Microsoft sheds light on Flash rival
Microsoft's answer to Adobe Systems' Flash Player has an official name--Silverlight--and a coveted target audience: media and entertainment companies bringing video to the Web.
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16.4.2007 Download Windows 7 MUI Language Packs - Official 32-bit and 64-bit Direct Download Links
Microsoft has released MUI (Multilingual User Interface) language packs for Windows 7 RTM. The Windows 7 language packs is available via Windows Update as optional update for Windows 7 Ultimate and Enterprise editions only.
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28.8.2009 First Microsoft Genuine Office Validation Download on Download Center
Microsoft has posted the first Office download which has Genuine Office Validation (not required yet). It is sounds.exe the download enables sound in Office 2000,XP and 2003.
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28.4.2006 3 x DOWNLOAD Windows XP
DOWNLOAD Windows XP 9 IN ONE with service pack 2,
DOWNLOAD Windows XP Professional 64 Bit,
DOWNLOAD Windows XP Professional 32 Bit
This is Windows XP Unofficial Download page.
Windows XP is designed for businesses of all sizes and for home users who demand the most from their computing experience, Windows XP Professional delivers the new standard in reliability and performance.
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Windows PowerShell 1.0 download
Microsoft Windows PowerShell command line shell and scripting language helps IT Professionals achieve greater productivity.
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15.11.2006 Windows 7 themes download
Here is several Windows 7 Slide show themes for download. Download links are dirext from microsoft.com Enjoy!
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14.7.2009 DOWNLOAD Windows Vista Beta 1
links updated
This is Unofficial Download page of Windows Vista Beta 1. Windows Vista codename Longhorn, the next generation OS from Microsoft
This is Beta 1. Build 5112 for those inclined to such information.
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Windows Internet Explorer 7 DOWNLOAD
Few days ago at RSA, Bill Gates talked about Internet Explorer 7. As the guy responsible for IE, I wanted to say a couple of things about it.
First, some basics: we’re committing to deliver a new version of Internet Explorer for Windows XP customers. Betas of IE7 will be available this summer. This new release will build on the work we did in Windows XP SP2 and (among other things) go further to defend users from phishing as well as deceptive or malicious software.
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Download new Windows Live Toolbar
Now you can download new Windows Live Toolbar Beta.
What it is
A super-useful tool that helps you find stuff on the Internet faster and more securely.
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19.3.2006 Windows Vista X Download Site
Complex download pack for Windows vista, MS office 2007, MS Messenger, Windows Media Player 11, Vista Tweaks, Direct X 9c .....
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13.5.2006 Windows Vista beta 2 DOWNLOAD
The Vista Beta 2 x86 DVD is 3,200.15 MB. The package contains Ultimate, Home Basic, Home Premium, and Business binaries. As ever, the key used is what determines what SKU you see.
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24.5.2006 Official: Windows Beta 2 Available for download
As previously mentioned by Tekmaven on bink.nu, here is the offical blurb from the offical Windows Vista Website concerning Beta 2.
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8.6.2006 Download Windows Live Writer now
Microsoft, will be reaviling a new Windows Live product on 14th August 2006. This new product will be called Windows Live Writer. This new product from Microsoft will allow a user to write documents/blog postings from a downloadable application called Windows Live Writer and post them to a blog (other than Windows Live Spaces). Right know, we have no other known features, except Spell Check, of this product untill Monday the 14th.
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13.8.2006 Windows Vista RC1 DOWNLOAD
Windows Vista RC1 (build 5600) was just posted on Microsoft Connect. (~2:45 EST).
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2.9.2006 Windows Vista Ultimate download
This is the final version of Vindows Vista.
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8.2.2007 Windows XP SP3 Available for Download!
In two weeks too :) Microsoft confirmed officially that Windows XP Service Pack 3 will be made available for download in the next couple of weeks.
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29.8.2007 Windows Live Messenger 8.1 Download
Windows Live Messenger is the next - generation MSN Messenger. It has everything you already love about Messenger, and much more!
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4.10.2007 Download Windows vs. Walls Wallpapers
On September 18 Microsoft kick started the second phase of the $300 million Windows marketing campaign put together by ad agency Crispin, Porter + Bogusky.
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19.9.2008 Windows 7 build 7022 download
In December 2008, Windows 7 Beta 1 was leaked via torrents sites. Now there is one more leak and this time it's Windows 7 (build 7022).
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9.2.2009 Windows 7 Build 7057 Download
Another leak already? Thats what I thought when we were given the heads up by community member WGUIMB that Windows 7 Build 7057.0.x86fre.winmain.090305-2000 has leaked to the public in the x86 flavor, with x64 supposedly on its way.
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12.3.2009 Windows 7 Build 7068 download
Now there has been another leak for Windows 7. This time its build 7068, there has been a lot of speculation of this build being a fake but now its confirmed. WINDOWS 7 BUILD 7068 IS NOT A FAKE.
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27.3.2009 Windows 7 Transformation Pack 1.0 Download
Seven Transformation Pack will convert your XP based system to look like Windows 7 and some of its features emulated. You don't have to purchase Windows 7 or any 3rd-party applications to get Windows 7 UI experiences. This transformation pack will simply make it done for you for free!
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29.4.2009 Windows 7 Build 7127 Download
Although not many of us have just started exploring Windows 7 Release Candidate, another build has already leaked. The leaked build is 7127 and the complete build string is: 7127.0.090507.1820,
Build 7127 is part of the RTM branch. As Microsoft stated, they are in the process of RTM.
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16.5.2009 Windows 7 Build 7137 download soon!
Hi everyone, is confirmed that the build 7137 is leaked and soon we can download it from Torrent & other filehosting website.
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27.5.2009 Windows 7 ISO Verifier download
The final RTM release of Windows 7 should be released later this month, and blogger and developer Long Zheng has created a small application designed to verify that your download is the real thing.
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6.7.2009 Download Ferrari Windows 7 Theme
In past we have covered set of beautiful themes for Windows 7 and also posted guide on how to create Windows 7 themes. Now here is something for Ferrari lovers.
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13.8.2009 Windows XP Service pack 3 Download
This is Windows XP SP3 - Service Pack 3 Unofficial Preview Download page.
Sownload the WindowsXP SP3 Preview Hotfix Pack containing over 100 fixes going into XP SP3.
More info about Windows XP SP3
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Windows Vista UX Guidelines Available for Download
Microsoft have made available a preliminary draft of the Windows Vista User Experience Guidelines (or ???UX Guide??? for short). These guidelines contain information on What???s New in Windows Vista, design principles, guidelines for controls, text, windows, and aesthetics.
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Download Windows Live Messenger 8.0.0328
The first version of Messenger 8 Beta branded as Windows Live Messenger 8 has been spotted on the internet. Version 8.0.0328 features a lot of graphical improvements, from display picture borders to replacing toast boxes.
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Windows Vista build 5308 Download
Microsoft has announced the arrival of the February Windows Vista CTP, which was renamed to "Enterprise CTP" as the company moves from monthly to audience specific naming. The release means Windows Vista is now "feature complete," offering the first glimpse at the Windows Sidebar.
In a conference call Wednesday, General Manager of Windows Client Product Management Brad Goldberg heralded the Enterprise CTP -- numbered build 5308 -- as a "call to action for businesses." Microsoft is encouraging enterprises to begin testing out new features starting today.
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24.2.2006Kodak Designs New CMOS Sensor
Eastman Kodak Company revealed today in a press release that it has created the world’s first 1.4 micron, 5 megapixel device, the KAC-05020
Image Sensor. Using significantly smaller pixels, this sensor enables a higher level of resolution in small optical formats which will be especially
useful in devices like cellphones: the sensor allows for full 720p video at 30fps in a quarter-inch camera. Unlike other small-pixel sensors which can
produce poor images, especially under low light conditions, the 1.4 micron pixel used in the KAC-05020 is reportedly able to provide image quality
that can equal or surpass what is available from current devices using larger, 1.75 micron pixel CMOS designs.
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05.02.2008Intel Claims Significant Breakthrough in Silicon Photonics Development
Intel Labs researchers say they have achieved an important new step in developing silicon photonics, the ability to transmit data using light. A paper
published in Nature Photonics details Intel researchers' efforts to develop a silicon-based avalanche photodetector, or APD, a sensor that detects
and amplifies light signals. Intel says this type of avalanche photodetector offers greater bandwidth and amplification abilities than conventional
photodetectors. At the same time, Intel is looking for less expensive ways to build these types of photodetectors.
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08.12.2008Windows 7 Sensors Framework interview from PDC
Bryant: During my time at PDC, I managed to speak with many people knowledgeable about various aspects of Windows 7. One of these people was Dan
Polivy, a lead on the team behind the new Windows 7 sensors framework which was mentioned a number of times during the old days when Windows 7
speculation was rampant. Dan and I carried an informative interview regarding a number of functions of the Windows 7 sensors framework, including
topics such as how easy it might be for a user to receive sensor data from sensors which are plugged into the framework as well as what one could do
with various forms of sensor data, such as locational input from WiFi triangulation and GPS signals.
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watching this video would be a wise decision; were doing something special for those who watch, so stay tuned.
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05.11.2008Microsoft announces "Project Natal" motion controller for Xbox 360
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MS's "Lifeblogging" Camera Enters Mass Production
Remember Microsoft's camera to be slung around the necks of people with Alzheimer's to help them recall where they'd been? A version of this device will now be mass-produced by a UK firm,
Vicon, which obtained a license from Microsoft to manufacture the camera. It is worn around the neck and takes an image every thirty seconds, or in
response to its light sensor, accelerometer, or body-heat sensor indicating that something of interest may be happening. Until now only a few hundred
had been made for research, which showed they can genuinely help people with memory problems. The new version will be marketed to Alzheimer's
researchers this winter, and to consumers for 'lifelogging' beginning in 2010.
winbeta.org - 18.10.2009
LED light bulb, 7.5 watts and it lasts 10 years
The ordinary light bulb in your house consumes around 60 watts depending on the application. C. Crane Company is hoping to change that with their
newly announced LED light bulb dubbed GeoBulb that uses only 7.5 watts of power while providing the same output as a traditional 60 watt light bulb.
Unfortunately, like most new technologies, the GeoBulb does not come cheap with a price tag of $120.00 it will take some time before the GeoBulb
or any other LED based light bulb will receive mass market adoption. Like any other new technology the price should drop dramatically as the bulb is
produced in larger quantities and as the manufacturing process gets refined.
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neowin.net - 30.03.2009
Mark Light and Bohdan Raciborski: Windows XP on Flash-Based Ultra Low Cost PCs
How does Windows perform on ultra low cost PCs with less than 2GB of storage? Mark Light and Bohdan Raciborski from the Unlimited Potential Group discuss the challenges and opportunities with flash-based
storage and getting Windows XP and Office 2007 up and runningsurprisingly quicklyon this new class of devices, including the Asus Eee PC.
Today Microsoft also released design
guidelines to help hardware manufacturers enable a quality Windows experience for this emerging class of low cost computing machines that will
help to democratize personal computing by providing a powerful and full version Windows-powered device for low income markets.
winbeta.org - 03.04.2008
LED light bulbs to cut energy bills by 75%
LED light bulbs are not a new invention but currently they are a costly alternative to the more traditional incandescent light bulbs. A report from
London based Metro newspaper indicates that scientists have discovered a new method for producing the man-made material on silicon, instead of costly
sapphire. In turn the cost of the light bulbs will be cut from £20 ($28) per bulb to just £2 ($2.80). The bulbs can last up to 60
years, burn for 100,000 hours and are 12 times more efficient than conventional bulbs and could be on the shelves in two years.
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neowin.net - 29.01.2009
Google violates iPhone API guidelines
Google has recently released a new version of it's Google Mobile application for the iPhone. This is the first time Google has made voice search
available on a mobile device (Google Android users were not the first). In order to initiate a search, the iPhone is placed by your ear, as if making
a call. The iPhone's proximity sensor detects this and the voice search initiates. While seemingly harmless, Apple has prohibited developers from
using the iPhone's proximity sensor, and therefore never released an API for it. Google has, in effect, violated the App Store guidelines.
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neowin.net - 27.11.2008
Intel shows off light peak...on a hackintosh?
As recently reported by Neowin, Intel has developed a new technology called "Light Peak". With its impressive duplex 10Gps connection it can
transfer data at incredible rates. Today Intel has shown off Light Peak by playing a 1080P video over the connection while also transferring files
using OS X. While incredibly impressive, what was even more interesting was that Intel appeared to be running OS X on a hackintosh computer. The
video, which can be seen in full here, clearly shows OS X on the monitor but no distinguishable Mac can be seen.
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neowin.net - 25.09.2009
Microsoft Releases new Mouse using a BlueTrack Sensor
The Microsoft Explorer Mouse and Explorer Mini Mouse were announced today and feature a unique technology that is making its debut in these devices.
It’s called BlueTrack, and this new sensor can work on just about any surface.
In fact, BlueTrack is much more accurate on shiny
surfaces than any other tech out there right now. If you don’t like using a mouse pad and find your desk has too much of a sheen for your mouse
to accurately register, this technology should help you tremendously.
Microsoft developed this new tech, which sets it apart from the
standard Agilent Technologies licensed laser sensors that fit in most other computer mice. This one might stick with Microsoft, and if they decide to
license it, well, that would make them a bundle, especially if these two launches work out well. The Explorer Mouse will sell for $99.99 and the
Explorer Mini Mouse will sell for $79.99 once they are released this November.
neowin.net - 10.09.2008
Fibre optic networks to break light speed?
German scientists claim to
have broken the light speed
barrier, which could blow away
the known limitations of
modern networking but the
technology is unlikely to make
it into a product -- if at all
-- until most administrators
working today have retired.
Exceeding
the speed of light,
approximately 300,000
kilometres per second, is
supposed to be completely
impossible. According to
Einstein's special theory of
relativity, it would take an
infinite amount of energy to
accelerate an object through
the light barrier.
But two German
physicists claim to have
forced light to overcome its
own speed limit using the
strange phenomenon known as
quantum tunnelling.
Gunter Nimtz, one
of the physicists from the
University of Koblenz, told
New Scientist magazine: "For
the time being, this is the
only violation of special
relativity that I know
of".
winbeta.org - 16.08.2007
Saks, Microsoft Team Up on Holiday Windows
Video displays powered by Windows 7 light up iconic stores display windows, while Windows 7 lounges give shoppers a look at the new operating system...
microsoft.com/presspass - 24.11.2009
Latest biometric technology scans veins
CNET is reporting that Sony has developed a new biometric scanning technology, called 'Mofiria', that scans the veins in your finger in order
to provide access to your laptop or PC. The scanner uses a CMOS sensor to capture scattered light within the finger veins, and compresses the date to
allow it to be stored on laptops, or even cellphones. There are many benefits to this new method, claims Sony. Firstly, this technology claims a
high accuracy rate, with less than 0.1% false identification. Secondly, it takes a lot less time to scan the finger; it takes 0.015 seconds to scan on
a computer CPU, and 0.25 seconds on a mobile phone CPU.
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neowin.net - 03.02.2009
Early peek at How to Light up Windows Server 2008
So what are the key technologies in Windows Server 2008 that independent software vendors (ISV's) can use right away to gain strategic advantages?
And once I figure out how they fit into my product, how do I go learning about them? And after that, how to I get the world to notice that I a leader
in my community?
How to Get a Strategic Advantage using Windows Server 2008
In his blog in Developer Meet Server, Jason Olson has compiled a list of ways to add value to your application
using the Windows Server 2008 platform. His article describes in depth how to How to Light Up Your
Applications on Windows Server. They are:
- Build Flexible Applicaitons
- Build Connected Systems
- Develop
Federation Aware Applications
- Design Highly Manageable Applications
- Develop More Reliable Applications
- Build
for Scalability
- Go Virtual
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13.09.2007Nokia Shines Light on 'Prism' Phones
Nokia on Tuesday introduced
two new style-oriented
handsets that will only be
available in Europe initially.
The phones fall under what the
company is calling its
"Prism Collection,"
featuring triangle-shaped
buttons and light-refracting
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07.08.2007TiVo Users Favor Bud Light, Doritos Bowl Spots
TiVo said Monday in its annual
analysis of the Super Bowl
viewing habits that Bud Light
and Doritos were the biggest
winners in viewership,
although K-Fed's highly
anticipated -- and much
promoted -- Nationwide
commercial made a decent
showing...
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06.02.2007Harvard Physicist Plays Magician With the Speed of Light
Lene Vestergaard Hau can stop a pulse of light in midflight, start it up again at 0.13 miles per hour, and then make it appear in a completely
different location. "It's like a little magic trick," says Hau, a Harvard physicist. "Of course, in all magic tricks there's a secret." And her
secret is a 0.1-mm lump of atoms called a Bose-Einstein condensate, cooled nearly to absolute zero (-459.67 degrees Fahrenheit) in a steel container
with tiny windows. Normally well, in a vacuum light goes 186,282 miles per second. But things are different inside a BEC, a strange place where
millions of atoms move barely in quantum lockstep.
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23.11.2007Dell Announces LED Flat Panel Monitors
Today, Dell announced their new line of LED backlit monitors, the G2210 (22") and the G2410 (24"). While these monitors do use LED backlighting
unlike the UltraSharp line, this new line uses lower quality display panels.
Both new displays feature a 1,000:1 contrast ratio, an
ambient light sensor, 5ms response time, and brightness of 250 cd/m2. Additionally, DVI-D and VGA connectors are included with each. HDCP will only be
available the 24" model. The two monitors have rather average resolutions, 1680x1050 on the 22" and 1980x1080 on the 24".
Reported
last month, Dell stated that they will be significantly reducing packaging materials. Living up to the claim, these monitors are 20% smaller and 28%
lighter than comparable monitors.
The two will be shipping in late February for $279 and $359.
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09.01.2009Reminder: Windows 7 beta download ends this week
Just a reminder to everyone that as we reported earlier, the general availability of Windows 7 Beta program is ending this week. Starting from Feb
10th (12am Pacific Time), there wont be any new downloads of Windows 7 beta available, and from Feb 12th (9am Pacific Time), no downloads of Windows 7
beta will be available. If you are already downloading your beta, better complete the download before Feb 12th! So, if you haven't yet started
your download or yet registered for Windows 7 Beta, then this is the right time. Download your beta here before it ends!
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