The Next Web

Chrome 37 beta arrives with DirectWrite on Windows, revamped password manager, and drops sign-in for apps

Just a day after releasing the stable version of Chrome 36, Google has announced the release of Chrome 37 beta for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Unlike the Chrome 36 beta, the new features have a consumer ...
The Next Web

Chrome 37 launches with DirectWrite support for better-looking fonts on Windows, revamped password manager

Google today released Chrome version 37 for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Among the changes are better-looking fonts on Windows and a revamped password manager; you can update to the latest release now ...
TechCrunch

Fonts In Chrome For Windows Will Look Better Soon

Google released the latest beta version of its Chrome browser today, and if you’re a Windows user on a machine that runs at least Vista, fonts will now look better on your screen. That’s because the ...
CNET

Firefox hopes to one-up IE with fast graphics

Windows 7 features called Direct2D and DirectWrite will speed up Internet Explorer 9 performance. But Firefox hopes it might retool for the same benefit first. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from ...
Ars Technica

Windows 8 GPU acceleration: good news for Metro

Windows 8 takes three of the APIs introduced in Windows 7—Direct3D 11, DirectWrite, and Direct2D—and makes them even faster. Applications that use these APIs will be able to take advantage of some ...
Lifehacker

Enable Direct2D and DirectWrite Hardware Acceleration for Better Graphics Performance in Firefox

With a few about:config tweaks, you can turn on Firefox's built-in hardware acceleration and improve both graphical performance and the look of your fonts. If you have a decent graphics card (DirectX ...