Review Why the Microsoft Office Ribbon is still rubbish

Microsoft's new CEO will have many challenges. I think fixing the Ribbon is one of them.

20-2-14 // 7:58a.m.
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Review Google I/O: Everything you need to know

Get the low down on the Galaxy S4 Nexus, new GoogleMaps, Play Music All Access and much more.

16-5-13 // 8:32a.m.
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Review Windows 8: Performance Benchmarks

With Windows 8 here at last, we face it off against Windows 7 to see how the new OS performs

26-10-12 // 9:05a.m.
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Review Open source alternatives to Windows Home Server

Sad that Windows Home Server is no more? Read on for open source alternatives to its various features.

19-7-12 // 7:49a.m.
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Review The Problem with Real World Benchmarking

With Nvidia, VIA and AMD exiting from BAPCo, we take a look at real world benchmarking.

5-7-11 // 7:53a.m.
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Review What's coming in Windows 8?

We take a look at the first glimpses of Microsoft's new operating system.

9-6-11 // 7:45a.m.
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Review Are we Ready for 3TB Hard Disks?

3TB hard disks will cause a PC revolution, with new BIOSes and operating systems - are you ready?

1-6-10 // 9:01a.m.
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Review Microsoft’s future of gaming: XNA and touch

Microsoft briefed us on the ways it sees gaming developing, focusing on multi-player, touch-screen gaming and making development easier for small studios and bedroom coders. We take a look at its touch-screen concepts and XNA program.

17-3-10 // 8:37a.m.
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Review Steve Ballmer's CES 2010 Keynote

Steve Ballmer kicked off the Consumer Electronics Show 2010 with a keynote on what Microsoft has planned for us all this year. There's some good news for Xbox 360 owners, some developments in car-tech and a range of new types of PC.

8-1-10 // 9:43a.m.
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Review Building an Ion-powered Linux Media PC

We revisit the Linux version of HTPC app Boxee with the help of Zotac's latest Ion-F motherboard and Nvidia's GPU video acceleration to see if this is the future low power, truly silent HTPC solution.

3-12-09 // 12:46p.m.
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Review Microsoft Windows 7 Review

Windows 7 is finally here and after months of testing across many different machines, we're able to give our verdict. Read on to find out if Windows 7 is Microsoft's best operating system to date.

22-10-09 // 1:21p.m.
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Review Windows 7 Games Compatibility Testing

Joe, ever afraid of losing touch with his oldest games, tests more than 60 games on Microsoft's new Windows 7, including a bunch of indie and Steam-based games. Does Deus Ex work on Windows 7? We find out if Windows 7 is the ultimate gaming OS.

22-10-09 // 9:56a.m.
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Review Google Chrome OS: Facts and Rumours

Google recently announced it will enter the operating system market with Chrome OS, which will be based heavily around its Chrome browser. We look at what Google and the many commentators said, and put forward some ideas of of our own as to where we think the OS is heading.

21-7-09 // 2:39p.m.
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Review How to set up Folding@home

By running the Folding@home software you can contribute to the world's largest supercomputer and help medical research. You can fold on CPUs, GPUs and under almost any OS going. Our guides will show you how to make the most of your hardware.

17-6-09 // 8:45a.m.
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Review What is Folding and Why Does it Matter?

It’s the most powerful supercomputer on the planet - a worldwide network of PCs dedicated to researching the mysteries of protein folding. With Folding@Home, running software on your PC could help to provide therapies for diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Huntington’s.

15-6-09 // 10:07a.m.
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Review DirectX 11: A look at what's coming

At Nvision, we managed to sit in on Kevin Gee's introduction to DirectX 11 and since then, we've kept our ear to the ground. We've managed to gather a lot of insight into what Gee talked about from various sources inside the industry, so join us as we take a look at what makes DX11 tick.

17-9-08 // 8:21a.m.
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Review Nvision 2008 Content Index

We're in San Jose, USA at Nvision 2008 and are covering the event in detail to bring you all the latest goings on. If you don't want to wade through all the headlines though then here's a handy breakdown of all the coverage from the show. Updated regularly!

27-8-08 // 12:12a.m.
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Review Windows Vista SP1 Core Performance

We've seen how Windows Vista SP1 performs in games but what about the core system performance? We test boot times, disk copying, USB, network, photo editing, file compression, audio and video encoding to see what has changed.

26-3-08 // 8:00a.m.
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Review Windows Vista SP1 Gaming Performance

Windows Vista Service Pack 1 was released to the public last week and as we will be moving all of our test systems to SP1 over time, we felt it was necessary to put the new Service Pack under the microscope. Today we look at gaming performance across a range of titles.

25-3-08 // 2:54p.m.
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Review Cyberlink PowerDVD 8 & Media Show 4

Cyberlink will release the latest versions of PowerDVD and Media Show next month. The two boast a bunch of new features and services that looked interesting when demonstrated to us. So much so that we decided to take a look at the latest beta to see how they're shaping up.

24-3-08 // 7:37a.m.
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Review Kworld PlusTV Dual DVB-T PCI-E TV card

The Kworld PlusTV card could be the one stop solution for all our TV viewing needs, but first it has to survive our comprehensive reviewing course. Beware - Judge Judy within!

7-8-07 // 1:28p.m.
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Review DirectX 10: The Future of PC Gaming

NVIDIA's GeForce 8800 is already here, Vista hits today, and the first DirectX 10 games aren't far away. We take an in-depth look at what DX10 adds to the gaming and graphical experience, from geometry shaders to resources to render targets. Can DX9 continue to cut it? We find out.

30-11-06 // 3:58p.m.
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