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| From Windows Aero to the Windows Vista Sound Schemes |  | One aspect made clear by Microsoft from the get go is that, with Windows Vista, it had worked to achieve a complete user experience by bridging the graphical user interface with the sound schemes of the operating system. Steve Ball, Princ ... [read more >>] | | 16 June 2008, 07:26GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Vista Ultimate Stars in the Ultimate Video Relay |  | Microsoft's high end edition of the Windows Vista operating system is starring in the Ultimate Video Relay contest. An invitation to put together the ultimate story on film, the Ultimate Video Relay is designed to be as simple as: "write, shoot, vote, win," according to the organizers, namely the team responsible for the high end SKU of Vista and TriggerStreet. Of course that the Ultimate reference is not accidental and, by ... [read more >>] | | 17 May 2008, 04:37GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| New Ultimate Extras Released to Complement Vista SP1 |  | With the first service pack for Windows Vista out of the way almost entirely, except for the distribution via Automatic Updates, Microsoft is focusing on the extremely neglected high end edition of the operating system. Christopher Flores, Director Windows Communications revealed that following the availability of Vista SP1, new Ultimate Extras have been made available to end users. Ultimate Extras is an initiative debuted in early 2007, e ... [read more >>] | | 23 April 2008, 11:51GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Windows Vista Ultimate (RED) Climbs to the Top of the World |  | Windows Vista Ultimate the (RED) edition is currently climbing to the top of the world together with the Everest Team INSPI(RED). The Executive Producer and General Manager at MSN is part of a team of mountain climbers that are making their way tow ... [read more >>] | | 14 April 2008, 06:03GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Leaked Vista (RED) Wallpapers, Gadgets, Screensavers Available for Download |  | Exclusive content tailored for Windows Vista Ultimate (RED) edition, including wallpapers, screensavers and sidebar gadgets, is not that exclusive any more. Back in January 2008, ahead of the first year anniversary of Vista, Microsoft introduced a brand new edition of the operating system. Windows Vista Ultimate (RED) is essentially a RTM edition of Vista but branded in accordance with (RED). An initiative of Bono and Bobby Shriv ... [read more >>] | | 10 April 2008, 14:17GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Download the New Windows Vista SP1 Wallpaper |  | Download the new Windows Vista Service Pack 1 wallpaper. And if this sounds like a mock attempt or a bad joke from Microsoft, well, it isn't. It's an initiative from Microsoft's Brandon LeBlanc who made his own cont ... [read more >>] | | 07 April 2008, 12:27GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Mac OS X Hacked - Vista SP1 Hacked – Ubuntu Linux Survives Unscathed |  | Ubuntu 7.10 is the only operating system that has survived unscathed from a hacking competition hosted by CanSecWest Vancouver 2008 and sponsored by TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative. Outside of the Canonical distribution of the Linux operating system, Apple's Mac OS X Leopard was the first to be owned in day 2 of CanSecWest with ... [read more >>] | | 31 March 2008, 07:43GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Vista Ultimate SP1 and Ubuntu Shame the Ultra-Hackable Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard |  | Windows Vista Ultimate Service Pack 1 and Ubuntu 7.10 have bested the Apple proprietary platform in terms of security, by shaming the ultra-hackable Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. There is a constant face-off on the operating system market, not only when it comes down to the install base and audience, but also security-wise. While the general perspective is that Windows operating systems deliver no contest to the security offered by Linux and Mac ... [read more >>] | | 28 March 2008, 04:50GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Windows Vista Ultimate RED Comes to Europe |  | After being unveiled in the United States, Latin America and Japan, at the debut of the year, WindowsVista Ultimate (PRODUCT) RED now comes to Europe. The RED version of Windows Vista Ultimate is a relabeling and restyling of the high-end edition of Microsoft's latest operating system under the RED brand umbrella. Through RED, Microsoft and Dell have joined other companies including, Emporio Armani, Motorola and Apple, participating[ ... [read more >>] | | 20 March 2008, 09:58GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 Toilet Paper Available |  | Windows Vista Service Pack 1 RTM is still not available to end users, even at a month and a half since it went gold. But some select few have access to the "next best thing." Japanese users of Microsoft's latest Windows client are also among the customers still waiting for SP1 RTM, but at the same time they have the Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 special edition toilet paper to keep them occupied until the actual servi ... [read more >>] | | 17 March 2008, 15:49GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Vista SP1 RTM Confirmed for March 18, 2008 – Introducing the New Vista SP1 Boxes |  | The saga of the general availability of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 RTM nears its end. Microsoft will drop Vista SP1 on March 18, 2008. Having been released to manufacturing on February 4, 2008, along with Windows Server 2008, Vista SP1 did not ship immediately to end users as expected. Instead, Microsoft postponed the full release of the first service pack for its latest Windows client until mid-March. In this context, the wait for Vista ... [read more >>] | | 14 March 2008, 15:47GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Windows Media Center Ultimate Install |  | With the advent of Windows Vista, Microsoft made Windows Media Center available integrated by default into two of the SKUs of the latest Windows client: Home Premium and Ultimate. And based on just these two editions of Vista, Microsoft has called on custom installers to produce the ultimate integration of Windows Media Center in a household environment. The challenge originally went out in 2007, but Microsoft is reviving it this year wit ... [read more >>] | | 13 March 2008, 09:40GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| What Is This? Microsoft Scrapped the Immensely Successful Vista Ultimate Extras? |  | Without a shadow of a doubt, one of the biggest disappointments associated with Windows Vista was the Ultimate Extras. Announced as a collection of exclusive content available for integration with the high-end edition of the latest Windows client, the Vista Ultimate Extras ended up as a total of four items including Windows DreamScene, the Language Packs, BitLocker and EFS Enhancements and the Hold'em Poker game, in an entire year. Ac ... [read more >>] | | 06 March 2008, 05:28GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Microsoft Unveils UltimatePC Beta to Keep Vista SP1 Company |  | Under the slogan "We love technology. You love technology. Welcome home," Microsoft has unveiled the UltimatePC Beta designed to keep Windows Vista Service Pack 1 company. With UltimatePC Beta, Microsoft aims to no more and no less focus users on the high-end edition of Windows Vista, as well as the inherent hardware infras ... [read more >>] | | 05 March 2008, 12:33GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Microsoft Slashes Prices for Windows Vista SP1 |  | Service Pack 1 is not the only evolution of Windows Vista on the immediate horizon, that has been cooking over in Redmond. Microsoft announced that it had been baking a price cut for the retail stand-alone versions of the Windows operating system. Throughout 2007, Microsoft has been testing the waters across various markets around the world, via Vista promotions. The company explained that it had test driven a few marketing strategies invo ... [read more >>] | | 29 February 2008, 04:25GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| i-mate Ultimate 8502 and Ultimate 9502 Available via Telstra |  | Telstra, the largest mobile carrier in Australia, announced the availability of i-mate Ultimate 8502 and i-mate Ultimate 9502, being the first operator in the world to offer these handsets.
Telstra currently has almost 10 million subscribers, whic ... [read more >>] | | 18 February 2008, 10:01GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Old Background Vistas and New Wallpapers for Windows Vista |  | In order to take your mind off Windows 7, Windows XP Service Pack 3 and Windows Vista Service Pack 1, you could always distract yourself with some superb desktop eye candy. And refreshing the background of your operating system is bound to give it new life, concomitantly with the satisfaction feeling that comes with personalization. But in the end, it doesn't matter which operating system you use, whether you run XP SP3, Vista SP1 or ... [read more >>] | | 01 February 2008, 12:52GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Introducing the Brand New Windows Vista Ultimate Edition |  | Just one week short of the first anniversary since Windows Vista hit the shelves, Microsoft introduced a brand-new version of the operating system. In this context, the high-end edition of Vista now comes to the table with a little extra kick. The Redmond company has entered a partnership with the U.S. computer manufacturer ... [read more >>] | | 24 January 2008, 08:38GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| VISTA, HIV, AIDS |  | What do Windows Vista, Dell, HIV and AIDS have in common? Well, the four have a deeper connection than meets the eye. Microsoft has confirmed that it has partnered with U.S. computer manufacturer Dell and with (RED) in order to ship exclusive (PRODUCT)RED branded products. (RED) is an initiative put together by Bono and Bobby Shriver, Chairman of DATA, and designed to supply treatment for women and children in Africa affected by HIV/AIDS, ... [read more >>] | | 23 January 2008, 09:52GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Microsoft Kick-Starts the Process of Serving Vista SP1 |  | Microsoft is kick-starting the process of serving Windows Vista Service Pack 1 to all users of its latest iteration of the Windows client. Although, officially, the deadline for the delivery of the RTM version of Vista SP1 remains set by the end of the first quarter of this year, the Redmond company is laying out the ground so that the service pack will find nothing but fertile soil when it ships. In this context, users of the Enterprise a ... [read more >>] | | 09 January 2008, 09:11GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Don't Hold Your Breath Waiting on Windows Vista Ultimate Extras |  | If you are among the users that have coughed up some $399 for a copy of Windows Vista Ultimate (full license), or $259 for an upgrade version, then you have access to a "luxuriant" collection of materials tailor exclusively for the high-end edition of Microsoft's latest operating system. The Ultimate Extras debuted in advance of Vista, as the platform only hit the shelves at the end of January 2007 and almost a year later, u ... [read more >>] | | 28 December 2007, 12:21GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Yes, Microsoft Is Really (!) Giving Away Windows Vista Ultimate for Free |  | Believe it or not, but Microsoft is giving away free copies of Windows Vista Ultimate. In an excellent example of rather limited generosity, the Redmond company has been gearing up for the one year anniversary, since its latest Windows client hit the shelves. And armed with a dash of Christmas spirit, Microsoft has debuted an initiative designed to give back to the participants in the Windows Vista beta testing program. Before Christmas, V ... [read more >>] | | 27 December 2007, 09:08GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Microsoft Boosts Its Invitation to Steal Office 2007 Ultimate |  | Sending out invitations to steal the Ultimate SKU of the Office 2007 System is, by all means, not enough for Microsoft. This is why the Redmond company has boosted its initial offer, sweetening the deal with the introduction of student avatar playgrounds. Students that will access TheUltimateSteal will not only be able to get th ... [read more >>] | | 14 December 2007, 12:49GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Windows Media Center Makes the Best Out of a "Plain Vanilla" Windows Vista |  | Well, this is not the first time that I've said this, but Microsoft should increase its focus on Windows Vista features, capabilities, functionality, etc., that do, without a doubt, deliver a superior user experience. To accomplish this, the company needs to scrap the pragmatic approach to marketing the operating system and bring into focus components such as Windows Media Center, ultimately increasing the appeal of its flagship[ADMAR ... [read more >>] | | 04 December 2007, 07:30GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Download Windows Vista Media Center |  | Microsoft has updated the Windows Media Center Software Development Kit, and now version 5.3 is available for download. The SDK is a collection of documentation, tools, and sample code put together and offered to developers building content for the Windows Media Center integrated into Windows Vista. Out of the Vista SKUs, only the Home Premium and Ultimate versions come with Windows Media Center integrated.
"A refreshed version of ... [read more >>] | | 20 November 2007, 08:42GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Windows Vista Ultimate Video Wallpapers on Vista Home Premium and Business |  | Even before Windows Vista hit the shelves, Microsoft was applauding the upcoming availability of exclusive content designed especially for the Ultimate edition of the operating system. The Ultimate Extras was set up as a collection of materials tailored on the high-end SKU of Microsoft's latest platform and offered as an additional incentive for end users to grab the most Vista edition. Featuring just four Extras including Hold ' ... [read more >>] | | 13 November 2007, 14:22GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Vista Ultimate Wallpapers and Language Packs – Not the Last Ultimate Extras |  | Concomitantly with the release of Windows Vista, Microsoft unveiled an initiative designed to deliver extra value to the users of the high-end edition of the operating system. The $399 Windows Vista Ultimate is set up to offer end users not only the complete edition of Microsoft’s latest platform packed with everything but the kitchen sink, but also access to exclusive content created especially with the Ultimate SKU in mind.
Since the ... [read more >>] | | 29 October 2007, 04:49GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Windows Vista Is Taking Over the Mac, Get Ready for the Leopard Ballet |  | Windows Vista, Microsoft's latest operating system, is slowly but surely increasing its footprint on the Mac. Thanks to the native Boot Camp technology from Apple as well as the various virtualization solutions designed to run on top of the Mac OS X operating system, Windows can run seamlessly ... [read more >>] | | 09 October 2007, 12:12GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Free Vista Ultimate SP1 Beta DVDs and Product Keys for Install Bonanza |  | Microsoft is cooking up a little surprise for Windows Vista users. Of course, it involves the first service pack for the operating system. The Redmond company is preparing to offer free Windows Vista Ultimate Service Pack 1 Beta DVDs, along with the product keys necessary to activate the platform, in order to support a veritable Vista SP1 install bonanza. Microsoft made available the first version of Windows Vista SP1 to a limited pool of ... [read more >>] | | 03 October 2007, 08:26GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| The Ultimate Windows Vista Wallpapers |  | The final release of Windows DreamScene for the Ultimate edition of Windows Vista is now available for download. Back in March, Microsoft introduced a Technical Preview of Windows DreamScene, promising that the next phase was going to be the full release. Six months later, and eight months after Windows Vista hit the shelves, users of the Ultimate SKU of the operating system got the DreamScene crumb. They only paid $399 for the high-end ed ... [read more >>] | | 26 September 2007, 06:33GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| The Ultimate Windows Vista Fiasco |  | In tone with the descriptive titles of the various Windows Vista editions, Microsoft is getting ready for another stage of the monumental fiasco that is Ultimate Extras. What are Windows Ultimate Extras? Well, Microsoft accompanied the launch of Windows Vista, focusing on the high-end edition of the operating system, with the promise of a set of exclusive offerings tailor fitted on Vista Ultimate. And it remained just that. A promise, noth ... [read more >>] | | 20 September 2007, 14:17GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Microsoft: 60 Million Windows Vista Media Center PCs in Use Worldwide |  | According to Microsoft there are now no less than 60 million Windows Vista Media Center PCs in use worldwide. This number comes just a week after the operating system's first seven months of consumer availability. Vista shipped to corporate users in November 2006 and to the general public in January 2007 and at the end of the first six months on the market, namely in August, Microsoft applauded in excess of 60 million shipped Vista li ... [read more >>] | | 06 September 2007, 03:58GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Windows Ultimate Extras Alive and Kicking! Get Ready to Download! |  | Windows Ultimate Extras are alive and kicking! And you should get ready for a download fiesta. Windows ultimate extras are an illustrative example of Microsoft’s overpromising and underachieving. But underachieving is an euphemism for how bad the situation is. Back in January 2007, with the introduction of the Ultimate Extras, the Redmond company applauded a collection of unique add-ons designed especially for integration with the Ultimate ... [read more >>] | | 30 August 2007, 06:34GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Windows Vista Ultimate Extras Vanish in Thin Air |  | Microsoft is mocking users of the Ultimate edition of its Windows Vista operating system with the Windows Ultimate Extras. Back in January 2007, Microsoft applauded Windows ultimate Extras as a collection of unique content designed to integrate seamlessly with the high-end edition of its latest Windows operating system. At that time, the Windows project was still under the lead of Jim Allchin, (Former) Co-President, Platforms & Service ... [read more >>] | | 28 August 2007, 11:19GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Windows Vista Home Basic vs. Home Premium vs. Business vs. Ultimate |  | Microsoft applauded shipping in excess of 60 million Windows Vista licenses in the operating system's first six months of general availability. However, the Redmond company is right on track to correct this little slip up. Windows Vista will not continue to sell this well, at least not if Microsoft can help it. Just take a look at the handicapped comparison graphic included towards the bottom of this article, courtesy of the U.S. ... [read more >>] | | 20 August 2007, 12:42GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Feast Your Eyes on Windows Vista Ultimate DreamScene on Dual-Monitors |  | The Ultimate Extras project was designed from the get go to enable Windows Vista Ultimate users to "Experience life outside the box!" In mid March 2007, Microsoft offered for download Windows DreamScene, a technology delivered exclusively through Windows Update to Vista Ultimate users. In March, the Redmond company was promising that the Technical Preview phase was meant to help finalize the testing of the product. But all went[A ... [read more >>] | | 03 July 2007, 04:27GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Soon We Will Bathe in Windows Vista Ultimate Extras!!! |  | Believe it or not, soon it will rain Windows Vista add-ons designed exclusively for the Ultimate edition of Microsoft's latest operating system. By the end of this summer, users of the high-end version of Windows Vista will have to deal with a flood of ultimate extras, Microsoft promised. To date, the Redmond company has failed to deliver on its initial promises for Windows Vista Ultimate. The collection of Ultimate Extras made availa ... [read more >>] | | 02 July 2007, 12:20GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Dead or Alive: Ultimate Unlockables and Codes (Xbox) |  | Dead or Alive Ultimate is a multiplayer fighting game for the Xbox. It is a collection of the games Dead or Alive and Dead or Alive 2 from the developer Tecmo. The game requires Xbox Live in order to play online, and includes twelve di ... [read more >>] | | 25 April 2007, 07:18GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Jump Ultimate Stars Cheats and Unlockables (Nintendo DS) |  | Jump Ultimate Stars is a fighting video game developed by Ganbarion and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS. It is the sequel to the popular Nintendo DS title, Jump Super Stars. The game was released in Japan on November 23, 2006. It is similar to Nintendo's multi-character platform beat'em-up series, Super Smash Bros., except that it uses characters from Weekly Jump rather than Nintendo. It keeps many features from its pre ... [read more >>] | | 07 March 2007, 07:28GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Who's Gonna Pirate Office Ultimate 2007 When It's Cheap Enough to Buy? |  | Microsoft has set an estimated retail price of $679 and an upgrade cost of $539 for Office Ultimate 2007. Those are the official price tags delivered by Microsoft on its Office Online website, and at these rates, Office Ultimate outweighs by far Windows Vista Ultimate in terms of costs. In this context, excessive pricing policies have been associated with high levels of piracy. And Office makes no exception to this rule.
But ... [read more >>] | | 02 March 2007, 04:40GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
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