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- Microsoft Issues New Batch Of Security Updates - Microsoft has
released
three security bulletins to secure flaws discovered in
ISA Server 2000,
Exchange Server 2003, and
MDAC.
- Symantec slams the door on LiveUpdate flaw - Security company
Symantec, developer of the popular Norton AntiVirus software,
fixed
a problem in its LiveUpdate feature last week--a vulnerability that could
allow malicious users to gain unauthorized administrator access rights to an
affected PC.
- W32/Yaha.E-mm is No Laughing Matter -
A new worm, W32/Bugbros-mm, is getting some notice. Rated as a medium
threat by Trend Micro and Symantec, it has the potential for wide
distribution. Known also as BugGear, the mass mailing worm comes disguised as
an e-mail message from [email protected] with an attachment of varying
file names. The attachment, when run, pops up an error message box saying
"Run-time error '76'; file not found". It also sends a copy of itself out to
everyone on your Outlook contact list.
- Off-topic: "Gotta Give" screener ends up on Net - Academy
officials said Monday that they learned last week
about the unauthorized online copy of the movie starring Jack Nicholson
and Diane Keaton, which ranked fifth in last weekend's box office tally. The
development was a setback for the anti-piracy campaign by the film industry
and the academy. Last year, the Motion Picture Association of America, which
represents studios, banned the distribution of so-called "screener" DVDs and
videotapes over concerns about bootlegging, but partly lifted the ban after
complaints from filmmakers, producers and independent production companies.
- MP3 Players Add Storage, Shrink Size - If a flash memory MP3 player
just doesn't hold enough music for you, but a 20GB to 60GB jukebox feels too
heavy, you're in luck:
4GB versions of Creative's MuVo2 and Rio's Nitrus players are on the way,
upping capacity from the 1.5GB of earlier models.
- MS Hummer beta - CES 2004 the
Microsoft's
Windows Automotive team, which were there demonstrating one of
the connected concept cars that the company unveiled at the show. (thanks
Bink.nu)
- Via Plans Pentium M Chipsets - Via, based in Taipei, Taiwan,
plans to introduce two Pentium M chipset models, the PN800 and PN880, says
Ben Boyden, a Via spokesperson. Both chipsets will support 400-MHz DDR memory
and incorporate an integrated Unichrome Pro graphics core that includes a
hardware decoder for MPEG4 video and support for HDTV, he says.
- AMD 2004 CPU Roadmap Update -
Socket-754 Roadmap for 2004: AMD Athlon 64 3700+ 2.4GHz 1MB Q2 '04 ||
AMD Athlon 64 3400+ 2.4GHz 512KB Q2 '04 || AMD Athlon 64 3400+ 2.2GHz 1MB
Already Available || AMD Athlon 64 3200+ 2.0GHz 1MB Already Available || AMD
Athlon 64 3000+ 2.0GHz 512KB Already Available || AMD Athlon XP 3000+ TBD
256KB Q4 '04 || AMD Athlon XP 2800+ TBD 256KB Q3 '04. As of now, the
fastest Socket-754 CPU will be the Athlon 64 3700+; current motherboard owners
looking for an upgrade path can look no further than the 3700+ running at
2.4GHz.
- Gateway AR-230 DVD Recorder - PCMag has posted
a review of Gateway AR-230 DVD Recorder.
- ATA Hard Drive Accessories round-up - ATA hard drive vendors
now look to accommodate simple server setups. A lot less pricey than SCSI,
THG decided to take a look at a few popular ATA accessory products from
Maxtron, GUP, Promise, Raid Sonic and Star Tech to see how they measured up
performance-wise.
- Xbox Modding (Part 1) – For those of you interested in modding your
Xbox, check this article at
TweakTown.
- ICQ Lite Build #1301 -
ICQ Lite (download)
is pure messaging: It includes only the most popular features of ICQ, such as
instant messaging, file transfer, SMS and meeting people, for super-quick
communication. Because it's so small and has everything good about the
full-featured ICQ made easy, it's the perfect version to send to your friends
and get them on ICQ.
- StyleXP 2.0 RC1 -
StyleXP is
theming software that helps customize the way your Windows XP, Windows XP
Service Pack 1, Tablet PC, or Server 2003 system looks.
- Creative DTS Setup Console 1.00.06 - Station-Drivers.com have
posted a new
Creative DTS Setup Console v1.00.06 (multilang) for the Audigy 2 series of
cards and
the Nomad MuVo NX firmware update 1.20.07 (English) /Thanks
Warp2Search)
- Sony Offers Free 8X DVD-R / 4X DVD-RW Firmware Upgrade - The free
firmware upgrade for the internal DRU-530A or external DRX-530UL Dual RW
drives that will allow you to achieve up to 8X DVD-R max and 4X DVD-RW max
recording speeds is not yet available. The firmware will be available for
download from Sony's Storage Support Web site near the end of February 2004.
The appropriate media must be used to obtain these recording speeds.
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