Windows Mobile 6.0: A Preview

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Why is Windows Mobile considered more of a platform than a mere OS? It simply provides more applications, it's just that simple. Neither Symbian nor Mobile Linux has begun to approach Windows Mobile with regard to the sheer number of applications that are currently available.

Internet Explorer 7 Final Review

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The final version of Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP, XP x64, and Windows Server 2003 is now available. Find out why you want to download it now in my exhaustive review!

Internet Explorer 7 Build 7.0.5730.11 Final

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Internet Explorer 7 has been designed to make everyday tasks easier, provide dynamic security protection and improve the development platform and manageability. End user improvements include a streamlined interface, tabbed browsing, printing advances, improved search functionality, instant feeds (RSS), dynamic security protection, and more.

Microsoft Giveth and Microsoft Taketh Away

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Vista brings cool new technology?DirectX 10, compositing, ReadyBoost, and better security. But Microsoft is also ratcheting up license requirements, creating problems for people who build their own PCs.

ExtremeTech

Windows Vista's Enthusiastic Licensing Restrictions

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Not everyone agrees with my stance on Vista lincensing, so I invited Koroush Ghazi of www.TweakGuides.com to write a retort. His article, Windows Vista's Enthusiastic Licensing Restrictions, is excellent, and portrays the other side of this debate!

Licensing Changes to Windows Vista

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There's been a lot of baloney online about Microsoft's changes to the Vista EULA. Find out the truth in my latest showcase, Licensing Changes to Windows Vista!

DirectX 10 - What it means to the PC Industry

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We recently had the chance to sit down with Microsoft DirectX 10 guru, Chris Donahue, and ask him some hard-hitting questions about his company's pending release of DirectX 10 and what it means to gamers and PC users at large.

Boot Daily

DirectX Redist & SDK October 2006

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Microsoft DirectX is a group of technologies designed to make Windows-based computers an ideal platform for running and displaying applications rich in multimedia elements such as full-color graphics, video, 3D animation, and rich audio. DirectX includes security and performance updates, along with many new features across all technologies, which can be accessed by applications using the DirectX APIs.

Windows Vista RC2 Build 5744

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Windows Vista RC2, a new test build. This build (5744) has a number of improvements and updates from previous builds, and has been through daily testing processes to refine quality and performance. We are making this release available for a limited time only (and only by download) in order to get broad distribution and testing in a variety of PC configurations.

25 Editions of Vista

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There's a new API called GetProductInfo in Vista, which determines if you are on business, ultimate, etc... edition of Vista. There are 25 different editions listed:

Neowin.net

Sticking with Windows XP in a Windows Vista World

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Even with Windows Vista on the way, there are plenty of reasons to stick with Windows XP. In my latest showcase, Sticking with Windows XP, I examine applications that duplicate the best functionality Vista has to offer.