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- Intel unveils fastest Pentium 4s, chipsets - April and May will
be a busy time for the Santa Clara, Calif.-based chipmaker as well as its archrival,
Advanced Micro Devices. Early next week, Intel will release a
2.4GHz version of the Pentium 4, which will be seen in new PCs coming from major
manufacturers the same week. Besides being the fastest member of the Intel processor line,
the new 2.4GHz product will also be the smallest version of the chip to date, measuring
only 131.4 square millimeters, according to a company representative. That makes it 10
percent smaller than current high-end Pentium 4s, a change that will ease manufacturing
costs. The 2.4GHz chip will sell for around $560 each in volume quantities.
- PC makers hike prices - in Asia - They are increasing
prices in Asia, citing increased component costs. This is the first time that PC
prices have risen in Japan for five years, according to Bloomberg.
- "Critical" holes trouble Microsoft - The software
giant releases a patch for a pair of security holes in its IE Web browser but is still
investigating a vulnerability in Windows NT and Windows 2000.
- Any User Can Root Windows NT and 2000 - A new hole in Windows NT
and Windows 2000 opens the door for any user (even guest) to
gain complete control of your machine. This bug called a privilege escalation
vulnerability allows an unprivileged user to obtain administrator privileges.
- Turning PDAs into chatterboxes - Handhelds from Hewlett-Packard
and IBM with built-in
talking capabilities are still in development. But one talking PDA, known as the Phraselator, is due to be shipped in the next few
days to U.S. troops in Afghanistan.
- Compaq Releases iPAQ Telephony Kit - Compaq said Thursday that
it has released a kit for its iPAQ Pocket PC handhelds that turn the devices into GSM/GPRS mobile telephones.
- First disposable/recyclable cell phones available - Hop-On.com apparently started distributing
the first versions of their disposable/recyclable cell phones, which will offer 60 minutes
for $30
- Tech companies set on MPEG-4 box - Seven companies including
Pioneer and Sharp agreed
this week to build a system that would bring MPEG-4 to cable set-top boxes.
- Researchers move closer to plastic, cheaper solar power cells - Custom-tailored
molecules and spray-on plastic could someday create the next generation of solar cells
-- more flexible, more efficient and much less expensive than existing sources of solar
power.
- Logitech Cordless Freedom Optical Review - Logitech is one of
the leading companies to offer great new technology to keyboards and mice with the release
of the Logitech Cordless FreedomT Optical. The design, technology,
performance and great looks of the combination are absolutely stunning. Not only that but
the ease of use with shortcut buttons make this combination very functional. No cords to
get tangled, no mouse ball to clean, no more having to sit on your uncomfortable desk
chair in order to work or play. Take a look at that comfortable sofa, couch or bed, grab
your keyboard and have the luxury of computing in your favorite couch.
- Gigabyte Maya AP64D-H Radeon 8500 Deluxe Review - Based on
benchmark scores, the Gigabyte
Radeon 8500 Deluxe offers the best performance of any Radeon 8500-based video card we
have come by. It even bests ATi's. Gigabyte also takes an extra step by making the package
attractive by including a plethora of good computer games and useful utilities. Definitely
a plus for gamers and tweakers alike.
- Creative Geforce 4 Ti4400 Review - Creative like most of the
other manufacturers, are releasing all 5 of the GeForce 4 series at one point or another, the Ti4400 is
only bettered for clockspeeds by the more expensive Ti4600 card. Creative were kind
enough to send me the card that most people except the most fps hungry of game players
will be buying, the Ti4400.
- ATI & NVIDIA Game Developers Conference 2002 Presentations -
Both ATI and NVIDIA have posted their
Presentations from this years Game Developers Conference 2002.
- MultiRes v1.40 - Freeware MultiRes is a small, 32-bit alternative to QuickRes, with
refresh rate and multi-monitor support for up to nine display devices under Windows 9x/Me
and Windows NT/2000/XP. This release includes a few refinements to batch processing and
improvements to the optional driver-independent lock on refresh rates.
- Nero Burning ROM v5.5.8.0 - Nero (mirror1, mirro2, mirror3) is a flexible, reliable, and
easy-to-use application designed to write both data and CD audio to CD-R and CD-RW discs.
It supports ISO 9660 images as well as ISO mode 1 and XA mode 2, and allows for on-the-fly
disc recording in addition to overburning (if supported by hardware). No changelog
available yet.
- Sonique v2.0 alpha 2.1 (built 03/29/02) - Sonique 2 is a Media Player application that is currently in
production by Team Sonique. Sonique 2 expands on many design ideas from Sonique 1.x but is
built on entirely new technology.
- Turtle Beach Santa Cruz beta Drivers Win2K/XP - Turtle Beach
have released some new Windows 2k/XP beta drivers v.4159
for the Santa Cruz sound card.
- Leadtek WinFast Drivers - Leadtek have released new drivers for
their WinFast TV2000: WinFast
TV2000 XP driver 2.3 BETA CD2.312 (2002/3/28) for Win9x/ME , WinFast
TV2000 XP driver 2.3 BETA CD2.312 (2002/3/28) for WinXP/2K
- Sparkle Nvidia GeForce4 BIOSes - NVIDIA
GF4 Ti 4600 SP7200T6 DDR SDRAM 128MB 650MHz 4.25.00.26.WP3 / NVIDIA
GF4 Ti 4400 SP7200T4 DDR SDRAM 128MB 550MHz 4.25.00.26.WP7 /
NVIDIA
GF4 MX 440 SP7100M4 DDR SDRAM 64MB 400MHz 4.17.00.30.WN2 / NVIDIA
GF4 MX 420 SP7100M2 SDRAM 64MB 166MHz 4.17.00.30.CN6
- NvFlash V4.14 - download.
- ELSA Detonators v28.32 - ELSA Detonator Driver 28.32 for Win9x/Me, ELSA Detonator Driver 28.32 for Win2k/XP, ELSA Detonator Driver 28.32 for WinNT4.
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