admin @ December 13, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Microsoft has been developing Windows 7 under a shroud of secrecy worthy of Apple, and it’s led to a rash of rumours and unfounded expectations.
So let us state for the record: Windows 7 doesn’t have a new kernel, it doesn’t run in the cloud and it’s not based on Midori (a research project focused [...]
admin @ December 1, 2008 # No Comment Yet
You’ve heard of high definition, you know about standard definition, but what about ‘near HD’?
It’s a term coined by manufacturers of systems designed to increase the quality of SD images to make them look closer to hi-def. Fans of near high definition say it really can improve the viewing experience, but can you make [...]
admin @ October 22, 2008 # No Comment Yet
DirectX 11 is on its way, but with the slow take up of DX10 in both the home and in the development houses what is it that we should be getting excited about with this new revision? Well, from the looks of things quite a lot, as we learned from Microsoft’s Kevin Gee at the [...]
admin @ October 21, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Light a candle and bake a cake, then pop down to the shop to pick up a hilarious card – your CPU has just turned 30! While its best years aren’t behind it quite yet, it could do with cheering up.
In 1978, Intel released its first 16-bit microprocessor, the 8086. Although it was the cheaper, [...]
admin @ October 20, 2008 # No Comment Yet
DirectX 11 is on its way, but with the slow take up of DX10 in both the home and in the development houses what is it that we should be getting excited about with this new revision? Well, from the looks of things quite a lot, as we learned from Microsoft’s Kevin Gee at the [...]
admin @ September 21, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Ultra HD Is being touted as the eventual successor to the high definition resolutions we have at home today – most commonly 720p and 1080p.
The BBC and Japanese broadcaster NHK teamed up earlier this week to run an experimental broadcast showing Ultra HD’s potential. It could be the next big thing in TV.
What’s the big [...]
admin @ September 13, 2008 # No Comment Yet
If Microsoft is secretly readying a new Xbox to succeed the Xbox 360, then surely Sony must be working on a PlayStation 4?
Speculation is rife that the next console battle will be fought around 2011-2012. This is when Crytek’s CEO Cevat Yerli and industry analyst Colin Sebastian believe that a potential Xbox 720 and [...]
admin @ August 29, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Will Microsoft launch its next-gen Xbox in 2011? There have been a couple of articles recently that have speculated on just that. We look at whether the ‘Xbox 720′ will feature a return to Intel chips, the inclusion of a Blu-ray drive, and more storage than you can ever fill.
A PlayStation 4 and potential ‘Xbox [...]