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(hx) 01:40 AM CET - Feb,21 2003
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- Fighting piracy with P2P blocking -
The
technology, provided by Los Gatos, Calif., company Audible Magic, isn't
yet blocking individual file trades. But that's the next step. As the company
begins testing its service with more universities, corporations and small
Internet service providers during next few weeks and months, this peer-to-peer
monitoring and blocking technology threatens to open the next front in the
online piracy wars
- Net security software exposed - A team at the Federal
Institute for Technology in Lausanne said they had been able to decipher a
password in less than an hour. "It is the first time we have noticed a
security problem in the SSL protocol itself and not in how we use it or how we
implement it," Professor Serge Vaudenay, director of the institute's security
and cryptography lab,
told the BBC. But the researchers say the loophole does not apply to
credit card transactions, as banks and e-commerce sites use a different type
of SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) technology.
- Cheap Lindows Mobile PC - At just 2.9 lbs, the $799
Lindows Mobile PC is a featherweight, but it weighs in with such features
as LindowsOS, a 933mhz VIA processor, 256MB RAM, USB 2.0, Firewire, Ethernet,
and a crisp 12.1" TFT display, plus a PCMCIA slot to add even more
functionality such as wireless networking.
- Intel's Prescott Could Reach 5 GHz - Intel's "Prescott" processor
could scale up to 5-GHz, Intel executives said this afternoon.
- Philips demonstrates world's first DVD+RW drive with S-ATA -
Philips, Intel and Silicon Image have
demonstrated the world's first DVD+RW drive with an integrated serial ATA
(S-ATA) interface.
- R350 will be named Radeon 9800 PRO - According to TheInquirer,
R350 is
going to be the Radeon 9800 PRO and it will have non pro version as well,
just like the R300 that was called 9700 PRO and 9700. Clock speeds are
still not finalized but it's very close to finalization as this is a March
product and the European launch will be at Cebit. As far as we hear, and this
is still not confirmed, clock speeds will be either 375 or 400 MHz.
- CuteFTP Pro 3.1 Final -
CuteFTP Pro v3.1 (download)
integrates state-of-the-art security standards including SSL via FTP and HTTP,
SSH2 and advanced S/KEY password encryption to ensure that confidential
business data stays that way.
- WinBoost 4.01 -
WinBoost 4 (download)
is a special utility designed to boost Windows XP/2000/Millennium Edition
(ME)/98 Second Edition/98/95 performance and productivity. Using easy to use
graphical user interface you can configure hundreds of Windows hidden settings
from Start Menu, Desktop, Windows Explorer, Internet Explorer, etc.
- MyIE2 beta 0.7.435 -
MyIE2 is a powerful multi-page browser based on the IE core (IE 5.x or IE
6.x required). It can open multiple web pages in just one window. And it only
takes a little system resource when surfing with a greatly integrated user
interface. It also supports special Plug-Ins & IE Extensions to let you have
an enjoyable surfing experience. MyIE2 has a greatly integrated & customizable
interface which supports Skins, Plug-Ins, IE Extensions, & specific toolbars
(example: Google Toolbar).
- Coding Workshop Ringtone Convertor 4.1.1 -
The Ringtone Converter (download)
is a software program for both Microsoft Windows and Apple Mac systems that
allows you to add new ringtones to your mobile phone without the need for
cables or expensive premium rate SMS services.
- HyperSnap-DX 5.04.00 -
HyperSnap-DX 5 (download)
is a screen capture and image editing tool for MS Windows. It captures screens
from standard desktop programs and even those hard-to-grab DirectX, Direct3D,
3Dfx Voodoo and Glide mode games.
- Total Commander 5.51 - A new final version of the best file manager
is available for
download from the official website.
- nVHardPage NVIDIA Tweaker v1.21.2b -
This program
serves on enabling/disabling hidden features in NVIDIA control panel and
tweaking NVIDIA Direct3D & OpenGL settings.
- nVidia File Remover 0.3 -
nVidia File
Remover (or NFR), is a small and simple to use tool that scans system
folder for nvidia files and presents the user with a list. You can delete
selected files or create a bat file to execute when and where you see fit.
- OMEGA-Drivers for Win2K/XP/9x/ME -
OmegaCorner
has posted W2K/XP drivers based on the official 6292 ATI drivers (Catalyst
3.1) and Win9x/ME driver based on based on the official 9082 ATI drivers
(Catalyst 3.1).
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