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Hardware
DirectX 11 Now Available For Windows Vista
9:10AM Rosa Golijan | We didn’t see much of a difference between DirectX 10.1 and 11, but if you’re a Windows Vista user who did then be happy because DirectX 11 is now finally available through Windows Update. [DailyTech]
Software
Microsoft Outlines The Rules For Windows 7 RC Upgrading
1:53AM Sean Fallon | The bottom line is this: if you want to upgrade to Windows 7 from RC, you are going to deal with some crap. More »
Software
Amazon’s Unfortunate Windows 7 Freudian Slip
2:00AM Jack Loftus | Surely this is some kind of innocent SEO-related keyword slip, right? I mean, Microsoft definitely doesn’t want one of the biggest online retailers in the world billing it’s new OS as Windows Vista 7 Home Premium, right? Right?! More »
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11:00PM Wilson Rothman | We finally received the official word on Windows 7 pricing. For the most part, people itching to upgrade immediately or buy a new Win 7 machine are in luck. More »
Windows 7 Pricing: Good News, Mostly
11:00PM Wilson Rothman | We finally received the official word on Windows 7 pricing. For the most part, people itching to upgrade immediately or buy a new Win 7 machine are in luck. More »
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Best Buy: Windows 7 Isn’t Just ‘Vista That Works’ (Also: Free Upgrades)
4:40AM Adam Frucci | Oops! A leaked Best Buy memo manages to both trash-talk Vista as well as give out the details of Best Buy’s Windows 7 upgrade plans. More »
Computers
MSI X340 Review: The Unemployed Man’s MacBook Air
3:01AM Mark Wilson | It’s impossible not to be at least a little impressed with the MacBook Air, but who can spend almost $US2,000 on that laptop? The solution? The MSI X340, a $US900 MacBook Air. And it’s a great idea…in theory… More »
Software
Windows 7 vs. Windows Vista, SSD Edition
2:15AM John Herrman | A lot of the hype around Windows 7 is predicated on how well it’ll run on modest hardware, especially SSD-equipped netbooks. It certainly feels faster than Vista, but HotHardware’s battery of disk benchmarks confirms: it really, really is. More »
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Vista Service Pack 2 Available for Download
9:34PM John Herrman | Windows Vista SP2 is finally available for download, in all its apologetic, bug-fixing, compatibility-boosting glory. Windows Update should do the trick, but standalone downloads are hosted right here, and release notes are over here. [Neowin] More »
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Microsoft Squeezing Out Vista SP2 ‘In the Coming Weeks’
2:50AM Matt Buchanan | Windows Vista SP2, which was released to manufacturing about a moon ago is finally getting pushed to Windows Update “in the coming weeks.” [Microsoft Update via ZDNet] More »
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