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(hx) 03:58 AM CET - Jan,15 2003
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- Europe puts off mission to land on comet -
A European space mission to land on a comet has been put off and experts
don't know when it will restart.
- Stealth Antennas Try to Blend In - Clear, wide-ranging wireless
service requires bigger, more plentiful antennas. But no one wants a hulking
mass of metal blocking the scenic view. Solution?
Hide the antennas in the scenery.
- Gyms muscle out camera/cell phones - "Warning: Use of
camera-equipped mobile phones could be hazardous to your health." - That's the
message going out from at least one chain of health clubs in Hong Kong,
where a new generation of cell phones that can take and transmit video and
still photos is raising concerns over a new crop of privacy-related issues.
Physical, which operates nine gyms in the former British colony, recently
posted signs in its Hong Kong facilities forbidding the use of mobile phones
in locker rooms.
- One billion GSM subscribers by 2004 - According to figures released
today by the GSM Association, the GSM family of wireless communications
continues to lead the 'most poular' contest of the wireless world. Estimates
from the association show that at the end of 2002,
there
were 787 million GSM subscribers across 190 countries of the world - and
now it's expected that a staggering one billion subscribers will use GSM
networks at the end of 2003.
- Orange SPV MS smartphone cert security cracked - The Orange
SPV has achieved the dubious distinction of being
the
first Microsoft smartphone to have its security cracked. Orange as set the
phones up so they will only run Orange-certified applications, but as yet
hasn't got much further than promises when it comes to telling people how you
develop for it, get apps certified, get development systems and so on.
- Intel launches 2.4GHz Mobile Pentium 4 (update) -
The 2.4GHz Mobile Pentium 4 Processor-M is available Tuesday morning in
notebook machines from Gateway and Dell Computer, based on information
obtained from the companies' Web sites. Intel also added two new Ultra Low
Voltage Mobile Pentium III processors, and three varieties of Mobile Celeron
processors to its roster of products, it said in a release.
- AOpen DVRW2412Pro (DVD+RW) Review - CDRLabs.com have posted
a new review of the AOpen DVRW2412Pro DVD+R(W) recorder.
- DiskOnKey Pro Review - The M-Systems DiskOnKey product has been
winning awards on many print magazines, TV technology shows, review websites,
and newspapers. With recognition and success comes an increase in revenue due
to sales; most companies just move on, but M-Systems folded this back into R&D
and dared to innovate on a proven product. Today, NVNews have a review of
M-Systems'
New & Improved Flash drive - the DiskOnKey Pro.
- Complete Guide to Broadband - Can't tell cable from ADSL?
Can't decide what your upstream and downstream needs are? Despite that, are
you tired of the noise and sloth of your modem?
PC Mag's comprehensive overview of the state of -- and options for --
broadband Internet access, from land lines to satellites, is there to help.
- SoundBlaster Tweaking Mania - TechSpot has updated their
SB Live! and
Audigy tweak guides.
- Ahead software (developers of Nero Burning ROM) Interview -
CDRFreaks have posted
an
interview with Jim Corbett, Executive Director of Ahead Software, as he
talks about the company, the current optical storage market , DVD format
war, etc.
- Nokia Developer's Suite for J2ME, Version 1.1 -
Nokia Developer's Suite for J2ME, Version 1.1 for Linux & windows allows
you to create, test and deploy downloadable J2MEt applications. Key new
features include audio converter for MIDI tones to Nokia ringing tones, and
deployment to web servers.
- Monitor Tester 2.01 -
This
program can guide you in setting and adjusting the parameters and controls
of your monitor. You can test and adjust the picture size and position, color
convergence and purity, white balance, brightness and contrast, focus,
interference, and high-voltage regulation.
- AntiVir Personal Edition 6.17.09.63 -
The AntiVir Personal Edition
(download) offers
the effective protection against computer viruses for the individual and
private use on a single PC-workstation. In order to make possible an easy
operation, the AntiVir Personal Edition is developed to the essential points.
- KaZaA Lite 2.0.2 Cracked K++ 2.0.2 -
KaZaA Lite 2.0.2 Cracked K++ 2.0.2 build 2003-01-14 is released ~
download.
- Intel Chipset Installation Utility 4.30.1006 -
The Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility installs to the target
system the Windows* INF files that outline to the operating system how the
chipset components will be configured. The INF files inform the operating
system how to properly configure the chipset for specific functionality, such
as AGP, USB, Core PCI, and ISAPNP services.
- Alcohol 120% v1.4.0.114 -
Alcohol 120% (download)
is a combination of both Alcohol 52% and Alcohol 68%. It enables users to both
copy and emulate real or virtual CDs & DVDs. Alcohol 120% can handle the
creation of 31 virtual CD & DVD-ROMs, allowing the user to play discs whithout
needing the physical disc. It also allows users to make copy CD & DVD to CD-R
/ CD-RW / DVD-R / DVD-RW / DVD-RAM / DVD+RW.
- Asus PC Probe 2.19.05 -
Asus PC Probe 2.19.05 is a small system utility to monitor the computer's
fan rotations, voltages and temperatures.
- Asus Detonator Drivers 42.30 (Win2k/XP only) - Asus has released
a new set
of Nvidia Detonator Drivers version 42.30 (mirror)
for Windows 2k/XP.
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