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Bloomberg: “Microsoft Outpaces Apple in Customer Satisfaction”

It is great to see the excitement for Windows 7 translating into customer satisfaction with Microsoft overall. Earlier this week, Bloomberg posted an article headlined “ Read More →

AMD Announces Low-cost DirectX 11 Graphics Card

Earlier today, ATI Radeon HD 5450 will cost less than $60 (USD) for a 512MB memory configuration and supporting DirectX 11 making it one sweet deal if you’re looking for a DirectX 11 graphics card for your Windows 7 PC. The Radeon HD 5450 offers entry level performance and ultra-low power consumption and also supports AMD’s multi-monitor technology... [Read more of this review]

HP MediaSmart EX495 Review – Maximum PC

A Chan then goes on to tell us about the MediaSmart 3.0 software which is “equally impressive” as the device itself. The new key features mainly revolve around converting your video files to be used on multiple devices. Feature highlights include: A local webpage where you can perform manual backups. Advanced options in the console for Media... [Read more of this review]

Using Sensors in You Application – Managed Part 1

So far we covered the Windows 7 Sensor and Location Platform architecture (Windows API Code Pack for the .NET Framework, to discover and work with sensors. Discovering Sensors Using Managed Code Follow the same guidelines in managed code as you would in native code: first discover sensors, next check their state and request permissions if needed, and... [Read more of this review]

Internet Explorer 8 Officially Becomes World’s Most-Used Browser

This week, report shows that Internet Explorer 8 is not only the most popular browser on Windows with 27.9% usage share, but that it now has 25.6% of market share across all OS’s on a worldwide-weighted usage share basis (data provided by Net Applications). We launched just less than a year ago, so it’s both humbling and thrilling to see so many... [Read more of this review]

Dell Launches Alienware M11x 11” Gaming Laptop

Unveiled at CES in early January, IGN’s Award for Best Computer. The M11x is one of the smallest gaming laptops hitting the market with an 11” design. Dell literally went and packed in the power of a 15” laptop in an 11” design with this PC. And it weighs in at less than 4.5 pounds. Dell recently did a blog post called order the Alienware M11x... [Read more of this review]

Sony Announces VAIO E Series Windows PCs

Today, Sony The keyboard on the VAIO E Series is edge-to-edge with the numeric pad built-in. Sony did this to give users the experience of using a “full” keyboard but in a smaller space. The touch pad is dimpled and integrated into the palm rest. The VAIO E Series will ship with the following specs: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Processor: Intel... [Read more of this review]

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