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Having released version 1 of the Microsoft Pro Photo Tools at the end of April 2008, the Redmond giant has moved forward with the evolution of the utility designed to permit photographers to handle digital images in RAW formats. In this context, Microsoft Pro Photo Tools version 2.0 is now available for downloa... |
22 September 2008
06:05 GMT |
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Making a 64-bit copy of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 confirm that it is actually Vista SP1 might require a minimum amount of effort on behalf of the end user, such as right-clicking My Computer and selecting Properties, but things are a tad different when an application is programmed to identify the operating system ... |
25 August 2008
09:32 GMT |
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Back in 2007, because of the ubiquity of 32-bit architectures, and the market's slow migration pace toward 64-bit computing, Microsoft announced that the next version of the Windows client, Windows 7, would be delivered in both x86 and x64 flavors. In the year of Vista's launch, and even after the general a... |
15 August 2008
15:21 GMT |
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The technology behind animated movies such as The Incredibles, Toy Story, Ratatouille, and Monsters Inc. is fully compatible with 64-bit Windows. SIGGRAPH 2008 acted as the stage where Pixar celebrated none other than the 20-year anniversary of RenderMan, and introduced RenderMan Pro Server 14.0. Planned for availabi... |
13 August 2008
07:02 GMT |
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The evolution of Windows in parallel with computing architectures can be mapped out in accordance to the following marks: 32-bit, 64-bit, 128-bit and even further along. But while milestones have the potential to offer a consistent growth in terms of performance, they also come with inherent setbacks when it comes do... |
1 August 2008
11:40 GMT |
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Moving onward from Windows XP Service Pack 3 and Windows Vista Service Pack 1 to Windows 7, Microsoft is gearing up for the death of 32-bit versions of the Windows client. On the server-side, Window's transition to 64-bit only architectures is almost complete, with Windows Server 2008 being the last server opera... |
31 July 2008
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Following a public beta program that provided Adobe with "valuable feedback," Lightroom 2 has been released, adding new raw technology, dual-monitor support, enhanced non-destructive localized image correction, and better search features. Adobe Lightroom is a powerful competitor to Apple's own photography softwa... |
30 July 2008
04:15 GMT |
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Even though the processor market is dominated by Intel, with AMD struggling to expand its elbow room, new players are able to find a little room to breathe. VIA Technologies is an illustrative example in this respect, with its products embraced even by Microsoft. However, the marriage between Windows client and serve... |
1 July 2008
12:12 GMT |
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An update to the Windows Kernel fails to play all that well with Windows Vista Service Pack 1 causing the operating system to restart randomly. Microsoft informed that KB932596, an update designed to improve Kernel Patch Protection in the 64-bit versions of the Windows client and server operating systems, is in fact ... |
1 July 2008
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Word on the street is that Apple's next Mac OS X installment, Mac OS X 10.6, will be seeded to developers attending the company's World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC) this year, for rapid testing and an even more rapid release to manufacturing. What do you think they're calling it? Like an endangered... |
4 June 2008
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Apple has released Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 1. Developers are encouraged to go through the release notes, Apple says, which include a couple of known and resolved issues that may affect developers creating Java applications for Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard. The update adds support for Java SE 6, the latest release bei... |
30 April 2008
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The 64-bit edition of Windows Vista delivers not only support for larger quantities of system memory, with the high-end editions supporting as much as 128 GB of RAM, but also some extra horse power hidden under the hood. Essentially, in terms of performance, x64 Vista manages to best all the alternatives available un... |
29 April 2008
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Apple is without any doubt among the privileged crowd that gets to take the first shots at Microsoft's jugular, delivering jabs without hesitation. The Get a Mac video ads are an illustrative example in this context, but at the same time, while its marketing campaigns point end users in one direction, Apple has ... |
25 April 2008
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Windows XP Service Pack 3 is here. Well, almost here, as Microsoft prepares to release the service pack to the general public on April 29, even though leaked builds of the final XP SP3 are already available for download, following the release to manufacturing milestone on April 21, 2008. However, end users have to un... |
25 April 2008
11:06 GMT |
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The wait is over. Windows Vista Service Pack 1 RTM is now available for download. Both the 32-bit and the 64-bit editions of the service pack are up for grabs. Microsoft confirmed the information leaked by Amazon.com at the end of the past week that Vista SP1 was going to be made available on March 18, 2008. And the ... |
18 March 2008
13:40 GMT |
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Windows Vista computers that come equipped with more than 4 GB of system memory have limited shut-down options. Essentially, the Hibernate option is no longer available on Vista machines that feature in excess of 4 GB of RAM. This scenario affects both the 32-bit and the 64-bit editions of Vista, but at the same time... |
17 March 2008
12:26 GMT |
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In another move coming out of nowhere, unconfirmed and unannounced through official channels, Microsoft has now apparently started serving the 64-bit variant of Vista SP1 RTM to end users. The availability of the first service pack for Windows Vista does by no means fall under the category of standard Microsoft relea... |
21 February 2008
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When it comes down to the 32-bit Windows Vista vs. 64-bit Windows Vista, the comparison generally focuses on the added benefits synonymous with handling system memory. Because the address space of 64-bit Vista is not limited to 4GB, users are able to use a maximum of 128 GB of RAM with the Ultimate, Business and Ente... |
20 February 2008
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The 64-bit CPU technology came tumbling down and dragged with it more than a new generation of operating systems with its additional programs and stuff. The new CPU architecture left the users pondering whether it's worth investing significant amounts of money for upgrading from 32- to 64-bit operating systems.6... |
13 February 2008
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Installing 64-bit Windows Vista Service Pack 1 from a 32-bit image of Vista SP1 is a move that has become possible with the latest stage in evolution of the latest Windows client. Along with a range of enhancements, Vista SP1 comes to the table with setup and deployment improvements. While end users will be only supe... |
7 February 2008
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Yes, you can turn the 32-bit SKUs of Windows Vista into the 64-bit editions of the operating system. But it will cost you... Vista is the first client platform that features both the x86 and x64 flavors simultaneously, on the market since the moment of launch. Although Microsoft delivers the operating system on a sin... |
29 January 2008
11:28 GMT |
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Apple is embracing 64-bit Windows Vista. And moreover, the Cupertino-based hardware company is doing it with the new 8-core Mac Pro and Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. However, Apple doesn't seem to be too proud about the new found intimate connection with the x86 versions of Vista. Illustrative of this is the fact that ... |
22 January 2008
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While Apple has already made the jump to exclusively 64-bit architectures with Mac OS X, Microsoft is lagging behind, and is still in the transition process from x86 to x64 with the Windows operating system. The reason why the Redmond company has shipped all the editions of Windows Vista in both 32-bit and 64-bit ver... |
15 January 2008
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There is little doubt that 64-bit architectures are the future, as far as the parallel evolution of processors and operating systems goes. But when it comes down to Windows, the 32-bit version of the platform will survive not only with Windows Vista, but also with Windows 7. At this point in time, among the scarce de... |
11 January 2008
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Microsoft is increasingly gearing up for the availability of the first service pack for Windows Vista. But at the same time, even with the close proximity of Vista SP1 RTM, the Redmond company continues to serve bits and pieces of the service pack via Windows Update. Even as Vista hit the shelves, the relevance of th... |
9 January 2008
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With Windows Vista, Microsoft delivered both the 32-bit and 64-bit flavors concomitantly, a first for the company, whose Windows XP x64 Professional (April, 2005) was launched one year after Windows XP SP2 (August 2005) and four after the initial 32-bit Windows XP (2001). For the Redmond company and the PC-centered u... |
8 January 2008
10:56 GMT |
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32-bit Windows operating systems, and Windows Vista makes no exception whatsoever to this rule, are limited in terms of the amount of system memory that can be addressed to no more than 4 GB. But, the fact of the matter is that 32-bit Windows XP or Windows Vista will not use more than 3.2 GB to a maximum of 3.5 GB o... |
4 January 2008
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Just in case that you were holding your breath while waiting for Service Pack 3 for Windows XP on 64-bit architectures, you can now exhale. No, the service pack is not here. And the fact of the matter is that it's going to be quite a wait until Microsoft will deliver an equivalent to SP3 for x64 XP. The Redmond... |
14 December 2007
13:37 GMT |
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It has taken Yahoo almost an entire year in order to come out with a half baked pre-beta version of the Yahoo Messenger for Windows Vista. Yahoo's instant messaging client, tailored on Microsoft's latest operating system, was initially showcased at the 2007 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in early Ja... |
10 December 2007
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There is a veritable flood of ATI Radeon graphics card updates available from Microsoft. In fact, the volume of driver updates designed to address both 32-bit and 64-bit copies of Windows Vista running on systems also using ATI Radeon graphics cards is close to 40,000, as Microsoft explained. In the recent period, Wi... |
10 September 2007
10:36 GMT |
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With its 64-bit editions of Windows Vista, Microsoft introduced mandatory digital signatures for kernel modules. Essentially, the Redmond company aimed at delivering superior security and stability of the operating system via a mechanism designed to closely manage the code deployed in the core of the 64-bit editions ... |
3 September 2007
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One of the core differences between 32-bit and 64-bit editions of Windows Vista is of course how much system memory the two variants of Microsoft's latest operating systems can use. You have to understand that Microsoft alone limited 32-bit Vista to a maximum of 4 GB of RAM while taking the high-end editions of ... |
31 August 2007
13:01 GMT |
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Windows Vista "out of memory" errors are intimately connected with the way the operating system manages virtual address space. On Microsoft's latest operating system, applications have their very own private virtual address space. You must understand that there is no correlation between the virtual address space... |
29 August 2007
10:55 GMT |
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Microsoft needs to continually evolve the core of 64-bit editions of Windows Vista. This is the perspective offered by security company Symantec, through the voice of Ollie Whitehouse, Security Response Researcher. The view came in the light of the most recent events associated with the Kernel Patch Protection and ma... |
27 August 2007
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The 64-bit version of Microsoft's most secure Windows platform to date has had a rough time lately. The mitigations set in place to safeguard the operating system's core came under a heavy barrage of fire exposing the flawed design of the security model designed to prevent unsigned code to load into the ker... |
17 August 2007
03:58 GMT |
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Driver signing in 64-bit Windows Vista editions does by no means equal Kernel Patch Protection, explained Russ Humphries, a Microsoft senior program manager with the security team focused on the operating system. Humphries stressed the differences between the two technologies in an effort to underscore the fact that ... |
16 August 2007
09:27 GMT |
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Open source is both the simplest path to take to the 64-bit Windows Vista core and also the fastest way to kill the operating system. Microsoft introduced mandatory driver signing in its 64-bit edition of its latest operating system and applauded the security mitigation as a barrier against unsigned kernel-mode softw... |
16 August 2007
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Concomitantly with the release of the security bulletins as a part of its monthly patch cycle, Microsoft also made available an update affecting the core of 64-bit Vista. More specifically, the feature is designed to stop third party code from altering the operating system's kernel integrity. "An update is avail... |
15 August 2007
04:57 GMT |
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We are now at the prologue of the 64-bit Windows Vista kernel onslaught saga. And Microsoft is facing hard time ahead with the mandatory driver signing security mitigation introduced into the x64 editions of its latest operating system. Joanna Rutkowska, CEO of Invisible Things Labs in her recent session at Black Hat... |
9 August 2007
07:24 GMT |
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Virtualization based malware is either an emerging threat completely undetectable, or a limp and useless pile of proof of concept code, already dead even before it has drawn its first breath of fresh air. It is all a matter of perspective in the security community. And the views are divided between Joanna Rutkowska o... |
8 August 2007
07:08 GMT |
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In Microsoft's perspective, digital signatures for kernel-mode software are one of the best security mitigations designed to protect the x64 editions of Windows Vist6a from malware, and especially malicious code with rootkit behavior. This is why the company has drastically limited the process of loading unsigne... |
7 August 2007
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The 64-bit editions of Windows Vista have came under assault recently (read about it here and here), especially when it comes down to the kernel mode code signing security mitigation introduced in the x64 versions of the operating system. Although Microsoft presented mandatory driver signing in 64-bit Vista as a brea... |
3 August 2007
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The Blue Pill is a virtualization based rootkit designed especially for Windows Vista by security researcher Joanna Rutkowska, Founder/CEO of InvisibleThingsLab. Initially demonstrated at Black Hat Briefings 2006 in Las Vegas on August 3, 2006, on a pre-RTM version of Windows Vista, the Blue Pill has since then evolv... |
3 August 2007
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Faulty drivers from ATI and Nvidia are the right way to a complete takeover of 64-bit Windows Vista by circumventing the operating system's additional security mitigations designed to prevent unsigned code being loaded into the platform's core. This scenario was demonstrated at Black Hat 2007 in Las Vegas b... |
3 August 2007
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Microsoft updated the 64-bit editions of Windows Vista in order to protect the operating system's core from loading unsigned code. The Redmond company's move comes as a necessity to render useless Atsiv, a tool designed to enable users to load signed or unsigned drivers in the x64 Vista kernel. Although Lin... |
3 August 2007
04:42 GMT |
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Windows Vista comes in both 32-bit and 64-bit flavors. Unlike Windows Server 2008, formerly codenamed Longhorn, which is the last server operating system from the Redmond company, the 32-bit client platform will live long after Windows Vista. At this point in time, the Redmond company plans to deliver Windows Seven, ... |
2 August 2007
11:31 GMT |
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There are only scarce details available about Windows Seven. Microsoft recently talked about the successor of Windows Vista during a sales meeting, in an effort to provide at least some information to its Software Assurance customers tied to the delivery date of the next version of the Windows platform. And the Redmo... |
2 August 2007
08:16 GMT |
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Security company Sophos has yet again applauded the performance of its Sophos Anti-Virus 7.0.0 tuning on Microsoft's latest operating system Windows Vista. This is not the first time that Sophos' security products proved to seamlessly integrate with Vista, delivering a high standard of protection, however, ... |
2 August 2007
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There are two major computer processor producers in the world and they have most of the market. In a far, far away past, a number a smaller producers like Cyrix and VIA were challenging AMD and Intel on the processor market, but to no avail. Cyrix was going good in the first half of the 90s but later it sunk so low t... |
26 July 2007
04:51 GMT |
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I know the title is a bit of a mouth full, but just bear with me, it will make sense in the end. Windows Vista comes in both 32-bit and 64-bit flavors. The x64 versions of the operating systems are intimately connected with x64 architectures, but since such platforms can also run 32-bit versions of the Windows operat... |
13 July 2007
14:00 GMT |
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