urluckyday Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 Microsoft has just released the packaging for Windows 7. I think it looks pretty good...simplistic but nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigundr Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 The slant is so the voice receiver can pick up the voice easier (...) . Can't wait to see what 7 is like, though, when I saw it in my tech class, it looked like Vista with some things added and deleted, but all together it looked like a nice OS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urluckyday Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 The slant is so the voice receiver can pick up the voice easier (...) . Makes sense, but it just looks awkward and I haven't seen that on a non-flip/slide phone before... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrotoy7 Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 Looks good and all...but what's up with the awkward slant at the bottom? 1. Aesthetics 2. Grip (especially fifth digit) 3. Aesthetics A few mm up or down is not going to affect the receiver mic - we've been managing fine without it til now I'd have to actually hold one before I can say its awkward or not. You can only get so much from a piccie mtfbwya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrotoy7 Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 Here's some not-so-good news for those of us waiting for the GT300.... 40nm silicon yields at TSMC are down so much that it looks like this much awaited GPU will be released later than many would have liked.... >>source At this rate, I'll be getting that upgrade circa Q2 2010 Also, it seems nvidia are eager to cash in on the success of the Ion platform, and are plowing on ahead to Ion2 which will feature a GT200M equivalent chipset and be DirectX 10.1 compliant.. In sale in time for Xmas apparently... >>source mtfbwya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Char Ell Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 Definitely disappointing news about the GT300. Looks like TSMC execs were blowing smoke up NVIDIA arses when they claimed that they had fixed the issues with the 40nm process during Computex. I'm sure GlobalFoundries are drooling with anticipation at the potential opportunity TSMC has opened up for them. Don't know if you read another BSN article from June 18 where NVIDIA's CEO says his company is seriously evaluating GlobalFoundries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrotoy7 Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 Char, that site is quoting the expreview interview with the nvidia CEO which I linkied to earlier, and you already read and quoted! In other news, Windows7 RTM date has been touted for July 13, which isnt far away at all... I hope they put the sidebar back they way I like it damnit mtfbwya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urluckyday Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 ^What's wrong with the sidebar??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negative Sun Posted July 5, 2009 Author Share Posted July 5, 2009 Char, that site is quoting the expreview interview with the nvidia CEO which I linkied to earlier, and you already read and quoted! In other news, Windows7 RTM date has been touted for July 13, which isnt far away at all... I hope they put the sidebar back they way I like it damnit mtfbwya Downloading the Win7 RC just now, I've got a 30Gb partition to play around with, I take it I can dual-boot it with XP no problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrotoy7 Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 Downloading the Win7 RC just now, I've got a 30Gb partition to play around with, I take it I can dual-boot it with XP no problem? Yup. It has the same bootloader as Vista, so will recognise the XP install and list it as 'Earlier Version of Windows' You can use Easy BCD to tweak this as you desire (as described in dual boot thread) Other than that, if you just want a general play around(no gaming), it'd be quicker/easier to do a virtual install using the virtualisation app of your choosing - Im using MS Virtual PC for one Virtualisation instance - with no hassles. I like how you can move the mouse around freely without locking and unlocking it. What's wrong with the sidebar??? You know how you can switch the sidebar dock on and off in vista ? The dock doesnt freakin exist in W7 In W7, the gadgets will autodock if they are on the side, but they wont be 'always on top' like the dock in vista could be. This probably isnt a huge issue for many, but those of us that always had the dock dont have this option anymore.. Im not sure why they removed it. Vista allowed you the on/off flexibility. I myself use it with the sidelauncher gadget which has about 40 icons (to reduce desktop clutter) Now, when I open anything else, it sits over the gadgets, and I cant access to all my sidelauncher icons. A little niggle, but an annoying one There were some people who figured out a way to override this in build 7000, but I havent seen anything for RC yet.. Also, Im not sure if this has changed in subsequent builds/RTM Im still happy to stay on Vista for my gaming rig. My tablet/htpc have windows7, and have no need of the sidebar mtfbwya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrotoy7 Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 For those of you who have ever wanted to know what android is like... the Live Android team have been working on and android Live CD/Live USB build so you can have a play around. Easiest way to have a quick looksee would be to install it as a virtual machine in the virtualisation app your choosing You can download the .iso here http://code.google.com/p/live-android/ mtfbwya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrotoy7 Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 W7 was officially RTMd in an announcement at Windows Team Blog Of course, as mentioned previously - some oems have had their mits on Build 7600 since earlier this month, with the subsequent delay being to complete some language nuances. I actually havent received it yet as my technet contact wont be getting it until Early August IIRC. No biggie. RC1 is working pretty well on my htpc/tablet, and free 'til March 2010 Expect to see store PCs/laptops become awash with W7 in short order mtfbwya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrotoy7 Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 Some more news on the Zune HD for those interested, this time from gadgetry site Cnet. longstoryshort version: the guy was impressed In other news, GPU manufacturers BFG have released versions of the 285/295 with self contained watercooling units. They are stated to 'run 30C cooler' than air coolers. I havent seen any proper reviews on this yet. Theyre likely to not be cheap either Probably soething for the overclock crowd to drool over. In my experience, the 295s large central fan(in single pcb version) does a great job. It will be interesting to see if that '30C cooler' transfers into actual gameplay/apps performance, or power savings mtfbwya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urluckyday Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 ^OMG Fanboy comin out, but I can't wait for the Zune HD...it looks amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingerhs Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 while that Zune HD looks nice, its not going to be enough to pry my hands off of my 3rd gen iPod (as long as its still works, that is). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senorita Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 Its really very good. I like reading this thread. Thanks for sharing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrotoy7 Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 lolz. Surely you are a spambot Senorita... *surveils* mtfbwya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HK-42 Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 http://ps3.ign.com/articles/101/1015007p1.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingerhs Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 ^^^^ i just keep thinking to myself: if i was MacGyver, and i had to create a PS3 out of a bunch of cheap plastic and a couple of spare parts, it would probably look something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrotoy7 Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 lolz... MacG was awesome The greatest news about the PS3 was the price drop... bout freakin time As for it as a gaming device.... meh *goes back to playing at 1600p with the GTX 295* mtfbwya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrotoy7 Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Fans of Equip Vert, aka Team Green aka nvidia may be interested to know that they are embarking on yet another naming convention change. This one is less dramatic and will see to teh dropping of GT/S/X etc prefixes - everything will be Geforce 2xx or 3xx. Im sure manufacturers will try add on letters and numbers to make their product some more awsome like the XFX GEFORCE 300 XXX EXTREME OC EDITION mtfbwya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Det. Bart Lasiter Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 i dont care as long as the boxes still have hot anime girls on them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Char Ell Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 *sigh* Hopefully this changeover gets handled better than the last one did. I didn't have a problem with NVIDIA's naming convention per se. My biggest complaint was that they renamed G80/G92 cards such that they appeared to be GT200 cards when they weren't, e.g. 9800 GTX/9800 GTX+ to GTS 250. So will the GeForce GTS 250 now be rebadged to GeForce 180? IMHO it doesn't make much sense to do that now that the damage is done. I just want NVIDIA to make their naming convenstion sensible going forward. Any new G92 cards named GeForce 1xx, any new GT200 cards named GeForce 2xx, and GT300 cards named GeForce 3xx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 I assure you that Nvidia's renaming schemes make perfect sense to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrotoy7 Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 i dont care as long as the boxes still have hot anime girls on them lolz.. you mainly see these with asus and gigabyte nv cards. XFX, EVGA and BFG thankfully dont have that mtfbwya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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