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Microsoft Offers XPS Document API for Printer Driver Filter Modules

By offering the XPS Document Application Programming Interface, Microsoft is essentially simplifying the work for print driver developers. The move comes as the Redmond company has made available the XPS Document API in unmanaged code, allowing access to devs, which had to leverage only .NET managed code in order to ...

13 July 2009
06:26 GMT

Dell's XPS 625 and 630, Now Available with Liquid Cooling

Round Rock, Texas-based Dell is known for its wide range of computer systems, providing users with a choice for a mainstream, gaming or entry-level PC. As far as gaming is concerned, the company's XPS-line of PCs is designed to deliver a high level of performance, but in a package that isn't necessarily all...

10 April 2009
05:22 GMT

Dell Studio XPS 13 Poses for the Camera

Earlier this year, back in late August, details regarding Dell's notebook roadmap were leaked on the Internet, indicating that the Round Rock, Texas-based PC maker was planning to expand its range of XPS portable systems with the addition of two new models. Since then, little has been said about either the Studi...

19 December 2008
09:45 GMT

Dell Also Adds Core i7 to Studio XPS Desktops

It looks like Dell has another Core i7-enabled desktop computer system, which comes in the form of a new Studio XPS PC. Apparently, the Round Rock, Texas-based PC maker has decided that providing the new, high-performance Intel desktop processors only for its flagship XPS desktop systems would be a certain waste of p...

18 November 2008
09:43 GMT

Dell Announces Artwork for Studio 15 and 17 Laptops

Yesterday was quite the day for Dell, as the Round Rock, Texas-based PC vendor had several noteworthy announcements to make. The company's series of Studio portable computer systems is said to expand with three, new, special edition designs, coming to inject style into notebooks that would have otherwise been ea...

12 November 2008
09:33 GMT

XP SP3 and Vista SP1 XML Paper Specification Essentials Pack

Just as Silverlight is Microsoft's alternative to Adobe Flash, so is XPS a format designed to rival PDF. On November 4, 2008, Microsoft made available for download an update to version 1.0 of the XML Paper Specification Essentials Pack, a package set up to enable Windows users to access, read and manage XPS file...

5 November 2008
06:12 GMT

Dell to Roll Out New Studio XPS Notebooks in November

Dell, one of the leading vendors of portable computer systems, plans to restructure its brands, making its XPS notebook lineup part of the recently introduced Studio products. According to several leaked slides, just recently posted, the Round Rock, Texas-based company is expected to release two new Studio XPS notebo...

28 August 2008
04:45 GMT

128GB SSD Option for Dell's XPS M1330 and M1530

If you happen to be a Dell fan and have recently been surfing its official website, you might have noticed a new option for two portable computer systems. The company's XPS M1330 and M1530 will now offer users an option for an "Ultra Performance" 128 Solid State Drive.This might not be as impressive as the relea...

14 August 2008
05:23 GMT

Dell Users Should Say Goodbye to Windows XP

All things point out time has come to pay final tribute to Microsoft's Windows XP operating system, or at least so if you are a Dell user. The Round Rock-based computer systems vendor has recently announced that it will be rolling out its final computer systems that will come with a Windows XP operating system. ...

16 June 2008
03:55 GMT

Dell Announces that It Will Keep Its XPS Gaming Systems

Dell has issued an official response claiming that it would not phase out its XPS gaming products, as previously reported. Despite the fact that it will invest more resources in its boutique PC division Alienware, Dell stays committed to the XPS brand."Dell XPS and Alienware are both great brands... and both will liv...

14 May 2008
11:01 GMT

Dell Puts an End to Its Desktop Gaming Line-Up

System vendor Dell plans to phase out its high-end XPS gaming desktop PC line-up in order to focus on its truly professional gaming solutions shipped through its boutique PC subsidiary Alienware. According to a news report released by the Wall Street Journal, Dell will only offer high-end desktop gaming rigs through ...

13 May 2008
04:15 GMT

Dell Reveals the All-In-One Workstation

Dell revealed yesterday their new compact desktop suite suggestively called XPS One. The "One" has been promoted as a deluxe computer and was referred to as an "Object D' Envy" in the additional marketing materials. The computer's slick design has been matched with high-end hardware that resulted in a state...

20 November 2007
09:07 GMT

XPS 420, a New Multimedia Workhorse from Dell

Dell has updated the XPS lineup with a new model, the desktop PC XPS 420, which has what it takes to deal with most of your multimedia requirements.The less expensive XPS 420 configurations are powered by Intel's Core 2 Duo processors, but Ultimate Entertainment model comes with the Core2 Q6600 Quad-Core (8MB L2...

25 October 2007
05:00 GMT

Microsoft to Standardize PDF Killer - XPS

Following the intense efforts to establish the Open XML file format as an international standard, and to directly rival OpenOffice's Open Document Format, Microsoft has debuted an initiative designed to take the XML Paper Specification (XPS) through the same process and offer an alternative to Adobe's Porta...

2 July 2007
06:09 GMT

Dell Stops the Production of the Dimension Line

Yep, you've heard it right. After years and years of unsatisfied customers whispering in Dell's ears that they simply have too many consumer-end PC lines, the giant has decided that they will end the Dimension line as soon as possible. According to Dell, the Dimension desktops are already being phased out a...

28 June 2007
07:56 GMT

Sick of PDF? Turn to Microsoft's XPS for Windows Vista

XPS is one of the new technologies and initiatives from Microsoft that is still making its first baby steps, even through it has been around since 2006. Pre-dating the commercial release of Windows Vista, XPS will never pick up from the ground by itself. Along with the HD Photo format, the success of XPS is synonymou...

23 May 2007
03:03 GMT

The First Systems with a 1TB Hard Drive

Dell and Alienware have introduced Hitachi Global Storage Technologies' 1TB hard drive as an option for consumers who want to buy a desktop system from the XPS, Aurora and Area-51 series of desktops. The previous offer regarding storage was Seagate's 750GB hard drive, now the second largest hard drive in th...

15 March 2007
05:41 GMT


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