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(hx) 05:10 AM CET - Mar,19 2002
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- CIA Web Site Tracks Visitors With Cookies - A Web site operated by the Central
Intelligence Agency is marking visitors with a unique
identification tag or "cookie" that violates federal privacy guidelines and
the agency's own privacy policy, according to Public Information Research, a non-profit
group. The CIA's Electronic Reading Room site, which provides online access to previously
released CIA documents, places a "persistent" cookie on visitors' computers when
they visit the site.
- Security flaws leave Oracle users exposed - Oracle was left red-faced last week when
security watchdog Cert released an advisory pinpointing no less than 37 security problems
in Oracle's "unbreakable" database.
- MandrakeSoft, SuSE add new life to Linux - SuSE's software
touts itself as the first to use the KDE 3.0 graphical user interface, which adds
graphical enhancements similar to those found in Windows XP or Apple's Mac OS X. Mandrake Linux 8.2,
expected to arrive in
the next few days, is a relatively minor revision, introducing technology like
encrypted filesystem support and a "minimum installation mode" that squeezes the
essential parts of the operating system into 65MB of hard-drive space.
- GeForce 4 To Retail - NVIDIA today
announced that graphics cards based on GeForce 4 series
of Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) are now available from leading retailers worldwide.
NVIDIA's add-in board partners have stocked retail shelves with products based on NVIDIA's
GeForce4 Ti 4600 and GeForce4 Ti 4400 GPUs, as well as NVIDIA's GeForce4 MX 460, GeForce4
MX 440 and GeForce4 MX 420 GPUs. Graphics cards based on NVIDIA's GeForce4 Ti 4200 GPU are
expected to be available at the end of April.
- PlayStation 2 gets kicked out of CeBit - Microsoft complained to
the show organizers, Hannover Messe AG, that Sony was breaching show rules by letting
people play on Sony PlayStation 2 game consoles. Technically, this was right and the Messe
was forced to act on the complaint. Sony approached Microsoft to find a compromise and
entered into protracted discussions with the Messe for a deal acceptable for all parties,
but none could be found. On Sunday morning Sony started packing up
its 27 PS2s. The show, in Hannover, Germany, officially finishes on Wednesday.
- Microsoft's move into CPU, chipset market - But is the
suggestion, based on sources, and her sources are good, so crazy? We know that Microsoft
is eager to get the price of its console down, down, down, and that it's not only been
talking to Nvidia and Via about bidding for cheaper chips for the Xbox 2,
but also had its staff sniffing round the contract manufacturers in Asia big time.
- DDR 400 on April 8th - This press release announces the
availability of DDR
400, otherwise known PC3300.
- Nvidia intros DDR333 support for nForce - Nvidia is to introduce
support for
DDR333 fast memory with the 615-D and the 620-D, the latest members of the nForce
chipset family. Both products will launch "within 60 days", according to Drew
Henry, general manager, of Nvidia's platform processors division.
- The IBM 120GXP Revisited - Also of note is that IBM has never
emphasized this 333
hour-per-month usage rate before on any of its products. While the specification
exists in the technical literature for the 120, 75, and 60 GXP drives, websites reviewing
these drives for months have recommended them for placement in low-end servers.
- Intel Pentium 4 2.0AGHz "Northwood" Review - In this
review we are covering one of Intel's newest brainchildren, the PGA-478
Northwood Pentium 4 2.0A GHz. Intel has so kindly provided us with not one, but two
chips for review, so we will also be testing for manufacturing consistency.
- Pentium 4 2.2 GHz & Athlon XP 2000 - As a frequent consumer
of computer products, I just have to mention that the pricing strategy for both Intel and
AMD is quite far apart. The Intel Pentium 4 2.2GHz is probably
twice as much as the AMD XP 2000+ based on current retail pricing. This is a big
factor for the penny-wise home consumer.
- 19 Motherboards With The 845 Chipset for DDR - Seems the guys at
Tom's Hardware Guide pretty likes (cough) Intel because they posted a comparison
of 19 motherboards with Intel's 845 Chipset :)
- Sound Blaster Extigy Review - It uses the new
Audigy sound chipset and creates an external sound experience that makes upgarding a
breeze. Come see whether or not it can live up to the Sound Blaster reputation.
- Plextor and LiteOn 40X/12X CDRW Review - The LiteOn
40/12/48 is similar specification wise to the Plextor. The LiteOn like the Plextor
makes use of Zone CLV to reach top writing speed. One difference in speed is that the
LiteOn drive has a faster CD read speed. 48x over the 40x from the Plextor unit. This
should give the LiteOn a bit of an advantage as we have a couple of benchmarks that test
out reading performance of the drive.
- Gigabyte ATi Radeon8500 AP64D-H Review - Do you want to pay a
lot of money for a 10% difference in performance ? If No is your answer, the Gigabyte
AP64D-H might be the answer to your question. ATi based cards have always been praised for
it's clarity in display. We compared it to GF4ti4600, GF3 Ti200 128MB.
- ATI All-In-Wonder Radeon 8500DV Review - Now that we have
thoroughly put
the All-In-Wonder Radeon 8500DV through its paces at the 3D Chipset Lab, we can safely
say that the All-In-Wonder Radeon 8500DV is a highly sophisticated product, complete with
detailed refinement. However, with glaring gaming compatibility flaws, you will need
patience, and plenty of patience, for these compatibility problems to be resolved.
- Creative GeForce 3 Ti200 with TV-OUT Review - With framerates
such as those shown in the card in our benchmarks, the avid
gameplayer can use features such as FSAA (Full Scene Anti-Aliasing) to enjoy better
game quality without the game stuttering to a halt. The GeForce 3 Ti 200 is well up to the
task.
- M-BOX BW3210 MP3 CD Player Review - The
M-Box MP3 Player hits the mark on affordability and easy of use. Something distinctive
with this kind of product is the ability to record many MP3's directly onto regular
inexpensive CDR media.
- DivX 5.0 Review - The
popular 'DivX' MPEG-4-Codec takes on a professional look with a new start-up, new
developers and marketing, plus a cool Web site and a product that millions are using. On
the streets they call it the 'MP3 of video.' But is it strong enough to survive?
- Enabling the hidden 5th security zone in IE - Yep, you can
protect yourself from your own system. It's normally kept hidden on purpose because the
average user doesn't need to lock down their system THAT tight. But if you're a regular
here, you're not that average. One other possible reason (just a guess) is that it might
help stop the spread of trojans and bad ActiveX controls. Browse to:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\InternetSettings\Zones (key 0
= nul)
using Regedit (Start -> Run -> Type "Regedit" and enter)
"Flags"=dword: 0X00000021 (33) is the default, change this to:
"Flags"=dword: 0X00000001 (1) Now reboot or logoff and back on. My Computer
should now be visible in the IE Security Zones selection. (thanks IBElite.com).
- Demo for Pocket PC 2002 - In order to run the Interactive Enterprise Demo on your Pocket PC, you will need to install Macromedia
Flash 4 Player for the Compaq iPAQ (regardless of what type of Pocket PC 2002 device you
have). This version is the only one compatible with Pocket PC 2002.
- Easy CD Platinum update - This web update is designed to update English versions of Easy CD
Creator 5.xx Platinum to version 5.1. It can be installed in All Windows Operating
Systems. It adds new drive support and some fixes. This update will install Windows XP
specific drivers and make the necessary registry entries allow Easy CD Creator to operate
correctly in Windows XP.
- Easydivx v0.80 - Easydivx is a all in one rippack or graphical user interface. Or what
ever you want to call it.
- FlashGet 1.2 - FlashGet is specifically designed to address two of the biggest
problems when downloading files : Speed and management of downloaded files.
- Bouncer v1.0 RC3 - Bouncer is a network tool which allows you to bypass proxy
restrictions and obtain outside connections from an internal LAN. It uses SSL tunnelling,
which allows you to obtain a constant streaming connection out of a proxy.
- MiTweak-XP v2.3.2 r1 - miTweak-XP is
one of Viettre.NET featured software that is in its development phase. The primary goal of
miTweak-XP is to help the end-users who are running Windows XP to unleash the hidden
features of Windows XP so that your system's performance will be maximized.
- WinRAR v3.00 beta 5 - This is a newer beta of WinRAR. What's
new: "Cascaded context menus" option did not work properly, removed unnecessary
second password prompt issued by WinRAR when adding files to archive with encrypted file
names, switch -p encrypted contents of archive comment, so it was not visible without a
password, though normally it should be encrypted only by -hp switch, not -p.
- Radeonator LE 1.1b - Radeonator
LE is a little overclocker. Radeonator LE lacks all the extra features that come with
the full version of Radeonator. Radeonator LE allows you to overclock your Radeon at
Windows startup. That way you are sure you always play your games at Full speed.
- Nvidia BIOS Editor v1.0 RC3 Build 170 - This program will support all BIOSes from TNT2 and up to Ti 500.
Except TNT and TNT2 with old version of Control Block (less than version 3). Does not
require any .dll, and will work under any version of Windows 9x/ME/NT/2000/XP. The new
version added option to change Memory clock speed. Now must work 8-). Be careful with GF4
Ti cards. If you open your bios and see wrong default values for GPU or Moeyr don't try to
change and flash it! Some otpions still not supported like SBA and FastWrites.
- Abit Siluro Drivers - Abit has released their customized set of
27.xx drivers for their Siluro Nvidia lineup.
- nForce WinXP WHQL Drivers - This nForce Win2K/WinXP Driver
package contains Gpu Driver 27.70 (WHQL),
Audio Driver 2.26 (WHQL), Audio Utlilities 2.26, Network Driver 2.17 (WHQL), Gart Driver
2.17 (WHQL), SMBus Driver 2.17 (WHQL), Memory Controller Driver 2.26 (WHQL), Installer
2.28+ .
- ATI Radeon Beta 6.13.10.6052 WinXP Drivers - This
version is the latest known release and core files OpenGL and D3D are dated March,
10th 2002. This driver supports the following ATI cards: Radeon 7000 / Radeon VE,
Radeon 7200 / Radeon, Radeon Mobility, Radeon Mobility 7500, Radeon Mobility 7500 GL,
Radeon 7500, Radeon 8500, Radeon 8500 DV Edition.
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