Nightly Tech Reading - tech
(hx) 03:37 AM CET - Nov,22 2002
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- Microsoft plans "back-up" brains for humans - "Back-up brains" on
digital file and computer-generated
beings called 'avataars' were revealed on Thursday as the brave
new frontier of software technology, as Britain's leading science magazine
catalogued Microsoft corporation's plans to literally put our lives on disk.
According to the latest issue of the New Scientist magazine,"engineers are
working on software to load every photo you take, every letter you write, in
fact your every memory and experience - into a surrogate brain that never
forgets anything.
- Scientists to synthesize new life form - A biotech company
said Thursday it has been given a grant by the federal government to
genetically engineer an organism, with the aim of creating a bacteria-like
life form that could be used to produce alternative fuel sources.
- Physicist: Programs run the universe -
Wolfram
believes the universe is composed not of particles and waves, but of
simple tiny programs. He believes these myriad programs, or algorithms, give
rise to physical phenomena as fundamental as space and as complicated as human
beings. "There's a broader range of (computing) things, and they don't all
have to be based on CMOS and gates," the technology that underlies today's
microprocessors, he said. "Systems out there in nature are already doing
computations as complex as the ones that correspond to human intelligence."
- Conexant chip integrates ADSL and .11b capabilities -
Conexant Systems Inc.
has integrated its internally-developed asymmetric digital subscriber line
(ADSL) router and Intersil Corp.'s 802.11b wireless LAN baseband/media-access
controller on a single chip, the CX82340. The announcement preempts efforts by
Broadcom Corp. and other competitors seeking to integrate .11 WLAN and
cable-modem router capabilities on a single chip.
- Star Trek: Nemesis Preview - Check out this
new clip.
- Star Wars Starts To Live Online - The computer game - which will be
released in the US in December - contains locations familiar from the films
but
reveals them in more detail than ever before. "It will allow people to
live out their lives in the Star Wars universe and so many people have wanted
to do that," said Tom Sarris, spokesman for Lucas Arts. "We're allowing people
to create their own destiny."
- Intel juices Celerons for budget PCs - The chipmaker introduced
two new Celeron processors running at 2.1GHz and 2.2GHz, the fastest
Celeron chips to date. Intel is aiming the new Celerons at PC manufacturers
that build and sell inexpensive home desktops priced at $600 or below.
- How to Volt-mod your GeForce 4 videocard - Although with
significant differences, one could say that GeForce4 Ti4200 cards are based
on very similar hardware than most Ti4600 cards (our overclocking target).
- NVIDIA CEO Huang Jen-hsun Interview - DigiTimes has posted
an interview with NVIDIA's president and CEO Huang Jen-hsun as he talks
about his satisfaction and high hopes for the new product.
- MSPATCH ~Critical Update For Windows XP Media Center Edition -
This update provides contains the CGMS-A enhancement as well as stability
and performance enhancements. Release Date - 20 Nov 2002.
- MSPATCH ~ Certificate Validation Flaw Could Enable Identity Spoofing
(Q329115) - Certificate Validation Flaw Could Enable Identity Spoofing
(Q329115)The original version of this bulletin was released on 05 September
2002. On 09 September 2002, we updated the bulletin to advise customers that a
Microsoft-issued digital certificate, used to sign device drivers, did not
meet the stricter validation standards established by the patch. As a result,
customers who installed the patch could see unexpected error messages when
installing new hardware, or in some cases might be unable to install new
hardware altogether. On 20 November 2002, we released
an updated version of the patch that not only eliminates this problem, but
also eliminates a newly discovered variant of the original vulnerability.
- MSPATCH ~ Buffer Overrun In Microsoft Data Access Components Could Lead
To Code Execution (Q329414) - An identified security vulnerability could
allow an attacker to compromise MicrosoftR WindowsR-based systems and then
take any of a variety of actions, such as changing Web pages or reformatting
your hard disk. You can help eliminate this issue by installing
this update from Microsoft. Anyone using Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows
Me, Windows 98 SE, Windows 98, or Windows NTR 4.0 needs the update. Windows XP
is not affected by this issue.
- Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility 4.20.1007 -
The Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility installs specific Windows
INF files. The INF files inform the operating system how to properly configure
the chipset for specific functionality, such as AGP, USB, Core PCI, and ISA
PnP services.
- Intel Application Accelerator 2.3 - Intel officially released
the
new Application Accelerator 2.3 for Win98 and higher The IAA replaces the
IDE/UDMA driver and has some other performance enhancements.
- NeroVision Express -
NeroVision
Express guides you through the whole process of creating DVDs, VCDs and
SVCDs in an easy and innovative way. It's free for Nero 5.5 users.
- KaZaA Lite 2.0.2 Ad Free -
Leech it!
- DAEMON Tools 3.26 -
DAEMON
Tools is an application for multiprotection emulation. It is further
development of Generic Safedisc emulator and incorporates all its features.
This program allows running backup copies of SafeDisc, Securom or Laserlock
protected games. Also included is a Virtual DVDROM drive enabling you to use
your CD images as if they were already burned to CD. DAEMON Tools works with
all types of CD/DVDROM drives and supports nearly any CD protection.
- ATi Unified Linux Driver v2.4.3 - ATI today released their
Unified Linux Driver Version 2.4.3. This new version supports RADEON 8500/LE/DV, RADEON 9000/9500/9700 PRO, and FIRE GL family of workstation
products, and adds support for Mandrake 9.0 and Red Hat 8.0, Improves
Read/Draw pixel performance, Chipset detection and also adds support for AGP
8X.
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