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(hx) 02:22 AM CEST - Jun,17 2003
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- 181 Italians charged in €100m software raids - Italian police have
charged 181 people, following raids on one of Europe's biggest bootleg
software rings. They seized _118m worth of illegal software, music and films
and estimate that the counterfeiting operation had an annual turnover of
_100m. Another 10,300 people are under investigation. That's not a ring,
that's a town.
- MS Bugs and Fixes Update - After our July issue went to press,
Microsoft admitted that the patch information it provided was incorrect.
Microsoft pointed readers to two different fixes for Service Pack 1
performance lags--Q811493 and Q815411--but neither patch took care of the
problem. Worse, Microsoft
now says that it doesn't plan to fix the situation at all. If you
installed either one of these patches, your PC will not be affected, says
Microsoft. If you are looking for information about the Q811493 patch,
Microsoft says that this patch does not take care of general Service Pack 1
performance problems, and that it is actually a revised security patch. Check
out Microsoft's bulletin and click the Technical Details tab for the company's
explanation.
- Europe's largest Wi-Fi hotspot goes live -
The largest wireless computer hotspot in Europe has gone live at the
University of Twente in the Netherlands, allowing cable-free internet access
to staff and students anywhere on campus. The 140-hectare campus is peppered
with 650 individual wireless network access points, with each point having a
range of about 100 metres.
- Nokia launches mass market smartphone -
Nokia describes the new 6600, launched in Helsinki today, as its most
important smartphone to date - a device that unlike its predecessors, is
priced to appeal to the mid-market. It's a Series 60 device that's slightly
smaller, and at 122g, a little lighter, than last year's 7650. Both screen and
camera have been significantly improved, and the sprawling software bundle has
been tidied up too.
- Sony Brings Video Clie to U.S. - Sony plans to bring
its newest Clie handhelds, a combination personal video player and
personal digital assistant, to the United States in July. The NX80V will cost
$599 when it goes on sale, and the NX73V will cost $499. The devices have
already been released in Japan.
- Samsung ML-1710/1750 Digital Monochrome Laser Printers Review -
TweakNews has posted a Samsung ML-1710/1750 Digital Monochrome Laser Printers
review.
- Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9 200 GB Hard Drive Review - The Tech Lounge
has posted
a review of Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9 200 GB Hard Drive.
- Samsung HT-DB600TH Review - Although computer speakers from
companies such as Logitech or Klipsch are very good, for the same amount of
money or a bit more, you can get a full home-theater system package that gives
you a real receiver which can decode DTS, AC-3, and Dolby Pro Logic II, as
well as combining decent bookcase speakers and a large LFE cabinet. The
advantage - your computer can be at the center of a pro-grade home-theater
setup and your games will sound just fantastic. Today, EnvyNews
looks at a
Samsung HT package which combines stellar features for a very attractive
price.
- Ratpadz GS Mousepad Review - OcPrices.com has reviewed one of
the finest mouse mats known to man -
the Ratpadz
Gaming Surface (GS).
- 2Mb and 8Mb cache size on HDs tested in RAID -
How does a 2mb cache harddisk compare to its bigger 8mb cache brother?
MadShrimps.be test them in different RAID setups, using real word benchmarks
to show you the actual difference! Software RAID 0 / Hardware RAID 1 / 0 with
Stripe sizes: 1 - 4 - 16 - 64 - 512.
- The i865PE and the i875P, the STALEMATE (or Performance Technology
Acceleration ) secrets -
check it out!
- Winnow Cleaner 3.2 -
Winnow
Cleaner (download) is a
multiple award-winning complete internet eraser (internet cleaner, history
eraser, track eraser) utility to do a complete internet cleanup (delete
internet cookies, delete temporary internet files, ...).
- CPU's OC Databases Updated - VR-Zone has updated their Northwood
and T'Bred and Barton overclocking databases (P4
Northwood ~
T'Bred
~ Barton)
- Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator 1.3.4022 -
The Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator (MSKLC) (download)
extends the international functionality of Win2k/XP/2003 Server systems by
allowing users to Create new keyboard layouts from scratch; Base a new layout
on an existing one; Modify an existing keyboard layout and build a new layout
from it Multilingual input locales within edit control fields; Package the
resulting keyboard layouts for subsequent delivery and installation.
- QuickTime Alternative 1.11 -
QuickTime Alternative will allow you to play QuickTime files (.mov, .qt
and other extensions) without having to install the official QuickTime Player.
As a bonus, Internet Explorer will play all QuickTime movies that are embedded
in a webpage. You do need a media player that is capable of playing QuickTime
files.
- Download Express v1.4 Build 193 -
MetaProducts Download Express (DE) (download
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what's new) is a Windows 9x/NT/2000/ME/XP program that allows you to
download individual files from the Web and FTP sites at the maximum possible
speed. Multiple channels technology significantly reduces download time.
Download Express is a small (less than 400 Kb) Browser plugin application.
- XP Visual Tools Anniversary Edition -
XP VISUAL TOOLS is loaded with all you need to tweak your Windows XP
Desktop. You can make xp taskbar and Start Menu transparent, change Windows XP
Logon Screen or Windows XP Wallpapers and applying Windows XP Skins (XP
Themes) to old programs.
- Winamp Full 3.0 -
Winamp 3 (download)
plays MPEG Layer 2 (MP2) and Layer 3 (MP3) audio streams and Windows Media
Audio (WMA), and combines extensive functionality with an intuitive interface.
Winamp 3 revamps the entire idea of a skinning system by allowing developers
to add entirely brand-new functionality within their own skins.
- DVD Shrink 2.30 -
DVD Shrink
is software to backup DVD disks. You can use this software in conjunction with
DVD burning software of your choice, to make a backup copy of any DVD video
disk.
- Media Player Classic 6.4.5.5 -
Media Player Classic is similar to windows media player 6.4 but with
features pertained to minimalist advanced users. It also supports DirectX 9
and VFW drivers for capture.
- ASF-AVI-RM-WMV Repair v1.30 - Do you bother with your movie files
download from internet that can't be played or seeked? ASF-AVI-RM-WMV
Repair is easy solution.
with AVI-ASF-RM-WMV Repair, you can repair/fix video files that can't be
played or seeked, it supports fix AVI, divx, xvid, rm, rmvb, asf, wmv, wma
files. it is easy and fast.
- Graphical Interface to RegSvr32 1.0 -
This
program allows to register/unregister DLLs using RegSvr32 tool which is
included with Windows.
- jv16 PowerTools 1.4 RC2 -
jv16
PowerTools (download)
is the next generation of RegCleaner. A full set of tools to keep your
computer and your LAN up and running. jv16 PowerTools is basicly the Tool to
control your computer.
- NVIDIA BIOS Editor v1.0 RC3 Rev500 -
NVIDIA
BIOS Editor enables you to do virtually anything with your graphic card
BIOS (as long as it is NVIDIAs). It enables you to change the sign-on
message text & color, GPU & memory clocks, hidden features like SBA (Side Band
Addressing) and much more. This new revision fixes problem with GeForce4 Ti
4xxx and Control Block version 5.25 and lower and brings the first partial
support for GeForce FX 5200.
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