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Gameguru Mania News - Apr,27 2004 -

Nightly Tech Madness - tech
(hx) 03:47 AM CEST - Apr,27 2004 - Post a comment / read (10)

[!] "Critical" Windows Hijack Flaw Reported - Security researchers have discovered a serious boundary error vulnerability in multiple versions of Microsoft's Windows platform and warned that attackers could hijack systems via Windows Explorer and Internet Explorer (IE). Rodrigo Gutierrez, a researcher with Trustix AS, notified Microsoft of the flaw with a warning that it could be exploited by malicious attackers to cause a buffer overflow and lead to system takeover. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error, which can be triggered via Internet Explorer and Windows Explorer when connecting to a file server. This can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow by setting up a malicious share with an overly long name (about 300 bytes) containing no lower case characters. Secunia rates the flaw as "highly critical" and urged Windows XP and Windows 2000 users to restrict traffic in border routers and firewalls as a temporary workaround. Users could also disable the "Client for Microsoft Networks" for network cards to impact file sharing functionality.
Microsoft warns of SSL attacks - Microsoft is urging customers to immediately install a recent software patch for Secure Socket Layer vulnerabilities in Windows because hackers are preparing to exploit the flaws. The patch, MS04-011, was made available on 13 April and is rated 'critical' by Microsoft. It patches 14 separate vulnerabilities, chiefly bugs in the SSL of all Windows systems.
Off-topic: Bush: No Taxes on Broadband - People using high-speed Internet connections should not be taxed for doing so, President Bush says on a campaign swing through Minnesota. He also pushes for electronic medical records and hydrogen fuel technology.
Off-topic: Whatever happened to Dungeons and Dragons? - In the 1980s millions of teenagers world-wide would battle dragons armed with just dice, paper and pens. D&D became part of youth sub-culture but as the game celebrates its 30th birthday, is anyone still playing? In 1974 two men in the US Midwest, Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson, created Dungeons and Dragons, the first ever role-playing game.
Off-topic: Xbox cops another loss - Third quarter results for software giant Microsoft have shown that revenues from the division responsible for the Xbox console rose significantly, but the business still made a $209m loss in the three month period. Revenue from the Xbox operations was up by some $81m for the three months ended 31 March, with the bulk of that improvement being down to higher volumes of software sales - although the company sold 30 per cent more hardware in the quarter than it did in the same period last year, it was sold at a substantially lower price point and therefore had a diminished effect on revenues.
Microsoft's Xbox 2 Architecture Unveiled - According to X-bit labs, Microsoft is expected to formally announce the Xbox 2 (the “Xenon”) on the 2nd of June 2004. Microsoft will use IBM's POWER 64-bit processors in the Xbox 2. The 65nm chips were reportedly taped-out recently and are now evaluated by engineers at Microsoft and IBM, though, the architecture of those microprocessors still remains to be investigated. The graphics processor of the Xbox 2 is to be developed by ATI Technologies, the I/O controller is to be developed by Silicon Integration Systems Corporation.
New Processor Changes Instructions On-the-fly - Stretch, a company based out of California, announced on Monday of their S5000 chip which is the first processor that can add new instruction while operating. The chip combines an existing RISC (reduced instruction set computing) architecture with a large reconfigurable area of programmable logic called the Instruction Set Extension Fabric, ISEF. Stretch's own C/C++ compiler automatically spots areas in a program that require intensive computation and creates new instructions for the processor to handle those tasks on-the-fly.
Taiwan mobo makers to sponsor online game competitions in China - Taiwan PC makers including Abit Computer and AOpen plan to ride the boom in the Internet café business in China by sponsoring international online game competitions to promote their brand names. Abit has been very aggressive in supporting the ACON4 event, which is being held in 21 countries with the final to be held in Shanghai on June 6. The company is providing fully-equipped DigiDice barebone PCs for the competition. Intel, Kingston, ViewSonic and ATI Technologies are co-sponsoring the event. AOpen will provide 800 fully-equipped XC Cube PCs for China E-Sport Gaming (CEG), which began April 17, according to an April 16 PC Home Chinese report. Related competitions will be held in different districts in China throughout this year and the final is set to be held in January 2005, according to sources at AOpen.
NVIDIA's Tony Tamasi Interview - TechReport has posted an interview with NVIDIA's Tony Tamasi, as he talks about GeForce 6 series.
Intel to launch 3.6GHz P4 in June - The June release will see the arrival of 2.8GHz to 3.6GHz P4s, with model numbers running from 520 to 560, alonside LGA775 socketed versions of the 3.2GHz and 3.4GHz P4EE. Intel will also offer a second 2.8GHz P4 using the new socket, though this one will only support a 533MHz frontside bus rather than the usual 800MHz FSB, and does not support HyperThreading. The 3.6GHz P4, which will make its debut in June, will only be offered as a 775-pin part and not in a Socket 478 version, the roadmaps suggest. So too will the 3.8GHz P4 that's due in mid-Q3 (August, basically) and the 4.0GHz version expected to ship next October (Q4). Those two chips will be numbered the 570 and 580, respectively.
Toshiba Unveiled 100GB 2.5" HDD - Toshiba's new MK1031GAS hard disk drive is a 100GB device with 8MB cache and 4200rpm motor. The world's first 100GB 2.5” HDD was achieved by using 2 advanced platters with 80Gb of data per square inch areal density.
Blue Laser Products Emerge - Sony expects to release its blue laser rewritable DVD drives in the U.S. in June. The company demonstrated its drives at the recent National Association of Broadcasters convention in Las Vegas. Other vendors, including Pioneer, TDK, and Maxell, also showed prototypes of drives or media based on blue laser technology. The drives will use discs that hold 23GB of data, and should cost about $2500 for the internal version and $3000 for the external version, according to Robert De Moulin, marketing manager for Sony's optical storage group.
TI-84 Plus Released - TI-84 Plus has now been shipped, and is avalible through a few distributors. This new model features a number of technical advancements including a 2.5 times faster processor speed (in comparison with 83 model). /thanks Slashdot.org/
Creative MuVo 2 4GB MP3 Player review - The player is small, square and fits neatly in your hand, a little like a large pager. It feels solid but not heavy. The front is shiny black, the rest Creative's usual matt silver finish. On the front is the backlit LCD, a slim two-line job of the kind Creative already uses in the MuVo NX. Below it, to the right are the player's sole controls: a five-way navigation wheel - at last, no jog dial! - and the Play/Pause button that doubles up as the on/off switch.
What's New With Displays - Currently available displays and projectors keep improving, offering better images at constantly falling prices. PCMag explains the most exciting developments in five technologies that are already starting to show up in products you can buy now.
GeIL Ultra Platinum 1GB Dual Channel PC4400 - If you were thinking of Corsair RAM for your next system, you'll definitely want to look GeIL's way. You'll get the same performance and save yourself $80 to $100 off the cost of admission. That'll give you an E-Ticket thrill-ride for the cost of a childrens' attraction.
SATA Backplane Storage Comes of Age - THG tried out three SATA models from Adaptec, Addonics and Promise
APC Biometric Password Manager review - Nicknamed the Biopod, APC's Biometric Password Manager is a small USB-powered fingerprint scanner that allows you to control access to your computer and other password protected systems, applications, and Web sites, without having to type in a password.
Samsung ML-1750 (Monochrome) Printer review - A downside to printers like the ML-1750 is that the toner cartridge costs a lot more to replace. Also, you can run into paper jams. This is why desktop inkjet printers are more convenient, they don't jam and cartridges can range from $10-$30 CND depending on the brand. Of course they print fewer pages per minute and have their downsides as well. For a price of $220 USD ($300 CND) it is a decent buy if you want laser quality prints quickly, definitely a good investment for a home office or small business.
The Workstation GPU Comparison Guide - RojakPot decided to compile this guide to provide an easy reference for those who are interested in comparing the specifications of the various workstation GPUs in the market as well as those already obsolescent or obsolete.
Unlocking Guide for Barton 2500+ - This guide applies to all socket A processors that have L3 multiplier locked, which include Applebreds, Thortons, Bartons and Throughbreds.
The Secrets of Athlon 64 3200+ Stepping - AMDBoard has posted the secrets of Athlon 64 3200+ Stepping.
Shader Model 3.0 explained - [H]ardOCP has put together an introduction to Shader Model 3.0 that explains what this new graphics standard is all about.
Windows XP, WinXP Pro tips, tweaks & tune-ups (updated) - There are some of the tips & tweaks for Windows XP Pro that you might find helpful and will certainly speed up Windows XP Pro.
OpenOffice.org vs. MS Office 2003 - eWeek has published an extensive article in which compares OpenOffice.org and Microsoft Office 2003, as part of an IT decision whether to migrate a 300-plus userbase office away from Office 97/2000.
Driverheaven Farcry Benchmark / 6800 Performance - There have been a few story's circulating on the Internet today regarding 6800Ultra performance in Farcry and how IQ is impacted when the Device ID is changed. Last weekend DriverHeaven tested Farcry under these conditions for our upcoming 6800 Ultra review however based on the fact that information has become widely available on the subject today it may be useful to know what their findings regarding performance were when these IQ changes were made.
Spyware Removal Guide Version 2.01 - You can read the full Spyware Removal guide here
GBAccelerator -- A better, faster way to play SNES Advance - check it out
PHP 5.0 RC2 - The second Release Candidate of PHP 5 is now available! This mostly bug fix release improves PHP 5's stability and irons out some of the remaining issues before PHP 5 can be deemed release quality.
phpMyAdmin 2.6.0-alpha - phpMyAdmin (changelog) can manage a whole MySQL-server (needs a super-user) but also a single database. To accomplish the latter you'll need a properly set up MySQL-user who can read/write only the desired database.
IsoBuster Pro 1.6 Final - IsoBuster (download) is a CD/DVD and (Disk)Image File data recovery tool, that can read and extract files, tracks and sessions from CD-i, VCD, SVCD, CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, DVD, DVCD and others.
DVD Decrypter 3.2.2.0 - Ripping in DVD Decrypter (download) is about as easy as it gets. By default, the program will, where possible, automatically select the source (ie. the DVD drive) and the destination folder (by finding the drive with the most free disk space). All the files will have already been selected for you, so you really only have to press that big button to get the ripping underway. In about 10 - 30 minutes (depending on the speed of your computer / DVD drive) it will finish and you will have lots of nice DeCSS'd VOB files on your hard disk. From there you can choose to watch them with the likes of PowerDVD and WinDVD or you can re-encode them to MPEG1 (VCD) or DivX.
NEC 2500 Hack Beta 8 - This version is based on HP 420i 1.24 firmware, he implemented the +R writing strategies from the 1.06 NEC 2500A firmware.
Lite-On firmware - Lite-On IT has today several new firmware versions for Lite-On SOHW-812S(X) DR8US0J (most DVD players that can't read DVD+RW or DVD+R discs are the older models), Lite-On LDW-851S(X) DR8GS0H, Lite-On LDW-811S DR8HS0Q, Lite-On SDW-431SX DR4MS0J, Lite-On LTC-48161H Combo CO48KH0Q, Lite-On SOHR-5238S R524S03 and Lite-On LTR-52327S(X) R52QS0E58.

last 10 comments:

GoldenBear	posted - Apr, 27 2004 - 04:24
Points at the DriverHeaven article....I don't even have to say anything....Anyway, curious how much that 100GB 2.5" drive will be when it comes out. Too bad it isn't 7200rpm instead of 4200rpm....:(

dx9_user	posted - Apr, 27 2004 - 06:06
wow that driverheaven article is really shocking. have fun with your 6800 everyone mwahah

Jacob	posted - Apr, 27 2004 - 07:00
Xbox 2 seems like it might be underpowered for today's stardards.I wonder if @ the last minute they will decide to make DOOM III XBOX2 only game like HALO?

Dominator D	posted - Apr, 27 2004 - 07:03
BUSH shouldn't be working on anything but removing our troops from Iraq. Yeah no taxes would be good but I have family still in Iraq that can care less about a few pennies, when they're getting shot at.

Rob	posted - Apr, 27 2004 - 10:20
I agree with Dominator D, I understand sometimes war has to happen to defend ourself from ppl that take our kindness for granteed. And saving some money on my Broadband bill is great, but sometimes those pennies dont really matter when we have more pressing matters like keeping our family members safe. :(

Bill Gates	posted - Apr, 27 2004 - 16:44
Goldenbear - a 100GB 7200RPM 2.5" HDD in your notebook would 1) drain batteries like no tomorrow, and 2) melt the surrounding plastic resulting in 3rd degree burns. But who really cares about the users; i don't! =D

GoldenBear	posted - Apr, 28 2004 - 00:31
BillyG: 1)I've heard that 7200rpm drives don't drain that much more battery than the 5400 variety and 2)Who cares, it'll be fuckin fast!! The only downside to a 100GB 7200rpm drive is that it'll cost like $500

GoldenBear	posted - Apr, 28 2004 - 00:36
Jacob: Have you seen specs for the X-Box 2??? Check the X-Box 2 link and look at the diagram that shows a 3 core CPU with an ATI GPU that looks quite fast. If I didn't know any better I'd say that it's a computer... Hey BillyG, with your company loosing money on the X-Box why do you bother making an X-Box 2???

lucas	posted - Apr, 28 2004 - 19:24
>Check the X-Box 2 link and look at the diagram that shows a 3 core CPU with an ATI GPU that looks quite fast. 3 two core cpus actually

xxxx	posted - Apr, 28 2004 - 21:23
well and i planned on a xbox2, seeing how they gone ati, not interested at all anymore. not interested in anything ati based thanks. i'll wait for nvidia's own console to come out or go playstation3.

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