Microsoft Details Revamped Windows 8 Boot and Diagnostic Menus
In the latest Building Windows 8 blog post, Microsoft's Billie Sue Chafins details some of the improvements and changes made to Windows' boot and diagnostic screens to make them...
8 by on 9/21/2011
Apple Provides Update, Demo for Final Cut Pro X
Apple has just published update 10.0.1 for its Final Cut Pro X video editing software. It adds a number of features to the program based mostly on user feedback...
3 by on 9/20/2011
Newest Development Kit Brings Unreal Engine To OS X
Epic Games' Unreal Engine, which powers games like Gears of War, Bioshock, and Infinity Blade among many others, is officially coming to Mac OS X in the September 2011...
8 by on 9/20/2011
Google Chrome 14 Hits Stable Channel
Google Chrome 14 has just made the switch from the beta channel to the stable channel, meaning that the new update is quietly replacing Chrome 13 on many of...
18 by on 9/16/2011
Windows 8 Malware Protection Detailed
Every new version of Windows has done something to help alleviate the platform's chronic malware problem, and Windows 8 will be no different: Microsoft's Jason Garms takes to the...
13 by on 9/15/2011
MacBook Pro EFI Update Reportedly Resolves SATA 3 Issues
Apple released an EFI update for the 2011 MacBook Pros yesterday that reportedly resolves performance and compatibility issues with SATA 3.0 SSDs, some of which Anand noted in our...
11 by on 9/15/2011
Metro Internet Explorer 10 to be Plug-in Free
When using the browser's Metro interface, Internet Explorer 10 will be completely plug-in free, says Microsoft's Dean Hachamovitch on the Building Windows 8 blog. The new browser will depend...
15 by on 9/15/2011
HP Offers Refund to European Touchpad, Pre3 Buyers
The HP Touchpad's troubled saga continues: the company's European arm is now offering partial refunds to anyone who brought the tablet at anything other than the bargain-basement fire sale...
8 by on 9/14/2011
Intel Releases New Sandy Bridge Graphics Drivers
Amidst a full day of updates from IDF, I'd like to draw your attention to some more Intel-related news: Intel has refreshed its generic Sandy Bridge graphics driver to...
11 by on 9/13/2011
Pricing Revealed for First AMD Bulldozer FX Chips
Though AMD began shipping Bulldozer-based sever CPUs last week, we're still waiting until Q4 for the new architecture to hit the desktop. In the meantime, however, pre-order pricing for...
58 by on 9/12/2011
TouchDroid Project Dies, But Work Continues on Touchpad Android Port
The TouchDroid project, which was created just weeks ago in the wake of HP's Touchpad liquidation sale, has already disbanded. The project's discontinuation stems not from technical problems but...
17 by on 9/9/2011
Windows 8 Features Vastly Improved Boot Times
Windows 8 news continues to trickle from the Building Windows 8 blog at a steady clip: today, Gabe Aul detailed changes to the Windows 8 boot process that promise...
52 by on 9/9/2011
Intel Not Selling MeeGo, Says Manager
Responding to this week's rumors that Samsung might be looking to acquire MeeGo, the Linux-based mobile operating system introduced by Intel and Nokia, Intel's Systems Software Division manager Doug...
7 by on 9/8/2011
Microsoft Integrating Hyper-V Into Windows 8 Client
Microsoft is beefing up virtualization support in Windows 8 with Hyper-V, writes Microsoft's Mathew John on the Building Windows 8 blog. Hyper-V was previously available in Windows Server 2008...
9 by on 9/7/2011
Intel Releases New Sandy Bridge Processors
Intel has announced a total of 16 new Sandy Bridge processors today, augmenting its lineup in the mid and low-end markets on the desktop and in the high and...
28 by on 9/6/2011
More Ultrabooks: The Acer Aspire S3 and Toshiba Portege Z830
Following yesterday's announcement of the Lenovo U300s ultrabook, Acer and Toshiba have thrown their hats into the ring: Acer with its Aspire S3, and Toshiba with its Portege Z830. Let's...
44 by on 9/2/2011
Lenovo Introduces IdeaPad U300s Ultrabook
In the next few months, thin-and-light laptops bearing Intel's Ultrabook moniker are going to begin showing up in the marketplace, and Lenovo revealed their first entry today: The IdeaPad...
22 by on 9/1/2011
Microsoft Explains Relationship Between Windows 8 User Interfaces
Today's Building Windows 8 blog post, written by Steven Sinofsky, isn't really about a new Windows 8 feature or tweak, but rather about how the new-style Metro tablet UI...
21 by on 8/31/2011
Department of Justice Files to Block AT&T-T-Mobile Merger
The United States Justice Department has filed to block AT&T's proposed buyout of T-Mobile today, saying that the merger would "remove a significant competitive force from the market." The potential...
16 by on 8/31/2011
AMD's Trinity GPU Officially Branded as Radeon HD 7000
It's not a surprise, but nevertheless: AMD's next APU will feature a GPU branded the AMD Radeon HD 7000 series, as indicated by a GlobalFoundries slide shown in a...
14 by on 8/30/2011
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