It's not just questions like "What is a Pekingese dog" that Google gets —
it's questions like, "Compare a Pekingese with a Chihuahua." To better deal with
such comparison requests, and other long, complex queries, Google said Thursday
it has overhauled its search algorithm. The update coincides with a mobile app
overhaul, too, that changes how information shows up on users' phones.
"We keep expanding features of the Knowledge Graph so it can answer more
questions — even those that don’t have a simple answer," wrote Amit Singhal,
Google's senior vice president of search, on the company's Inside
Searchblog.
In one of his examples, you can ask Google: "Tell me about Impressionist
artists," and you will not only see who the artists are, "you can dive in to
learn more about each of them and explore their most famous works. If you want
to switch to Abstract artists, you can do that really easily with our new filter
tool."
If you want to compare two things, like butter with olive oil and find out
how much saturated fat is in each, the new comparison tool "gives you new
insights" about butter and olive oil so you can "compose your own answer"
essentially.
The "Hummingbird" algorithm was introduced about a month ago, and is in
place for about 90 percent of worldwide searches on Google, he said.
Also being upgraded is the way we "speak" to Google using our mobile
devices.
"Having a 'conversation' with Google should also be more natural," Singhal
wrote. "ldeally, you wouldn’t need to pull out your phone or tap buttons to use
Google. We’re not quite there yet, but you can already do a lot with just your
voice."
In the next few weeks, he said, users will be able to download a new
version of the Google Search app for iPhone and iPad that will let users receive
notifications across their devices.
"So if you tell your Nexus 7, 'OK Google. Remind me to buy olive oil at
Safeway,' when you walk into the store with your iPhone, you’ll get a reminder,"
he wrote. "We’ll also show you Google Now notifications so you’re not late to
your cooking class."
Singhal noted that the changes come as Google celebrates its 15th birthday.
Back in 1998, he wrote, you'd "type in some keywords and get 10 blue links to
websites that had those words." With Thursday's announcement, search — and
Google — has come a long way since then.
Thursday, September 26, 2013
I know it’s feasible to produce the intellectual argument
Over the past year, I’ve utilised Windows 8 on more than 20 distinctive
PCs. Over the previous 3 months, I’ve upgraded a dozen or so of these devices to
the Windows eight.1 Preview and, much more recently, towards the Windows eight.1
RTM code.
Now, when I say made use of, I’m not counting devices exactly where I had some minutes of hands-on time at a tradeshow. That total includes devices I spent excellent hands-on time with, for a minimum of days and typically weeks or months. In every single case, it was long adequate to acquire a solid overview in addition to a feeling for the relative strengths and weaknesses of an extremely wide range of devices.
I’ve also spent a lot of time functioning with end users at all talent levels, listening to their feedback and assisting them adjust towards the from time to time steep Windows 8.x studying curve. Within this post and also the accompanying image gallery, I want to share a number of those experiences and also the lessons I’ve discovered.
Very first, the definition of a Computer has expended significantly in the previous year. The Pc industry’s sales may be dropping, however the total is still a large number-every month, OEMs sell tens of millions of Windows-based devices. Increasingly, those devices are blurring the lines between what we made use of to get in touch with a Computer and what we at the moment get in touch with a tablet. As far more hybrid styles reach the market place, we’re seeing an extremely distinct answer to the question, “What is usually a Pc, anyway?”
Second, Windows and its ecosystem have evolved tremendously inside the previous year too. There are various far more third-party apps currently than there were a year ago, such as a new wave of apps that the common public will not see till Windows 8.1 is released in October. The new Mail app, as an example, is actually a profound improvement on its Windows eight predecessor.
That still may well not be sufficient evolution to satisfy some critics. It could possibly take an additional two rounds of refinements and new attributes to have Windows 8.x for the “good enough” level for a number of people. (Good news for them: Windows 7 is years from its expiration date.)
I get the frustration more than Windows 8. I know loads of people who rejected Windows 8 as a result of a disappointing and confusing initial encounter, even soon after creating a good-faith effort to adapt. Soon after spending 3 months with the Windows 8.1 Preview as well as a couple weeks with the Windows 8.1 RTM code, I can let you know it does indeed soften the rough edges of Windows 8 on hardware made for Windows 7 or earlier. But these rough edges are still there.
PCs made for Windows 7 are extremely distinctive from these made for Windows 8.x. Actually, Windows eight.1 definitely doesn’t make sense until you start off utilizing it on hardware that was built using a touch-first interface as its purpose for becoming. The causes why Windows 8.1 works the way it does come into even sharper focus after you switch between multiple touchscreen devices with apps, settings, personalization, and data files syncing amongst them.
I've been covering Windows for more than 20 years, and I cannot don't forget any other release exactly where applying the new OS on new hardware is so vital to possessing a decent knowledge. On older PCs, adding Windows 8.x makes to get a mixed bag, when it comes to the general expertise. On mobile devices applying modern hardware (especially 4th Generation Intel Core CPUs, aka Haswell), the variations are profound. The devices I'm utilizing most frequently as of late can boot from a cold begin in much less than 15 seconds and resume from sleep instantaneously. They get far greater battery life than equivalent models that had been built just two years ago, and functionality is commonly light-years superior, if only because of Moore’s Law.
However the most significant ingredient for mobile devices, in my opinion, is really a touchscreen. Around the multi-monitor desktop I’m working with to create this post, I don’t require a touchscreen-I’ve mastered the keyboard and mouse shortcuts, plus the Logitech T400 Touch Mouse has adequate gesture help to manage most scrolling (horizontal and vertical). But for every little thing else, if it does not have a touchscreen, I am not interested.
When I sat down and wrote down the names and model numbers of all of the Windows 8.x devices I’ve utilised over the past year, I found that they fit neatly into these seven categories:
The first generation of Ultrabooks shipped a couple years after Windows 7. The contrast with the finest hardware from just a number of years earlier, in 2009 and 2010, was eye-opening. I owned and utilised two of the greatest examples from that first wave of Ultrabooks: the Samsung Series 9 (which was my wife’s most important Pc for roughly a year) plus the ASUS ZenBook UX31E (which was my primary mobile personal computer for 18 months). They’re still amazingly light and responsive…or so I’m told by their new owners. They’ve been replaced in our household by newer, lighter, more quickly models that contain touchscreens.
I know it’s feasible to produce the intellectual argument that touchscreens do not belong on portable devices which have a permanently attached keyboard and trackpad. But that theory does not survive make contact with using the genuine world. Various individuals will make use of the touchscreen to varying degrees, but I have but to find out any one who didn’t obtain some set of actions which might be just a lot easier to accomplish through direct manipulation than having a trackpad. Plus the "gorilla arms" argument turns out to become a non-factor windows 7 professional retail version on notebooks. In fact, I guarantee you that just after working with a touchscreen device for even several days, you'll pick up your old notebook and touch the screen, expecting it do a thing. The Haswell-equipped Ultrabook I am currently working with is amongst the best-engineered devices I’ve ever owned.
Now, when I say made use of, I’m not counting devices exactly where I had some minutes of hands-on time at a tradeshow. That total includes devices I spent excellent hands-on time with, for a minimum of days and typically weeks or months. In every single case, it was long adequate to acquire a solid overview in addition to a feeling for the relative strengths and weaknesses of an extremely wide range of devices.
I’ve also spent a lot of time functioning with end users at all talent levels, listening to their feedback and assisting them adjust towards the from time to time steep Windows 8.x studying curve. Within this post and also the accompanying image gallery, I want to share a number of those experiences and also the lessons I’ve discovered.
Very first, the definition of a Computer has expended significantly in the previous year. The Pc industry’s sales may be dropping, however the total is still a large number-every month, OEMs sell tens of millions of Windows-based devices. Increasingly, those devices are blurring the lines between what we made use of to get in touch with a Computer and what we at the moment get in touch with a tablet. As far more hybrid styles reach the market place, we’re seeing an extremely distinct answer to the question, “What is usually a Pc, anyway?”
Second, Windows and its ecosystem have evolved tremendously inside the previous year too. There are various far more third-party apps currently than there were a year ago, such as a new wave of apps that the common public will not see till Windows 8.1 is released in October. The new Mail app, as an example, is actually a profound improvement on its Windows eight predecessor.
That still may well not be sufficient evolution to satisfy some critics. It could possibly take an additional two rounds of refinements and new attributes to have Windows 8.x for the “good enough” level for a number of people. (Good news for them: Windows 7 is years from its expiration date.)
I get the frustration more than Windows 8. I know loads of people who rejected Windows 8 as a result of a disappointing and confusing initial encounter, even soon after creating a good-faith effort to adapt. Soon after spending 3 months with the Windows 8.1 Preview as well as a couple weeks with the Windows 8.1 RTM code, I can let you know it does indeed soften the rough edges of Windows 8 on hardware made for Windows 7 or earlier. But these rough edges are still there.
PCs made for Windows 7 are extremely distinctive from these made for Windows 8.x. Actually, Windows eight.1 definitely doesn’t make sense until you start off utilizing it on hardware that was built using a touch-first interface as its purpose for becoming. The causes why Windows 8.1 works the way it does come into even sharper focus after you switch between multiple touchscreen devices with apps, settings, personalization, and data files syncing amongst them.
I've been covering Windows for more than 20 years, and I cannot don't forget any other release exactly where applying the new OS on new hardware is so vital to possessing a decent knowledge. On older PCs, adding Windows 8.x makes to get a mixed bag, when it comes to the general expertise. On mobile devices applying modern hardware (especially 4th Generation Intel Core CPUs, aka Haswell), the variations are profound. The devices I'm utilizing most frequently as of late can boot from a cold begin in much less than 15 seconds and resume from sleep instantaneously. They get far greater battery life than equivalent models that had been built just two years ago, and functionality is commonly light-years superior, if only because of Moore’s Law.
However the most significant ingredient for mobile devices, in my opinion, is really a touchscreen. Around the multi-monitor desktop I’m working with to create this post, I don’t require a touchscreen-I’ve mastered the keyboard and mouse shortcuts, plus the Logitech T400 Touch Mouse has adequate gesture help to manage most scrolling (horizontal and vertical). But for every little thing else, if it does not have a touchscreen, I am not interested.
When I sat down and wrote down the names and model numbers of all of the Windows 8.x devices I’ve utilised over the past year, I found that they fit neatly into these seven categories:
The first generation of Ultrabooks shipped a couple years after Windows 7. The contrast with the finest hardware from just a number of years earlier, in 2009 and 2010, was eye-opening. I owned and utilised two of the greatest examples from that first wave of Ultrabooks: the Samsung Series 9 (which was my wife’s most important Pc for roughly a year) plus the ASUS ZenBook UX31E (which was my primary mobile personal computer for 18 months). They’re still amazingly light and responsive…or so I’m told by their new owners. They’ve been replaced in our household by newer, lighter, more quickly models that contain touchscreens.
I know it’s feasible to produce the intellectual argument that touchscreens do not belong on portable devices which have a permanently attached keyboard and trackpad. But that theory does not survive make contact with using the genuine world. Various individuals will make use of the touchscreen to varying degrees, but I have but to find out any one who didn’t obtain some set of actions which might be just a lot easier to accomplish through direct manipulation than having a trackpad. Plus the "gorilla arms" argument turns out to become a non-factor windows 7 professional retail version on notebooks. In fact, I guarantee you that just after working with a touchscreen device for even several days, you'll pick up your old notebook and touch the screen, expecting it do a thing. The Haswell-equipped Ultrabook I am currently working with is amongst the best-engineered devices I’ve ever owned.
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
And The Winner Of TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2013 Is… Layer!
After three days and some truly incredible pitches from each of our 30
Battlefield competitors, the time has finally come to crown a Disrupt
Battlefield champion. Competition among this year’s pack of six finalists —
Dryft, Fates Forever, Layer, Soil IQ, Regalii, and Cota by Ossia — was as stiff
as ever, but even with a batch as strong as this, only one startup can take home
the Disrupt Cup.
Each of the companies took to the stage earlier this week in a bid to prove their worthiness, and to top it all off this year’s batch of six had to present once more in front of our final panel of judges that includes Michael Arrington of CrunchFund (and TechCrunch founder), Roelof Botha of Sequoia Capital, Chris Dixon of Founder Collective, David Lee of SV Angel, Marissa Mayer of Yahoo!, and Keith Rabois of Khosla Ventures. Needless to say, this process isn’t exactly for the faint of heart.
The judges spent a considerable amount of time deliberating backstage, and they’ve just now come to a decision. Without any further ado, meet your TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2013 Battlefield winner.
COVERAGEEVENT INFOAGENDASPEAKERSSTARTUP ALLEYLIVE VIDEOVIDEOSSOCIALHUBTHE BATTLEFIELDMORE »NEWSComment33inShare40And The Winner Of TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2013 Is… Layer!
CHRIS VELAZCOposted 4 hours ago33 Comments
After three days and some truly incredible pitches from each of our 30
Battlefield competitors, the time has finally come to crown a Disrupt
Battlefield champion. Competition among this year’s pack of six finalists —
Dryft, Fates Forever, Layer, Soil IQ, Regalii, and Cota by Ossia — was as stiff
as ever, but even with a batch as strong as this, only one startup can take home
the Disrupt Cup.
Each of the companies took to the stage earlier this week in a bid to prove their worthiness, and to top it all off this year’s batch of six had to present once more in front of our final panel of judges that includes Michael Arrington of CrunchFund (and TechCrunch founder), Roelof Botha of Sequoia Capital, Chris Dixon of Founder Collective, David Lee of SV Angel, Marissa Mayer of Yahoo!, and Keith Rabois of Khosla Ventures. Needless to say, this process isn’t exactly for the faint of heart.
The judges spent a considerable amount of time deliberating backstage, and they’ve just now come to a decision. Without any further ado, meet your TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2013 Battlefield winner.
Layer, founded by Tomaž Štolfa and Ron Palmeri, is a communications
platform that can be added to any mobile app by adding fewer than 10 lines of
code into the mix. Once that Layer code snippet has been carefully plopped into
place, users will be able to send text, voice, and video messages, and share
files across different applications.
The grand Layer vision involves support for web apps, too, but for now the team is going to focus on releasing an SDK for iOS and Android developers to tinker with. And what of their scheme to keep developers around and dependent on Layer? Early adopters will be able to deploy Layer for free, but will have to pay some modest cloud infrastructure fees once they really start picking up steam.
You can read more of our Layer coverage here.
Disclosure: One of Layer’s seed investors is CrunchFund, an early-stage VC fund cofounded by Michael Arrington, who also founded TechCrunch.
Each of the companies took to the stage earlier this week in a bid to prove their worthiness, and to top it all off this year’s batch of six had to present once more in front of our final panel of judges that includes Michael Arrington of CrunchFund (and TechCrunch founder), Roelof Botha of Sequoia Capital, Chris Dixon of Founder Collective, David Lee of SV Angel, Marissa Mayer of Yahoo!, and Keith Rabois of Khosla Ventures. Needless to say, this process isn’t exactly for the faint of heart.
The judges spent a considerable amount of time deliberating backstage, and they’ve just now come to a decision. Without any further ado, meet your TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2013 Battlefield winner.
COVERAGEEVENT INFOAGENDASPEAKERSSTARTUP ALLEYLIVE VIDEOVIDEOSSOCIALHUBTHE BATTLEFIELDMORE »NEWSComment33inShare40And The Winner Of TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2013 Is… Layer!
Each of the companies took to the stage earlier this week in a bid to prove their worthiness, and to top it all off this year’s batch of six had to present once more in front of our final panel of judges that includes Michael Arrington of CrunchFund (and TechCrunch founder), Roelof Botha of Sequoia Capital, Chris Dixon of Founder Collective, David Lee of SV Angel, Marissa Mayer of Yahoo!, and Keith Rabois of Khosla Ventures. Needless to say, this process isn’t exactly for the faint of heart.
The judges spent a considerable amount of time deliberating backstage, and they’ve just now come to a decision. Without any further ado, meet your TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2013 Battlefield winner.
The grand Layer vision involves support for web apps, too, but for now the team is going to focus on releasing an SDK for iOS and Android developers to tinker with. And what of their scheme to keep developers around and dependent on Layer? Early adopters will be able to deploy Layer for free, but will have to pay some modest cloud infrastructure fees once they really start picking up steam.
You can read more of our Layer coverage here.
Disclosure: One of Layer’s seed investors is CrunchFund, an early-stage VC fund cofounded by Michael Arrington, who also founded TechCrunch.
Dell last year discontinued its Streak
Dell showed a brand new Windows 8.1 tablet Wednesday named Venue, which is
a brand name for mobile devices the Pc maker abandoned when it discontinued
shipment of smartphones early last year.
The Venue tablet has an 8-inch screen and runs on Intel’s buy windows 7 home premium activation key Atom chip code-named Bay Trail. It was demonstrated as shown above on stage by Neil Hand, vice president at Dell, through a keynote in the Intel Developer Forum becoming held in San Francisco.
The tablet will be marketed to each customers and enterprises, and will have long-battery life and cellular information connectivity. Additional facts in regards to the new Venue tablet and also other devices is going to be shared at an event in New York City on October two, Hand stated, hinting that a lot more mobile devices from Dell could possibly be on tap.
The new tablet also marks Dell’s reentry in to the consumer tablet market. The organization currently presents the XPS 10 with Windows RT plus the Latitude 10 with Windows 8, each targeted at enterprises. Dell last year discontinued its Streak line of consumer tablets, but has reiterated its help for the consumer tablet market and Windows eight OS.
Toshiba and Aava Mobile recently announced Windows 8.1 tablets. Asustek also showed a Bay Trail tablet on stage during the IDF keynote.
Also on Wednesday, Intel announced new quad-core Bay Trail chips for tablets. Bay Trail tablets could weigh as little 14.1 ounces and give 8 hours of battery life when the users is watching high-definition video.
The Venue tablet has an 8-inch screen and runs on Intel’s buy windows 7 home premium activation key Atom chip code-named Bay Trail. It was demonstrated as shown above on stage by Neil Hand, vice president at Dell, through a keynote in the Intel Developer Forum becoming held in San Francisco.
The tablet will be marketed to each customers and enterprises, and will have long-battery life and cellular information connectivity. Additional facts in regards to the new Venue tablet and also other devices is going to be shared at an event in New York City on October two, Hand stated, hinting that a lot more mobile devices from Dell could possibly be on tap.
The new tablet also marks Dell’s reentry in to the consumer tablet market. The organization currently presents the XPS 10 with Windows RT plus the Latitude 10 with Windows 8, each targeted at enterprises. Dell last year discontinued its Streak line of consumer tablets, but has reiterated its help for the consumer tablet market and Windows eight OS.
Toshiba and Aava Mobile recently announced Windows 8.1 tablets. Asustek also showed a Bay Trail tablet on stage during the IDF keynote.
Also on Wednesday, Intel announced new quad-core Bay Trail chips for tablets. Bay Trail tablets could weigh as little 14.1 ounces and give 8 hours of battery life when the users is watching high-definition video.
Monday, September 2, 2013
Best Nexus 7 Accessories
Asus outdid itself with the new Google Nexus 7, which is leaps and bounds
ahead of its still-very-good predecessor. The 7-inch tablet is faster, available
in higher capacity versions, and packs a gorgeous, much higher-resolution screen
that exceeds 1080p (1,920 by 1,200 pixels). It's also slimmer and more
attractive than the previous Nexus 7. Naturally, this means you have to get some
new accessories.
Bluetooth accessories and Android apps remain pretty universal, so you can keep your old apps (and get any new ones that are optimized for Android 4.3), keyboards, speakers, and headphones. Cases are a bit trickier, and that's where you might run into some problems when ordering online. When shopping for a new case or cover, look for one that says it's for the "New Nexus 7" or the "2013 Nexus 7." If you get a case made for the first Nexus 7, it won't fit on your new tablet.
Cases
The Nexus 7 doesn't have as many cases as the fashion plate iPad, but there are still plenty of choices for you to protect and accessorize your tablet. Computer Shopper's list of the top 10 cases for the new Nexus 7 run the gamut from simple plastic sleeves to leather-bound folios to Apple Smart Cover-like foldable stands. Highlights include the MoKo Ultra-Slim Lightweight Smart Shell Stand Case (which looks like something made for the iPad), the DODOcase Folio for Nexus 7 (which looks like something made for the cast of Mad Men), and the Waterfield City Slicker Tablet Case (which looks like something made for that guy you keep seeing at Starbucks). Pick your case or cover based on the sort of protection, style, and functionality you want for your tablet.
Apps
The Nexus 7 runs stock Android 4.3, which means it can handle nearly any Android app you can throw at it. Because the Google Play Store is a massive library of software for your tablet, it's hard to pick which apps are optimized for tablets, which apps were recently updated, and which apps are actually good. Our list of The Best Android Apps can help you narrow down your choices, even if there are still a lot from which to pick. Be sure to update all of your Google-specific features and apps (like Google Drive, Google Now, and Google Keep) to make sure all of your personal information and media is available on your tablet instantly.
Speakers and Headphones
Because it uses Bluetooth, the Nexus 7 works with plenty of wireless audio products, including speakers like the Bose SoundLink Mini and earphones like the Plantronics BackBeat Go 2. Besides those two Editors' Choice picks, our lists of the best wireless speakers and best wireless headphones include plenty of other solid choices.
Other Accessories
With all of the obvious accessories out of the way, there are two more you can pick up that can add a lot of functionailty to your Nexus 7. The Google Chromecast lets you stream online media from your Nexus 7 to your HDTV, and while it's currently limited in what it supports, its $35 price tag is just right for adding some useful functionality to your tablet. Finally, theLogitech K810 Bluetooth Illuminated Keyboard lets you use your tablet like a mini-notebook.
Bluetooth accessories and Android apps remain pretty universal, so you can keep your old apps (and get any new ones that are optimized for Android 4.3), keyboards, speakers, and headphones. Cases are a bit trickier, and that's where you might run into some problems when ordering online. When shopping for a new case or cover, look for one that says it's for the "New Nexus 7" or the "2013 Nexus 7." If you get a case made for the first Nexus 7, it won't fit on your new tablet.
Cases
The Nexus 7 doesn't have as many cases as the fashion plate iPad, but there are still plenty of choices for you to protect and accessorize your tablet. Computer Shopper's list of the top 10 cases for the new Nexus 7 run the gamut from simple plastic sleeves to leather-bound folios to Apple Smart Cover-like foldable stands. Highlights include the MoKo Ultra-Slim Lightweight Smart Shell Stand Case (which looks like something made for the iPad), the DODOcase Folio for Nexus 7 (which looks like something made for the cast of Mad Men), and the Waterfield City Slicker Tablet Case (which looks like something made for that guy you keep seeing at Starbucks). Pick your case or cover based on the sort of protection, style, and functionality you want for your tablet.
Apps
The Nexus 7 runs stock Android 4.3, which means it can handle nearly any Android app you can throw at it. Because the Google Play Store is a massive library of software for your tablet, it's hard to pick which apps are optimized for tablets, which apps were recently updated, and which apps are actually good. Our list of The Best Android Apps can help you narrow down your choices, even if there are still a lot from which to pick. Be sure to update all of your Google-specific features and apps (like Google Drive, Google Now, and Google Keep) to make sure all of your personal information and media is available on your tablet instantly.
Speakers and Headphones
Because it uses Bluetooth, the Nexus 7 works with plenty of wireless audio products, including speakers like the Bose SoundLink Mini and earphones like the Plantronics BackBeat Go 2. Besides those two Editors' Choice picks, our lists of the best wireless speakers and best wireless headphones include plenty of other solid choices.
Other Accessories
With all of the obvious accessories out of the way, there are two more you can pick up that can add a lot of functionailty to your Nexus 7. The Google Chromecast lets you stream online media from your Nexus 7 to your HDTV, and while it's currently limited in what it supports, its $35 price tag is just right for adding some useful functionality to your tablet. Finally, theLogitech K810 Bluetooth Illuminated Keyboard lets you use your tablet like a mini-notebook.
However, if you dislike the modern UI
Which OS is most effective for gaming? Windows 7 or Windows eight? There’s
an abundance of heated debate on the subject, however the answer is pretty
straightforward.
There are couple of technical variations involving the two operating systems exactly where games are concerned, and any game that may run on Windows 7 should really run on Windows 8. See our Windows 8 evaluation.
As a consequence of the truth that Windows 8’s new ‘modern user interface’ supports apps, some casual games are offered only on Windows 8 because Windows 7 can not run these apps. See also: what is the difference among Windows eight & Windows 7?
If you’re choosing a new PC or laptop and can’t decide whether to go for Windows 7 or 8, then from a gaming perspective it doesn’t really matter windows 7 ultimate activation key which you choose. From a future-proofing point of view, Windows eight is the obvious choice. However, if you dislike the modern UI then bear in mind that the imminent Windows eight.1 update includes an option exactly where you can bypass the new Start screen and boot straight to the old desktop.
You’ll probably want to install a replacement start menu, such as Start 8 or Pokki, given that Windows eight.1 still doesn’t have a ‘proper’ start menu (unless you’re happy to use the Start screen, of course).
Performance-wise, we haven’t seen any distinction amongst Windows 7 and 8 when it comes to frame rates, so a given game will run at the same speed around the same hardware regardless of whether you have Windows 7 or Windows eight installed.
If you’re interested in the technical variations, Windows 7 has only partial support for Direct3D 11.1, which is part of DirectX. Windows 8 has full support.
However, while it’s possible that game developers will use some features that aren’t supported in Windows 7, it’s very unlikely that you’ll notice the distinction. The game will still run in Windows 7, but the graphics quality might be slightly reduced.
There are couple of technical variations involving the two operating systems exactly where games are concerned, and any game that may run on Windows 7 should really run on Windows 8. See our Windows 8 evaluation.
As a consequence of the truth that Windows 8’s new ‘modern user interface’ supports apps, some casual games are offered only on Windows 8 because Windows 7 can not run these apps. See also: what is the difference among Windows eight & Windows 7?
If you’re choosing a new PC or laptop and can’t decide whether to go for Windows 7 or 8, then from a gaming perspective it doesn’t really matter windows 7 ultimate activation key which you choose. From a future-proofing point of view, Windows eight is the obvious choice. However, if you dislike the modern UI then bear in mind that the imminent Windows eight.1 update includes an option exactly where you can bypass the new Start screen and boot straight to the old desktop.
You’ll probably want to install a replacement start menu, such as Start 8 or Pokki, given that Windows eight.1 still doesn’t have a ‘proper’ start menu (unless you’re happy to use the Start screen, of course).
Performance-wise, we haven’t seen any distinction amongst Windows 7 and 8 when it comes to frame rates, so a given game will run at the same speed around the same hardware regardless of whether you have Windows 7 or Windows eight installed.
If you’re interested in the technical variations, Windows 7 has only partial support for Direct3D 11.1, which is part of DirectX. Windows 8 has full support.
However, while it’s possible that game developers will use some features that aren’t supported in Windows 7, it’s very unlikely that you’ll notice the distinction. The game will still run in Windows 7, but the graphics quality might be slightly reduced.
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