code.msdn.microsoft.com - 11/28/2008
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Windows 7 developer guide.
pcgameshardware.com - 11/22/2008
techradar.com - 11/29/2008
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techradar.com —
If a notebook runs Windows Vista, it will
run Windows 7 and it will get better battery...
life, promises Gabriel Aul of the Windows Performance team. But PC manufacturers and device suppliers are also going to have to do their part to make a big ...
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How Windows 7 shames Vista on battery life | News | ...
custompc.co.uk - 11/28/2008
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custompc.co.uk —
Posted at: 11:12am 28th November 2008 by Ben
Hardwidge Windows 7’s new WARP system can run Direct3D...
10 and 10.1 on the CPU, doing away with the need for a hardware 3D accelerator in some circumstances DirectX CPU It turns out that Intel isn’t the only ...
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Windows 7 allows DirectX 10 acceleration on the CPU
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Windows 7 Direct3D 11 Features
HardwareHeaven.com —
... for Windows 7 for download. A release aimed at developers, The November 2008 DirectX Software Development Kit, brings to the table the successor of Direct3D 10.1, namely Direct3D 11. In the SDK package, the Redmond company is offering a technical preview of Direct3D 11, but also the adjacent components and tools. Backwards compatible, content developed for Direct3D 11 hardware will also be compatible with earlier products supporting Direct3D 10 and 10.1 (in Vista SP1). Via the Windows 7 Developer Guide, Microsoft provides an insight into the new features made ...
Windows 7 Direct3D 11 Features
PC Tips Box —
... A release aimed at developers, The November 2008 DirectX Software Development Kit, brings to the table the successor of Direct3D 10.1, namely Direct3D 11. In the SDK package , the Redmond company is offering a technical preview of Direct3D 11, but also the adjacent components and tools. Backwards compatible, content developed for Direct3D 11 hardware will also be compatible with earlier products supporting Direct3D 10 and 10.1 (in Vista SP1). Via the Windows 7 Developer Guide , Microsoft provides an insight into the new features made ...
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The Tech Report: News —
... Software and gaming Microsoft, Red Hat to offer joint technical support Microsoft reveals new Windows phones with Marketplace and My Phone services Windows Mobile 6.5 screenshots TechFlash's Q&A : Microsoft's mobile chief on the future of Windows phones Nvidia Tegra : Not just Windows, Android too Adobe to make video on smartphones HardwareZone covers Mobile World Congress 2000: Nokia and Samsung Windows 7 developer v1.2 SuperSite for Windows has Windows 7 feature focus: Windows Taskbar Phoronix: Will ...
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