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(hx) 03:24 AM CET - Nov,26 2002
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- Intel gives leg-up to UK pro gaming - The gig takes place at
the Science Museum in London
on Saturday 21 December, and the winners are in for a nice Christmas treat
- there's a prize pot of L25,000 at stake, a record for a UK gaming
event, Intel says. Twenty-four clans have been invited, and to ensure an even
playing field, all will play on 3.06GHz P4 QTech rigs, supplied by UK PC
builder Quantum Microponents (sic). And the games? Counter Strike, Return to
Castle Wolfenstein and Warcraft 3.
- Intel to Up Flash-Memory Chip Prices - Intel said on Monday it was
raising prices 20 percent to 40 percent on flash memory semiconductors
based on stronger demand for next-generation cellular phones, which use the
chips.
- U.S. Navy Seizes Cadet Computers in Internet Probe -
Officials at the U.S. Naval Academy have
seized the computers of nearly 100 students in a search for bootlegged music
and movies, an Academy official confirmed on Monday. Cadets could face
court martial or expulsion if investigators find digital songs or other
copyrighted material on their hard drives. Naval Academy administrators seized
the desktop computers last Thursday while students were in class, newspapers
in Baltimore and Annapolis, Maryland, reported. An academy spokeswoman
confirmed that the reports were accurate but declined further comment.
- Laser Used to Move Brain Cells in Lab Experiment - In an advance
that sounds like science fiction,
scientists have used a laser beam to guide and control the growth of brain
cells in the laboratory. This is not the first time that scientists have
used lasers to manipulate human cells, but the new method has an important
advantage, according to the lead investigator, Dr. Allen Ehrlicher, of the
University of Leipzig in Germany. Unlike another laser technique called
"optical tweezers," the approach used in the study, Ehrlicher told Reuters
Health, moves cells without actually touching them. Moving cells often damages
them, but the researchers found that cells manipulated using the new technique
appeared to grow at a faster-than-normal pace while being stimulated to make
up to 90-degree directional turns.
- Interesting new AA modes for GF3s and GF4s - Using the D3D tubes AA
demo, I tested 4XS AA to see if there was an improvement in current 40.72 WHQL
drivers. No change really at all in that mode, but being the daring guy
I am, I used Rivatuner to set the AA mode to 7, (5 = 4xs) and
look what happened...(pics)
- Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 Tweaking Guide -
That's not to say the game hasn't given a few people problems in the
performance department, but perhaps a bit of tweaking and a few links to the
right tools might help you enjoy this game a little more. In this guide I go
through all the in-game performance settings, and the main tweaks and tips
I've uncovered so far, so follow along and
let's see if we can't get NFSHP2 performing at maximum speed.
- Windows .NET Server 2003 Build 3716 Leaked - Apparently,
build 3716 of Microsoft's .Net Server 2003, which was available to testers
a few days ago has been leaked and running around wildly on the internet.
- The IntelR C++ Compiler 7.0 for Windows -
The Intel C++ Compiler 7.0 for Windows makes it easy to get outstanding
performance from Intel 32 bit processors, including the Pentium 4 and Intel
Xeon processors, and the 64 bit Intel Itanium and Itanium 2 processors. The
Intel Compiler provides optimization technology, threaded application support,
features to take advantage of Hyper-Threading technology, and compatibility
with leading tools and standards to produce optimal performance for your
applications.
- Office Build 643C -
There is a brand new build (Windows
~
Linux) of Suns OpenSource office suite. OpenOffice.org is the open source
project through which Sun Microsystems is releasing the technology for the
popular StarOffice productivity suite. It is an international office suite
that will run on all major platforms and provide access to all functionality
and data through open-component based APIs and an XML-based file format.
- Jester2K Detonator 30.xx To 40.xx Fix v1.1.1 -
Tool for removing the elements of the Detonator 30.xx drivers that
conflict with the 40.xx drivers.
- WinRAR 3.10 Beta 4 -
WinRAR has been
updated to version 3.10
Beta 4. This new beta fixes: 1) Combination of "-as -u -ver" switches did
not work correctly; 2) "Convert" command did not process archives contained
only.
- Alcohol 120% 1.3.5.1125 -
Alcohol 120% is
a CD/DVD emulation and recording software that allows users to copy a visible
and invisible discs. It enables users to create 31 virtual CD/DVD-ROMs to play
discs without needing a physical disc.
- VirtualDub 1.4.12 -
VirtualDub (download)
is a video capture and processing program. It features fast capturing, process
files larger than the 2 gigabyte limit, optimized for linear editing, support
for Motion-JPEG, MPEG-1 video and layer 3 audio, real-time and near-realtime
video processing, video job queues, and much more.
- n.player v1.0.01 -
Freeware n.player is
a versatile media player that plays DVD, audio CDs, MP3, WMA, AVI, DiVX, or
any media with the preisntalled DirectShow decoder.
- BSPlayer Strikes Back - Yeah, BSPlayer is back
with new
version 0.85 Build 492 (20.11.2002).
- XBox Media Player 2.0 - If you can't afford
the new Windows XP Media Center edition, why not grab yourself a modded
XBox, and check out the XBox Media Player 2.0. The official site has some
screen shots and previews. I am sure Gates will be real upset about this one.
Somehow $300 for an XBox setup is cheaper than the $2000 XP boxes.
- Blindwrite Suite 4.2.4 Final -
Blindwrite
Suite is a set of tools to reproduce or clone any CD even protected ones.
Blindwrite Suite is the most powerfull tool to create a perfect copy from your
original CD for personal backup use. Blindwrite Suite can create CD audio from
MP3, Ogg Vorbis, WAV, WMA, monkey's audio and be use with an cd-rom emulator
like Daemon Tools.
- AVM FRITZ!Card DSL Drivers - AVM Berlin has released a new
drivers&firmware (win2k/xp
~
win9x/me) for PCI DSL modem card FRITZ!Card DSL.
- NTFS Reader For DOS -
NTFS Reader for DOS
is a freeware tool that provides read access to NTFS partitions within the
MS-DOS environment.
- ISO Buster 1.2 Beta 6 -
IsoBuster lets you explore a CD's File System while by-passing Windows.
This way you get better Error handling and several retry-mechanisms to aid you
in getting the data anyway (or at least partially). Starting with version 1.2,
the program has some PRO features for which you must pay. The classic
functions can still be used for free, though.
- LinuxBIOS booting Windows 2000 free software BIOS - As a result, we
now have
a completely free software replacement for the BIOS that supports (without
modification) either LILO or GRUB as bootloaders, and Linux, OpenBSD, and
Windows 2000 as operating systems (NOTE: We're still working on supporting
FreeBSD and Windows XP. We expect that improving ATA support will permit Win98
and WinXP to boot, and finishing PIRQ support will permit FreeBSD to boot.
- Epox BIOS - Epox has released some
new BIOS updates for EP-8K5A2, EP-8K5A2+ , EP-8K5A3+, 8K3A, 8K3A+, 8K3AP,
8KHA+ 11 06 02
- Abit BIOSes - Abit has released a new BIOS for
Abit Bios BW TH7II and
Abit Bios BW TH7II-RAID board.
- ASUS VGA drivers & tools -
RivaStation.com is reporting that ASUS released new VGA drivers & tools:
VGART_Drv.zip (55MB),
WDMCapDrv1190.zip,
Win2KXP_3140e.zip,
Win2KXP_3140F.zip,
Win9xME_3140e.zip,
Win9XME_3140F.zip, and more.
- aTuner 1.2.3.4 -
Two new FSAA-Modes
intended for NV30 just for your GeForce3 and 4 are enabled in this release.
These are 6xS and 8x, enabled in Detonator 40.72. This aTuner-Update brings
also a better default-profile managment. aTuner's Layout was adapted for the
new default-management.
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