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Microsoft

Windows 7 Under Fire For Patent Infringement 241

Posted by CmdrTaco from the i'm-so-torn dept.
eldavojohn writes "A patent issued in 2003 called 'Method and system for demultiplexing a first sequence of packet components to identify specific components wherein subsequent components are processed without re-identifying components' is now owned by Implicit Networks, who has recently claimed Windows 7 infringes upon it with its Filtering Platform. This is used in Vista, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008. Implicit is seeking a jury trial and damages. A shocking turn of events; you actually want to cheer for Microsoft this time as Implicit is nothing more than a patent licensing company (troll) and has done battle with Sun, AMD, Intel and NVIDIA."
Graphics

DX11 Tested Against DX9 With Dirt 2 Demo 201

Posted by Soulskill from the shadows-with-shadows dept.
MojoKid writes "The PC demo for Codemasters' upcoming DirectX 11 racing title, Dirt 2, has just hit the web and is available for download. Dirt 2 is a highly-anticipated racing sim that also happens to feature leading-edge graphic effects. In addition to a DirectX 9 code path, Dirt 2 also utilizes a number of DirectX 11 features, like hardware-tessellated dynamic water, an animated crowd and dynamic cloth effects, in addition to DirectCompute 11-accelerated high-definition ambient occlusion (HADO), full floating-point high dynamic range (HDR) lighting, and full-screen resolution post processing. Performance-wise, DX11 didn't take its toll as much as you'd expect this early on in its adoption cycle." Bit-tech also took a look at the graphical differences, arriving at this conclusion: "You'd need a seriously keen eye and brown paper envelope full of cash from one of the creators of Dirt 2 to notice any real difference between textures in the two versions of DirectX."

Comment Re:Yeah, right (Score 1) 759

by andersenep (#29426055) Attached to: Microsoft Says No TCP/IP Patches For XP

The Navy will simply subcontract-out to Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics, and other defense companies to upgrade all their systems from XP to Windows 7 and fix any programs that "break" as a result.

You are high on crack and it is very obvious that you have never dealt with NMCI. NMCI just updated to XP about 2 years ago from Win2k. A lot of apps did break and it took over a year to get some of them working. When you are dealing with a contractor that runs a network of over 300,000 computers for the entire Navy and Marine Corps, mission-critical takes on a very literal meaning.

The Navy does not own these computers and could not sub-contract out any of the work you suggested to third parties. NMCI provides all the computers and the required support for them. Either NMCI will have to find a way to fix the problem themselves or a way to work around it.

Comment Re:Its a Server OS... (Score 1) 303

by andersenep (#29421085) Attached to: OpenSolaris vs. Linux, For Linux Users
For now it's OS X. On the desktop and for my needs, nothing else even comes close in terms of reliability, ease of use and looking pretty. It's all about the right tool for the job. Every OS, even (ugh) Windows has it's specific strengths and weaknesses. All depends on what your needs are. I really don't think OpenSolaris's strengths and weaknesses make it a very logical choice for most people as a desktop OS, but for someone to write it off for that reason is stupid.

Comment Re:Its a Server OS... (Score 3, Insightful) 303

by andersenep (#29420623) Attached to: OpenSolaris vs. Linux, For Linux Users

Why try to hack it on to a desktop?

Who said anything about using it for a desktop?? I use OpenSolaris at home to run my NAS for one reason: ZFS. I strongly considered using BSD, but figured OpenSolaris was a better choice for my needs. So far I have had zero issues with it. It just sits in a room and quietly does what it was supposed to do. I am sure I would never try to use it for a desktop OS, but then again I'd never use Linux, BSD or Windows either. For that matter, why try and hack Linux on to a desktop??
Microsoft

Obama's "ZuneGate" 608

Posted by kdawson from the et-tu-barack dept.
theodp writes "Barack Obama supporters were left shaking their heads after a report surfaced that the president-elect was using a Zune at the gym instead of an iPod. So why would Mac-user Obama be Zune-ing out? Could be one of those special-edition preloaded Zunes that Microsoft bestowed on Democratic National Convention attendees, suggests TechFlash, nixing the idea that the soon-to-be Leader of the Free World would waste time loading Parallels or Boot Camp in OS X just to use a Zune."
PC Games (Games)

First Deus Ex 3 Details Emerge 157

Posted by Soulskill from the coming-back-for-more dept.
Ostracus writes "Deus Ex 3, the third entry in the influential FPS/RPG series, was confirmed to be in development by Eidos Montreal nearly a year ago — and now the first solid details on the game have finally emerged. UK magazine PC Zone has a cover story on Deus Ex 3 for their 200th issue (which has reportedly just begun reaching subscribers), and CVG has relayed a number of interesting tidbits from the preview: '... this time around combat won't be influenced by stats, but will rely purely on your personal marksmanship skills. Instead stats will influence "a vast array of fully upgradeable and customisable weapons," and you'll be able to tailor your arsenal to your play style with mag upgrades, scopes and other add-ons. What's more, stealth will now rely on a cover system rather than shadows, and damage will be dealt with by a very Call of Duty-style auto-heal.'"
GNOME

Matching Up Hotkeys for OS X and Linux GUIs? 83

Posted by timothy from the bringing-on-the-singularity dept.

I use a MacBook Pro for my main machine, but also have a Ubuntu desktop. I get irritated about switching between command-oriented hotkeys and ctrl-oriented hotkeys (cmd-a on OSX = ctrl-a on Linux/windows). I've looked over a lot of forums and have found that Gnome doesn't seem capable of changing hotkeys, while xfce and fluxbox can. The ideal solution would be a way to change system keys in X, or at the system level — that way I can keep compiz. Does anyone have any ideas or know a trick to change system hot keys?

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