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(hx) 04:20 AM CEST - Oct,23 2002
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- Money-making games macro banned - The long-running game EverQuest,
which has attracted the interest of economists because of its ability to
create virtual economies,
is suffering from
a spate of virtual counterfeiting. According to the BBC, the game's makers
have had to crack down on users who have found a way to bend the rules. The
huge amount of virtual money being pumped into the game is threatening to
bring the EverQuest economy to its knees. The influx of cash may have prompted
hyperinflation and made it impossible for new players to get established.
- Siemens announces its first 3G handset -
The
U10 is a mobile multimedia powerhouse. It has an integrated camera which
rotates 180° and captures video with sound and still images. With high speed
Internet access via WAP 2.0 it allows data streaming at up to 384kbs and
offers the download of additional applications based on Java Wireless
Technology as well as connectivity to peripheral devices such as laptop
computers through Bluetooth, USB or infrared. The U10 supports video streaming
with file formats such as MPEG-4 and music files like MP3 and AAC (Advanced
Audio Coding). It has an expandable 2MB worth of memory.
- Microsoft Smartphones To Reach US Next Year - Microsoft's
long-awaited
Windows-Powered Smartphone 2002 operating system was launched Tuesday--but
not in the U.S. The new OS, previously known by the code-name Stinger, is
available in a cell phone being distributed overseas by European carrier
Orange SA. AT&T Wireless will be the first U.S. carrier to offer the OS in a
cell phone expected to be released by mid 2003, Microsoft says.
- Microsoft bulks up XP for devices - The software giant releases
a new version of Windows XP Embedded, the company's operating system for
cash registers, ATMs and other embedded devices.
- IE flaws leave systems vulnerable - An Israeli Web-application
company
has warned users of Internet Explorer that nine related security flaws in
the program could be used by malicious hackers to gain access to a victim's
computer files.
- Office 11 beta 1 released - Microsoft Corp. today announced
the first beta release of its next version of Microsoft Office, code-named
"Office 11." Expected to ship in mid-2003, "Office 11" is a significant step
forward in the delivery of Microsoft's vision for improving information worker
productivity.4
- Sharp Unveils Glass Computer - Sharp Corp., Japan's largest maker
of liquid crystal displays,
unveiled a screen Tuesday with microprocessor circuitry applied directly onto
the glass, enabling it to function like a computer. The company
hopes to have products available by 2005 using the advanced circuitry, perhaps
even a "display card" that could store data and be carried around for use with
various gadgets from games machines to mobile phones to car navigation
systems.
- KiSS releases first DivX compatible DVD player -
The KiSS
DP-450, set for release in late October, will enable playback of videos
encoded in DivX versions 4.xx and 5.xx. Additionally, the two companies are
working closely together to develop future products that will be "DivX
Certified" and offer full compatibility with all versions of DivX video.
- Airborne computer mouse unveiled - The difference is, this one's
airborne. Meaning, like all optical mice, it doesn't need a desktop mouse pad.
But it also doesn't need a desk. The $79.95
Ultra Cordless Optical Mouse from Gyration, Inc., of Saratoga, California,
uses gyroscopic sensors to control the cursor movement as you move your wrist,
arm, whatever through the air.
- Interview With ABIT - VR-Zone has posted
an interview
with Florence Shi, the sales and marketing director of ABIT, as he talks
about ABIT motherboard plans, sales target etc.
- ATI shows off DDR-II graphics cards - ATI Enginners have
demonstrated the world's first graphics cards powered by DDR-II technology
using Radeon 9700 Pro VPUs (Visual Processing Unit).
- UT2003 skeletons are out of the closet - As promised,
Polycount's Rogue13 has posted
yet another set of UT2003 source art files to offer the community for
download at the bulk low price of a download. These are the raw MAX files,
grouped per species for the animations of the character models.
- Unreal Tournament 2003 Mapping (An Introduction) - DeviantPC has
posted
an article about creating a personalized Unreal Tournament 2003 level.
- DUP-DVD v2.1.2 -
DUP-DVD is a
powerful tool to convert a DVD movie to SVCD/VCD - easily, quickly,
effortlessly. With DUP-DVD you can make a DVD backup to SVCD with just a
click.
- DVD Region-Free v1.16 - 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.
- Realtek RTL8139(A/B/C/D/8130)/810X series Drivers 5.05 (Official) -
Realtek have released new Drivers (dated 2002/10/22) for the
RTL8139(A/B/C/D/8130)/810X series Version 5.05 for
Win 98 ~
WinME ~
Win2K ~
WinXP.
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