Evening Tech Reading - tech
(hx) 03:44 AM CEST - Apr,24 2003
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- Female characters infiltrate gaming world -
According to Trais, a contributor to Electronic Gaming Monthly and
Computer Gaming World, the topless women who do tricks on bikes in "BMX XXX"
and the scantily-clad women who have a feel for each other in "Outlaw Golf"
provide action which, she says, is a little over the top. However, the clothed
leading lady, Cate Archer, in "No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy in H.A.R.M.'S
Way" represents a different story. Trais feels Archer packs a skull full of
brains alongside her toned body and that's not such a bad combination.
- Microsoft patches holes in IE, Outlook -
Microsoft warned customers that they should apply updates for both
Internet Explorer and Outlook Express to fix critical security vulnerabilities
that could let attackers run programs on a victim's PC. Internet
Explorer 5.01, 5.5 and 6.0 all have four flaws, the worst of which could allow
an attacker to take control of a person's computer if a victim were follow
links to a Web site or read an HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) e-mail created
by an attacker.
- Email worm looks to capitalise on SARS fears -
The mass-mailing worm, which has been named W32/Coronex-A, sends itself to
all contacts in Outlook address books and attempts to dupe innocent computer
users into opening an attachment offering details on the current SARS
epidemic. The worm uses different subject lines, message bodies and attachment
names to try and lure users into opening the attachments, including: "Severe
Acute Respiratory Syndrome", "SARS Virus" and Hongkong.exe
- Will Your Broadband Travel Over Power Lines? -
Hailing the step as a "monumental moment," the U.S. Federal Communications
Commission voted Wednesday to solicit public comment on broadband Internet
service delivered over ordinary electric power lines, a step that could create
widespread competition for cable modem and DSL services. Companies such as
Amperion and Current Technologies are already planning to roll out limited BPL
services by later this year, and they are allowed to do so as long as they
stay within current FCC rules on unlicensed radio frequency emissions.
- First Look at the Newest Palm PDAs -
Both the camera-equipped Zire 71 and the Wi-Fi-enabled Tungsten C run the
latest Palm operating system, version 5.2.1. The Zire 71 is available now,
Palm says, and the Tungsten C is due to ship in early May. The Zire 71 is the
second entry in Palm's consumer line of personal digital assistants launched
last fall with the $99 Zire. But the original Zire was designed to appeal to a
mass-market crowd; the $299 Zire 71 was created with a more upmarket
multimedia buff in mind.
- OPTERON VIA K8T400M Chipset specs - After posting the
Opteron AMD 8000 (nForce3) Chipset specifications, AMDboard is publishing
some information and charts about the brand new
K8T400M
south bridge chipset for Opteron and VIA VT8237 north bridge.
- Tim Sweeney 64-bit Interview - FiringSquad's Brandon Bell has
conducted
an interview with Epic Games' Tim Sweeney as he talks about AMD's 64-bit
Athlon processor!
Cumulative Patch for Internet Explorer (April 2003) -
Thie April 2003, Cumulative patch for MSIE fixes all old and some new
vulnerabilities in IE.
Cumulative Patch for Outlook Express (April 2003) - The "April
2003, Cumulative Patch for Outlook Express" eliminates all previously
addressed security vulnerabilities affecting Outlook Express, as well as
additional newly discovered vulnerabilities. This update includes the
functionality of all previously released patches.
Yahoo! Messenger 5.5.0.1254 -
Yahoo! Messenger is a freeware program that allows you to quickly exchange
messages with others online. Tis new version features PC-to-Mobile
Conversations, Super Webcam, New Emoticons and IMVironments.
VIA Audio drivers v3.50b - VIA Tech has released
new drivers (rel.notes)
for the internal AC97 sound in their chipsets i.e. south bridges VT686A,
VT686B, VT8231, VT8233, VT8233A, VT8233C and VT8235.
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