Digital Trends Week In Review 05/02/08

By Christopher Nickson
May 02, 2008


Here are the top news stories and articles featured on Digital Trends for the week of May 2nd.

Windows XP SP3 Officially Available
 
Microsoft has officially released the long-anticipated Windows XP Service Pack 3 via Windows Update and the Microsoft Download Center. Although Microsoft is (so far) sticking with its June 30th end-of-life date for Windows XP, Service Pack 3 should give more legs to the company's now-venerable operating system, rolling in performance enhancements and more than 1,000 fixes, along with a handful of Windows Vista features brought back to Windows XP for ease of installation and network security. The update represents Microsoft's first major revision to XP since Service Pack 2 back in August 2004—and, in theory, represents Microsoft's final major update for the operating system.
 
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Digital Trends Articles And Features
 
XtremeMac Tango X2 Review
Gateway FHD2400 Review
Navigon 2100 Max Review
Edifier E3350 Multimedia Speaker Review
Linde Werdelin Sea Instrument Dive Computer First Look
SOLo Solar-Powered Lounge Table First Look
Edifier E3350 Speaker System Video
Uberclok Reactor Gaming PC Video
 
Top News Stories
 
TomTom Announces New One, XL GPS Units
Apple Speeds Up iMac CPUs, Graphics
Dell Evades Windows XP's June 30 Cutoff
Study: Casual Games Reduce Stress
Almost Perfect Reviews For GTA IV
CinemaNow Offers Mobile Ordering
AMD Launches Business Class Computer Brand
XP Service Pack 3: Not Quite Yet
Nvidia Rolls Out GeForce 9600 GSO
 
Most Popular Downloads:
 
Total Network Inventory
3D Space Asteroids
free 3D Manta Ray Aqua
MoveIT Outlook Add-On (reduce email overload)
3D Dancing Easter Egg
 


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