek Online Website now offers system requirements for Cryptic's upcoming Trekkie MMORPG. There's also a Star Trek Online Interview on NowGamer talking in detail with Craig Zinkievich about...

DriverHeaven.net found this 10 days ago on bluesnews.com

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World's First Single-Slot PCIe x16 Octal Graphics Card—Matrox M9188

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:53:32 +0000

Native PCIe x16 performance Single-slot graphics cards 1 GB (M9128) and 2 GB (M9188) of memory Drive two (M9128) or eight (M9188) DisplayPort monitors at 2560x1600 per display or DVI Single-Link monitors at 1920x1200 per display Can be combined with other M-Series products (multi-card support) 1 ...

Overclockers Club news Feed found this 11 days ago on matrox.com

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Windows 7 Loses to Windows XP in Netbook Battery Life

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:07:24 +0000

Green Bay v. Minnesota, anyone? Microsoft's new star OS gets humiliation of being beaten by its own almost decade older OS

DriverHeaven.net found this 8 days ago on dailytech.com

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Microsoft Downplays Windows XP as Netbook OS

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:29:42 +0000

Right from the very beginning, Windows XP has dominated the netbook scene. Vista is just too demanding for a low-power PC, and Linux hasn't been able to win over the mainstream. But even though Windows XP played an important role in the popularizing ultraportable netbooks, Microsoft appears ...

willsmith posted 8 days ago from maximumpc.com

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