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A few months ago, we posted on the forums about the announcement of a new company focused around making high performance, and affordable cooling solutions: Gelid Solutions. A surprise was also promised in that news post, and the wait is now over!

After lots of teasing, we're proud to present JCXP's first ever official review, that of Gelid's brand new series of fans: the "Wing" series, focused on providing the best possible cooling performance, and the "Silent" series, aimed at standard workstations by bidding to offer as little noise as possible.

What's the deal with these fans in the end? Read the review to find out...

Read: Exclusive JCXP Review
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Posted By RevoDS at 08:47 PM
Windows 7, for the most part, has remained fairly mysterious so far. Granted, we wouldn't expect anything different since it's still years ahead from being released, but it's always good to get bits of information sprinkled here and there. The new Engineering Windows 7 (E7 for short) blog, which was created by engineering managers Jon DeVaan and Steven Sinofsky, points out two upcoming conferences in which "in-depth technical information about Windows 7" will be revealed. The Professional Developers Conference (PDC) on October 27 will the first of the two, and the aforementioned duo has promised to keep a steady stream of details flowing on their blog during the run-up.

News Source: Engadget

Posted By NightSonic19 at 12:02 PM
Leading up to the events this Autumn which will feature Windows 7, Microsoft has launched a new blog to explain how they make Windows 7. The blog will be hosted (and written) by Steven Sinofsky and Jon DeVaan and will focus on the overall engineering aspects of building Windows 7.

View: Engineering Windows 7
News Source: WinSuperSite Blog

Posted By mdsharpe at 03:31 PM
Sheraton Hotels & Resorts and Microsoft Corp. today introduced an entirely new hotel guest experience with its debut of Microsoft Surface, Microsoft's first commercially available surface computer. Featuring easy-to-use technology and a natural way of accessing information, Surface units will be placed in the lobbies of select Sheraton hotels in Boston, Chicago, New York, San Francisco and Seattle. Microsoft Surface breaks down the traditional barriers between people and technology, providing simple and instant access to information and entertainment. Sheraton will be the first hotel to offer Microsoft Surface, creating a new Sheraton brand experience that will bring interaction, connectivity and a social setting to the lobby, providing guests with an entirely new way to explore local tourist highlights and enhance their hotel stay.

News Source: Bink.nu

Posted By Meowy at 04:56 PM
Microsoft today released updates to its Visual Studio development environment and .NET Framework.

Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1 addresses issues that were found through a combination of customer and partner feedback, as well as internal testing.
The .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 is a full cumulative update that contains many new features building incrementally upon .NET Framework 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, and includes cumulative servicing updates to the .NET Framework 2.0 and .NET Framework 3.0 subcomponents.

The service packs offer Visual Studio and .NET Framework users improvements in responsiveness, stability and performance.

Download links at source.

News Source: Bink.nu

Posted By mdsharpe at 05:41 AM
Mere days after it was revealed that Windows Live Messenger 9 would use Windows Presentation Foundation for its user interface, it seems that the latest version has leaked to Mess.be, which has released the first screenshots of the new UI along with a preliminary feature list.

So far, this features list includes:
-New Groups system, which works a bit like a never ending group conversation: people added to the group remain part of it until they decide to opt out, and whenever someone talks in a group the entire group enters a conversation.

-Favourites are a way to show selected contacts' full information without affecting other contacts. It works similarly to the "Show full contact information" option, but only for a limited amount of people.

-Photo Sharing allows you to share pictures with contacts much more easily through a dedicated interface.

Pictures at source...

News Source: Mess.be

Posted By RevoDS at 07:41 PM
Microsoft has decided against releasing a 2009 version of Money Plus, its personal-finance-management software. The company also is planning to discontinue selling Money Plus as a boxed software product at retail - but insisted the move shouldn't be interpreted as an immediate move away from shrink-wrapped PC software.

Microsoft had been releasing each year a new version of its Money Plus product. A new version was due out this fall, in fact. But according to a blog posting on August 6 to the public Microsoft Money forum by Most Valuable Professional Bob Peel, Microsoft feels annual updates with only incremental improvements are no longer needed.

News Source: ZDNet

Posted By Meowy at 11:15 AM
Don't worry Windows 95 Plus! enthusiasts, Microsoft hasn't forgotten about you and your themes. A recently updated MSDN Library document shows that Microsoft hasn't just brushed themes under the carpet, but instead dusted it off, added some new polish and is even putting it under the spotlight.

The document "Creating and Installing Theme Files" (now edited) has been updated with several "additions to the .theme file format were made for Windows 7". They include: (Click Read More)

News Source: istartedsomething

Posted By Meowy at 10:33 PM | Read More
You may have already heard that, alongside the rest of the Windows Live wave 3 package, the next version of Windows Live Messenger (version 9.0) will have a new user interface.

Earlier on the website; Messenger Stuff, was tipped by an unaffiliated source, but now they have revealed that the new interface will use the graphics effects available through WPF. [Windows Presentation Foundation]

To put it simply, we might finally see transparency hit Windows Live Messenger. It is believed that the design of the messenger is only slightly changed, but the WPF is believed to go in well with it.

News Source: Messenger Stuff

Posted By NightSonic19 at 09:43 PM | Read More
A big "shift" is now on to 64-bit Windows Vista PCs, even among consumers, according to Microsoft product manager Chris Flores. But he acknowledges that, even now, few if any 64-drivers are available for some categories of consumer products, including DVD/RW devices.

"The installed base of 64-bit Windows Vista PCs, as a percentage of all Windows Vista systems, has more than tripled in the US in the last three months, while worldwide adoption has more than doubled during the same period," Flores contended, late on Wednesday.

Microsoft's newly minted claims of tripled 64-bit adoption over the past three months are based on download figures from Windows Update. "Another view shows that 20% of new Windows Vista PCs in the U.S. connecting to Windows Update were 64-bit PCs, up from just 3% in March."

News Source: BetaNews

Posted By The WinWizard at 01:26 PM | Read More
 
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