Nightly Tech Madness - tech
(hx) 03:15 AM CEST - Oct,24 2003
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- Vivendi 'Half-Life 2' Game Release Date Uncertain - With
online retailers beginning to speculate that "Half-Life 2," one of the most
anticipated PC games ever, could ship as soon as mid-November, the game's
developer is still not saying whether it will be out this year at all.
- Off-topic: Bomb-proof flight simulator developed -
A giant bomb-proof chamber designed to mimic an airplane's cargo hold
could be used to safely trigger hidden explosives during airport security
screening. The chamber, developed by the German company Siemens, is
shaped like a plane's hull and large enough to hold several cargo containers
at a time. The system includes a conventional X-ray for screening cargo, which
might detect a timer device on a bomb. But some bomb designs include triggers
that respond to flight conditions. Therefore air pressure and temperature
inside the unit can be lowered to the levels experienced at altitude.
- Off-topic: Laser system to pinpoint snipers fast-tracked -
A laser capable of pinpointing sniper fire and a system that could alert
troops to remote-controlled explosives are being tested by the US military
and could be deployed in combat as early as 2004. The two prototype
technologies are being developed the Pentagon Defense Advanced Research
Projects Agency (DARPA). Work on the two systems has
accelerated because military officials believe they could prove useful in
Iraq, where US troops face guerrilla tactics. They are currently being tested
to determine whether they would be suitable for use in combat.
- Off-topic: Microfluidic battery runs on water -
Converting hydrostatic pressure directly into electrical current - without
"moving parts" like a fuel cell - has enabled the demonstration of a new kind
of battery. The electrokinetic microchannel battery prototype harnessed the
combined sub-nanoamp electrical output from 500,000 microfluidic channels to
generate microamps of power.
- Off-topic: Intel chip gear aims to detect disease - The chipmaker
will construct
a
device, called a Raman Bioanalyzer System, at the Seattle-based research
organization that will be able, ideally, to detect chemical anomalies in
individual cells, which in turn could be used to flag diseases in their early
stages. Raman spectroscopy is used to analyze the chemical composition of
chips during the fabrication process. When a laser beam is directed toward a
chip or a region of a chip, the molecules in the light beam become stimulated
and emit a specific spectrum of light, which the Raman spectrometer picks up.
Because every molecule emits a different spectrum, the molecules can be
identified.
- Nvidia launches NV38 and NV36 graphics chips
- Nvidia today
launched its highly-anticipated NV38 and NV36 graphics chips. The NV38
chip, with the GeForce FX5950 Ultra product name, is the fastest GPU offered
by the chip vendor to date, Nvidia said. The company also announced its
foundry partners for the chips. The NV38 is made by Taiwan Semiconductor
Manufacturing Company (TSMC) using 0.13-micron process technology. The NV36,
in two configurations (the GeForce FX5700 Ultra and GeForce FX5700), is made
at IBM’s East Fishkill fab, also using 0.13-micron technology.
The 5950 is essentially a version of the 5900, tweaked to enable the
higher core and clock frequencies. The 5950 Ultra is likely to replace the
5900 Ultra, with the regular 5900 (400MHz core, 700MHz memory) staying around
for a while.
- AMD to cut Athlon XP prices Monday -
AMD will cut its Athlon XP prices on 27 October, a Chinese web site has
claimed. The reductions will come to the 2700+, 2800+, 3000+ and 3200+, it
reports. The claim has since been confirmed by our UK sources.
- ALi launches new DVD player single-chip - Taiwanese IC design house
ALi yesterday announced its second-generation DVD player single chip,
according to a company statement. The new chip, the M3355, integrates RF
(radio frequency), servo and MPEG-4 decoder and will begin volume production
this quarter. For other DVD-related chips, ALi's networked DVD processor
(T6305) and media adapter processor (T6306) are currently in the design-in
stage, according to the company. ALi also plans to launch solutions for DVD
recorders and recordable DVD drives in the first half of 2004.
- Toshiba Updates Pocket PCs -
Toshiba has launched a version of its E800/805 Pocket PC personal digital
assistant that incorporates integrated Wi-Fi and VoIP (voice over IP) software
along with several different speech-recognition applications and an enhanced
display. In addition to the $599 E800/805, the company has released the $299
E400/405 for users interested in a less-expensive PDA without Wi-Fi or VoIP
capability.
- N-Gage sales figures offer mixed picture - According to Nokia,
400,000 units have been sold to retail outlets since the product launched
on October 7. In addition, they claim that follow-up orders have begun
trickling in. Calling the debut "strong," Nokia says it is pleased with the
initial response and hopes to sell between 6 million and 9 million units by
year-end 2004.
In related story, Nokia is set to unveil three new models next week, one
of which is the company's first fold-away design, industry and market sources
said on Thursday. Nokia will show the 'clam-shell' model 7200, the 6230 camera
phone and the 6820 with keyboard at its Mobile Internet Conference in Nice,
France, on Tuesday, the sources said.
- HP Introduces Its Most Powerful Graphing Calculator - HP today
announced the
hp 49g+ graphing calculator (homepage),
the flagship of a new line of powerful graphing calculators to be launched
this fall. Built for scientists, engineers, mathematicians, surveyors and
students who need portable calculating power, the HP 49g+ graphing calculator
performs more than 2,300 functions and has 2.5 megabytes of total memory
including 2MB of flash ROM, of which 800KB is available to the user. Priced at
suggested retail of $175.991, the calculator also allows for future electronic
upgrades via an included USB cable.
- Red Hat Upgrades Linux OS - Red Hat on Wednesday
introduced Red Hat Linux 3, the newest addition to its Open Source
Architecture platform, and according to one analyst its improved support for
Java and threads will have many Red Hat users making an upgrade. According to
Raleigh, North Carolina-based Red Hat, one of the key features of the new Red
Hat Linux is its ability to support seven hardware architectures: Intel's X86,
Intel's Itanium, Advanced Micro Devices' AMD64, and IBM's ZSeries, ISeries,
PSeries, and S/390.
- An explanation why you should avoid purchasing cheap DVD media -
The problem with most media is that, unless you buy media from a well known
brand name you
can't really tell what you bought until you've tried it on your DVD RW drive.
Many unknown companies (mostly small Asian or Eastern European) who are in the
business of producing media only for the easy money, take advantage of this
fact by luring customers into buying their media by offering extremely low
prices. Because the MID code can also be used to trace media back to the
manufacturer, they often don't use any MID code and rumor has it that some
companies even "steal" MID codes from other manufacturers, making it look like
the discs are made by reliable companies. The 1st problem with this type of
media is that the quality may be unreliable, though this is not necessarily
the case.
- GeForce FX 5950 Ultra, GeForce FX 5700 Ultra, GeForce FX 5700, GeForce
FX 5600XT 128b benchmarks - The GeForce FX 5700 Ultra, which looks also
good compared to the RADEON 9600XT, has the equal recommended price of $199.
It's only the FX 5700 which at its price of $149 can look equal or a bit
inferior to its competitors. Let's wait for the real cards and their
prices which are expected in 3-4 weeks.
- Java 2 SDK, Standard Edition Updates 1.4.2_02 -
Java 2 SDK updates
are developed by addressing key customer issues and feedback on the previous
FCS release. These updates do not generally include any new features or
functionality. There are several key bug fixes in this release. Sun strongly
recommends that users upgrade. If deploying any update, we recommend that our
customers follow their standard test procedures for Java technologies and
deployments.
- BlindWrite Suite 4.9.9.104 Beta -
Blindwrite Suite (download)
is the best set of tools to reproduce or clone any CD, even protected ones.
Blindwrite Suite is the most powerfull tool to create a perfect copy from your
original CD for personal private copy. Blindwrite Suite can also create CD
audio from MP3, Ogg Vorbis, WAV, WMA, monkey`s audio and be use with an
CD-ROMcd emulator like Daemon Tools.
- ICQ Pro 2003b Build #3916 - Another version of ICQ is available for
download.
- MSN Messenger 6.1 Final Build 155 - The final release of
MSN Messenger 6.1 (Build 155) has been released.
- 4c vision 3.1 -
4c vision gives you the opportunity to get the look behind the link The
browser creates a preview (see
picture) of found websites. Your search results, favorites, and history
are loaded in the background and visualized for you while you are surfing the
web.
- CPUInfo 2.11 -
CPUInfo is a Windows based program which announces extensive information
about the available processors. Besides the information about the processor
type, manufacturer, clock frequency, multiplyer and FSB, CPUInfo shows
information about the processor caches, feature flags and machine specific
registers (MSR). Additional to these the information from the Windows-Registry
are included in the analysis.
- VIA Hyperion 4-in-1 v4.49p3 (unofficial) - Station-Drivers have
updated their
Hyperion 4in1 drivers page with version 4.49vp3. (mirror1
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mirror2) This new version adds support for Windows 2003. VIA
Hyperion drivers are suitable for any VIA chipset and all Microsoft Windows
Operating Systems. Hyperion driver sets include INF, AGP, IDE and IRQ related
drivers.
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