The latest flavor of the API suite that enables 3D animation and other multimedia effects remains exclusive to Windows 8 as Microsoft has no plans to port it over to Windows 7. Lance Whitney is a ...

Microsoft has detailed all of the changes made with DirectX 11.1, and even though there aren't too many worth writing about, there's one new feature that is: native support for stereoscopic 3D. Gone ...

Like with the jump from DirectX 9 to DirectX 10, you’ll have to really concentrate hard to see what’s changed between the two versions. If you can even really ...

Microsoft's latest operating system behemoth copped noticeable criticism across various issues leading up to its release, with notable industry luminaries chiming in their opposition to the software's ...

The Aero desktop effect in Windows 7 (or, more specifically, the Desktop Windows Manager, also known as the Desktop Windows Manager) will make use of the DirectX 10.1 API in order to improve ...

Microsoft have unleashed upon the world, the DirectX 11.1 specifications. There's a massive list of things that are being included, so don your thinking cap and get directly into it! We shouldn't ...

DirectX 11.1, the next version of Microsoft's set of multimedia application programming interfaces, is exclusive to Windows 8, according to a forum post from a Microsoft employee, reports Neowin.

If you're on the fence about upgrading to Windows 8 and its formerly-known-as-Metro tablet-style user interface, Microsoft may have just made the decision a little easier. The company has announced ...