Nightly Tech Reading - tech
(hx) 03:40 AM CEST - Sep,06 2002
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- Xbox Live to target hackers? -
Microsoft may backtrack on a pledge not to use its online gaming service
to crack down on "mod chips"--chips that modify the Xbox console so it can run
copied game discs and unlicensed software.
- First Commercial Moon Mission Approved - TransOrbital, Inc.
received
permission from various government agencies last week to send a probe back to
the Earth's little sister. That probe, dubbed Trailblazer, will orbit the
moon for 90 days, filming portraits of Earth as it rises over the lunar
horizon and mapping the moonscape in unprecedented detail - as small as one
meter in diameter. "We're also looking to verify Apollo and other landing
sites," said TransOrbital President Dennis Laurie. He said "verify" because
there are still a few people out there who believe the Apollo program was a
hoax. The last part of Trailblazer's mission will be to crash land on the
lunar surface, taking "barnstorming" videos the whole way down. Trailblazer is
expected to launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan within the next
nine to 12 months.
- Relax round-up - A
Collection Of Old Computer Bootup Screens /
Plastelina puzzle game - LOL, It looks like really stupid game :) /
50 Reasons why LORD OF THE RINGS Sucks /
Don't take drugs
because they can kill you - I feel sad when I see people on the news
dying from drugs...
- Kung Fu Chaos Movie -
Feeling aggressive? Fight like Bruce Lee without ever leaving the couch.
This movie requires Windows Media Series 9.
- MS patches bogus certificate hole on NT, XP -
This vulnerability could enable an attacker to craft a digital certificate
that, although bogus, would nevertheless be accepted as bona fide. Digital
certificates are used for a variety of security-related purposes - for
instance, users use them to confirm that web sites' identities; to verify who
the sender of an email was; whether it's safe to run particular programs, and
other purposes - and the ability to forge a seemingly valid certificate could
allow a variety of attacks.
- University to challenge copyright laws - Duke University's law
school has received
an anonymous $1 million gift to fund advocacy and research aimed at
curtailing the recent expansion of copyright law.
- MS puzzled by server attack spree - Microsoft releases
further
details of a rash of attacks on Windows 2000 servers that has so far
stumped the software giant's research team.
- Maxtor mines new DiamondMax drives - Maxtor refreshes its line of
hard drives with storage
up to
160GB at 7,200 revolutions per minute--to serve up more data, more
quickly, for desktop PC users.
- SONY DSC-FX77 with Bluetooth Connectivity -
The DSC-FX77 uses Basic Image Protocol, a Bluetooth profile that works
"peer to peer" between the camera and peripheral, helping to ensure fast,
reliable and accurate data transfer," commented Akihiro Nishikawa, Director,
Sony Digital Imaging Europe. This state-of-the-art wireless connectivity
allows the camera to interface to various peripheral devices without cables.
For example, a BIP compatible laptop computer can be used to store images,
with a full 4 Mega picture taking around 47 seconds to transfer whilst a VGA
resolution image takes just 1.5 seconds.
- 3GHz Pentium 4 means pricier PCs - Motherboard makers are gearing
up to support Intel's upcoming 3GHz Pentium 4, and the cost of their upgraded
parts could mean a price hike for PC buyers. The Pentium 4 is expected to
break the 3GHz barrier in late September or early October,
but the
faster chip will require a new power supply and other new technology. As a
result, Taiwanese motherboard makers are planning to create separate versions
of their main products in order to support the new chip, according to a report
on Wednesday in Taiwanese industry journal DigiTimes. Besides putting
inventory-control pressure on the motherboard makers, the duplicate lines will
add $2 (about L1.28) in production costs for each board, according to the
report. This could turn into higher wholesale motherboard prices and,
ultimately, add to the cost of 3GHz Pentium 4 systems.
- TwinMOS PC2700 DDR333 RAM Review -
Looking at the stick of memory got me excited. Rumors around the web are,
DIMM's using Winbond BH-6 DRAM are killer in terms of overclockability. I've
seen people on the web with this type of memory claiming 210 MHz and higher
FSB's while maintaining the most aggressive memory timings! We recently looked
at a stick of 256MB Kingston PC2700 DDR that used this DRAM and it allowed us
to hit an amazing 205 MHz FSB on the Epox 8K3A+ so the hype and expectations
were building! =)
- Samsung SM-332 32x/10x/40x-12X Combo Drive Review - Samsung
Electronics has been a hot competitor on the current computer electronics
market. Its products have shown the innovative and digital life styles which
encourages the public in purchasing their products. The key features other
than
the combo capabilities, Ultra DMA, JustLink Buffer Under Run Free technology,
a whopping 8MB buffer memory, 1MB flash memory, and more are equipped into
this high-performance Optical Disk Drive.
- MSI Champion Edition G4Ti4600-TD Review -
The new Champion Edition still has most of the other goodies that the
original G4Ti4600-VTD does, that being DVI-Analog converter, S-Video cable and
you still get an excellent software bundle! You get the driver CD (obviously),
MSI DVD, AquaNox, Sacrifice, No One Lives Forever and a seven game demo CD's!
WinProducer and WinCoder which were included in the original package are not
included here because the Champion Edition doesn't have those video in
capabilities.
- Windows 2000/XP CD SlipStream Guide - DosFreak has updated his
Windows 2000/XP CD SlipStream guide
- Windows Media Player&Encoder 9 Beta - For those of who can't wait,
here is a link for the
Media Player 9 beta (WinXP
/
Win9x/ME/2k) and the
Windows Media Encoder 9 Beta.
- AVG Free Edition 6.0 Build 385 -
AVG, you will get a reliable tool for your computer protection against
computer viruses.
- AIM 5.0.2938 -
Here
is a new version of AOL Instant Messenger for Windows.
- LogonStudio RC6 -
Stardock LogonStudio allows Windows XP users to edit, change, and apply
new logon screens.
- NERO Goodies - FileConnect has these
NERO goodies (NeroPlugin-FXMPG Encoder, NeroPlugin-mp3PRO Encoder,
NeroPlugin-MPEG2SVCD v1.3, NeroPlugin-Nero ASPI Layer, NeroPlugin-Nero Mix
v1.3.029, NeroPlugin-WMA Encoder) available for download.
- DVD Region-Free 1.05 - You don't need to flash any firmware which
is dangerous or unavailable.
DVD Region-Free
also disables region check for popular software-based DVD players such as
PowerDVD, WinDVD and CinePlayer. Other features include Region-Free for RCE
DVDs, Macrovision-Free, Operation-Free and run self at DVD players startup
automatically.
- QRes 0.4 -
Freeware QRes is a Command line utility to change screen resolution, color
depth and refresh rate.
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