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(hx) 12:55 PM CET - Nov,16 2002
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- Dot-Mil Hacker's Download Mistake - Gary McKinnon, the Briton
indicted this week for hacking into scores of U.S. military computers, left
behind few clues on the compromised systems of his victims. But download log
files from a Wisconsin software firm may have led investigators straight to
his London door.
The unusual strategy almost worked. Unlike underground "backdoor"
utilities like NetBus or Back Orifice, the popular RemotelyAnywhere program
doesn't trigger antivirus software. For nearly a year, McKinnon was able to
control a vast network of defense computers without detection, authorities
said.
- Harry Potter in Theaters, Online - In the days leading up to the
film's release, and less than two weeks after its London premiere, file
traders posted
dozens of copies of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, the second
installment in the popular series, on peer-to-peer networks. The film debuts
Friday at theaters in the United States and Great Britain.
- CD Burner Company Roxio Buys Napster for $5 Million - Failed online
music-swapping service Napster is to be acquired by Roxio, which makes CD-burning
software, for $5.3m (L3.6m) in cash and shares. Roxio will buy all
the assets and intellectual property rights, but not any of the liabilities
including those arising from litigation, the company said. Roxio's chief
executive, Chris Gorog, said buying Napster would "expand our role in the
digital media landscape and enhance our offerings to consumers".
- DVD players do a lot more than just play movies - NEXT@CNN's
Ann Kellan spoke with consumer tech expert Marc Saltzman, for a rundown of the
bells and whistles
offered on DVD players. It seems to be quite useful interview for those
who plan to buy DVD player for holidays.
- Toshiba goes mobile with TS21i - The
TS21i
comes with a display capable of showing 256 colours, offers dual-band GSM
900/1800 MHz, GPRS Class 8, support for English, French, German, Italian,
Dutch and Spanish - it's almost so Toshiba expects i-mode to spread quickly
beyond the only two networks in operation in the Netherlands and Germany - an
i-mode browser, support for i-mode mail and T9 for speedy SMS texting.
- Polymers may rocket Net speed to 145GHz - The scientists at Lucent
Technologies' research arm have demonstrated in a controlled laboratory
setting that certain polymer materials have physical properties to channel
data signals at tremendous speeds.
The rate
could approach a heady 145GHz--much faster than widely used optical
networks that typically clock in at about 10GHz, or 10 billion cycles per
second.
- New light shed on unbreakable encryption - Scientists at
Northwestern University say they have harnessed the properties of light to
encrypt information into code that
can be
cracked only one way: by breaking the physical laws of nature. This
high-speed quantum cryptography method allowed the scientists to send
encrypted data over a fiber-optic line at 250mbps (megabits per second), which
the researchers said was more than 1,000 times faster than what was achievable
with existing quantum technology.
- Ancient athletes used tricks to perform - As far back as the
18th ancient Olympiad in 708 BC they were using hand-held stone or lead
weights in the standing long jump event to improve on their natural ability.
If the weights were swung correctly and at precisely the right time during the
jump, scientists at Manchester Metropolitan University in England calculated
that the weights, known as halteres, could add at least 17 cm (seven inches)
to a three-meter (yard) jump.
- Magic 3 Playstation 2 ModChip -
The
Magic 3 bypasses region coding allowing you to play import games, CD
backups, DVD backups, and your EA sport backups directly with no more need for
patching and/or swap tricks. The Magic 3 is the successor to the Magic 2
Modchip, Magic 3 has less wires to solder, is a one chip fits all (i.e. its
compatible with all 7 version PS2's), and has a smaller profile so its easier
to tuck away inside the PS2 housing after installation. The kit were reviewing
is from Modchip.ca (they gurantee you get real Magic 3 Chips and not clones),
what other retailers offer in their kits may differ. So without further delay,
lets jump in and see what arrives at your doorstep.
- Nvidia NV30 30% faster than Radeon 9700 Pro - Nvidia will use DDR
II memory running at 500MHz or 1GHz effective that will be the fastest memory
used so far in this type of semiconductor, as we reported before.
The NV30
chip will feature eight pipelines and two TMUs - that's one more than ATI
- and this will give it quite a boost since it will be able to render 16
textures per pass.
- TDK Releases first 50X CD Recorder - TDK today announced the
addition of three new veloCD ReWriters to its lineup, including the company's
fastest-ever burner,
the
52x internal ATAPI (Model AI-5200), which can record a full-length CD-R in
just 2-1/2 minutes. The AI-5200 is joined by the 48x external USB 2.0 (Model
UE-481648) burner and the company's second portable model, the 24x USB 2.0
(Model UP-241032).
- PHP 4.3.0RC1 -
PHP 4.3.0RC1
(Linux) is available for download. PHP 4.3.0 incorporates a very large number
of changes, new features, and bugfixes and thus
requires
extensive testing.
- Blindwrite 4.2.3 - This is
a recommanded update, several new versions will be published in the next
days. Each version will introduce new feature. We are working on a "clony xxl"
alternative.
- jv16 PowerTools 1.1.0.162 Final - jv16
PowerTools is the next generation of RegCleaner. A full set of tools to
keep your computer and your LAN up and running
- DVD-Cloner 1.81a. -
DVD-Cloner
supports most DVD-RW drive . The DVD of cloned could be played on any players
which support compatible format.
- CPU-Z 1.15 -
Feeware CPU-Z
is a program that provides some information on your CPU (Processor name and
vendor, Core stepping and process, Processor package, L1, L2 cache info etc).
- A-Tuner 1.2.3.4 -
A-Tuner is a small
tool for changing the following 4 settings on your Nvidia card and should
work with Nvidia Detonators 23.11 - 41.03 and Windows 98/ME/2000/XP -
Anti-Aliasing (including all unofficial modes), Anisotropic Filtering, Vsync
and MipMap LOD (Level Of Detail) Bias.
- WinAmp 3 Build #491 - The official Nullsoft website has been
updated with this
new build.
- Fresh Diagnose 5.2 -
Fresh Diagnose -
your FREE System Information & PC Benchmarking software - just got better with
the release of version 5.2.
- A4Tech Drivers - A4Tech have updated their
mouse drivers to
version 7.38.
- Albatron KX400 BIOSes - Albatron has released
BIOS
updates for its KX400 Series Motherboards. This new version features
fixed audio will disappear after restarting the OS, Fix USB2.0 device + USB
hub cause USB2.0 device speed down to 1.1, Fixed "DDR:CPU Ratio" display error
when FSB = 166( JP2 = 34)(only 2.00X) and adds support 2400+/2600+/2700+/2800+
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