Neowin News Feed for: Direct

Nintendo Directs are making a return with a 50-minute presentation

João Carrasqueira — Tue, 16 Feb 2021 14:48:01 +0000

After a long hiatus, Nintendo has announced a new Nintendo Direct presentation for tomorrow, February 17. It will last 50 minutes, the longest presentation Nintendo has held in over a year. Read more...

Here's where you can watch the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Nintendo Direct

Boyd Chan — Tue, 07 Aug 2018 11:26:01 +0000

Nintendo's next Direct stream is set to cover more about the company's forthcoming installment of Super Smash Bros. destined for the Switch. Find out when it'll kick off and where you can watch it. Read more...

Instagram Direct launched; Allows users to limit sharing

Shreyas Gandhe — Thu, 12 Dec 2013 20:31:25 +0000

Instagram has launched "Instagram Direct", a new service which lets users send photos or videos directly to selected users/followers making it easier for sharing within the family or close friends. Read more...

Direct 2D and DirectWrite Demos

Tom Warren — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 21:06:24 +0000

Kam Vedbrat, formerely a Windows UX guy, just demonstrated some great new features in Direct 2D and DirectWrite for smoothing fonts. Kam also demonstrated the new Gabriola font included in Windows 7. DirectWrite: ... Read more...

Gore Verbinski to Direct "BioShock"

Marcel Klum — Sat, 10 May 2008 11:17:30 +0000

Universal and Gore Verbinski will be bringing BioShock to the big screen. Variety is reporting that Universal and Gore Verbinski have worked out a deal with 2K to bring the company's smash-hit BioShock to the... Read more...

Direct X 10.1 in Vista SP1 requires new hardware

Steven Parker — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:49:42 +0000

Vista Service Pack 1 comes with an important update for gamers - DirectX 10.1. The catch? You need brand new hardware to support it, and NVIDIA enthusiasts are left totally out in the cold. One... Read more...

Sun To Channel: Sorry About The Direct Promotion

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 11:39:41 +0000

Sun Microsystems on Thursday apologized for the mess it caused its solution providers with a 25th Anniversary Sale direct sales promotion to customers, and unveiled measures to help soothe partners' concerns that the promotion could... Read more...

Sun Stuns And Angers VARs With Direct Sales Promo

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 11:37:20 +0000

Sun Microsystems' solution providers are in revolt after the vendor unveiled a two-week promotion that cut prices for many of its server, storage, software and services products by 50 percent and more, but only for... Read more...

New Direct Feed Crysis Trailer

Mon, 23 Oct 2006 11:59:39 +0000

A new Crysis direct feed, high resolution Crysis Trailer from GC has surfaced. Shown is some amazing game footage with more of the most life-life graphics seen yet in a game. For those of... Read more...

Direct X 10 Details Emerge

Dave Legg — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 10:18:00 +0000

Direct X is a platform introduced back in 1995 to persuade DOS programmers to write games that run on Windows. Over the 11 years that have followed, Direct X has evolved along with the massive... Read more...

America's Army: Direct Action due Today

Todd Tanner — Thu, 13 Oct 2005 15:51:52 +0000

According to the America's Army website, a new version dubbed "Direct Action" will be made available at 12 Noon PDT today. Included in the new version are two new maps, a new training mission, Tournament... Read more...

A glance at Microsoft SPOT and MSN Direct service

Julio Franco — Thu, 30 Dec 2004 12:47:42 +0000

About four years ago, Microsoft's R&D team came up with a new technology called Smart Personal Object Technology (SPOT) which uses FM radio signals to broadcast information to your wristwatch. After a few delays, the... Read more...

John Woo in talks to direct Spy Hunter movie

Fri, 21 May 2004 22:49:58 +0000

The Hollywood Reporter says the Hong Kong action master may direct the adaptation of the Midway classic. The Hollywood Reporter reported that famed Hong Kong director John Woo is to direct Spy... Read more...

MSN Direct Scores Home Run With 2004 Professional Baseball

Fri, 14 May 2004 21:33:41 +0000

Microsoft Corp. today added professional baseball season content for 2004 to MSN® Direct's Sports Channel so subscribers can keep tabs on their favorite pastime while on the go. Microsoft also added three new channels to... Read more...

MSN Direct Introduces Sports Content

Tom Warren — Mon, 22 Mar 2004 16:46:52 +0000

Basketball Fans Now Have Access to Scores, Updates, Schedules and More At the Flick of a Wrist Microsoft Corp. today announced the kickoff of sports content for Smart Watches for MSN®... Read more...

Next Direct X to be called 9.0c

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 30 Jan 2004 17:52:53 +0000

ONE OF OUR WISE WHISPERERS has suggested that the next implementation of DirectX 9 won't be labelled 9.1 at all. As many readers will be aware, the most recent revision of DX is 9.0b. And... Read more...

Smart Watches for MSN Direct Ship to Retail

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 08 Jan 2004 09:39:02 +0000

Smart Watches for MSN® Direct are now shipping for broad retail availability, as announced by Microsoft Corp. Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates during his keynote address at the 2004 International Consumer Electronics Show... Read more...

Direct Connect 2 2.01

Sun, 06 Jul 2003 04:24:23 +0000

Direct Connect offers a community-oriented, open, user-controlled network. Moreover, its network architecture is built on a peer-to-peer foundation; users run, control, and maintain the network. Users are able to share any type of file -... Read more...

Microsoft goes direct to drive profits

Tue, 17 Jun 2003 18:30:19 +0000

Microsoft has a new strategy to boost its sales and fend off rivals: go direct. During the past two years, the Redmond, Wash.-based giant has increased the amount of software it sells through... Read more...

Direct Connect for MacOS X 1.1.0

Thu, 30 Jan 2003 05:30:58 +0000

Direct Connect brings Macs and PCs one step closer by allowing them to seamlessly peer with one another on our unsurpassed file-sharing network. Direct Connect offers a community-oriented, open, user-controlled network. Moreover, its network architecture... Read more...

DirectX 9 Direct Downloadables!

Steven Parker — Fri, 20 Dec 2002 16:41:52 +0000

Thanks tmaxxtigger who posted in BPN & Vla who has shown me a link on MSDN that has all the available downloads for the final DirectX even if its not on the official site yet.... Read more...

Direct X 9 final version coming any day now

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 10 Dec 2002 09:18:41 +0000

Microsoft has found some mercy in its heart and will finally end the agonising wait for DirectX 9 and is likely to release it tomorrow. With three betas and two release candidates version we saw... Read more...

Shouldn't a Radeon 9000 support Direct X 9?

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 10 Oct 2002 10:07:18 +0000

FROM THE FIRST moment ATI introduced its 9X00 generation of cards we were a bit confused. We couldn't work out whether ATI had changed its naming logic or not. To remind you, last year ATI... Read more...

Direct X gets a new home

Thu, 21 Mar 2002 13:44:01 +0000

The Microsoft DirectX® Web site has evolved into something new—and, we hope, much improved. Our goals were to provide you with a better Web experience and make it easier for you to find the content... Read more...

Direct X 9 Soon!

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 15 Jan 2002 20:12:12 +0000

Dear DirectX Beta Tester, We appreciate your interest in testing DirectX 9.0 and look forward to working with you in the near future. The DirectX 9.0 beta releases will be available via download... Read more...

First Direct online banking locks out WinXP with Sun Java

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 23 Nov 2001 13:49:43 +0000

Microsoft's efforts to "kill cross-platform Java" by growing "the polluted Java market" seem to be bearing fruit in at least one place. The Internet banking arm of UK bank First Direct supports the Microsoft Virtual... Read more...

Announcement: Direct X 9.0

Steven Parker — Sun, 11 Nov 2001 21:28:42 +0000

Yeah! thanks Vla for the heads up, for those of you that took up our advice and signed up to the DX 9 beta, it may well of paid off, as the application today came... Read more...

UPDATE: Direct X 8.1 goes final!

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 08 Nov 2001 22:19:28 +0000

Thanks Vla. Earlier tonight Beta Place posted the final of Direct X 8.1 If you want to run the latest games and applications that use Microsoft® DirectX® technology, you've come to the right... Read more...

Direct X RC2! UPDATED

Daniel Fleshbourne — Sun, 07 Oct 2001 09:06:06 +0000

Release Candidate 2 (October 6) Build (0710) For the RC2 release, we have provided you with the DirectX 8.1 Runtime and SDK downloads. Your assistance in quickly evaluating the quality of this... Read more...

Direct X RC2 this weekend!

Daniel Fleshbourne — Sat, 06 Oct 2001 08:20:30 +0000

The DirectX team plans to release DirectX 8.1 RC2 to Beta Place this weekend. The only change between RC1 and RC2 is one fix in D3D8.dll relating to alpha in texture palettes. If... Read more...