Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Adrian Kingsley-Hughes is an internationally published technology author who has devoted over a decade to helping users get the most from technology.

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One more time ... Windows Vista system requirements

There’s a lot of FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt) surrounding the system requirements that will be needed to run Windows Vista. Partly, I put the blame for a lot of this confusion at Microsoft's doorstep - The fact that there are different requirements for the Windows Aero interface is confusing and Microsoft hasn't done a good job of explaining that Aero is an interface enhancement for Vista.

June 5, 2006 by

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Buy now ... We'll add full backward compatibility later!

When Microsoft released the Xbox 360 they were quite open that it wouldn't support every Xbox title, but they promised that in time compatibility would be added. Gamers who sold their Xbox console so they could buy an Xbox 360 took the gamble that Microsoft would hold true to their word. However, signs are that Microsoft could now be back-pedalling on that promise.

June 2, 2006 by

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AMD goes 4x4

Yesterday AMD announced a completely new architecture aimed at PC gamers that allows two dual-core CPUs and two dual-GPU graphics cards to be combined. But is it a sign that they are playing catch up with Intel or is dual-core dual-processor the way forward?

June 2, 2006 by

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