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 Nightly Tech Reading - tech
(hx) 02:38 AM CET - Feb,19 2003
  • Military robots planned - So far, legions of robot soldiers march into battle only in movies such as "Star Wars." But the U.S. Army is hurrying to catch up. Under orders from Congress and the Pentagon's high command, the Army Research Laboratory at Aberdeen, Md., is developing an array of robotic machines to support -- or replace -- troops made of flesh and blood. One little robot scout, the 40-pound Packbot, and the CIA's unmanned spy plane, the Predator, are already in use in Afghanistan. Far more sophisticated machines are in development.
  • A robot that can smile and sneer - According to a report in The New Scientist, a new robot, which according to its creators can express a full repertoire of human facial expressions, was unveiled on Sunday. K-bot, as the robot is called, has a feminine face and is capable of 28 facial movements, including smiling, sneering, furrowing her brow and arching her eyebrows. She also has cameras in her eyes to recognise and respond to humans.
  • DNA molecules form nanodevice scaffolding - Using DNA's unique lock-and-key mode of chemical bonding, researchers at the University of Minnesota have demonstrated a "scaffolding" interconnect method that they believe can be applied to the assembly of silicon-based electronics.
  •  Nokia Wheels Out 3G, Arms Up Against Microsoft -  Nokia promised on Tuesday to deliver its first, new-generation mobile phones by July as it armed up to help stave off advances from software giant Microsoft. Nokia said it had sent a batch of around 10,000 third-generation (3G) handsets to operators Vodafone Group Plc and Orange and equipment makers Ericsson and Nortel to allow testing to begin.
  • Overture to buy AltaVista - Overture Services plans to acquire search technology company AltaVista for $140 million in cash and stock, the latest sign of consolidation in the resurgent search business.
  • Hacker accesses 5.6 million credit cards - Monday, Visa and Mastercard said the hacker could look at as many as 2.2 million accounts after breaching the security system of a company that processes credit card transactions on behalf of merchants.  None of the original set of compromised Visa cards had been used fraudulently, Visa spokesman John Abrams said Monday. A Mastercard spokeswoman could not say whether any of their cards had been used fraudulently. The affected accounts make up almost 1 percent of the 574 million Visa and Mastercard cards in the United States. Spokesmen for the two associations said Monday they promptly notified the banks that issued the affected cards.
  • Recording firms ask to scan university computers - Recording companies have asked the Federal Court to allow their computer experts to scan all computers at the University of Melbourne for sound files and email accounts, so they can gather evidence of claimed widespread breaches of copyright.
  • DVD-copying startup puts bounty on pirates -  In an odd twist in its fight against Hollywood studios, start-up 321 Studios is offering a reward for information about people who use its products to illegally copy DVDs. The company last week began offering $10,000 for information that leads to the conviction of people who use its software to pirate movies. The major studios sued 321 last December, saying the company promotes copyright infringement by offering products that allow people to copy DVDs. Specifically, the suit claims 321 is violating the Digital Millenium Copyright Act by selling its DVD Copy Plus and DVD-X copy programs.  
  • Instant Internet access before you boot Windows - BIOS king Phoenix Technologies is developing its core software technologies to help users cope better with system failures. Phoenix Core Management Environment, or cME, promises a means for OEMs to include diagnostic and self help capabilities, Internet access and remote desktop builds, even after a major system malfunction.
  • Star Trek Nemesis hits phones - Activision and Mforma's jointly-developed Star Trek Nemesis game is now available for mobile phone users in the U.S. and Europe through operators Sprint PCS, Vodafone U.K., Vodafone Spain, O2 Germany and Mobilcom Austria. The Star Trek Nemesis game is a downloadable first-person 3D shooter, which closely follows the plot of the movie. Players can take control of the bridge of the Enterprise and get ready to save Earth.
  • 256Mbit DDR dips below US$3 - DDR prices for 256Mbit products fell to US$2.90 on Monday and are at an average of US$2.97 today, according to DRAMeXchange. This price has fallen below production costs but covers variable costs, said DRAM makers.
  • Philips Sonic Edge 5.1 Review - If you think the sound-board industry begins and ends with Creative Labs, you haven't heard the Philips Sonic Edge 5.1 ($39.95 list). This surprisingly affordable board doesn't support esoteric technologies like 24-bit/96-kHz recording or DVD-Audio, but in ease of use it's outstanding, and it boasts sophisticated multichannel capabilities. For those whose audio interests revolve around playing DVDs, audio CDs, MP3 files, and games, the Sonic Edge will do the job for a fraction of the price of a Sound Blaster Audigy 2.
  • Influence of Intel Pentium 4 Core Temperature on CPU - Everybody knows that proper processor cooling and heat dissipation monitoring are among the most essential things in the CPU industry. How far has the technology got here today? Our article will reveal the working principles of the Thermal Control Circuit implemented in Intel Pentium 4 processors and check out the dependence of Pentium 4 performance on its die temperature.
  • Philips DVDRW228 DVD+R/RW Review - With features such as Seamless Link buffer underrun protection and Thermo-Balanced Writing, Philips initial DVD+R/RW offering appears to stand out from the crowd. Philips, a major player in the DVD+R/RW arena, attempts to sway consumers away from the DVD-R/RW format with their new DVDRW228 DVD+R/RW drive.
  • D-Link 2.4/5 GHz Dual-Mode Wireless Review -  D-Link's Dual Mode products not only support the new 802.11a, but is also backwards compatible with 802.11b. This is not a standard feature of 802.11a. Additionally, D-Link has managed to turbo charge the speed with theoretical bandwidth up to 72MB/s! That's right, finally we have wireless networking with speeds that rival wired networks!
  • Pentium 4 Overclocking Adventure - TweakTown has posted a new article called "Pentium 4 Overclocking Adventure".
  • Athlon XP T'Bred Overclocking Database - VR-Zone has updated their Athlon XP "T'Bred" Overclocking database with numerous entries from the overclocking community. It is also interesting to note that Athlon XP 2100+ based on T'Bred "B" AIUHB core is the hot favorite overclockable CPU around and ability to run 2.5Ghz on air and over 3Ghz on extreme cooling method.
  • BIOS Optimization Guide Rev. 7.2 - Adrian's Rojak Pot has posted the new revesion 7.2 BIOS Optimization Guide with 10 new BIOS options and 1 updated BIOS option - covering a total of 165 BIOS options!
  • 3DMark03 Performance Tests article - Here we take all of ATI's Radeon 9000 Series, a GeForce 4 Ti 4200 and 4600 and Matrox's Parhelia and test their respective performances over 3DMark03's rendering tests. We'll begin to see if this a true DX9 benchmark, where its bottlenecks are and begin to explain some of the performance numbers we are seeing from the various boards on test.
  • Roxio releases Easy CD & DVD Creator - Roxio released a new version of the well-known Easy CD Creator program ($99). This version will combine tools for burning CDs and DVDs, not only for data, but also for audio, photos and video. The package will get a new name, Easy CD & DVD Creator.
  • Nero Enterprise Edition Announced - Ahead has released a press release today announcing an enterprise version of their popular burning software package Nero. The Nero Enterprise Edition is a powerful CD/DVD recording application offering native 64-bit support as well as 32-bit support in emulation mode.
  • NVRefreshTool 2.1a - NVRefreshTool is a utility used to fix the problem in Windows 2000/XP that sets your refresh rate to 60Hz when you play ANY game. This problem occurs whether or not you have a higher refresh rate set in your Display Properties of Windows.
  • Netscape 7.02 - Netscape 7.02 has been released.
  • Media Player Classic 6.4.2.7 - Media Player Classic (download) 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.
  • AI RoboForm 5.1.1 - AI RoboForm is a one-click web form filler and password manager with some serious Artificial Intelligence inside.
  • CDRWin v3.9C Updated Once Again - The official Golden Hawk Technology website now offers another new version of CDRWin v3.9C dated February 15th.This new version probably adds more support for various CD-RW recorders.
  • Plextor PX-320A Firmware - Plextor Europe has released a new firmware version for their CD-RW/DVD combo drive, the PX-320A.
  • Realtek ALC AC97-Audio driver 3.40 - Realtek released version 3.40 driver for their ALC AC97 Audio chipsets.
  • 3Dfx Voodoo Drivers - VoodooFiles website has been updated with some new "Beta" drivers for 3Dfx Voodoo 3/4/5 cards.

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