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- New way to send hidden messages - The company, which was spun out
of intellectual-property consulting firm Generics Group, an incubator of
upstarts, has
devised a
method for sending wireless signals over ordinary audio speakers so that
humans can't hear them. With this same technology, radio stations can
unobtrusively transmit ads, Web site URLs, or information about music and
artists to in-car cell phones. A major worldwide carrier will begin trials in
the next six months.
- Linksys vulnerability puts home users at risk - A security
hole in some versions of the software -- called "firmware" -- used by the
router could allow a remote user to crash the device, interrupting Internet
service for any computers attached to it, according to iDefense.
To cause a crash, an attacker only needs to enter the URL for a CGI script
used to configure and manage the router without providing any "arguments"
(input for the script to process), according to iDefense. In most
situations, the attacker would already need to be on a computer connected to
the network to execute an attack. However, if the router has a 'remote
management' feature enabled, a malicious hacker could execute an attack from
anywhere on the Internet by entering the IP address of the router along with
the name of the script into his or her Web browser.
- Big Cable's Package-Pricing Ploy - New York City fans of HBO's Sex
& The City who
couldn't care less about the 20 or more channels that must be bought to get
that particular premium service could slash their monthly cable bill from
$56 to about $31. The smaller fee would get HBO and the major TV networks. In
Orlando, fans who want Showtime's The Chris Isaac Show but not the assorted
channels that come with it, could cut their monthly cable costs from about $51
to just $29.
- ADV Confirms Cable Anime Channel - ADV Films has confirmed reports
that they are working to create a
cable television channel dedicated to Anime. Currently they are releasing
very few details about the channel itself. All that has been publicized at
this time is that the channel will run 24 hours a day and will break its
content into four categories, Action Zone, Sci-Fi, Comedy Incorrect, and
Horror/Martial Arts.
- Tablet PC faces uncertain future - Microsoft and several top-tier
computer makers introduced the new "Tablet PC" with much fanfare Thursday, but
it
remains uncertain how popular the device will be. Microsoft already
invested roughly $400 million in development and research for the Tablet PC.
The company is expected to spend tens of millions more marketing the new
devices. Even so, Tablet PCs, all of which carry price tags exceeding $2,000,
are not expected to make a big mark on the industry in the near term.
- Shockwave surfs into online gaming - The online entertainment
company hopes the
new service, called GameBlast, will convince casual gamers to pay $9.95 a
month to play. AtomShockwave already sells games that can be downloaded onto a
PC, and more limited demo versions of these titles are available online. With
GameBlast, the company is now letting people play full versions of the games
via the Internet.
- Understanding Memory Bandwidth And Latency - When people talk about
bus bandwidth this way what they're really describing is only one type of
bandwidth: the bus's theoretical peak bandwidth. The peak bandwidth of a bus
is the most easily calculated, the largest (read: the most marketing
friendly), and the least relevant bandwidth number that you can use to
quantify the amount of data that two components (i.e. the CPU and RAM) can
exchange over a given period of time. In most product literature this
theoretical number, which is rarely (if ever) approached in actual practice,
will be cited whenever the literature wants to talk about how much bandwidth
is available to the system.
Let's take a closer look at how this number is calculated and what it
represents.
- Windows XP SP2 Fixlist - Here's
an unofficial fix
list for Windows XP SP2.
- Yahoo! Messenger v5.5.0.1244 - Messenger has been updated to
version
5.5.0.1244.
- DVD-Cloner 1.81 -
DVD-Cloner
supports most DVD-RW drive . The DVD of cloned could be played on any players
which support compatible format.
- Nero Burning Rom 5.5.9.17.1 - Ahead Software has released
Nero
Burning Rom 5.5.9.17.1.
- Zoom Player 2.90 Final -
Zoom Player (changelog)
is a robust Media and DVD Front-End Player. It was designed to be simple at
first glance while being remarkably dynamic and flexible when used to its full
potential and works in two modes.
- Hercules Muse Soundcard Series Driver 6.39 - Hercules
released a Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP driver
update
v6.39 for the Muse soundcard series.
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