Silverlight 4 to do for PCs what HD DVD couldn’t

A Microsoft spokesperson has confirmed planning to demonstrate technology currently being planned for version 4 of Silverlight, its media distribution platform based on .NET, designed to provide both an interactivity layer and digital rights management services for movie studios and other content providers. These services, the company now [...]

Microsoft and Yahoo search deal: Here’s what you need to know

With the deal signed and ink drying, you may be wondering about the details behind the historic Microsoft and Yahoo search agreement, which may finally begin to put some pressure on Google's dominance in search. We break it down for you. The Basics Yahoo will adopt Microsoft's new Bing search engine. Yahoo will take over premium search [...]

NVIDIA Spills Beans on Tegra Processor Inside Microsoft’s Zune HD

NVIDIA today issued a press release confirming its Tegra technology will be used in the soon-to-be released Zune HD The Microsoft Zune HD, which will launch on September 15 and is available now for pre-order, is powered by the NVIDIA Tegra processor, NVIDIA confirmed today in a press release. "Tegra provides the multimedia muscle in Zune HD," [...]

VGA game performance – Windows 7 vs Vista

ATI and NVIDIA -- Single versus Multi-GPU Last week Microsoft released the final build (RTM) version of Windows 7 to MSDN members, yes Windows 7 has gone gold, though you as a consumer might have to wait a while longer (October) for you to be able to upgrade to Windows 7. MSDN members already have access to the final build and as such can [...]

Windows XP Mode Improved in New Windows 7 RC

One of Windows 7's most interesting features is going to be the Windows XP mode, available on Professional and Ultimate edition licenses.  Typically, virtual machines are only supported via separately purchase software from vendors such as VMWare and Microsoft.  This limits its audience and appeal to many everyday users.  So Microsoft [...]