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(hx) 03:54 AM CEST - Sep,07 2002
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- Next PlayStation plays out of the box -
The next version
of Sony's PlayStation console, which may be released in 2005, could run
from other home appliances. Although the company remains tight-lipped about
the timing of the next-generation console's debut, it is dropping some hints
about a product that skips the need for hardware. Kenichi Fukunaga, a
spokesman for Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE), the subsidiary that develops
and makes the PlayStation, said that the ideal solution would be having an
operating system installed in various home appliances that could run game
programs. According to Reuters, the company has launched a four-year project,
codenamed Cell, due for completion in spring 2005.
- HP to unveil nanotech breakthrough - Researchers are
set to announce a milestone in the company's goal to build future
generations of smaller, faster and cheaper chips based on "molecular grids."
- Nokia Launches Two Color Phones, Shares Soar - Nokia, the world's
largest mobile phone maker, unveiled two
new budget color screen handsets aimed at the mass market on Friday and
predicted they will help boost the sluggish mobile phone market.
- China says asta la vista to Altavista - Just days after China
banned access to Google, the Communist government has
locked out a second major search engine, this time Altavista. Although the
government routinely blocks access to foreign news sites such as the BBC, its
decision last week to block access to two of the biggest search engines has
sparked protest from media freedom groups which are calling for a lift on the
ban. Requests for Google.com were blocked from Chinese servers at the start of
the week and Altavista was locked out sometime last night.
- PGP flaw opens file-name threat - Encrypted
messages
with long names could threaten users of the program Pretty Good Privacy
and allow an attacker to take over their system. Plus, there's a hole in
Windows--and more.
- Xbox Linux project releases SuSE 8.0 howto - The Xbox Linux Project
has now produced
a
tutorial on installing SuSE 8.0 on an Xbox, and from the look of it,
although getting SuSE running is something of a triumph, the Project still has
a way to go before it can be said to have turned the Xbox into a cheap,
low-hassle Linux client.
- Neoseeker's Windows XP Tweaking Guide - There's another Windows XP
Tweaking Guide,
check it out.
- Anna Kournikova Screensaver 1.00 - A brand new Windows
screensaver
for Anna Kournikova fans is finally here. This program features old and
new pics, automatic running, and an easy installation.
- Windows XP Service Pack 1 _OFFICIALLY_-
As promised, Microsoft has posted Windows XP Service Pack 1 (ENGLISH
/
GERMAN) on their download server.
- Windows XP Built In ZIP Support Control 1.0.0 - There is a
small
tool for enabling/disabling Windows XP Built In ZIP Support.
- aTuner 1.1.11.3 -
The aTuner is a
highly compact tweak tool for NVIDIA GeForce video cards and can change these
4 features in sophisticated ways: Vsync, Anti-Aliasing (including all
unofficial modes), Anisotropic Filtering and MipMap LOD Bias.
- 40.x Detonators for Win98/WinME Soon -
According to this post, NVIDIA will be issuing an updated version of the
Detonator 40 driver, with support for Windows 98/Windows ME operating systems,
next week.
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