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(hx) 05:39 PM CEST - Oct,25 2003 - Post a comment / read (3)
  • AOL Hacks Subscribers' Computers - If you're running a recent vintage version of Windows, and connecting to the Internet with an IP address reachable from the outside world, you've probably seen them. They're rectangular boxes that pop-up out of the blue with advertising. These aren't pop-up (or pop-under) browser ads but actually a weird misuse of Windows Messenger Service, a mostly useless tool which Microsoft has left on by default! In related story, AOL said it had turned off Microsoft's flawed Windows Messenger service.
  • California Wins Its First Anti-Spam Judgment - California won its first anti-spam judgment on Friday when a court fined a marketing firm $2 million for sending out millions of unsolicited e-mails telling people how to spam, the state's attorney general said. Attorney General Bill Lockyer brought the case against PW Marketing of Los Angeles County and its owners Paul Willis and Claudia Griffin in 2002 under a 1998 state anti-spam law. The law was strengthened last month to make it easier to sue spammers. PW Marketing and Willis and Griffin were charged with sending out millions of e-mails advertising "how to" guides on spamming and long lists of e-mail addresses.
  • Epson Faces Consumer Suits - Consumers fed up with the high cost of ink jet cartridges are taking Epson America to court, accusing it of manipulating equipment in order to sell more ink. A lawsuit filed Friday in District Court in Texas claims some models of Epson ink jet cartridges prematurely block Epson printers from functioning even though "substantial ink" remains in the cartridge.
  • LCD Television Sales to Boom, Affordable from 2005 -  Sales of LCD televisions look set to double next year, but the explosive growth expected to propel the industry in the coming decade is still more than a year off, industry executives and analysts said. The new generation of ultra-slim TVs is one of the brightest spots for electronics companies such as Korea's LG Electronics Ltd, which reported a near doubling in quarterly net profits on Thursday thanks to flat-screen sales.
  • Microsoft gets deeper into gizmos - A high-tech sewing machine Microsoft's Windows CE.Net operating system powers and modern slot machines that run a slimmed-down version of Windows XP were among the products Microsoft cited during a presentation Friday on the its plans for embedded devices--limited-function computing gadgets that range from factory robots to MP3 players.
  • Low-Cost Supercomputer Is Among World's Fastest - A supercomputer built from 1,100 Apple Macs by faculty and students at Virginia Polytechnic Institute has achieved a speed of 8.7 trillion operations per second, surpassing a result reported earlier this week and putting the computer in line to be the world's third fastest.
  • Phantom Game Console Presentation - Glaximus has posted an impressions piece on Penny-Arcade of one of Infinium Lab's first press conferences.  In all of a 90 minute presentation/Q&A session, not a single game was mentioned by name by anyone from Infinium. They seem to be of the opinion that gamers will just buy the console because it's "cool and new."
  • N-Gage Price Drop (Already?!) - The two-week-old N-Gage received a major boost today, when Nokia slashed $100 off the console's $299 sticker price. This afternoon, Gamestop and Electronics Boutique began offering the hybrid cell phone/game deck for $199 on their Web sites and at their retail outlets. (thanks GameSpot)
  • Is this the ATI Half Life 2 statement? - The two silent "V" firms - Vivendi and Valve, haven't said anything much about Half Life 2. They've been quiet as church mice. And while ATI has something to say now, we've heard not so much as a squeak from Valve - although of course we heard from its lawyers. We heard a strangled noise in the graveyard but we're not sure who or what it was being transfixed with a stake... ATI will ship the game with the new version of Radeon 9600 with SE as the suffix. The Radeon 9600 SE will cost only $129 and if you have in mind that you could pay up to $50 alone, just for Half Life 2 this seems like a nice deal. The card will feature four pipelines, 64-bit cut up memory interface, and DirectX 9 support.
  • Cellphone software allows a musical jam - After texting, photomessaging, and web surfing, the latest cellphone talent is set to be enabling people to "jam" together to improvise music, say software engineers in London, UK. The idea is the brainchild of computer interactivity expert Nick Bryan-Kinns and his colleagues at Queen Mary College. They have developed software that let will groups of people phone into a mobile number and work together to improvise short, looping tunes. The QMC team hope people will be able to engage with their friends in the same way jazz musicians appear to "mentally connect" when jamming.
  • Casio Shows New and Improved Digicam - The new camera, the Exilim EX-Z4, is the first in the Exilim family to feature a 4-megapixel class image sensor. Like the EX-Z3, which was launched in April this year and on which it is based, the camera also features a 3X optical zoom lens, according to a statement.
  • Intel CPU Could Run Macs - Intel Chief Executive Officer Craig Barrett says the Macintosh OS could run fine on Intel equipment--the tough part is convincing Apple Chairman Steve Jobs that it's a good idea. Barrett briefly described the company's Vanderpool project, a new processor design capable of supporting multiple operating systems at a processor level, rather than in emulation mode. "If you are able to, say, have two OSs running simultaneously, you won't have to rely on a single OS for everything," Barrett says. "So you could have Mac OS and Longhorn on the same system, using Longhorn for business stuff and Mac OS for personal stuff. But first you'd need to convince Steve Jobs that it's a great idea."
  • Gigabyte to launch second own-brand notebook in November - Gigabyte Technology, which launched its first G-Max-branded notebook in March of this year, is scheduled to begin selling a second model in early November, according to company executive vice president Richard Ma. The N501, aimed at the entry-level market, comes equipped with a 15-inch TFT LCD panel, an Intel Pentium M processor, an Intel 855GM chipset and 1GB DDR SO-DIMM memory. It measures 330×273×29.9mm and weighs 2.8kg. The notebook will be priced around US$1,000, without a combo optical storage drive.
  • Micron samples 1Gb DDR II - Micron yesterday claimed to have shipped "the industry's first 1Gb DDR II SDRAM components" (though Hynix made the same claim back in August). To be fair to Micron, Hynix is actually sampling the parts sometime this quarter, so the US company may well have pipped its South Korean opponent to the post. Micron didn't give a timetable for mass production, but Q1 2004 is likely given that's when Intel expects to ship its first, server-oriented DDR II-supporting chipsets.
  • Tornado GeForce FX 5700 and FX 5950 Ultra Announced - InnoVISION Multimedia announced Inno3D Tornado GeForce FX5950 Ultra & GeForce FX5700 Ultra Graphics Accelerator at 475MHz core that architectures for blazing speeds and delivering unmatched visual quality. The 256-bits interface with 950MHz memory of Tornado GeForce FX5950 Ultra delivers more memory bandwidth and efficiency to power the latest games and applications at blazing speeds. Also XFX announced the same line-up, XFX cards will be available beginning October 26th.
  • GeForce FX 5950 Ultra & GeForce FX 5700 Ultra Reviews - Digit-life | ExtremeTech | Tom's Hardware | GamePC | Hexus | Games Domain | Guru3D.
  • GeForce FX 5950 Ultra Reviews - NVNews | 3DGPU  | HardOCP | Firingsquad  | Hot Hardware | X-bit Labs | Tech Report | Nordic Hardware
  • GeForce FX 5700 Ultra Reviews - NVNews | Hot Hardware | Tech Report | AmdMB | AnandTech | Firingsquad | Sharky Extreme
  • Intel Pentium4 3.2GHz C Processor Review - PCStats has posted a review of Intel Pentium4 3.2GHz C Processor. With a retail price of $795 CDN ($590 US), the Intel Pentium4 3.2GHz processor is quite expensive, but if you want the best you always have to be prepared to pay Intel for it. ;-)
  • Gigabyte K8VNXP K8T800 Motherboard Review -  The K8VNXP is nonetheless the first K8T800 based motherboard to be offered by Gigabyte. The board utilizes a Socket 754 for the AMD Athlon64 processor, along with Single-Channel DDR400/333/266 support. The K8VNXP is loaded with features such as IEEE1394b offering an 800Mb/s transfer rate. Overall, the K8VNXP's performance, packaging and stability were all extremely impressive.
  • EP-8KRA2+ review - Epox has developed a very overclocker friendly reputation with boards in the past and it is good to see that they are still trying to carry that reputation with the EP-8KRA2+ by providing powerful features and versatile control over the components. The hardcore overclocking crowd may not be able to live with some of the limits of the bios but overall it's a very robust combination of features for a <$100 motherboard.
  • Crucial PC3200 DDR Memory - The 256 MB modules tested are available directly from Crucial for $48.95 (which includes FREE second day delivery), making the price highly competitive with other brands available elsewhere online. They are not intended / recommended for overclocking (but is obviously capable)
  • Crucial PC3200 DDR400 - Looking for quality ram without the big price tag? ViperLaier grabbed a couple sticks of Crucial's PC3200, and determine if it's something for frugal enthusiasts to consider.
  • Yamaha MusicCAST Digital Audio Server Review - AudioHolics had a good time reviewing the new Yamaha MusicCAST Digital Music Server. This baby allows you to store your entire CD collection and stream it wirelessly to a client located in another part of the house.
  • Printer Round-up  - PCMag tested 9 personal and 11 photo ink jet printers to see which delivers more for your money 
  • NEC MultiSync LCD1765 First Look - Most PC users don't need to carry their monitors with them. But for salespeople, presenters, road warriors, LAN gamers, students-anyone who doesn't just set up a monitor once and forget it-NEC offers the NEC MultiSync LCD1765. The 17-inch LCD (1,280-by-1,024 native resolution) has a clever folding design that lets you pack it in a shoulder bag and take it along when needed. And the competitive $550 street price means you're not paying extra for the portability.
  • Samsung Syncmaster 173T LCD Monitor Review - The battle for the best 17-inch LCD is on, and Samsung Electronics istrying to keep at the head of the pack. With its 3rd-generation 'T'display now making the rounds, the SyncMaster 173T has eye-poppingspecifications and an affordable price tag. This in-depth review covers thebasics and usability of the screen and should please all.
  • Logitech MX 700 Wireless Mouse - Price around $55-60, this mouse is absolutely a must have. I see no reason not to get it. Sure it may be more expensive than other mice, but you really get what you pay for. The MX optical sensor, coupled with the no lag makes this mouse a real winner. Once you try this mouse for yourself, you'll never go back to any other mouse, wired or otherwise.
  • Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum - With all the added support like for 7.1 surround sound, DTS-EX decoding for movies as well as EAX Advanced HD makes the Audigy 2 ZS the first choice for quality sound gear. If you don't have the need for all connectivity that the Platinum Pro offers you can always just stick with just Audigy 2 ZS card.  In all aspects we have been impressed with what Creative have to offer with the A2ZS, right from included content, all the technology, features and connectivity you will ever need packed into such a small card to the quality of sound it was able to deliver and feel only right to award the Audigy 2 ZS our Editor's Choice.
  • Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 IDE and SATA - RBMods got one SATA and one IDE drive both on 160 GB each so this will be very interesting to see which drive is faster.
  • Plextor PlexWriter PX-708UF - Unfortunately the PX-708UF does not have the polish we have come to expect from Plextor products. We gave the PX-504UF a much better score because it was the first external DVD writer developed by Plextor and overall was a good first attempt. But we expected their updated version the PX-708UF to address some of the issues their predecessor had and this simply was not the case. The PX-708UF is a relatively fast and reliable drive, but it lacks the ability to daisy chain other FireWire devices through it and has a very loud internal fan. Priced at $299.99 we would recommend holding off for Sony's external 8X drive which was just announced while writing this review.
  • Tapwave Zodiac Preview - The chaps at Shacknews has posted up a hands-on preview of the Tapwave Zodiac, the upcoming Palm PDA based portable gaming console.
  • Gamepad October Madness Reviewed  - Not only are vendors slow to revamp gamepad and other joystick lines, but we never thought we'd have six new offerings for our annual review. Yes, you heard that right: THG got six new gamepads in for October review. Some surprised, some did not.
  • Internet Explorer 6 & Outlook Express Tweak Guide - This guide will take you through the vast array of options and settings available to customize Internet Explorer 6 (here-on referred to as IE6) and the bundled Outlook Express (OE) to its fullest, in particular seeking to improve browser security or just fine tuning them to your own browsing needs.
  • Longhorn Review - OnlyNewZ let us know they have posted a review on Windows Longhorn. "I have Longhorn installed and noticed already that the installation is faster finished than Windows XP or Windows 2000 installations. But there are already new version details available on the net, which is Build 4051. Neowin reports that there is also a new theme developed with the codename: Slate."
  • Interview with SlySoft: a new life for CloneCd? - Alientech has conducted an interview with SlySoft, the guys responsible for the AnyDVD software with which you can decrypt DVDs on-the-fly and handle protected DVDs as if they were not protected at all.  SlySoft recently also acquired the CloneCD software from Elby because of new German copyright laws.
  • Warning to LG drive owners who plan to install Mandrake 9.2 -  Mandrake Linux support have warned not to install Mandrake 9.2 on any machine with an LG-based CD-ROM drive. Many users have reported that installing Mandrake Linux 9.2 particularly on Dell computers with an LG drive ended up rendering their LG CD-ROM drive unusable, even after multiple reboots.
  • ATi driver 'optimisations'? An investigation  - I've found this interesting article at EliteBastards, check it out.
  • Roxio Easy CD/DVD Creator 6.2 adds transcoding and overburning - Roxio has updated their Easy CD/DVD Creator software to version 6.2 and this version adds support for burning to 90 and 99 minutes media, as well as a compression (transcoding, shrinking) engine to reduce the size of DVD movies so they will fit on DVD recordables. This makes Easy CD/DVD Creator more powerfull then ever and the company seems to be looking at its competition such as Ahead which included Nero Recode in their Nero 6 package.
  • MyIE2 v0.8.2126 - MyIE2 (download) is a multi-tabbed browser based on the IE core (IE5.x or above required). It can open multiple web pages within one browser window, and uses little system resources. This new version allows you to drag open javascript links, improves Improved browsing speed, and adds Better "Disable script error" implementation.
  • Fresh UI 6.55 - Fresh UI (download) is the fresh solution for configuring and optimizing Windows. Loaded with hundreds of useful hidden settings, this software covers the customizing and optimizing technique that you'll be glad to know: Customizing Windows User Interface, Optimizing system settings, Optimizing hardware settings, Customizing Windows application settings, and Control user environment with policies.
  • Foobar2000 v0.7.2 Beta 6 - Foobar2000 (download) is an advanced audio player for the Windows platform. Some of the basic features include ReplayGain support, low memory footprint and native support for several popular audio formats.
  • AntiVir Personal Edition 6.22.01.01 - The AntiVir Personal Edition (download) offers the effective protection against computer viruses for the individual and private use on a single PC-workstation. In order to make possible an easy operation, the AntiVir Personal Edition is developed to the essential points.
  • MemTest 2.1  - A new version of MemTest has been released that fully supports users with 1GB of RAM or more.
  • MotherBoard Monitor 5.3.4.1 - Motherboard Monitor (download) is a tool that will display information from the sensor chip on your motherboard in your Windows system tray. MBM supports a wide range of Chipsets & Sensor Chip combinations. MBM is compatible with Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP and .NET.
last 10 comments:
Maximposted - Oct, 26 2003 - 08:42
I only have a question... How much Creative pay people to say Audigy 2 ZS is a great card? Eax 4 is = 99% EAX 3 (only a software and not an hardware modification) I have and audigy 2 and audigy 2 ZS and i can only say, i've wasted my money with this card , cause there are NO REALLY DIFFERENCES !!!

Alposted - Oct, 26 2003 - 12:02
I agree with Maxim, buy this card only if you have and old sblive. Or audigy 1 if you hase some money... If you have and audigy 2 you wast your money with this ZS version.

NOTHINGposted - Oct, 27 2003 - 05:00
I've always considered that the audio card for the PC has come to a point where it really can't go much further up. I'm no audiophile, and really don't do much for the sound other than what a standard PC user/gamer would use their sound card for. I'm happy with my on-board sound on my Abit moboat present; though I did fork out bucks for a Hercules Game Theatre XP years back cause it looked COOL, but what a monster cable it had on that thing.

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