Windows 7 High Color Support
Windows 7 plays nice with rendering content beyond the 8 bit limit, taking users into the visual territory of High Color, namely display capabilities involving high precision, High Dynamic Range, and support for gamuts superior to sRGB.
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26.11.2008 Windows Vista Retailing: All versions On 1 DVD: Color Coded
As you may have heard there are going to be a “few” versions of Microsoft Vista when it is finally released. Redmond this week start to lift some of the details for retailers. Some interesting ones to note are that all versions of Vista will be on the same DVD.
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18.9.2006 Pink Zune and another vibrant color release
According to Jason Reindorp of Zune, some weeks after the release of the Pink Zune in 1st May, another "vibrant color" version will be released a few weeks later.
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3.4.2007 Microsoft gives bar codes a splash of color
After years of being decked out in monochromatic stripes, the bar code is going color.
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16.4.2007 Sony Carnival Color Collection PSP-3000
Available in Vibrant blue, radiant red, bright yellow and spirited green, Sony has released four new versions of “Carnival Colors” PSP.
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26.1.2009 Vista SP1, and then Windows 7, Windows 8 and Non-Windows Midori
2008 saw the release of Windows Vista Service Pack 1, Windows XP Service Pack 3 and Windows Server 2008, but Microsoft's journey on the Windows path is far from over.
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5.8.2008 Windows 7 RC Brings Windows XP Mode Beta and Windows Virtual PC Beta
The Release Candidate of Windows 7 will bring with it the first Beta development milestones for Windows XP Mode and Windows Virtual PC.
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29.4.2009 Windows Reactivator 2.0 - Backup & Restore Activation Status of Windows XP with Windows Reactivator
Every time you reinstall your windows XP you need to reactivate it online using your product key & worst if you lost your Windows XP product key.
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3.6.2009 Windows Vista SP1 vs. Windows Vista RTM vs. Windows XP SP2
Feb 26th, 2008. Principled Technologies has released two Microsoft commissioned reports on Windows Vista SP1 performance. In these tests, Principled Technologies measured responsiveness of Windows Vista SP1 vs. Windows Vista RTM vs. Windows XP SP2 when performing a set of common business and home tasks.
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28.2.2008 Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 9 – 1 Billion and Counting
Is Windows dead? Or, at least, is this the beginning of the end for Microsoft's proprietary operating system?
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15.9.2008 Week in Microsoft: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 9
This week in Microsoft, we covered 128-bit support possibly coming to Windows 8 and Windows 9, Windows 7, Windows Mobile 6.5, Bill Gates, Office 2010 Starter, Microsoft MVP status, Windows Live Hotmail, the EU, and Microsoft Security Essentials.
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10.10.2009 Windows Vista Build 5231 and Windows Media Player 11 Leaks!
Windows Vista Build 5231 has leaked to the web. The new build is said to include Windows Media Player 11 included. View the screenshots below! This is a Main branch build that was released on September 12th, 2005 at 8:20PM.
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Windows Vista SP1 and Windows XP SP3: Official Release Dates
A French website, PC Inpact, has posted the official Microsoft product change request forms for Vista SP1 and Windows XP SP3.
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6.2.2008 Download Free Windows Vista and Windows XP SP2 Straight from Microsoft
Via the Internet Explorer Application Compatibility VPC Image. That's right! Microsoft is offering access to free downloads of Windows Vista and Windows XP SP2.
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6.3.2008 Windows Vista SP1 outperforms Windows XP SP2 in file copy
"Its interesting that people seem to think that Vista under performs in every area of the system which is quite an incorrect perception.
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27.5.2008 Windows Fiji Has RTMd as Windows Media Center TV Pack 2008
Microsoft officially confirmed that Windows Fiji has been released to manufacturing.
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18.7.2008 Windows 7 Beta Doesn't Play Nice with Windows Azure Cloud OS Tools
The promise for Windows 7 is that it will deliver an evolution when it will come down to stretching into the Cloud compared to its precursor, Windows Vista.
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16.1.2009 Internet Explorer 8 MUI packs for Windows XP, Windows Server 03
As detailed in our previous blog post, the following Internet Explorer MUI packs shipped today.
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17.5.2009 Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 Beta adds Windows 7 support
Microsoft announced the release of Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 Beta, along with news that it will feature Windows 7 support.
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20.7.2009 Check for RAM Error or Defect in Windows 7 and Vista with Windows Memory Diagnostic
Memory or RAM is one of the most important electronic hardware component on a computer systems, not only in term of speed or clock frequency and size, but also the reliability of hardware ecosystem of the RAM sticks or memory modules and its subsystem.
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1.10.2009 The Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 98 Threat Mitigation Guide
Well, Microsoft still puts effort in old Windows versions...
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31.3.2006 Windows Vista comes with 19,500 drivers on DVD – more on Windows Update
Ever needed to find a driver for a product and wished Windows would either just have the driver in it, or that their Windows Update service could provide it? With Vista, it can – and new features and updates will be forthcoming too. It’s about time!
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20.11.2006 Windows XP Home No Longer Qualifies for Windows Vista Upgrades
Windows XP Home Edition no longer qualifies for Windows Vista Business Upgrade or Upgrade + SA through Volume Licensing.
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17.10.2007 Microsoft Offers a Complex Windows Vista vs. Windows XP Perspective
A new standard of security is an integer aspect of the evolution puzzle represented by the move from Windows XP to Windows Vista.
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3.11.2007 Windows XP SP3 to Drop Concomitantly with Windows Vista SP1?
Yes, it's time for every Windows user's favorite obsession: Windows XP Service Pack 3. The third and final service pack for Windows XP has been quite elusive for the past three years.
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25.11.2007 Windows Vista vs. Windows 9x/Me, NT Server, 2000 and XP
If at just a couple of weeks short of the first anniversary since Windows Vista hit the shelves you are still looking for reasons to upgrade to the latest Windows client, then Biplab Paul, Partner Technical Consultant with Microsoft India, has an impressive, and exhaustive list of features that are bound to tilt the balance in Vista's favor.
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14.1.2008 Free Windows Vista Business and Windows XP SP2 on Parade
Free Windows... Not a concept you would expect from Microsoft. With a business strategy focused on proprietary software, the Redmond company is by all means at the opposite technology spectrum from open source and free software.
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9.3.2008 Microsoft Presents the Lost Comparison: Windows Vista vs. Windows XP
With both Windows XP and Windows Vista being available concomitantly on the market, Microsoft is doing nothing more than inviting the consumers to compare the two operating systems.
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20.4.2008 Windows Server 2008 = Windows Vista SP1 Minus the Pain
Windows Server 2008, formerly codenamed Longhorn, is essentially intimately connected with Windows Vista Service Pack 1, to the level in which the RTM version of Microsoft's latest server operating system features the
SP1 label
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6.5.2008 Windows Embedded NavReady 2009 - Latest Windows Platform from Microsoft
The latest Windows operating system is available for download as of June 16, 2008. And no, it's not a new release of Windows 7, nor the first taste of Windows 7 Server.
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16.6.2008Microsoft Color Control Panel
Applet for Windows XP
The Microsoft Color
Control Panel Applet adds a
new 'Color' item to the
Windows control panel,
providing a single place to
view and edit color management
settings in Windows XP. Using
it, you can install and
uninstall color profiles,
change color profile
associations for displays,
printers and scanners, view
detailed properties for color
profiles (including a 3D
rendering of the color space
gamut), and rename color
profiles, keeping the
filenames and "internal"
names
consistent.
This tool also enables
Windows to automatically
adjust the gamut curve of the
display when a color profile
containing gamut table
information is set as the
default profile for the
display. Typically, such
profiles are created by custom
monitor calibration tools,
such as those available from
ColorVision, GretagMacbeth,
and X-Rite. If a color profile
has this information, it is
shown with an asterisk (*) in
the user
interface.
Using
the Microsoft Color Control
Panel Applet, you
can:
* Install
and uninstall ICC color
profiles
* Inspect,
rename, and compare two
different color profiles
* View a 3D graphics plot
of color profile color
gamuts
* Associate
color profiles with devices
such as printers, monitors,
and scanners
* Apply
custom color gamut adjustments
to one or more displays ???on
the fly???
* Set up
display calibration reminders
at intervals you
specify
Download: Microsoft
Color Control Panel Applet for
XP..
winbeta.org - 02.11.2005
Canon Brings Color to Windows
Vista
Microsoft announced on Tuesday
it had selected Canon to
provide the color management
system for Windows Vista, the
company's next-generation
operating system. Color
management helps graphic
designers better match screen
colors to print and gives a
better overall graphic
appearance to the operating
system...
betanews.com - 13.09.2005
Windows 7: Calibrate your display
In part one of our overview of Windows 7, we looked into Federated Search. In part two, we looked into the improvements in UAC. In part three, we look
into the new Display Color Calibration tool included in Windows 7. Windows 7 includes the option to calibrate your display. Calibrating your display
ensures that the colors are displayed correctly on your monitor. You can control factors such as gamma, adjust brightness and contrast and color
balance. The wizard is very simple to use and each step has detailed instructions and steps to achieve correct color representation.
Read full story.....
neowin.net - 07.01.2009
Application Specific Glass Colorization in Windows 7?
Microsoft might be introducing application specific glass renderings. The color of the glass frame around a window can be changed in Vista, but the
change is global to the system. The color of any particular window glass frame can not be set by choice. But, how about being able to change the
color/opacity level of a the glass frame of any application through defined events or commands? According to a Patent number 7418668:
A
method for changing a color value and/or level of opacity value of a glass appearance window frame for an application window is described. The method
includes steps of determining a defined color value and a defined level of opacity value to apply to a glass appearance window frame and displaying
the glass appearance window frame in accordance with the defined color value and the defined level of opacity value. A command may be received to
apply the defined color value and the defined level of opacity value to the glass appearance window frame, thereby applying the defined color value
and level of opacity value to the glass appearance window frame. Color values and/or level of opacity values may be changed automatically, be
application specific, and/or be changed in response to receipt of an input from a user to change one or more portions of a default configuration.
neowin.net - 06.09.2008
Palm Unveils Wireless, Color
PDAs
Palm TX sports Wi-Fi, while
Palm Z22 is budget-priced,
even with color...
pcworld.com - 13.10.2005
HP Color Match: Extreme makeover for cellphones
Hewlett-Packard could soon
turn mobile phones into
shopping advisors with a
color-matching prototype
technology it demonstrated on
Wednesday.
The Color
Match mobile service
technology, developed by HP
Labs, combines color science,
imaging science and mobile
networking technology to match
colors that complement each
other and provide product
advice over a cellphone.
The technology can be used
in anything that requires the
assessment of color
application, said Nina Bhatti,
principal scientist at the
digital imaging and printing
lab in HP Labs. It is
particularly applicable to
cosmetics, where buyers can
use the service to buy a
product that matches their
skin color, she said.
winbeta.org - 11.07.2007
Color profiles turned on for Firefox 3.1
The latest Firefox 3.1 (codenamed Shiretoko) nightlies, now come with color management support enabled by default.
When a capture
device (like a scanner or camera) produces a digital image it may be able to include as part of the image metadata, a definition of how its color
codes correspond to a standardized colors definition. This mapping is called a color
profile and contains valuable information on how to exactly replicate the colors as “seen”by the capture device.
winbeta.org - 14.09.2008
Pink Zune Outselling White, Brown
Microsoft may have found a way
to better compete with
Apple's ubiquitous iPod: the
color pink. Since introducing
the limited edition pink Zune
before Mother's Day, the
color has become the second
most popular, only trailing
black in sales, the company
said Thursday...
betanews.com - 24.05.2007
XM Debuts First Color Screen Radio
XM debuted its latest radio
Monday, complete with a
full-color screen and various
recording capabilities. The
device, while produced by
Delphi, will only carry the XM
brand name...
betanews.com - 14.08.2007
Wikipedia to begin color coding untrustworthy text
Hot on the heels of Wikipedia's decision to begin using editors for certain pages, they've announced another method of attempting to keep
things accurate on their website. According to Wired, the organization will begin color coding the text of their entries in orange, to indicate
untrustworthiness, based on a couple of factors. The feature will be aptly named "WikiTrust", and will color the text after analyzing the
reliability of the author in question, as well as how long the text has been on the entry. Virgil Griffith, a Wikipedia software developer and
neuroscientist at the California Institute of Technology, said, "They've hit on the fundamentally Darwinian nature of Wikipedia.
Read full story.....
neowin.net - 31.08.2009
Black Maximized Windows Borders Fixed
The Windows team posted an
exciting post on their new
Shell:Revealed blog, giving
people who wanted the black
maximized window borders to
disappear a rest, because the
problem is apparently fixed
starting from today's builds.
Due to the very short time
limit until the upcoming RC2
build, we're still unsure
whether the final version
distributed to testers will
feature that change.
The "fix", although
quite welcome, isn't really
what people asked for:
"In the end, we decided
that we like the black and
think it is the right thing to
do, but we want to respect the
user's color choice for users
who bother to make a change.
So - starting in today's
build, we have significantly
backed off the amount of black
that is mixed in with the
user's color for maximized
windows". Basically,
they are offering people the
choice to customize the color,
although there will still be a
black shade to it. The fix
isn't apparently very
noticeable on the default
color, though it is most
useful on strong colors.
jcxp.net - 04.10.2006
Apple Acquires Silicon Color Technologies
Apple has acquired the
technolgies of Silion Color,
which manufactures the
FinalTouch range of colour
correction software. A note
on the company website says:
"We are pleased to announce
that all Silicon Color
technology and intellectual
property, including FinalTouch
colour correction software,
was recently sold to
Apple."
The
company adds that:
"Maintenance agreements held
by current Silicon Color
customers will be honoured by
Apple until they expire".
Silicon Color tools are used
by film and video editors.
neowin.net - 17.10.2006
Sony Shows Off Paper-Thin Color Display
Sony debuted an innovative new
bendable 2.5-inch display, one
that is less than 0.01 inch
thick -- not much thicker than
a piece of paper -- and can
display full-color video...
betanews.com - 26.05.2007
Windows 7 UX tidbits: color hot-track
Long Zheng: If you liked what you saw at the PDC08 Windows 7 keynote in terms of the user
experience of Windows 7's shell and taskbar, then get ready for more since what Sinofsky and Julie-Larson Green showed off is not all that's on
offer. Sitting in the session by Chaitanya
Sareen titled "Welcome to the Windows 7 desktop", a number of
new features were shown off...
winbeta.org - 29.10.2008
Windows Vista timetable now a
little clearer
Microsoft has clarified a
target launch date for Windows
Vista and at the same time
been somewhat ambiguous on the
steps between here and
there...
On
Tuesday Microsoft held a private chat
session for beta
testers to map out the planned
steps from here to Windows
Vista's launch date of August
31, 2006.
Some beta
testers came away more
confused than ever with the
vague answers given to
questions regarding Beta 2 and
future CTP (Community
Technology Preview) release
dates.
Microsoft
has not used the CTP format
for releasing an Operating
System before. It was
previously used on products
such as SQL Server 2005 and
Visual Studio 2005, with quite
some sucess. CTP releases are
made widely available to
testers and are seen by some
as a subtle way of building
product awareness before its
launch...
winbeta.org - 30.11.2005
PDC 2008: Look out for the 'delighters' in Windows 7
Color, a Microsoft design team discovered with the aid of a focus group, is quintessential to a positive user experience. In advising developers to
add delight to their apps, a team leader made a revelation about Windows 7's mission...
betanews.com - 30.10.2008
Wikipedia: Evaluate facts with color-coded pages
The UCSC Wiki Lab has come up
with an ingenious way to
evaluate the reliability of
Wikipedia articles: color
coding based on specific
editorial reputation. Text is
colored in various orange-y
shades, and if it's close to
dark orange? Danger, Will
Robinson!
winbeta.org - 05.08.2007
Microsoft hopes scRGB will improve photo colors
For a computer, dealing with color is just another math problem. And Microsoft wants to change the way your PC counts.
The
company has developed a color space--a
way to encode colors as numbers a computer can process--called scRGB. If the company succeeds in getting it to catch on, the technology could help add
depth and richness to photos taken with digital cameras and viewed on a computer or TV screen.
Today's cameras and computers
usually employ a color space called sRGB, developed in the 1990s by Microsoft
and Hewlett-Packard, that describes colors as a particular combination of red, green, and blue. But sRGB is limited both in the breadth of colors it
can display and in the subtlety of the tonal shades that separate bright from dark, and scRGB is designed to lift those limits.
winbeta.org - 01.11.2007
Microsoft Color-codes Vista
Editions
Now that it has been quite a
while since it revealed
Windows Vista's official
editions, Microsoft is trying
to find ways to avoid people
from being lost because of the
fact that all seven (nine if
you take the european "N"
editions into account)
editions are on a single DVD,
and to simplify the user
upgrade process.
It is in that in mind that
Microsoft created a color code
for all Windows Vista
editions, the known ones
listed below:
-Home Basic: Light Green
-Home Premium: Dark Green
-Business: Blue
-Ultimate: Silver/Platinum
Thanks to
BoInTheMix for the heads
up
jcxp.net - 18.09.2006
UAC Developer Screencasts
Iâ€
™m Jeremy Mazner, Group
Manager of the Windows Vista
platform evangelism team (the
same folks behind www.seewindowsvista.co
m), we
make sure early adopters of
the Windows Vista platform
have the information they need
about UAC. While
we most often work 1:1 with
partners, we recently asked
Ian
Griffiths to
record some short screencasts
to share this information with
the dev community at
large. Check
out How To: Tell Vista's
UAC What Privilege Level Your
App Requires
(24 minutes, but worth it!)
and How To: Use Vista's
UAC Feature To Avoid Always
Requiring Admin
Rights (18
minutes) to see Ian walk
through the code needed to
embed a UAC manifest, and
refactor an application so
that the main executable runs
as standard user, and calls an
elevated COM object when it
needs to do administrative
tasks.
(An
d if you’re doing Windows
Vista development, you might
also enjoy How To: Use Vista's
Power Management APIs to Be A
Good Laptop
Citizen and
How-to: Query Vista
Search From Your
App)
-
Jer
emy
(Comments disabled on
this thread because it was
getting deluged with
spam.)
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