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- Microsoft to offer bounty on hackers - Microsoft will announce on
Wednesday that
it
will offer two $250,000 bounties for information that leads to the arrest
of the people who released the MSBlast worm and the SoBig virus, CNET News.com
has learned. The two programs attacked computers that run Microsoft's
Windows operating system, causing havoc among companies and home users in
August and September. The reward, confirmed by sources in both the security
industry and in law enforcement, will be announced in a joint press conference
with the FBI, the U.S. Secret Service and Interpol that's scheduled for 10
a.m. EST Wednesday.
- FCC Approves Internet Anti-Piracy Tool - The government
Tuesday
approved an anti-piracy mechanism that will make it harder for computer
users to illegally distribute digital TV programs on the Internet. The goal is
to speed the transition to higher quality digital broadcasts and ensure such
programming remains free.
- ASUS MyPal A620 Review -
The Asus MyPal A620 may not have the most professional sounding name, but
the hardware and design are more than up to the professional task. It's small,
lightweight, offers a Compact Flash storage slot for compatibility with most
digital cameras, and has an excellent LCD screen.
- Israeli man charged with hacking Mossad -
An Israeli man has been arrested over accusations he hacked into a recruitment
web site run by Mossad, Israel's main intelligence agency. The 23-year-old
man, who is yet to be identified, has been charged in a Jerusalem court over
the alleged attack, Israel Radio reported yesterday. AP reports that the
nature of the charges or even the date of the alleged security breech of the
Mossad-run site remains unclear.
- Nintendo sales surge on US price cut -
Nintendo today claimed a 37 per cent share of the US games console market,
and it's all down to price cut it made just over a month ago. Some 35 days
after knocking the GameCube's retail price down to $100, Nintendo's share of
the market has rise from 19 per cent to 37 per cent, propelling the Japanese
company to number two in the market, according to retail-derived stats from
NPD.
- Microsoft looks to SiS for Xbox 2 I/O chips - Silicon Integrated
Systems (SiS) announced that it has entered
an agreement with Microsoft to supply media input/output (I/O) chips for
use in future Xbox products and services, according to a filing with the
Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) today.
- Intel Brings Low-Cost 848P to Budget Market -
Intel has modified its 845/Brookdale chipset for FSB800 and DDR400 memory.
The result is the low-cost 848P that will compete in the SiS and VIA budget
chipset sector. Its benchmarks also offer some surprises.
- OCZ Annihilator Water Cooling Kit Video Review - The OCZ
Annihilator Water Cooling Kit is available in two different configurations,
either the Basic or Deluxe. The basic includes; your choice of a Quiet or High
Performance Pump, CPU waterblock, radiator, reservoir, tubing, & mounting
hardware. The deluxe adds the GPU & chipset waterblock which is everything
that's needed for overclocking. All waterblocks are copper with a smooth
surface allowing great contact. It performs well & is reasonably priced.
Watch the Video to find out more.
- An Easy-Upgrade for Notebook Hard Drives - Backing up your
notebook's hard drive prior to an upgrade is a cumbersome task. But Apricorn
says its
EZ-Upgrade kit makes the process a no-brainer.
- PHP 4.3.4 -
The PHP
developers announced the immediate availability of PHP 4.3.4. This release
contains a fair number of bug fixes and they recommend that all users of PHP
upgrade to this version.
- GIMP 1.3.22 -
The GIMP
(GNU/Image Manipulation Program) is a very nice graphics manipulation
application that works on many operating systems, in many languages, on many
file formats and is used for a variety of computer imagery purposes.
- Knoppix 3.2-2003-11-03 -
Knoppix (download)
is a bootable CD with a collection of GNU/Linux software, automatic hardware
detection, and support for many graphics cards, sound cards, SCSI and USB
devices and other peripherals. Knoppix can be used as a Linux demo,
educational CD, rescue system, or adapted and used as a platform for
commercial software product demos.
- Bart's PE Builder 3.0.18 -
PE Builder is not a
Microsoft product and does not create Microsoft Windows Pre-installation
Environment ("WinPE"). Using PE Builder does not grant you a license to
Microsoft WinPE or to use the Windows XP or Server 2003 binaries in a manner
other than stated in the End-User License Agreement include in your version of
Microsoft Windows XP or Windows Server 2003. Microsoft has not reviewed or
tested PE Builder and does not endorse its use.
- 1by1 1.41 -
1by1 is a very
small sized player which is not only small: It plays whole directories without
any playlist. Navigating through your tracks has never been so easy.
Available too:
1by1
command set for IRAssistant, a nice tool to control applications with an
IR remote controller,
mpglib.dll:
Decoding library for MPEG Layer III and Layer II.
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