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 7 Will Support Third-Party Codecs
Microsoft has offered official confirmation that Windows 7 will support third-party codecs, programs designed to make media players play nice with digital data stream or signal when it comes to encoding and decoding tasks.
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5.4.2009 Windows 7 RTM Support, the Evolution
Windows 7 is an evolutionary Windows client release, according to Microsoft, and it was also fit that support for the OS would also be an evolution compared to what was available for Windows Vista.
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30.10.2009 Support ends for Windows XP SP1
Microsoft will end support for Windows XP Service Pack 1 and SP1a today, leaving people no option but to upgrade to Service Pack 2 if they wish to continue to receive crucial components, including security software.
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10.10.2006 Windows XP Support Extended until 2014
Microsoft has finally given in to public demand. The company has decided to offer technical support for Windows XP with updates and security patches for an extended period until April 2014. However, it will not go back on its decision to discontinue Windows XP sales after June 30.
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26.6.2008 Windows 7 Tasksbar Multi-Monitor Support
Microsoft is gearing up to detail the evolution of the Windows client graphical user interface, in just one month, at the Professional Developers Conference 2008, and then at the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference 2008.
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30.9.2008 Windows XP support ending - Linux looking better?
We’ve all known that this time was coming, and now it’s nearly upon us. Come April 14th Microsoft will pull the plug on free support for Windows XP (and Office 2003) and the only option available to users will be paid support, which only applies to XP Professional.
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26.3.2009 Microsoft to end Windows XP SP1 support
It has been well-known that Microsoft has ended extended support for Windows 98, 98 SE, and Windows ME. This support ended on July 11 of this year.
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30.8.2006 Microsoft bumps support prices for Windows, Office
Microsoft's per-incident customer support prices were quietly bumped last week as the company rolled out the newest version of its operating system, Windows Vista.
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6.2.2007 Microsoft Pledges Windows XP Support Through 2014
In an unprecedented move, Microsoft has committed to providing support services for its soon to be retired Windows XP through 2014 -- a full 13 years after the operating system was originally released.
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29.6.2008 Windows 7 RC to natively support to .Mov files
Microsoft has some good news for movie fans. If you want to watch .mov files in Windows 7, you don't need to install Apple's QuickTime. Bye, bye annoying system tray icon! Adios, Apple update!
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26.2.2009 Free Online Windows 7 Compatibility Technical Support
Having learned the incompatibility lesson the hard way with Windows Vista, Microsoft is pouring a consistent amount of efforts into ensuring that the next iteration of the Windows client will work smoothly from the get go with as many applications as possible.
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15.6.2009 VMware Workstation 7 released with full Windows 7 support
VMware has announced the latest version it's flagship virtualization software - VMware Workstation 7 which is packed full of new features which are huge - including full 3D graphics support for virtual machines.
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2.11.2009 Windows Live OneCare 2.0 Beta finaly with x64 support
In an email sent to Windows Live OneCare testers, Microsoft confirmed the imminent start of the OneCare 2.0 beta program. Designated as a "pre-premiere", OneCare 2.0 will not be available as a public beta initially.
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5.7.2007 Microsoft Adding Sony Blu-ray Support To Windows
CEO Steve Ballmer said his company is working on Windows device driver support for the Blu-ray high definition movie format.
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12.3.2008 Microsoft: June 30 not end of Windows XP support
April 29, 2008 Concerned that customers are confusing the impending end of Windows XP retail availability with the end of support, Microsoft Corp. has reminded users that the aged operating system will be supported until early April 2014.
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2.5.2008 Windows 7 to officially support logon UI background customization
As you probably know, Windows 7 build 7057, a build recently leaked to the public, sports a new (yet ugly) login UI background.
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16.3.2009 Microsoft Hardware Support for the Windows 7 Operating System Beta Release
If your computer is running a beta version of the Windows® 7 operating system, the following information can help you select the correct beta software to download for your Microsoft Hardware product.
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23.1.2009 Windows XP Mainstream Support Ends April 14, 2009
On April 14, 2009, Microsoft plans to cut off mainstream support for Windows XP and Office 2003. As a consequence, both products will move in the Extended support phase, which will last for the next five years.
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14.4.2009 VMWare Private Beta Build 185517 Has Support for Windows Aero
For those of you running Windows Vista or 7 in a virtualization client, I’m sure you miss having the nice, satisfying Windows Aero eye candy, especially with the Aero Basic skin looking the way that it does now.
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1.9.2009 Windows 7 RTM ReadyBoost 256 GB of Memory Cache Support
Users running the latest iteration of the Windows client will be able to add an extra 256 GM of memory cache in order to handle the overload on the physical RAM installed on their computers.
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12.10.2009 April deadlines loom for Windows XP, Office 2003 product support
Next month marks the deadlines for support — in some cases, free support, in other cases, paid — for a handful of older Microsoft Windows and Office products.
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4.4.2009 Windows XP & Office 2003 mainstream support ends April 14
Just a quick reminder to Neowin users, both Windows XP and Office 2003 will leave mainstream support and enter extended support on April 14, 2009. This applies to the following Windows XP editions:
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5.4.2009 Vista not to support EFI
On Thursday, at the Intel Developer Forum in San Fransisco, Microsoft development manager Andrew Ritz revealed that Windows Vista, the successor to the aging Windows XP expected to be released later this year, will not support EFI booting. Ritz admitted that EFI support will not be seen until Longhorn Server is released in early 2007, and on top of that it will never support a 32-bit processor.
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10.3.2006 Live.com Adds Firefox Support
Just one week after the launch of Live.com, Microsoft has added support for Firefox to its new services-based Web site. But the upgrade is not entirely bug free; a minor flaw causes the tabs in search results to display improperly. The problem will be fixed shortly, according to developers.
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Microsoft to support 1394b standard
Microsoft Corp. will provide support for the IEEE1394b standard "within a reasonable time" after the launch of Windows Vista, according to a Microsoft Corp. representative who attended the IEEE1394 Trade Association meeting held here last week.
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1.5.2006 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 Microsoft and Intel to Support HD-DVD
Microsoft and Intel on Tuesday pledged their support for HD-DVD, the next-generation DVD format created by Toshiba. Microsoft had previously remained neutral in the standards war between HD-DVD and Sony-backed Blu-ray, as the company's VC-1 Windows Media Video codec will be included with both formats.
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Redesigned Microsoft.com doesn't support Firefox, Opera?
Take a trip to the preview site for Microsoft's new homepage and you'll notice a nice shiny new layout with a fresher look and feel to it, provided you're using Internet Explorer.
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30.7.2006 Announcing (English only) support for CPP participants
Nick White of Microsoft writes on the Windows Vista Team Blog: We're pleased to announce the addition of best-effort phone support (in English only) to North America CPP participants of the Windows Vista Customer Preview Program (CPP) using English-language versions of early test builds of Windows Vista (Beta 2, RC1 or RC2).
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14.12.2006Microsoft 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
HP Prepares New 24-inch Display
If you are a gamer, graphic designer or just like to work from a large screen monitor, 24-inch displays are coming down in price and going up in
features. HP is set to unveil its latest 24-inch LCD display on Wednesday.
The new HP w2408 24-inch LCD display features
BrightView anti-reflective technology for a wide viewing angle “ 160 degrees vertical and horizontal. The monitor is HDCP compliant for viewing
protected HD content such as HD DVD or Blu-ray, when paired with an HDCP compliant graphics card.
The display has a 92% wide
color gamut making it appropriate for graphic designers and others wanting the most accurate color display. Under the display is a keyboard parking
area. HP also integrates a four-port USB hub, speakers and a headphone jack. The integrated speakers are rear facing and output 2-watts per channel...
winbeta.org - 04.09.2007
CES 2009: Netbooks and notebooks from under $500 to over $5,000
CES rollouts will run the gamut from MSI's Wind "hybrid" netbook -- with a mix of SSD and HDD drives in a single machine -- to a high-end
notebook with a secondary display. And Windows 7 could be closer than anyone thinks...
betanews.com - 31.12.2008
Apple refreshes MacBook line, new models announced
Apple's World Wide Developer Conference that was hosted this morning has brought with it some rather unexpected additions; the Cupertino based
company has gone ahead and refreshed it's notebook line, bringing in new models and eliminating others, all the while making things faster and
cheaper. Here are the changes: New 15" MacBook Pro announced: Apple has introduced a new MacBook Pro, with a couple of added extras from previous
models. This new one features a built-in battery, which lasts 7 hours, just like the recent 17" MacBook Pro. Not only this, but the screen has been
vastly improved, and has a 60% increase in color gamut.
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neowin.net - 08.06.2009
Live services hit with outage system wide
Update: All systems are back up and running Many users have been locked out of their accounts as problems with users inbox's seem to be
inaccessible by any means. The problem appears to be system wide, as Microsoft reports on Twitter, stating "@MesaPink The issue will be resolved
shortly sorry for the inconveinvce. It is system wide." Users are unable to access their inbox, as they attempt to login, they are given the error
"You don't have an inbox...yet" Some others users are reporting login problems with logging into Windows Live Messenger, giving them an error
"We can't sign you into Windows Live Messenger". As the situation develops, more users are stating problems with more and more Live services.
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neowin.net - 10.04.2009
Microsoft Robotics Studio (1.0)
The goal of the Microsoft
Robotics Studio is to supply a
software platform for the
robotics community that can be
used across a wide variety of
hardware, applicable to a wide
audience of users, and
development of a wide variety
of applications.
As a platform, our intent is
also to enable third parties
to supply support for new
hardware, technologies, and
tools, just as Microsoft
Windows provides a platform
for others to bring their
products and technologies to
the community of PC users. So
while we may populate our
platform with some of our own
contributions, those should
not be considered exclusive to
tools or libraries provided by
other parties looking to
provide interesting
technologies for this
platform.
neowin.net - 15.12.2006
Microsoft's IE 7 Ignores
Windows Setting
Microsoft is defending its
decision to turn on its
ClearType font rendering
technology in Internet
Explorer 7 even if users
have switched it off
system-wide.
ClearType, which debuted
with Windows XP, is designed
to make text more readable on
LCD screens. By default, it's
disabled in Windows, but
Microsoft's IE 7 team has
decided to enable it for the
browser, even if the user has
not turned on the feature
Windows-wide.
ClearType can be disabled in
IE 7 Beta 2 Preview via the
Tools/Internet
Options/Advanced dialog. To
turn ClearType off, uncheck
the box "Use ClearType"
under the Multimedia section.
Unlike Windows XP, the
upcoming Windows Vista will
enable ClearType by default...
jcxp.net - 07.03.2006
In Portland, Oregon, another city-wide Wi-Fi network bites the dust
In the latest of a lengthening string of failures in city-wide wireless projects across the US, MetroFi of Mountain View, CA has reportedly stopped
work on a project in Portland, Oregon...
betanews.com - 23.02.2008
Windows XP Exits Mainstream Support
As planned, today Microsoft has transitioned Window XP into the Extended Support phase, at last exiting Mainstream Support.
In most
cases, Mainstream Support only lasts for about five years. However, for Windows XP, Mainstream Support has gone on for near 7.5 years, due to the
delay and dissatisfaction with Windows Vista. With Extended Support, the only updates offered to Windows XP customers are simple security fixes unless
you purchased the Extended Hotfix Support plan.
According to a recent leak, downgrade rights will still exist until April 30, 2010, well
into Windows 7's release.
For anyone running Windows XP, security fixes will still be available up until April 8, 2014 via Windows
Update.
jcxp.net - 15.04.2009
Happy 20th birthday to the World Wide Web
Twenty years ago today, on March 13, 1989, sparked the revolution of one of the greatest inventions of a life time, that being the World Wide Web.
The purposed idea was to help connect people together using the World Wide Web using the once popular ViolaWWW web browser, which was eventually
replaced by Mosaic web browser back in 1993. Tim Berners-Lee was the man behind "Information Management: A Proposal" leading the way for what we
now consider the Internet. In a quote from Tim Berners-Lee said: "We should work toward a universal linked information system, in which generality
and portability are more important than fancy graphics techniques and complex extra facilities.
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neowin.net - 14.03.2009
New Zealand to get country wide filtered internet
It looks like New Zealand is set to be the next country to get country-wide internet filtering, according to a blog post on Geekzone. The New Zealand
department of internal affairs has released a draft proposal that outlines the filtering system. According to the document, the filtering system is
for cases where "A person who views a website containing chid sexual abuse images is in possession of those images, if only for the period they
appear on the screen.
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neowin.net - 15.09.2009
Windows 7 RC to natively support to .Mov files
Windows 7 already has built in DivX support in the current beta. Hidden inside the various changes since beta for the RC is a change to Windows Media
Player to natively support the .mov files, Improved playback support for video content from digital camcorders and cameras Customers loved the
increased range of formats natively supported by the Windows 7 Beta, but noticed areas where they wanted broader support. For example, one was unable
to seek to a specific spot in the video in Windows Media Player or Windows Media Center for AVCHD content that was imported from a digital camcorder.
We've addressed this.
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neowin.net - 27.02.2009
Windows 7 to support DivX natively
One of the new features announced at the recent Windows 7 Reviewers Workshop in LA is that Windows 7 will natively support a number of popular media
formats, so that users don't have to worry about finding, installing and downloading third-party codecs. This is an evolution in media support
which is similar to the inclusion of native MPEG-2 playback in Windows Vista, providing the DVD playback functionality which was missing in Windows
XP. News source: Source
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neowin.net - 04.01.2009
Microsoft Open House a Showcase for 2009 Consumer Lineup
Event spotlights wide range of Microsoft products as well as new Windows phones, Windows Mobile 6.5, and family friendly technology...
microsoft.com/presspass - 07.10.2009
What's happening to Windows XP on June 30th?
Jared Proudfoot: I want to take another break from the discussion of the overall Support Lifecycle policies to address some common confusion that
weve been hearing regarding the support dates for Windows XP. Recently, there have been a number of posts in the blogosphere about Windows
XP and the upcoming end of Direct OEM and Retail License availability. Some people are interpreting this as the end of support for Windows
XP.
Please let me try and clear this up¦ Support for Windows XP will continue, in accordance with the Microsoft Support
Lifecycle policy. This means that the Mainstream Support phase will end on April 14, 2009 and the Extended Support phase will end on April 8, 2014. Thats at
least another 6 years of support remaining for Windows XP!
winbeta.org - 26.04.2008
How [Vista] Ultimate Is This?
Windows Vista Ultimate is
Microsoft's operating system
with all the whiz and bang for
all users. But there is
something important missing
after all: Extended lifecycle
support. Windows Ultimate
support ends on April 10,
2012. Windows Vista Business
and Enterprise both receive
Extended Support, which means
five more years-or April 11,
2017. According to
Microsoft's Support Lifecycle
Web page, support for consumer
products ends after five
years. There is no Extended
Support option. I had always
assumed that Windows Vista
Ultimate, which Microsoft
pitches as having the most
consumer and corporate
features, would be supported
for more than five years.
Besides, Microsoft does offer
Ultimate to businesses for
volume-licensing purchase,
with caveats such as single
activation.
Laura
DiDo, an analyst with Yankee
Group, isn't surprised by the
five-year support for the
software. "Vista Ultimate is
more of a consumer purchase,"
she said. For businesses
deploying Windows Vista
Ultimate, however, the clock
already is ticking down to the
end of support. While Ultimate
may not be standard fare on
corporate desktops-even
Microsoft is standardized on
Vista Business, or so say some
employee sources-small
businesses are good candidates
for the software. Likewise are
universities. For schools with
campus wide volume-licensing
agreements, standard desktop
distribution is Office
Enterprise 2007 and Windows
Vista Ultimate.
neowin.net - 27.02.2007
Apple to adopt micro-USB for charging
A large conglomerate of mega corps has backed the European Commission to support a standard of micro-USB connection for charging. The biggest
surprise here is that Apple is joining in the support which means that they too will also adopt micro-USB for charging in their wireless devices. For
any other company this wouldn't mean much but because Apple has used the same port design since its iPod inception this could have a wide scale
affect on its consumers. Imagine that you bought an iPhone, a Bose radio with an iPod dock connector, your car has built in support for the
connection and Apple changes its port design and all of your devices become incompatible with future products.
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neowin.net - 29.06.2009
Web inventor launches World Wide Web Foundation
Dubbing the initiative a "global effort to connect humanity," Web pioneer Sir Tim Berners-Lee has launched the World Wide Web Foundation, a
new effort focused on the "next phase" of the Web...
betanews.com - 16.09.2008
Windows XP SP1 Support Ends Today
Microsoft is officially ending
support for Windows XP Service
Pack 1 and SP1a Tuesday, with
users being recommended to
install SP2 as soon as
possible. The move means that
no more security updates will
be released for the
now-obsolete version of
Windows...
betanews.com - 10.10.2006
Highly expandable EBX board runs Windows XP Embedded
Advantech has rolled out a new EBX-format single board computer (SBC) it says was specially developed for Windows XP Embedded. The PCM-9590 supports a
wide variety of Intel CPUs, from Celeron M to Core 2 Duo, according to the company.
As the block diagram below illustrates, the
PCM-9590 uses Intel's 945GM northbridge and ICH7M southbridge. These provide support for up to 2GB of 400/533/667MHz DDR2 DRAM, in two 200-pin DIMM
sockets. There's also 512MB to 4MB of L2 cache, depending on CPU. CPU support, as noted above, ranges from Celeron M up to the 32-bit Core Duo
("Yonah") or 64-bit Core 2 Duo ("Merom") processors.
winbeta.org - 14.12.2007
