Evening Tech Reading - tech
(hx) 02:09 AM CET - Jan,13 2002
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- Gigger worm can format Windows PCs - Gigger, a new
JavaScript-based virus, has escaped into the wild. It attempts to delete files
from a computer and format user's disk drive on restart and antivirus vendors are
characterising it as high-risk. Gigger, which uses a combination of Microsoft
Outlook and mIRC to spread, is not spreading widely, but its destructive potential has
prompted Symantec to issue a strongly worded warning about the worm.
- AMD Set To Release Duron 1.3GHz - According to the Inquirer, AMD
looks set to release a
Duron 1.3GHz before the end of January.
- GeForce 4 Specs - GeForce 4 Ti600 - GPU Speed: 300Mhz, Memory
Speed: 600Mhz 3.3ns Hynix 128Mb, Pipelines: More -> That's all NVIDIA said
to Burton Boy. Basically it's a pumped up NV2A XBox GPU.
- Four Speaker Sets Compared - Altec Lansing's 4100 system looks
great. Creative's FPS1600 system's dirt cheap. Creative's Inspire Digital 5700 has a huge
feature list and what looks like a huge bass driver - but isn't. Logitech's Z-560 actually
_has_ a huge bass driver (by computer speaker standards), but it also seems to have some
misleading specifications, which become apparent once you pull it to bits. Read more.
- ATA/133 Controllers Comparison - X-Bit Labs compared the
performance of three today's ATA/133 controllers available. Namely, they took a closer
look at Promise Ultra133, HighPoint HPT372 integrated into the mainboard and the M1535D+
South Bridge of ALi MAGiK 1 chipset. Find out
which one is the best so far!
- Build Your Own Mini-PC For The Office - Tom's Hardware Guide has
written an article howto about building your own mini-PC.
- PHP-Nuke 5.4 Beta - PHPnuke.org has released a new beta version of its PHP-Nuke web portal system.
- pcAnywhere 10.5.1 Beta - pcAnywhere is the world's leading
remote control software. This new
beta features
improved Windows XP support.
- AVP Update - The latest Kaspersky anti-virus Cumulative Database
Update has been released.
- BearShare v2.4.0 - BearShare is designed
to let you share files with everyone on the Internet, and download files that other people
are sharing.
- Napster 3.1.2.7 Leaked - The new Napster pay
service has been leaked and Ibelite.com
got it :). This is the Napster pay service but it is free while in beta stages. It has a whole new
interface, which is clean and easy on the eyes, a major improvement from before. But
finding those music files you want to listen to is going to be a lot harder on this new
version, everyone check it out and let us know what you think.
- IM Chat Talker v3.00 - This program
enhances instant messaging by providing text-to-speech capabilities. It's designed to be
used with the world's most popular IM software. IM Chat Talker works with AOL 7.0 Client,
AOL Instant Messenger, MSN Messenger Service, Yahoo! Messenger, Netscape Messenger, ICQ,
and now Odigo.
- Athlon XP 2000+/ P4 2.2GHz Reviews: Athlon
XP 2000+:PC PowerZone, Firing
Squad, Hexus,
SimHQ,
Athlon XP 2000+ vs P4 2.2GHz: Tech-Report, Ace's Hardware,
Extreme Hardware, AnandTech, X-Bit Labs, P4 2.2GHz: Hot
Hardwares, Digit-Life, Tech Hard, SimHQ,
Hexus.
- Promise Raid Performance Patch for VIA chipsets - VIA Arena has
posted a Promise Raid Performance Patch for VIA chipsets.
- USB 2.0 Support for Win2k - LittleWhiteDog.com informed us
that they posted an updated driver (though it's still BETA) which adds
USB 2.0 support to Windows 2000. (mirrors)
- Radeon Omega Drivers - Omegacorner.com have released new Radeon Omega drivers
(1.1.11a). These candies are compatible with all ATI Radeon Cards (All In Wonder Radeon,
All In Wonder Radeon 8500, Radeon 7000/VE, Radeon 7200, Radeon 7500/LE, Radeon 8500
Mobility Radeon)
- Abit KR7A BIOS 6N - Abit has released a new BIOS for the KR7A
series.
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