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 Monday Tech Madness - tech
(hx) 04:08 PM CEST - Aug,30 2004
  • Microsoft Announces 2006 Target Date for Broad Availability Of Windows "Longhorn" -  Microsoft has announced it will target broad availability of the Windows client operating system code-named "Longhorn" in 2006, and make key elements of the Windows WinFX developer platform in "Longhorn" available for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003.  The announcement relate only to the "Longhorn" client operating system. Anticipated availability for the Windows "Longhorn" Server operating system continues to be 2007. Also the new database-drive WinFS file system will apparently be available in beta when Longhorn is released, but a finalized version isn't expected until 2007.
  • Japanese banks deploy biometric palm scanners - Japanese banks are turning to a new biometric identification system, based on the unique nature of the patterns of veins in our palms. The system requires three snapshots of the palm, taken in near infrared light. In the image produced, the veins show up as dark patterns. This data forms the basis of the security system: it can be loaded onto a smart cash card and used at cash machines to identify the user of the card.
  • Off-topic: The Internet at 35: Still evolving - Thirty-five years after computer scientists at UCLA linked two bulky computers using a 15-foot gray cable, testing a new way to exchange data over networks, what would ultimately become the Internet remains a work in progress.
  • Off-topic: Open-destination Quantum Teleportation - An international team of physicists has entangled five photons for the first time in the world, reports Technology Research News in "Five photons linked." Why is this important? Because it's the minimum number of qubits needed for universal error correction in quantum computing. In other words, they found a way to check computational errors in future quantum computers. The physicists also demonstrated what they call 'open-destination teleportation,' a way to teleport quantum information within and between computers." "They teleported the unknown quantum state of a single photon onto a superposition of three photons. They were then able to read out this teleported state at any one of the three photons by performing a measurement on the other two photons," adds PhysicsWeb in "Entanglement breaks new record". This will be used in about ten to twenty years to move information among quantum networks.
  • Off-topic: Computer hard drives perform better, last longer with novel polyester lubricant -  Much discussed among computer circles is the so-called end of Moore's Law and its predictions of ever-smaller circuits. Less known is a challenge facing the next generation of hard disk drives: lubricant coatings that can hold up to faster speeds and denser data. Perfluoropolyethers (PFPEs), the current industry standard, are running up against the polymer's limits in protecting hard drives against daily wear and tear. So University of Illinois Ph.D. candidate Wei Xiao developed an entirely new lubricant, based on inexpensive and abundant polyester. In short, the lubricant, called SHP — sterically hindered polyester — "acts like a solid when cast as very thin films," says Xiao. "And it has very good adhesion properties."
  • Off-topic: Brain may produce its own antipsychotic drug - A cannabis-like substance produced by the brain may dampen delusional or psychotic experiences, rather than trigger them. Heavy cannabis use has been linked to psychosis in the past, leading researchers to look for a connection between the brain's natural cannabinoid system and schizophrenia.
  • Off-topic: Gamers Gone Bad.com Web Comic - Each strip provides a relevant take on gaming news, from Bloodrayne's Playboy appearance, Nintendo's Online Console Gaming Patent, to DOOM 3.
  • Holographic Versatile Disc - Optware Corp., the developer of Collinear Holographic Data Storage System, announced that it had achieved successfully world's first recording and play back of digital movies on a holographic recording disc with a reflective layer using Optware's revolutionary Collinear Holography. This is a major milestone for commercializing holographic data storage system.
  • Intel to throttle power by enhancing silicon - The Santa Clara, Calif.-based PC maker will incorporate a number of changes in its 65-nanometer manufacturing process, which will begin in 2005, said Mark Bohr, an Intel senior fellow and director of processor architecture and integration. Experimental SRAM chips have already been produced on the process.
  • First look at MSR's "touch light"  - Mike Hall took his video camera over to Microsoft Research's faculty summit recently and met up with Stewart Tansley. Stewart gets provided a demo of a new "touchlight" prototype. It's a new kind of touch screen and could lead to new kinds of user interaction experiences.
  • Is It Time to Buy Double-Layer 8.5 GB DVDs? - The trademarks of new generation DVD burners are a 16x write speed for DVD+R and 8.5 GB of data storage capacity. We compare two 8X devices from Asus and LG and two new double-layer models from LaCie and Philips. Does it pay to wait or should you buy now?
  • ViewSonic and BenQ: LCD monitors with 8ms response time to be mainstream in 1Q 05 - ViewSonic and BenQ will release 17-inch LCD monitors with an 8ms response time next month, and both companies expect 8ms models to become mainstream in the first quarter of 2005, according to the companies.
  • Intel desktop EM64T goes on sale - Akiba PC Hotline said that Pentium 4s promising EM64T have started to appear in the shops of the Akihabara tech district of Tokyo. The wire said two models - a 3.60GHz and a 3.40GHz Pentium 4 have appeared for sale in boxed configurations, although availability for the 3.60GHz model is still constrained.
  • HP To Start Selling Its iPod  - HP's white iPod will be sold in a 20-gigabyte and 40-gigabyte version for $299 and $399 respectively.
  • Software Developer Says NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Specifications May Alter - A software developer who is behind the famous RivaTuner utility for graphics cards’ tweaking said specifications of graphics cards powered by NVIDIA GeForce 6800 graphics processing units may be slightly changed by makers of actual add-in cards which results in lower geometry performance and also affect actual speed delivered by the product.
  • Non ultra 6800's - 1 or more disabled vertex processors? - With the help of the upcoming Rivatuner you'll be able to verify if you have them all active and thus have the best possible performing and healthy 6800.
  • Evesham Axis 35/939 Gaming PC - TrustedReviews take a look at the Evesham Axis 35/939 Gaming PC which features a 3500+ AMD Athlon 64 processor and a GeForce 6800 graphics card for a very affordable price.
  • Toshiba Portégé A100 review - The A100 carries full Centrino certification which means that there's an Intel Pentium M CPU inside, as well as an Intel wireless networking card. Looking at the Intel Pentium M CPU first, you'll find a 1.4GHz chip, which is more than powerful enough for a notebook like this. However, what is slightly disappointing is the poor complement of memory. With only 256MB on offer you're going to struggle to have a lot of applications open at once.
  • Comparative Tests of the Four Mainboards based on Intel 915/925 - And there are only several obvious conclusions. 1) Other things being equal, i925X is a tad faster than i915. The difference is small but nothing like "i865+PAT" is to be seen yet. 2) DDR in i915 is more preferable in respect of speed, the difference disappears. We cannot recommend mainboards with dual memory type support – they sometimes feature strange performance drops. 3) Performance differences in all cases (in real tests) are not so great to condition univocal customers' choice. 4) Integrated video core negligibly hampers the operation, which is a wonderful result if you recall integrated chipsets three-four years ago.
  • Three-way Cooling Showdown - LAN Addict tried out three different cooling solutions for your CPU.
  • MSI Mega 865 review - Casual gamers will find the Mega 865 makes a great gaming system. It supports 8X AGP video cards, has 5.1 channel sound and has front headphones and USB ports on the system. If you can upgrade the power supply and watch the heat the system puts out, you should be able to roll with the best of them. MSI deserves credit for making a system like the Mega 865 because it opens the door to many ideas.
  • PDP Patriot PC3200 Memory review - The Patriot PC3200 retails around ~$70 a 512MB stick, but is often on sale for ~$50, at which the memory is a steal. While not as solid a performer as the OCZ Premiere PC3200, for half the price, the Patriot PC3200 is a can't miss for builders on a budget. Not to mention a 165MHz over-clock isn't that bad for budget RAM.
  • Kingston PC3200 Ultra Low Latency Memory - Bjorn3D's Adam looks at some new Kingston PC3200 Ultra Low Latency Memory.
  • MSI GeForce 6800 review - MSI has included probably the best bundle in the graphics card industry with the MSI GeForce 6800. They have included three quality games as well as a handful of useful content creation utilities all free with the purchase of the MSI GeForce 6800. Overclocking yielded positive results, giving us increases of 5-7 FPS in our Splinter Cell tests while running at a core speed of 376MHz and memory speed of 798MHz.
  • Sapphire X800 XT Plantinum Edition review - The design is much like ATI's reference board, except they went with a blue PCB and a cool little thumb rest at the top of the card to assist in card insertion. The good thing about this design is that the entire card only takes up 1 slot. A cool feature that this card has is the thermal sensing fan on its heatsink. When the card is not in use the fan will slow down and you will not hear it. When the GPU gets hot, you can hear the fan getting louder.
  • PowerColor Radeon 9250 review - The 9250 sports a pricetag under $50, and gives you 128MB of video memory, TV out, DVI/CRT, and the image quality and drivers we've come to expect from ATI; not to mention the familiar AGP interface, so the user need not shell out the big bucks on a board for PCI-Express.
  • Gigabyte Gv-nx59128d (FX5900) PCI Express card review - R&B Mods checked out the Gigabyte Gv-nx59128d (FX5900) PCI Express card
  • Nu Tech DDW-081 8x DVD+RW Drive review - The DDW-081 DVD +RW is a great drive and is well within the price range of most consumers. Its operation is both quiet, reliable and the media required is also very affordable.
  • Sandisk Cruzer Titanium Flash Drive review - Sandisk Cruzer Titanium really makes a great first impression. With its USB connector concealed, someone could have mistaken the titanium-coated device as a Sandisk-branded lighter. But it turns out to be a rugged 512MB Hi-Speed USB flash drive capable of withstanding up to 2000 lb. weight. Suffice to say, the Cruzer Titanium won’t fail on you in case a 250 lb. guy steps on it.
  • 480W Power Supply review - This new PSU brings a lot of new features to the table as well as a unique spin on cable management. Let's take a look at the Antec Neopower 480.
  • Ultra X-Connect 500W PSU review - MaDDN3ss has posted his review of the Ultra X-Connect 500W PSU.
  • OCZ PowerStream 470W Adjustable Power Supply review - The OCZ PowerStream series power supply is aimed squarely at the power user or gamer. When you decide to spend several hundred dollars on individual components for your newest box, you want to make sure that you have a quality power supply, and OCZ has assembled this unit to ensure that it is not going to be the weak link.
  • Logitech Quickcam Pro 4000 review - Hardware Hounds posted a review of the Logitech Quickcam Pro 4000.
  • Logitech MX1000 Laser Mouse first look - MX1000 is an official replacement of the MX700 from Logitech. This new mouse actually uses laser technology to scan (as the ad states) 20x more precisely than optical mice!
  • Ideazon Zboard review - Using a normal keyboard and mouse to play computer games is no idea from the future. There are plenty of keys for setting up your own configuration but they are all stationary and cannot be moved around for comfort or usefulness. Ideazon has listened to the gamers of today and took their thoughts and comments to the drawing board. Their Zboard features a removable 'keyset' that allows you to customize your keyboard for many specific computer games, as well as some very popular application suites. The Zboard software automatically recognizes what keyset is installed and essentially 'reconfigures' itself, making the process seamless. Read on to see how beneficial this keyboard can be, and if it stands up to a hardcore gamers standards.
  • Altec Lansing AHP-512 Headphones review - CoolTechZone has posted a review of Altec Lansing AHP-512 Headphones.
  • Linksys WRT54GS Wireless Router + WMP56G PCI Wireless Card - From a general performance standpoint, the router and wireless adapter work great. When web browsing it is almost impossible to tell that it is not a hard wired network that I am on. Downloads are also great with no trouble obtaining 200+ KB/s transfers. Network gaming on the other hand, seems to suffer a bit but there are a few outstanding issues. When I play Command and Conquer Generals: Zero Hour on the LAN with my friend also on a wireless connection he is only using an 802.11b (11Mbps) card versus my 54G card. There is moderate lag in the game, but this becomes greatly reduced when he connects his computer via CAT 5 to the router.
  • Panasonic Palmcorder PV-GS200 Mini-DV Camcorder - The GS200 is a digital camcorder with 2.3 megapixel Still Picture Recording. The camera has a 10x Hi-Definition zoom (as well as a 700x digital zoom), and comes ready with a Digital Electronic Image Stabilization (D-EIS).
  • Overclock the Liteon 1213S Single Layer to 1633S for Dual Layer and 16x Writing - Check out CDRInfo on How to make your 1213s single layer DVD writer into a 1633s dual layer writer that works at 16x +R writing speed and 2.4X DL writing (thanks Warp2Search)
  • A problem with ATI's drivers in DOOM 3? - TechReport has some information claiming ATI's drivers exhibited some odd behavior in DOOM 3 and that the company might be compromising image quality for performance. What's more, this problem seemed to be specific to DOOM 3, raising the possibility that ATI was guilty of engaging in an application-specific optimization - a practice the firm has forsworn.
  • Source Engine Video Stress Test - As a way of saying "we're sorry about the delay" to all those Radeon 9800 buyers that have been holding a Half-Life 2 coupon for the last year, Valve and ATI have teamed up to let those people into the company's closed beta test of Counter-Strike: Source, an updated version of the most popular online shooter using the same engine as Half-Life 2. Included with this beta test is a Video Stress Test feature, which may offer us a peek at how well modern video cards will stack up against each other in Half-Life 2 and other Source engine based games. ExtremTech take an early look at the VST.
  • Memtest86+ 1.25 - Based on the well-known original memtest86 written by Chris Brady, memtest86+ is a port by some members of the x86-secret team. Our goal is to provide an up-to-date and completely reliable version of this software tool aimed at memory failures detection.
  • nLite 0.98.8 Beta - nLite is a GUI for permanent Windows component removal by your choice. After removal there is an option to make bootable image ready for burning on cd or testing in virtual machines. So that means that with nLite you will be able to have Windows installation cd which on installation doesn't install, or even contain on CD, unwanted components.
  • DVD Decrypter 3.5.0.0 - DVD Decrypter (download) is a free tool which enables you decrypt and copy a DVD to your PC's hard disk. From there you can choose to watch them with the likes of PowerDVD and WinDVD or you can re-encode them to MPEG1 (VCD) or DivX.
  • Codec Pack All in 1 6.0.1.8 -  The package contains DivX 5.2, Koepi's XviD Codec 1.0.1 Final, DivX, XviD - FFDShow 28.08.2004, MPEG2 3.0.0.0, Subtitles G400 2.83, Subtitles DVobSub (Win9x, Win2k a WinXP) 2.23, 2.33, OGG Vorbis 0.9.9.5, AC3 1.01a RC5, Morgan Multimedia Stream Switcher 0.99ß.
  • Daemon Tools 3.47 - DAEMON Tools (download) is an advanced application for multiprotection emulation. It is further development of Generic Safedisc emulator and incorporates all its features. This program allows running BACKUP copies of SafeDisc (C-Dilla), Securom or Laserlock protected games. It is a hotfix-version to adress the latest issues (especially the atapi.sys-lock with XP SP2).
  • Zoom Player 4.03 - Zoom Player Standard (changelog ~ download), a flexible feature rich Media Player that for all its features and goodness remains bloat-free.
  • WinAmp 5.05 (Security bug fix) - Nullsoft Winamp (download full ~ lite) is a fast, flexible, high-fidelity media player for Windows. Winamp supports playback of many audio (MP3, OGG, AAC, WAV, MOD, XM, S3M, IT, MIDI, etc) and video types (AVI,ASF,MPEG,NSV).
  • ForceWare 65.73 WHQL 2000/XP - Fujitsu Siemens has released a new ForceWare driver. It is version 65.73 with WHQL (Microsoft Qualified driver) certification for Windows 2000/XP. The drivers in the archive are dated at August 2nd 2004. The drivers will work with the entire range of Nvidia graphics cards starting from GeForce 2 MX and upwards, so you have a pretty good chance of compatible drivers ;) These drivers originate 100% from NVIDIA and are not in any way altered, so this is an official NVIDIA WHQL set yet released by an OEM manufacturer.

last 10 comments:
xxxx(04:46 PM CEST - Aug,30 2004 )
for the record. What game doesn't have problems with ATI? Same old, same old. CS:S also has some major problems and ATI confirmed that from 4.6 their uninstaller doesn't properly remove the drivers and in the case of CS:S it affects the performance of your card. Gee, wonder why this 9700 will be my last ever ATI card?? I'm sick of driver problems that never get better. Each and every game that comes out requires ATI to fix their drivers. They aren't just putting out a driver a month for nothing, they have no bloody choice because their drivers are so piss poor.

This is pretty funny.

http://www.techreport.com/etc/2004q3/ati-doom3/index.x?pg=7

capri(07:57 PM CEST - Aug,30 2004 )
yea for the record. no problems whatsoever with 9800. the 9700 is just a shit card :D

xxxx(08:46 PM CEST - Aug,30 2004 )
too bad ur a <censored> who probably doesn't even know if his card is working properly. but then, maybe you could swing over to the CS:S forums and comment to everyone just how your 9800 works..and then write ati and tell em there's nothing wrong with their uninstall software, or the fact there are problems with nearly every new game coming out..

and maybe then you could get a job with ati and make sure that the drivers work for everyone and not just 'some' people.

Read the first paragraph <censored>. http://www.hardocp.com/article.html?art=NDQ4 (wow, your card was really worth the money eh <censored>?) and then maybe you can more educate yourself reading any review you like that rated this card 'tops' all you have is a update GPU, woo. Doesn't matter since we all use the same drivers and all have the same problems. Duh. It's not machine specific, it's driver specific.

El_Coyote(10:45 PM CEST - Aug,30 2004 )
*shakes his head*

capri(12:50 AM CEST - Aug,31 2004 )
believe me i know my card is working properly. i'm not a newbie when it comes to computers like you seem to be one. oh and no problems with cs:s here i'm sorry for you.

have fun

Bert(03:29 AM CEST - Aug,31 2004 )
"Off-topic: Open-destination Quantum Teleportation"

Mark my words. One day we will be able to receive data before
we even send it. However, it may not be from this universe.

xxxx(03:59 PM CEST - Aug,31 2004 )
@capri, the only thing that works is your hand in ur pants cuz u haven't got a clue.

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