Microsoft has released the german version of Whistler Beta 1 to beta testers.
Flipclip.net has updated their motherboard list.
ATI Technologies Inc. (TSE: ATY, NASDAQ: ATYT) today announced that its RADEON family of products offers the most comprehensive support for the new 3D graphics features of DirectX 8.0. DirectX 8.0 is Microsoft´s latest set of APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) that provide developers with improved access to the advanced features of high-performance hardware, including 3D graphics accelerators. The latest version of DirectX introduces support for a host of advanced graphical techniques, including volume textures, pixel & vertex shaders, higher order surfaces, and more.
The CHARISMA ENGINE and PIXEL TAPESTRY technologies found in ATI´s RADEON graphics processors were designed from the ground up with DirectX 8.0 features in mind.
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The CHARISMA ENGINE and PIXEL TAPESTRY technologies found in ATI´s RADEON graphics processors were designed from the ground up with DirectX 8.0 features in mind.
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Microsoft claims it is on track to ship Whistler, the next version of its Windows operating system, next year despite influential analyst opinion that the release date is likely to slip.
The assurance by Jim Ewel, vice president of infrastructure at Microsoft, comes as the copies of the first beta of Whistler are arriving through the letterboxes of key hardware partners and 200,000 software developers. Microsoft wants feedback and to allow hardware and software vendors to ready themselves for Whistler.
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The assurance by Jim Ewel, vice president of infrastructure at Microsoft, comes as the copies of the first beta of Whistler are arriving through the letterboxes of key hardware partners and 200,000 software developers. Microsoft wants feedback and to allow hardware and software vendors to ready themselves for Whistler.
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Microsoft is to incorporate a "signed application" system in Whistler, the intention being to furnish users with a super-secure mode of operation that just plain stops code executing on the machine. Unsigned code, that is. Speaking about Whistler in London today Microsoft VP for IT infrastructure and hosting Jim Ewel described this as being one of several security modes that can be implemented.
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Saw that TweakFiles has posted a new version of Nvidia Reg Patch with Windows 2000 support.
3dfx Interactive
Inc. (Nasdaq: TDFX - news) today announced that, as a result of its work with Microsoft Corp., 3dfx´s Voodoo4(TM) and Voodoo5(TM) products are now fully compatible with Microsoft´s DirectX 8.0 Runtime. DirectX 8.0 will bring a breakthrough level of real-time, photo-realistic graphics to a new era of games running on consumer PCs. The Company also announced that its next generation of graphics products will be fully DirectX 8.0 compliant, thus providing game developers and consumers access to next-generation DirectX 8.0 features.
``The 3dfx team has participated in developing and supporting DirectX 8.0, a product that Microsoft is immensely proud to introduce to software developers so they can enable new levels of 3D realism for Windows- based PC systems,´´ said Channing Verbeck, director of graphics and multimedia at Microsoft. ``Clearly, 3dfx´s involvement in the definition and development of DirectX 8.0 shows its commitment to 3D graphics software standards for the industry.´´
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Inc. (Nasdaq: TDFX - news) today announced that, as a result of its work with Microsoft Corp., 3dfx´s Voodoo4(TM) and Voodoo5(TM) products are now fully compatible with Microsoft´s DirectX 8.0 Runtime. DirectX 8.0 will bring a breakthrough level of real-time, photo-realistic graphics to a new era of games running on consumer PCs. The Company also announced that its next generation of graphics products will be fully DirectX 8.0 compliant, thus providing game developers and consumers access to next-generation DirectX 8.0 features.``The 3dfx team has participated in developing and supporting DirectX 8.0, a product that Microsoft is immensely proud to introduce to software developers so they can enable new levels of 3D realism for Windows- based PC systems,´´ said Channing Verbeck, director of graphics and multimedia at Microsoft. ``Clearly, 3dfx´s involvement in the definition and development of DirectX 8.0 shows its commitment to 3D graphics software standards for the industry.´´
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The compatibility lists include now also Whistler. Please use the submit result form to submit compatibility results. Thanks!
Microsoft Corp. today announced the release of the final version of Microsoft DirectX 8.0. Through DirectX 8.0, developers can bring cutting-edge multimedia applications to market. New features include near photo-realistic graphics, scalability for massively multiplayer games and improved audio experiences.
Availability
The DirectX 8.0 Software Development Kit can be downloaded from the DirectX Developer Center at http://msdn.microsoft.com/directx/.
The latest version of DirectX is also available for free (connect-time charges may apply) download from the DirectX Home User Web page at http://www.microsoft.com/directx/. Both the DirectX 8.0 SDK and DirectX 8.0 Runtime are scheduled to be available for download before 12:01 a.m. PST, Saturday, Nov. 11.
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DirectX 8.0. Through DirectX 8.0, developers can bring cutting-edge multimedia applications to market. New features include near photo-realistic graphics, scalability for massively multiplayer games and improved audio experiences.Availability
The DirectX 8.0 Software Development Kit can be downloaded from the DirectX Developer Center at http://msdn.microsoft.com/directx/.
The latest version of DirectX is also available for free (connect-time charges may apply) download from the DirectX Home User Web page at http://www.microsoft.com/directx/. Both the DirectX 8.0 SDK and DirectX 8.0 Runtime are scheduled to be available for download before 12:01 a.m. PST, Saturday, Nov. 11.
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Hardware Masters has posted an article on "Hubs, Switches, and good old Routers".
Thanks to Igor Dertkin for informing me that Microsoft has posted the final release of DirectX 8.0 on Betaplace. I expect a public release in the next days.
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USB Workshop send words that Iomega build a USB 2.0 complaint CD-RW drive.
Thanks to Chronic for informing me that Counter-Strike is now available.
Sharky Extreme has posted issue #8 of "The Rear View".
The message forum is finally back online. The forum was broken because of a technical problem with the server.
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MICROSOFT HAS SENT a beta version of Internet Explorer 6, the next iteration of its Web browser, to a group of testers, developers, and partners, the software giant confirmed Tuesday.
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Sharky Extreme has posted their weekly CPU price guide.
Sharky Extreme has posted a updated Intel CPU roadmap.
VMware has released the final version of VMware 2.0.3
