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Friday Tech Madness - tech|
| (hx) 03:02 PM CEST - Jul,30 2004 |
- E-voting critic calls on hackers to expose flaws - Speaking at the
Black Hat Security Briefings here, Rebecca Mercuri, a fellow at a
Harvard-affiliated research center and a noted e-voting critic, called the
current voting process a statistical game of shells, one that e-voting machine
makers are playing for profits. To hold voting machine makers to their
promises of security, hackers should try to circumvent the systems and reveal
their problems, she said. She pointed to
a
$10,000 reward promised by e-voting proponent Michael Shamos, a computer
scientist at Carnegie Mellon University, as additional incentive.
- Deutsche Telekom Passport hole exposes 120,000 - Deutsche Telekom
this week
was forced to suspend all activities of its Online Business Service Operation
Centre (OBSOC), a German version of the Microsoft's Passport system, which
enables customers to order and pay for online services and products.
- Off-topic: Countdown to X Prize flights begins - Paul Allen and
Burt Rutan hope to see their history-making spacecraft claim the $10 million
Ansari X Prize for private spaceflight on the anniversary of the Soviet
Union's launching of Sputnik nearly half a century ago. SpaceShipOne, the
rocket-plane built by Rutan and funded by Allen,
plans to make its first attempt on Sept. 29 and complete a required second
trip into space in less than half the two-week minimum. Rutan said they
want to make their second attempt on Oct. 4 -- the same date that, in 1957,
marked the beginning of the first space race.
- Off-topic: Acne bug's nasty secrets spotted -
The newly completed genome sequence of the acne bacterium
Propionibacterium acnes has revealed thousands of genes that give the organism
the potential to cause skin disease.
- Off-topic: ATI may sponsor F1 Jordan team - TheInquirer has learned
that ATI
is talking sponsorship with the famous Jordan team. Interesting industry
isn’t it. Ferrari has AMD on its helmets and cars and HP is all over BMW cars
while Intel sponsors Toyota.
- Apple blasts RealNetworks' iPod "hacker tactics" - Apple has
claimed that
RealNetworks has adopted the "tactics and ethics of a hacker" by
developing software allowing iPod owners to download music from RealNetwork's
RealPlayer Music Store. RealNetwork's Harmony software tool allows music from
the RealPlayer Music Store to be transferred to any music player, including
Apple iPods.
- Intel delays 4GHz chip until next year - Product plans that the
Santa Clara, Calif.-based company released to PC makers on Thursday stated
that the 4GHz chip,
originally slated for the fourth quarter, won't appear until the first quarter
of next year. Company spokesman Howard High said the delay will help
ensure that the company can deliver an adequate number of chips when the
product is launched.
- Intel short on 3.6GHz chips - Intel's flagship desktop processor,
the
3.6GHz Pentium 4 560, is in very short supply, an Intel spokesman
confirmed. The chip came out in June, along with the company's latest desktop
chipsets, the 915 Express and 925 Express.
- AMD Substitutes Athlon 64 FX-51 with Athlon 64 3600+? - AMD may be
preparing
a new microprocessor in PGA939 packaging to broaden the lineup of
offerings for the emerging infrastructure. The new chip will have 1MB of cache
and 1000MHz HyperTransport bus, representing a lower-speed bin of the AMD
Athlon 64 FX-53 microprocessor. Mainboard maker ECS has updated the list of
supporting chips for latest mainboard based on VIA K8T800 Pro chipset for
Socket 939 processors with AMD Athlon 64 3600+ product name. The SKU with 1MB
of cache and 1000MHz HT bus has not been announced yet, but a mentioning by a
mainboard maker may indicate a short release of the processor.
- Microsoft Demonstrates New Hard Drive Search Tool - Microsoft
demonstrated for the first time on Thursday
a search engine that looks for information on computer hard drives as well
as information on the Web.
- ATI on Shader Model 2.0b - As Crytek developed the now
historical 1.2 patch for the game and included Shader model 3.0 ATI had to do
something and get some money into game to convince Crytek to make
new patch
and include Shader model 2.0b for ATI cards. According to TheInquirer,
some things could be made much faster in Shader model 2.0b once it's done and
that some effects can be rendered with fewer passes. You can, for example,
process four lights with Nvidia Shader model 3.0 while with 2.0b you can do
three and with the current Shader model 2.0 just two.
- AMD Sempron review -
The Sempron is a completely different animal to the Duron as the Socket-A
variety runs at 333MHz bus speed and features 256KB Level 2 cache memory - the
same amount as the previous generations of Athlon XP processors. As with all
Athlon processors the Level 1 cache is a generous 128KB. The Barton core was
given a boost to 512KB to improve the performance when Intel upped the cache
memory in the Pentium 4 processors.
- Corsair XMS3200XL Pro Twin-X - Go Corsair go!
Corsair makes some of the best memory around, and of course we all know
that, but why is it so good?
- XGI Volari V8 Ultra review - 59Hardware.net has posted
a review of the XGI Volari V8. This entry-to-mid-level videocard is
intended to compete with the likes of ATI's 9600SE.
- SMC Barricade g High-Powered 2.4GHz 54Mbps Wireless Broadband Router
with USB Print Server review -
The SMC Barricade g SMC2804WBRP-G is reasonably priced and has a good
feature mix. Wireless throughput vs. range was very good, with speedy
performance even at my worst-case test location.My main concern is with my
failure to complete any WAN-LAN router performance tests. This problem could
just be due to Qcheck's incompatibility with SPI + NAT firewalls, or it could
foretell problems with getting Virtual Servers to work.
- XConnect Power Supply review - According to Ultra,
the X-Connect uses the X-Cable technology, and that incorporates 4 points.
First the molded cable core and connectors will eliminate loose wires. Second,
the technology uses premium tinned-copper braiding sleeve, not just your
ordinary tinned-copper braining sleeve! Third, and the most interesting one,
the X-Connect power supply has a UV translucent effect, not only will your
watercooling fluid, IDE cables and fans glow, so will your cables! Lastly, the
technology must have superior strength and flexibility for the life of your
system. Ain't that great, it almost sounds like lifetime warranty!
- Razer Viper Optical Mouse review - It will give you the same
handling, but with a huge dose of speed and precision. In all types of games
and even your every day tasks the Viper performs well above par. Yes, the lack
of extra buttons is a stinker, but this mouse for most users may only be used
for gaming where extra buttons are not needed as much.
The mouse is
a little pricey and runs right around the $50 range.
- BTC M993 4D Wireless Ergo Office Mouse review -
The BTC M993 is a magnificent mouse that any user would desire. The BTC
M993 features an Office button, the ability to recharge and a 800 DPI optical
engine. The mouse features everything that any person requires. The mouse is
exceptionally great and is recommended to anyone who desires a comfortable
mouse and develops computer graphics.
- Logitech diNovo Media Desktop review - Perhaps the biggest draw for
the diNovo will be the appeal to the Home Theater PC crowd, where the
elegant design and great range make it a perfect match for most users. Whether
you are an executive who wants a classy piece of hardware, a home theater
fanatic, or an average user that demands quality, you will love the Logitech
diNovo.
- Altec Lansing VS3151 Speakers -
The VS3151 speakers feature a unique design; a complete overhaul from the
rest of the product line by Altec Lansing.
- Batman Begins Trailer - The trailer for the Batman Begins is
available on the
Warner Brothers website.
- Spybot-S&D v1.3 detections update -
This updates the detection rules. Only needed if you do not want to use
the update function integrated into Spybot-S&D. (thanks NeoNSX)
- DirectX 9.0c Redistributable for Software Developers - Multilingual
-
Here's a link to the Redistributable for Software Developers version of
direct 9.0c for download instead of the websetup as people will want to keep a
full download of it handy (thanks ally russell)
- SlySoft releases CloneCD v5.0, adds DVD read/write functions -
SlySoft has released
CloneCD 5.0 (download
beta) which seems to have been updated with some of the CloneDVD features
as the software now fully supports the reading and writing of most DVD
formats. (thanks
CDFreaks)
- FlashFXP 3.0.0.1015 Final (SHW) -
FlashFXP (download)
is the most powerful and popular FTP & FXP Client for Microsoft Windows
9x/Me/NT/2000/XP on the market today
- Fraps 2.2.5 -
Fraps is a tool
that lets you monitor current framerates in a corner of the screen for
programs using DirectX or OpenGL technology. It also allows you to easily take
screenshots of games, make movies of gameplay, and manually determine the
average framerate between two points. This new version adds support for final
DirectX 9.0c and fixes slow DX9 video capture with anti-aliased games and
nvidia 61.76/61.77 drivers.
- Lame 3.96.1 Stable -
LAME is an educational tool
(download ~
changelog) to be used for learning about MP3 encoding. The goal of the
LAME project is to use the open source model to improve the psycho acoustics,
noise shaping and speed of MP3.
- KeyTweak 2.01 -
KeyTweak
makes use of Microsoft's Scancode Map registry key to remap your keyboard.
- Intel Desktop Control Center 1.2.0060 -
Intel Desktop Control Center (download)
enables you to perform stress tests to verify system stability and to conduct
performance testing to measure the impact of system configuration changes. The
easy-to-read system gauges provide feedback so you can observe the effects of
various system modifications in real-time.
- ATI Catalyst 4.7 Win98/ME -
This unified driver has been further enhanced to provide the highest level
of power, performance, and reliability.
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last 10 comments: | xxxx | (08:05 AM CEST - Jul,31 2004 ) | | anyone bother with the new directx version? |
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| maga | (10:55 AM CEST - Aug,01 2004 ) | | yeah, me, installed, everything ok, no difference noted, back to sleep... |
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