Intel to increase shipments of 965 chipsets by 50% in 1Q
Before Intel will start gearing up to push its new Bearlake-series chipsets in the second quarter of 2007, the US chipmaking giant plans to increase shipments of 965-series chipsets by 50% in the first quarter to meet strong demand generated by Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system (OS), according to industry sources.
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25.12.2006 Windows Update versus Ubuntu Update
A few months ago, Steve Ballmer publicly noted that Windows Vista was “a work in progress.” That inspired a predictable outpouring of Vista-bashing.
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15.7.2008 Windows Update Blocker Tool Kit - Block Automatic Windows Vista SP2 Update
After availability of Windows Vista Service Pack 2 for public download I am sure many users would have already installed Vista Service Pack 2 to see the performance improvements and its advisable to install Windows Vista sp2 as it has many noticeable changes and also includes all the fixes released after Vista sp1.
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27.5.2009 Microsoft plans to issue non-update update for Win 7
Microsoft will spit out dummy updates for Windows 7 beta testers next week that will probe the forthcoming operating system’s updating abilities.
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20.2.2009 An Update For Windows Update
An infrastructure update has been planned for Windows Update client. The gradual roll-out of this update will begin in late July.
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6.7.2008 You Don't Want This Windows Update
Today, I got an e-mail warning of a new Windows virus and where to get the update to protect against it. Oh, those wicked phishers.
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19.2.2009 You Don't Want This Windows Update
Today, I got an e-mail warning of a new Windows virus and where to get the update to protect against it. Oh, those wicked phishers.
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21.2.2009 Update for Windows (KB913538)
Install this update to prevent Windows Management Instrumentation enumerations from being canceled before the client computer can finish using the enumerations. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer.
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22.2.2006 Windows update without Microsoft Genuine 2
Not only will it keep you up to date with the latest updates from Microsoft, it will also keep software and drivers from other vendors updated. However, that functionality is currently missing.
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Update for Windows XP (KB900485)
Install this update to resolve an issue in which you receive a ?stop 0x7e in aec.sys? error message on a computer that is running Windows XP Service Pack 2. The error may occur during startup, or after the system has started. AEC.SYS is the acoustic echo canceling driver. After you install this update, you may have to restart your computer.
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9.1.2006 Security Update for Windows Vista
A remote code execution security issue has been identified in the Graphics Rendering Engine that could allow an attacker to remotely compromise your Windows-based system and gain control over it.
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16.1.2006 Windows Defender Beta 2 Update
Microsoft released a new Windows Defender 2, yesterday. Used to check for spyware mainly, Windows Defender is the succesor of Windows Antispyware.
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13.4.2006 Windows Live Messenger 8.5 Gets an Update
Today, users running Windows Live Messenger 8.5 Beta were greeted with an update entitled "Windows Live Messenger 8.5 Beta 1 Update 1" via Windows Update.
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22.6.2007 Confirmation of stealth Windows Update
I can now confirm that the stealth Windows Update that I blogged about yesterday actually exists - because I’ve detected its presence on a machine at the PC Doc HQ.
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14.9.2007 XP SP3: Now on Windows Update
A week after deciding not to release Windows XP Service Pack (SP) 3 via Windows Update and the Microsoft Download site as planned, Microsoft has begun pushing the collection of updates and fixes through those channels again.
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6.5.2008 Upgrade Coming to Windows Update
Come August 2009 Microsoft will release an upgrade to its update infrastructure. The Redmond company pointed out that both the Windows Update and Microsoft Update services would be impacted by the refresh.
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13.7.2009 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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Update for Windows XP (KB904412) - English
Install this update to address several possible issues associated with connecting a Serial Bus Protocol 2 (SBP-2) device, such as an IEEE 1394 device, to a Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2-based computer. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer.
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Update for Windows Server 2003 (KB904714)
Install this update to enable client computers to use the Windows Indexing Service when searching for a network-shared file on a Windows Server 2003-based computer.
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Update for Windows Server 2003 (KB907565)
Install this update to address an issue in which storing files with Extended Attributes (EA) on volumes enabled for Single Instance Storage (SIS) may result in the Extended Attributes being lost as duplicates files are found and moved into the SIS common store. This update addresses this issue and will not move duplicate files with Extended Attributes into the SIS common store. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer.
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5.12.2005 Microsoft Update Windows Vista Homepage
After a brief demo at the on-going CES conference in Las Vegas, Microsoft have launched a re-vamped version of the website for Windows Vista.
The slick new look makes a break from the often bland Microsoft product pages, and moves towards the Glass theme expected in Vista.
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5.1.2006 Windows Gets Largest Security Update in Over a Year
12. That's the number of updates to be released with the June security patches. Of the twelve, nine are specific to the Windows operating system itself and one of those is listed as "critical" designating it as a severe security concern. Two are related to the Microsoft Office productivity suite and one is for Microsoft Exchange e-mail server.
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13.6.2006 Update for Microsoft Windows Vista Beta 2
Install this update to address an issue where Windows Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP) does not consume intermediate session data.
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23.7.2006 Windows Vista RC1 Availability Update
Microsoft employee Nick White has posted some information on the Windows Vista team blog regarding the availability of RC1.
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11.8.2006 Update for Windows Vista Beta 2 (KB922917)
An issue has been identified that may cause you to lose access to protected media music, videos, and recorded TV after upgrading to Windows Vista RC1.
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16.8.2006 Windows Vista Validation Update (KB929391)
Microsoft have just posted a Windows Vista Genuine Validation Update to Windows Update.
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16.12.2006 The Windows Update Stealth Affair Explained
It was widely reported last week that Microsoft had automatically updated systems that had Automatic Updates set to "Check for updates but let me choose whether to download and install them".
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20.9.2007 Microsoft: Update on Windows 7 UAC issues
Before getting into the actual news, lets take a while to understand the current Windows 7 UAC dilemma
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5.2.2009 Critical Security Update for Windows 7 Beta
A security issue has been identified that could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to compromise your system and gain control over it.
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11.3.2009 First Windows 7 stability and reliability update arrives
Microsoft has released the first stability and reliability update for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. It fixes a few issues some users have been experiencing.
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16.10.2009Cell Phone Shipments Reach 1 Billion
For the first time, cell phone
shipments topped the one
billion mark in 2006, a feat
that was helped along by a 20
percent increase in shipments
during the holiday quarter to
295 million units, according
to research firm IDC...
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26.01.2007Laptops beat desktop shipments in Q3 2008
With 3rd quarter sales, revenue, and earnings posted and evaluated, several surprising facts come into play. iSuppli, a market research firm, has
evaluated desktop and laptop sales, and for the first time ever, laptop shipments this quarter have been above desktop shipments. 38.6 million
laptops were sold last quarter, only slightly above 38.5 million desktops sold. Notebook PC shipments rose 40 percent over 3rd quarter 2007, while PC
shipments fell 1.3 percent over 3rd quarter 2007. HP held the top spot for notebook shipments and PCs (14.9m units), with Dell in 2nd place (11m
units), but Acer is quickly catching up (9.7m units).
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24.12.2008PC Shipments Up 12% in Second Quarter
Both IDC and Gartner reported
worldwide shipments of PCs
were up strongly in the second
quarter, thanks to surge in
demand in the Far East and
surprisingly brisk sales in
the US...
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19.07.2007Vista Delay a Minor Factor in
PC Sales
The delayed launch of Windows
Vista will have a limited
effect on PC shipments in
2006, and may actually help to
boost sales slightly in 2007,
research firm IDC said Monday.
Overall, PC shipments should
grow at a ten percent or
higher rate through 2008, the
firm said...
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28.03.2006Amazon promises to resume its Kindle shipments
In an open letter to customers today, Amazon's Jeff Bezos reported the availability of fresh shipments of its popular Kindle e-book reader, after
having been in short supply since its November debut...
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29.04.2008Asustek aims to ship seven million notebook PCs in 2008
Asustek Computer expects its notebook PC shipments to total seven million units in 2008, including a shipments goal of 3.5-3.7 million units in China
and around one million units in Taiwan.
With surging demand for notebook PCs in China, Asustek expects to double its monthly
shipments up to 300,000 units in 2008.
Based on quarterly notebook shipments which reached 250,000 units in the Taiwan market
during 2007, the company has estimated it will ship about one million units in Taiwan this year. Combined shipments in Taiwan and China are projected
to account for nearly 70% of the company's global notebook PC shipments in 2008.
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26.03.2008Worldwide PC processor market hits record shipments in 3Q08
Worldwide PC processor shipments in the third calendar quarter of 2008 reached record levels again, according to new data from IDC. However, the
outlook for the processor market in the fourth quarter this year and 2009 is very murky.
Worldwide PC processor unit shipments grew 14% on
quarter and 15.8% on year while market revenues grew 7.6% on quarter and 4.1% on year to US$8.3 billion. Intel's new Atom processor for
netbooks made a notable difference in overall market performance; without Atom, unit shipments grew 8.3% sequentially and and 8.7% on year.
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03.11.2008Upcoming Update to Windows Update
Michelle Haven: I'd like to let you know that, beginning at the end of this month and continuing over the next few months, well be rolling out an
infrastructure update to the Windows Update agent (client). I wanted to take this opportunity to provide some background on the update and discuss
the value these updates bring to you.
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03.07.2008New Shipments of Xbox 360s En
Route
Gamers eager to get their
hands on the Xbox 360 should
rest assured that new
shipments of the console will
be arriving at retailers by
the end of the week. Microsoft
has said it remains on track
to ship up to 3 million 360s
in the first 90 days of
launch...
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01.12.2005Intel 45nm notebook CPUs to account for 50% of total shipments in 2Q08
In reports similar to those
for server platforms, Intel
plans to ramp up its 45nm
mobile processors (Penryn) and
related platforms to account
for over 50% of the company's
total notebook shipments in
the second quarter of 2008,
according to sources at
notebook makers.
45nm-based Penryn
processors for Santa Rosa
Refresh will launch in first
quarter of 2008 and are
expected to account for 20% of
total notebook CPU shipments
for the quarter. In the second
quarter, CPUs supported by the
Montevina platform will launch
and account for 15% of
shipments, while the
proportion of Santa Rosa
Refresh CPUs will increase to
35%.
Montevina's Cantiga PM
and GM chipsets will be
introduced in the second
quarter 2008 and combined will
account for around 20% of
total shipments for the
quarter. Meanwhile, PM and GM
965 chipsets will both see a
drop of around 10 percentage
points from their first
quarter shipments proportions,
falling to 20% and 40%,
respectively...
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30.07.2007Microsoft Boosts Xbox 360
Shipments
Microsoft said Thursday it
will sacrifice some of its
profit margins to continue
ramping up shipments of the
Xbox 360. The company hopes to
get a head start over
competing next-generation
consoles, especially Sony's
PlayStation 3...
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28.04.2006Worldwide PC Shipments up 15.5% in 4Q07
According to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker, PC shipments grew by 15.5% in the fourth quarter of 2007, compared to the 20% growth in 3Q07,
driven by the back-to-school rush. Nevertheless, shipments outpaced growth in the prior five quarters. If it's the quarterly results you're
more interested in, please refer to the chart below. In terms of all of 2007, however, total shipments reached 269.0 million units with a total growth
of 14.3%. HP took the top spot with a volume of over 50.5 million, while Dell trailed in second with 40.0 million. Acer moved into third with 21.2
million units, excluding Gateway's business for the first three quarters and 24.6 million including Gateway. Lenovo was only a tad behind with
20.2 million.
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17.01.2008Why installing Vista SP1 might fail via Windows Update
When you try to install Windows Vista SP1 via Windows Update you can get error: Windows Vista Service Pack 1 is not available for installation from
Windows Update and is not offered by Automatic Updates.
To help ensure a positive update experience, Windows Update will temporarily not
offer Windows Vista SP1 to systems that have the following device drivers. In some cases, these device drivers are problematic on Windows Vista-based
computers when you update to Windows Vista SP1. By installing updated device drivers, you will resolve the issue and enable Windows Update to offer
Windows Vista SP1.
Click read more to view a list of drivers that don't work well with Vista SP1:
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20.03.2008Windows Home Server patch is out
Hewlett Packard now has its hands on the Windows Home Server (WHS) update for which it decided to delay its MediaSmart Home Server.
HardwareGeeks.com got
Microsoft to confirm that HP now has
the WHS patch. The Windows enthusiast site also is reporting that Microsoft is planning an announcement on Tuesday, September 25, about the
availability of the WHS update.
At the end of August, Microsoft officials acknowledged they were working on a post-RTM
(release-to-manufacturing) WHS update would make the platform more appealing to developers. Microsoft said at that time that it planned to make the
update available in a couple of weeks.
HP admitted in late August that it planned to delay its initial WHS shipments in order to
incorporate the Microsoft WHS update leading some to question exactly what was in the update and why it seemed to impact HP more than other WHS
vendors. HPs new official due date for its MediaSmart Server: Holiday season 2007. (Originally, HP was expected to be first out of the WHS gate,
shipping MediaSmart Server on September 15.)
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21.09.2007Microsoft planning updated UI for Windows Update
Beginning next month Microsoft will start an upgrade to the Windows Update and Microsoft Update services. Microsoft plans to start the
infrastructure update in late August, claiming "it will take a couple of months to complete the rollout." The update is required to "maintain and
improve service quality, reliability, and operations." The update will simply improve the user interface for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008
computers running Windows Update, adding a more visible and detailed description of updates as well as improvements in how users are notified about
service packs. If you currently apply your updates automatically then this update will not modify the look and feel of Automatic Updates.
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17.07.2009An Update For Windows Update
An infrastructure update has been planned for Windows Update client. The gradual roll-out of this update will begin in late July. This update will
occur automatically to any system configured to either receive updates “automatically” or “notify” customers that new updates
are available for download.
For enterprise customers who use Windows Server Update Services or Systems Management Server, all updating,
including the WU client, is controlled by the network administrators, who have authority over the download and install experience. Windows Vista
customers who select “never check for updates” in their WU settings will not receive this update until they manually install updates from
Windows Update.
In this particular update, there will not make any changes to the way WU looks or feels, instead the following have been
improved:
- The length of time it takes Windows Update to scan for updates
- The speed in which signature updates will be delivered
Detailed information on this is posted on the
Microsoft Update blog.
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05.07.2008Asus: Eee PC shipments to soar in second quarter
Asustek Computer on Wednesday forecast it will nearly double shipments of the popular Eee PC low-cost laptop in the second quarter, compared to the
first.
Eee PC shipments will rise to between 1.2 million to 1.3 million units in the three months ending June 30, Asustek said
in presentation materials for its first quarter investors' conference. The company shipped 700,000 Eee PCs in the first quarter.
The company also expects to continue releasing new Eee PC models aimed at different user groups.
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01.05.2008PSP Shipments Decline 72%, Hurt Sony Q3 Earnings
Over the holiday quarter, Sony
shipped 71.7% fewer
PlayStation Portable units and
23.3% fewer PlayStation 2
consoles worldwide than during
the 2005 holiday season, while
at the same time it was
ramping up PlayStation 3
shipments to North America,
Japan, and Asia...
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30.01.2007Apple Posts Record Mac Shipments, Quarterly Profit
Apple posted another strong
quarter of revenues, with
record profits that nearly
doubled over the year ago
quarter, as well as setting a
new record for quarterly Mac
shipments. 270,000 iPhones
were also sold during the
device's first two days on
the market...
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26.07.2007Microsoft to push IE8 as an automatic update
Microsoft has announced it plans to offer IE8 via Windows Update. In a move that will likely anger rivals such as Apple and Google, Microsoft will be
pushing Internet Explorer 8 via Windows Update. Google raised concerns back in 2006 when IE7 was originally released via Windows Update. Apple
received negative press last year when it tried to push Safari to iTunes users. Many users never had Safari installed but it was listed under
Apple's software update program for install. The IE8 update will be released as the highest priority update for each operating system. For
Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, it will be listed as Important.
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