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(hx) 04:12 AM CEST - Apr,11 2003
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- Windows falls open to Java VM threat -
The three
warnings, all issued on Wednesday, involve the Microsoft Virtual Machine
for running Java applets on Windows; a cross-site scripting bug in a component
of Windows 2000 and Windows NT 4.0; and a denial-of-service bug affecting
Proxy Server 2.0 and ISA Server. With the three alerts, Microsoft has
issued 12 new warnings so far this year. Late last month the company issued
patches for Windows and IIS.
- Hoaxster hacker discovers infinite-wealth algorithm - Hacker
stunt-double and convicted financial fraudster Kim Schmitz (aka Kimble) is up
to his old tricks, this time with a package of techno trickery for making a
killing in the stock market. To satisfy the dreams of instant fortune common
to those who believe in fairy tales, he's devised an "AI-based decision
system" for share trading which scientifically "selects the optimal
combination of trading strategies for current market conditions".
It's called Trendax, "the money-making machine," and it "uses a complex
combination of sophisticated technical analysis, real-time content analysis of
news feeds, multi-dimensional statistical analysis and advanced proprietary
mathematical techniques."
- Concorde grounded for good - British Airways and Air France made
simultaneous announcements that they would be
permanently grounding the famous supersonic airliners this year. Passenger
numbers have never recovered since the crash near Paris in 2000 and the
aircraft no longer makes a profit.
- Insat-3A pushed in orbit - Indian Space Research Organisation's
multi-purpose satellite,
INSAT-3A, was successfully placed in a Geosynchronise Transfer Orbit
today. The satellite was put in its intended orbit by Ariane-5, 30 minutes
after blast-off from Kourou, French Guyana at 4.22 am.
- Western Digital offers glowing red 250GB hard drive -
Western Digital has issued a special edition of its 250GB, 7200rpm, 8MB
cache 1394/USB 2.0 external hard drive. The new model ships with a clear case
and built-in LED illumination. The $449 Special Edition is available from WD's
online store (though it's currently only flagged as a pre-order option), and
will in initially be sold through CompUSA's US retail stores.
- Power-Line Networking Leverages Wireless -
Power-line networking, which lets adapters use regular AC wiring in their
home as the network conduit between machines, seemed like it would be pushed
aside by cheap 802.11b wireless solutions, just like Wi-Fi helped kill HomeRF.
But better second-generation products, lower prices, and a wireless twist may
give power-line products a boost this year. For starters, the new crop of
power-line Ethernet and USB adapters now typically cost around $100. And speed
has nearly doubled since the first-generation products.
- Plextor PX-504A DVD+R/RW CD-R/RW Review - Monkey Review
has mixed feelings when it comes to this drive. On one hand you have an
amazing new technology that allows you backup your data on one or two DVD+R s
quickly. You also have the ability to create movies to play on a stand alone
DVD player so you can watch your movies on the big screen. But, with the
DVD+R/+RW standard there comes the pitfall of a more expensive media and a
lower compatibility than the DVD-R/-RW standard.
- FL100 Digital Media Player 256MB -
The FL100 is equipped with MP3 / WMA playback capabilities, offers an FM
radio receiver, is a voice recorder and a portable storage device with
whopping 256MB built in memory all in one. But that's not all yet; the FL100
has powerful navigational features like unlimited folders, a backlit 3 line
blue LCD display, USB connectivity, memory expansion capability via
MultiMediaCard or SD Card and a whole lot more including a neat software
package.
- Novell offers free networking software -
Novell is
releasing new networking software aimed at small businesses and will make
it available for free, the company said on Thursday. Provo, Utah-based Novell
said the out-of-the-box software, called the Novell Small Business Suite
Starter Pack, includes Web access, collaborative tools, e-mail, and security
and management capabilities. The software will be available as a free bundled
addition with applications from third-party developers, who are also receiving
the product gratis.
- MPEG-4 Video Comparison -
Hardware players with MPEG-4 support are just starting to appear within
the consumer marketplace, but this advanced standard has already enjoyed great
success within the online community since a wide variety of software codecs
and players are now available. All MPEG-4 codecs share a common specification,
but the underlying code base can differ greatly among the different
implementations. Accordingly, TechIMO is offering a comparison of several
popular formats.
- Matrix Reloaded Trailer -
The full theatrical trailer for The Matrix Reloaded was released today.
Its in Quicktime, 1000px by 540px, and weighs in at about 96MB. (or smaller DivX from Tiscali Games.
- Official DivX Player 2.1 - DivX Networks have silently updated
the official DivX player
2.1 (direct
link) yesterday as part of the current DivX 5.03 bundle packages.
- Opera Browser 7.10 Final - Opera (with
JAVA ~
w/o JAVA) has been hailed as the fastest browser on earth by users and
press worldwide. Opera uses less memory and less space on your hard drive than
competing browser applications, making you more productive on the Web.
- Fresh UI 5.70 -
Fresh UI (download)
is a fresh solution for configuring and optimizing Windows. Loaded with
hundreds of useful hidden settings this software covers the customizing and
optimizing techniques that you'll be glad to know.
- Alcohol 120% 1.4.3.410 -
Alcohol 120% (download)
is CD/DVD emulation and recording software that allows users to copy discs.
Store your most used or important CDs as images on your computer and run them
at 200x speed from up to 31 virtual CD or DVD drives. Alcohol is compatible
with more than 99% of drives available. It supports the latest image file
types including - MDS, CCD, BIN, CUE, ISO, CDI, BWT, BWI, BWS, BWA and many
more.
- Alcohol 52% - Alcohol Software has now also released a slim
version of Alcohol 120%. The version called
Alcohol 52%, allows you to install several virtual CD/DVD.
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