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(hx) 01:10 AM CET - Nov,21 2002
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- Comdex : Day 2 Coverage -
Toms's Hardware,
AnandTech,
Comdex 2002: Cooling Part I
- AMD ATHLON 64 - At Comdex, AMD today announced it has
selected "AMD Athlon 64" as the brand name for its next-generation
processor for desktop and mobile PCs, formerly code named "Clawhammer." The
upcoming AMD Athlont 64 processor is expected to be the industry's first and
only 64-bit, x86 PC processor for desktop and mobile computing. Desktop and
mobile PCs built on the AMD Athlon 64 processor will be able to run 64-bit
applications at full performance and simultaneously run 32-bit software
applications with no performance penalty. It will enable the benefits desktop
and mobile PC users want such as quicker loading of applications and better
multi-tasking. Users will enjoy vivid realism and richer sound on digital
entertainment such as games, streaming video and audio, DVDs and music.
- MS bug exposes millions to attack - The vulnerability, found
by security company Foundstone and confirmed by Microsoft,
could
allow an Internet attacker to take over a Web server, spread an e-mail virus
or create a fast-spreading network worm. The flaw affects IIS Web
servers using the Microsoft Data Access Component (MDAC) to talk to a
database. Servers running the latest software, MDAC 2.7, are free from the
security hole, as are servers on which an administrator has run the IIS
Lockdown Tool, an application that helps secure systems. Windows computers,
except those running Windows XP, are also vulnerable if Internet Explorer
5.01, 5.5 and 6 are present, as they also use the data access component.
However, attacks on such systems are harder to accomplish, Terwoerds said.
Microsoft has
posted information (patch
for win9x/ME/2k/NT) about the flaw and how to secure Windows PCs and Web
servers in an advisory on its TechNet site.
- Flashier cell phone games duke it out - Video games are the guilty
pleasure of having a cell phone. Even a ridiculously simple game like Snake
can be powerfully addictive. Before you know it, you've been staring at your
phone's screen and
hammering at its little keypad for half an hour.
- Jumping from satellite to cellular and back - London-based
Inmarsat's Regional BGAN service, announced Tuesday, is the second to merge
satellite and cellular phone networks. Globalstar Telecommunications has been
selling hybrid cellular-satellite phones and services for some time. But
Inmarsat's service
can deliver data at 176kbps, about twice as fast as Globalstar's,
according to both companies. Unlike Globalstar's service, however, Inmarsat's
modem-based Regional BGAN is limited to data-specific tasks such as Web
surfing and getting behind a corporate firewall; it does not handle voice
calls.
- Merger could warp universe - Two black holes drifting towards each
other will merge in millions of years with a
burst of gravitational waves that could warp the very fabric of space.
Scientists said yesterday the Chandra X-ray Observatory has found the first
evidence that two immense black holes can co-exist in the same galaxy and that
they are moving towards each other for an eventual merger. The double
black holes were found in a bright, highly active galaxy known as NGC6240,
about 400 million light years from the Earth.
- IBM Releases Self-Fixing Computer Software - International
Business Machines Corp. IBM on Wednesday said it will begin selling new
versions of two software products based on autonomic computing, advancing the
industry's
goal of creating technology that can take care of itself. On Thursday IBM
will begin selling a new version of its database software, DB2 Version 8. On
Nov. 26 the company will release its WebSphere Version 5, middleware software
that forms the foundation on which programmers build and run their
applications. Both products incorporate the goals of Autonomic Computing,
which aims to create computer systems that need less human intervention.
- XFX Supports 64-Bit AMD - XFX has just announced
its full compatibility with the upcoming 64-bit processors from AMD.
- Unreal GeForce FX Tech Movie - Monday's NVIDIA GeForce FX press
conference at Las Vegas's Comdex can now been seen through a
streaming media format.
- Windows Media Encoder 9 RC -
Windows Media Encoder 9 RC is a powerful tool for content producers who
want to take advantage of the many innovations in Windows Media 9
Series-including high-quality multichannel sound, high-definition video
quality, new support for mixed-mode voice and music content, and more.
- DVD-Cloner 1.83 -
DVD-Cloner
supports most DVD-RW drive . The DVD of cloned could be played on any
players which support compatible format.
- ClonyXXL v2.0.1.0 -
ClonyXXL
is a copyprotection detection scanner, which can show what kind of protection
is used on a disc.
- Hard Disk Indicator 1.2 - Add your hard-disk's led at your system
tray with
this cool free program ! Now you can choose between 5 led colors and also
the program can monitor 5 partitions on the same time. if you have a laptop or
your computer is in an inaccessible location this could be very useful.
- PlexTools v1.17 Upgrade - Plextor Europe has released
a new version of the PlexTools software.
- nForce 1/2 Drivers - NVidia has released some
new drivers for their nForce 1 and nForce 2 motherboard chipsets, for
Win2k,
WinXP
and
Win98SE/ME. The new release adds ASIO and OpenAL driver support and fixes
some bugs.
- Detonator Destroyer v1.2 -
Detonator
Destroyer is the only tool that completely removes detonator drivers from
your Windows 95 (All versions),Windows98,Windows 98SE,Windows ME system. It
removes all versions of detonators from 6.XX up! - Support for 2000 and XP
coming! Oh yeah I need that, but for my WinXP :))
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