How many Intel CPUs will fail the XP Mode test in Windows 7?
Some of the most popular PCs on the market today, equipped with fast and powerful dual- and quad-core CPUs, wont be able to use the vaunted Windows XP Mode in Windows 7.
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4.5.2009 AMD versus Intel, bye bye Intel
You may recall a few months back when AMD took out full-page newspaper ads to challenge Intel to a dual-core server duel. Intel declined to take up AMD on its offer, but the challenge got us thinking: what would the results of a dual-core desktop CPU fight look like? Many people equate Windows PCs with Intel Pentium processors (and soon will likely be doing the same with Macs), but we've seen dual-core CPU AMD systems power ahead of dual-core Intel-based PCs on more than one occasion.
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27.11.2005 Windows Onecare Now Available for Anyone to BETA Test
So what's Windows OneCare?
It's the new antivirus, firewall and and backup solution being provided by Bill.
The BETA version is now available to everyone that speaks english
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16.12.2005 XP Minimal-Requirement-Test
The target of this project was to find the weakest system where you can run Windows XP.
Keep in mind, that Microsoft official requirements are a CPU with 233 MHz an 64 MB of RAM.
But that had to be beaten!
First try: Socket 5, Pentium 100 MHz and 64 MB RAM
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29.1.2006 Vista vs. XP in Performace Test
Our user thepodest on
his blog compare performance tests of Windows Vista and Windows XP on his computer. Here are the results.
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22.5.2007 Windows 7 beta 1 performance test
How does Windows 7 beta 1 compare to Vista and XP in terms of performance? Thats a question thats been hitting my inbox regularly over the past few weeks. Lets see if we cant answer it!
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2.1.2009 Microsoft Expands OneCare Beta Test
Microsoft is expanding its Windows OneCare beta program, opening the door for more testers to trial the company's comprehensive PC protection and maintenance package. Initially OneCare will include antivirus and firewall protection, an automated PC tune-up, and backup and restore functionality.
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Windows update without Microsoft Genuine test
Two weeks ago, I posted simple javascripts to circumvent the dreaded Windows Genuine Advantage system for the sake of my and others clicky-finger. It was this day, or maybe a few days later, that Microsoft's PR looneys acknoledged the fact it can be worked around and will be patching up the holes in the "next version".
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Office 2004 for Mac Test Drive
Overview
The Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac Test Drive includes essential tools that can help you transform the way you create, share, and manage ideas and information using all four Office 2004 for Mac programs: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Entourage. After you install the Test Drive, you can use it for 30 days. It includes almost all of the features found in Office 2004. For details about the Office 2004 for Mac Test Drive, see the Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac Test Drive Read Me.
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4.12.2005 New Windows Vista Test Drive Website
"The Windows Vista Business test drive allows you to try this latest operating system from Microsoft..."
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6.1.2007 Windows Vista ReadyBoost Test Round-up
ActiveWin has posted up a review of 3 Windows Vista capable ReadyBoost USB sticks.
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15.1.2007 Microsoft OneCare fails virus test
Independent security certification body Virus Bulletin tested 15 security suites on Windows Vista against a set of malware from the WildList database.
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6.2.2007 Hard disk test 'surprises' Google
The impact of heavy use and high temperatures on hard disk drive failure may be overstated, says a report by three Google engineers.
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19.2.2007 Google Launches Test Of AdSense For Video
The system lets publishers insert streaming video ads in online video content on their Web sites.
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23.5.2007 New Test Version of Windows Vista SP1 Available
But you won't get a download! Microsoft made a new test version of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 available. The Redmond company is in full throttle with the development of the first service pack for Vista as the refresh will be delivered for download to MSDN and TechNet subscribers by mid September.
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4.9.2007 Test drive the new Windows Live suite
Youve probably already read about some changes were making to Windows Live, and have seen some of your services change over the past few weeks. Starting later today, you'll be able to test out the new suite of Windows Live software at http://get.live.com/wl/all.
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5.9.2007 Want to test Vista SP1? Anyone can, starting next week
As you heard here last week, Microsoft is making the Release Candidate (RC) test build of Windows Vista Service Pack (SP) 1 available to a private group of testers this week and to the general public the week of December 10.
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5.12.2007 Internet Explorer 8 Passes Acid2 Test
Microsoft has let the world know that Internet Explorer 8 will support web standards.
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19.12.2007 New Vista SP1 test build public
After saying it planned to make its latest test build of Windows Vista Service Pack (SP) 1 available to a private group of testers only, Microsoft has done an about-face and made the code available to the public.
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12.1.2008 Speed Test: Windows 7 May Not Be Much Faster Than Vista
Though Windows 7 edged out Vista in our lab tests, you may not notice much of a difference.
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7.5.2009 Windows 7 Upgrade Paths Test Matrix
Microsoft ripped through the last translucency veil covering Windows 7 and made the pricing details for the operating system public.
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27.6.2009 500 Hour Test of Tomorrow's Windows Vista
Only Nine More Months Until Windows Vista Goes Live?
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1.6.2006 Microsoft invites hackers to test Windows Vista
After suffering embarrassing security exploits over the past several years, Microsoft Corp. is trying a new tactic: inviting some of the world's best-known computer experts to try to poke holes in Vista, the next generation of its Windows operating system.
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3.8.2006 Microsoft's OneCare improves antivirus test ranking
But top-dog NOD32 detects nearly 5 times more new threats than 14th-place OneCare..
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6.6.2007 Windows Server 2008 public test build available
On December 5, Microsoft made available for download the Release Candidate (RC) 1 version of Windows Server 2008. Microsoft is making the RC1 bits available for download from the Windows Server evaluation site on Microsoft.com.
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5.12.2007 XP SP3: The test-build parade continues
Windows Vista Service Pack (SP) 1 is done. But Microsofts other major Windows service pack, Windows XP SP3, continues to wind its way through the testing process.
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8.2.2008 Windows 7 RC to receive test updates on May 12th
Those involved with Windows 7 will remember a while back the beta received test updates, to check if how well the update system worked within Microsoft's new operating system.
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11.5.2009 Test Drive Google Android OS on Windows 7
XDA-Developers forum member xda2_haseeb has managed to extract and run Android Emulator on Windows which comes as a part of Google Android SDK package.
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2.9.2009 Microsoft Debuts Project 2010, Beta Test Soon
Microsoft today is expected to unveil key details of the next version of Project, which will roll in key improvements while strengthening its ties with other Office software. The new edition of Project will feature the Office "ribbon" user interface, as well as a new timeline view and the ability to sync with SharePoint task lists.
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16.9.2009 Intel going for a new logo(?)
The new Intel processor, codename 'Yonah', announced for the 3rd of January 2006, will according to X86-secret simply be called 'Core Solo' or 'Core Duo'. Depending on the amount of cores (no way! where did they come up with that). It's more than 10 years ago since Intel created ax X86-architecture CPU that wasn't called 'Pentium'. Machines with Centrino CPU's will also get a new sticker-logo from now on, saying only 'Centrino', without the real CPU name. The amount of cores will still be mentioned on the sticker.
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16.11.2005Yahoo Possibly Cutting 3500 Jobs
Hot off the revelation that Microsoft is no longer
interested in acquiring it, search-company Yahoo may be planning to cut as many 3500 jobs by December 10th, mainly in its sales
and finance departments. According to an
anonymous
source who tipped off Valleywag.com, " Finance will be cutting 50% of the workforce, engineering 10%, and sales and the rest of G&A
25%. "
Additionally, Yahoo may be considering cutting severance pay for those laid off, a move which Company Financial
Officer Blake Jorgensen has been arguing for. These measures all seem geared at reducing expenditure at the troubled company, which has seen its stock
price fall over 60% since the initial Microsoft bid. As of the current writing, Yahoo is trading for just under $13.00 a share.
However, despite the massive upcoming layoffs, Yahoo still isn't afraid to party. Says the tipster: " The company sent an invitation today
for the annual holiday party on December 6 (four days before the biggest downsizing in the company's history 3,500 jobs). The holiday party is
held at the San Mateo Convention center with a Las Vegas gambling theme. cost millions of dollars. Where is the fiscal responsibility? "
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neowin.net - 17.10.2008
Intel: Harpertown Xeon Performance Will Beat QC Opteron
In the only raw performance test figures revealed yesterday by Intel Senior Vice President Pat Gelsinger at Fall IDF in San Francisco, preliminary
tests of the company's forthcoming quad-core "Harpertown" architecture Xeon 5400 show it beating a quad-core Opteron 2300 system in the
critical SPEC floating point throughput rate test by just over 4%...
betanews.com - 19.09.2007
AMD's War with Intel Becomes a Street Brawl
The war between Intel and AMD
this week became almost
entirely rhetorical, following
the European Commission's
action last week, charging
Intel with abuse of its
dominant power status on that
continent. While US antitrust
law holds companies to a
higher standard of conduct
once they have attained
monopoly power through
non-illegal means, EU law sets
the bar somewhat lower ,
where the test is
dominant power. But
what is dominant power?..
betanews.com - 04.08.2007
Yahoo, Intel and HP join to create distributed computer 'cloud' for research
Calling it the Cloud Computing Test Bed, HP, Intel and Yahoo today announced a multi-datacenter testing environment to promote internet-scale open
source collaboration...
betanews.com - 30.07.2008
WinFuture.de posts 115 Windows 7 Screenshots
WinFuture.de has posted 115
screenshots of Windows 7 Build 6780. Enjoy!
winbeta.org - 26.09.2008
Microsoft and Intel port Silverlight to Moblin Linux
Intel and Microsoft have announced a new port of Silverlight to Linux, specifically for the Intel-sponsored Moblin operating system running on Atom-powered devices such as netbooks. The port enables Intel to include
Silverlight as a supported runtime in the Atom Developer Program, which will feed an
iPhone-like App Store.
Microsoft has already provided Intel with Silverlight source code and test suites. Intel will build an
optimized Moblin version of Silverlight, which Microsoft will supply to OEMs.
winbeta.org - 24.09.2009
AMD Shows Off More Quad-Core Server Processor Benchmark Results
Advanced Micro Devices
recently demonstrated more
test results of its quad-core
code-named Barcelona
processors for servers, which
once again confirmed the
potential of its new chips,
but also rose questions
whether the current
implementation of the product
can beat the competing Intel
Xeon offerings hands down.
The new quad-core AMD
Opteron Barcelona processors
at 2.60GHz can deliver 21%
performance gain compared to
quad-core Intel Xeon 5355
(2.66GHz) in SPECint_rate2006
and 50% speed improvement over
Intel Xeon 5355 in
SPECfp_rate2006 benchmarks.
The integer and floating point
benchmarks results of AMDs
code-named Barcelona imply
that the new product by AMD is
considerably faster compared
to Intels quad-core chip at
the same clock-speed.
Unfortunately, Barcelonas
test results are estimated
performance of the chip at
2.60GHz based on internal AMD
emulations, whereas the first
quad-core processors from AMD
due to be available in
September will only hit
frequencies of up to 2.0GHz.
Meanwhile, Intel Corp. plans
to release its quad-core Intel
Xeon X5365 (3.0GHz) chip
towards September as well,
whereas no quad-core AMD
Opteron products with higher
than 2.0GHz clock-speeds are
projected until Q4 2007...
winbeta.org - 03.07.2007
Latest Firefox beta passes Acid2 test, IE8 claims to pass also
After a screenshot on MSDN appeared to show an IE8 beta passing an accepted Web standards test, some came to the only conclusion they could: that the
test had to be broken...
betanews.com - 21.12.2007
Yahoo to test running Google ads alongside its search results
In what appears to be a very carefully considered, strategically phrased statement this afternoon, Yahoo said it will actually test carrying Google's
ads on its own pages, calling the test a "strategic alternative."..
betanews.com - 10.04.2008
Intel to unveil new brand to
employees today
Intel is scheduled to
reveal the details of its
massive rebranding campaign
today. But for now, only Intel
employees will be informed
about the ideas and reasons
why the old and familiar Intel
logo just was not up to the
task
anymore.
D
ropping the dropped 'e'
takes the center stage of the
rebranding and will be the
most visible sign for people
outside Intel that the company
wants to acquire a new image.
The Intel brand, currently
valued at about $35 billion,
is evolving, Intel told
employees that the new brand
"will tell the world in a new
way what Intel is all about,
and what the company
does."
Originally,
the name Intel was derived
from the firm's original name
"Integrated Electronics".
Later on, the two words were
combined and the "e" was
dropped to highlight the
separation of the two words.
At the time, the name
"Intel" was held by a hotel
company and was purchased by
Intel for $15,000...
winbeta.org - 08.12.2005
WIndows XP bests OS X in RIA test on Intel
A benchmark test for rich internet application (RIA) frameworks claims Apple's OS X lags Microsoft's Windows XP on Intel when rendering HTML, being
just over half as fast.
Sean Christmann, an experience architect at user interface specialist EffectiveUI, released the GUIMark benchmark following
concerns over the lack of a proper test to compare RIA frameworks and technologies such as Adobe Systems' Flex and Flash, Java's Swing, Microsoft's Silverlight and good, old HTML.
winbeta.org - 24.05.2008
Microsoft Auctions Beta Test
Gig
Want to test Windows Live
Messenger? Put in a bid on
eBay...
pcworld.com - 21.12.2005
New Intel Wolfdale benchmarks hit the web
The already intense CPU war is
set to intensify later this
year and continue early next
years with the introduction of
AMD's Phenom X4s and X2s and
Intel's 45nm Wolfdales and
Yorkfields. But while AMD is
still talking about the new
Phenoms (codename Agena and
Kuma), Intel is simply doing
its new thing and that is
letting a few samples of its
upcoming processors 'slip'
into the hands of testers.
With Phenom
benchmarks still non-existent,
the guys at HKEPC have posted
the first results with one of
Intel's new 45nm CPUs, a
dual-core 2.33GHz Wolfdale.
Put up against a Conroe E5550
clocked at 2.33GHz, the
forthcoming Wolfdale has
managed to beat its older
brother in every single test
conducted.
Clocked at 2.33GHz, with a
1333MHz FSB and 6 MB of L2
cache, the Wolfdale has shown
advantages as low as 0.22% in
the ALU test of Sandra 2007
and 0.78% in PCMark 05's CPU
test but it has also returned
performance gains of 115.63%
when encoding with DivX 6.6
Alpha, 31.12% when playing
Half-Life 2 and 16.72% when
trying out Serios Sam 2.
winbeta.org - 06.08.2007
AMD Clinches Quad-Core Price/Performance Lead After First SPEC Results
The first official benchmark test results for Intel's Tigerton series and AMD's Barcelona series were released by the Standard Performance
Evaluation Corporation. From a pure prowess perspective, neither the new quad-core Xeon MPs nor the new quad-core Opterons walk away with an
all-around victory, with Intel's X7350 stealing the show in integer throughput, and AMD's 8350 winning the race in floating-point throughput.
Intel tested a Lenovo R630 G7 system with four of each of its new quad-cores dropped in at some point, including its new
top-of-the-line 2.93 GHz Xeon MP X7350. Though it has yet to publish results for all Tigertons across the board in the SPECfp_rate 2006 floating-point
throughput test, a quartet of X7350s scored about 29% better in base rate and nearly 34% better in peak rate than four of AMD's top-of-the-line
Opteron 8350s in the SPECint_rate 2006 integer throughput test.
But in the SPECfp_rate test - for which we only have Intel
results from the X7350 - the Opterons performed somewhat better: by about 15% in base rate and 17% in peak performance. AMD built its own system based
around a Tyan Thunder n4250QE, a four-way Socket F motherboard that uses nVidia's nForce Professional 2200 chipset.
winbeta.org - 12.09.2007
AMD Chasing Intel to 45nm by 2008
In an announcement before
semiconductor engineers in San
Francisco this morning, AMD
and IBM put forth proof of
what could be their
breakthrough process - their
response to Intel in the race
to reduction. It could pull
AMD back even with Intel by
2008, if Intel doesn't
respond in the intervening
months...
betanews.com - 13.12.2006
Intel Nehalem benchmarked: muscling to victory
Intel next-generation CPU architecture, code-named Nehalem, and now known as Core i7, will be officially launched in Q4 of this year, most likely in
November.
HEXUS is out in force at this year's IDF (Intel Developer Forum), and, as usual, we'll be covering everything of
note.
However, arriving in San Francisco a couple of days and, rudely, finding a Nehalem-based sytem at the Moscone Center -
IDF's home - where the test systems were being built, HEXUS managed to secretly grab some time with a Nehalem box.
winbeta.org - 19.08.2008
IE8: More Web Standards tests submitted to the W3C
Earlier this year when Internet Explorer 8 Release Candidate was released, the IE team submitted 3784 new test cases to the CSS 2.1 Working Group for
inclusion into the CSS 2.1 test suite. And today, the IE team announced that it is submitting 196 new test cases to the CSS 2.1 Working Group for
inclusion into the CSS 2.1 test suite. "Today, the IE Team is submitting 196 new test cases to the CSS 2.1 Working Group for inclusion into the CSS
2.1 test suite. These cases were developed since IE8 RC. This brings Microsoft's contribution to the CSS 2.1 Test Suite to 7201 tests.
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neowin.net - 21.03.2009
Intel eliminates lead from 45nm line
Intel has announced
that it will eliminate lead
from its future line of 45 nm
processors which include the
Core 2 Duo, Core 2 Quad and
Xeon processors. The company
will switch the solder to a
mix of tin, silver and
copper.
Nasser Grayeli, Intel’s
vice president and director of
assembly test technology
development, says that Intel
is taking an “aggressive
stance toward environmental
sustainability”.
Intel’s says its line of
65nm processors will go lead
free in 2008.
winbeta.org - 22.05.2007
'Intel Inside' moves outside the PC, and fast
When Intel sold off its networking processor group to Marvell three years ago, some said Intel was letting go of its dream of connecting the planet's
media devices. Wrong...
betanews.com - 11.01.2009
Microsoft to Test Classified
Ad Service
Software giant to test a
Craigslist.org-type service by
year's end...
pcworld.com - 01.12.2005
