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 Nightly Tech Reading - tech
(hx) 03:24 AM CEST - Apr,04 2003
  • Half-Life 2 to be NVIDIA-only game? - Spong.com is reporting that Valve is currently looking at making its massively anticipated FPS sequel Half-Life 2 exclusive to nVidia graphics cards, in what will be the first deal of its kind in the PC gaming sector. This massive story comes from insiders at nVidia, who are boasting that this will be the first of many such deals for exclusive content, bespoke to its cards.
  • RIAA sues campus file-swappers - The recording industry has stepped up its campaign against campus music swapping, filing suit against four university students who operated file-search services on their school's internal networks. The lawsuits, filed against two students at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), and one each at Princeton University and Michigan Technological University, ratchet up the pressure that the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) recently has been putting on universities to block campus file-trading. The trade group still has not filed suit against average file-swappers who use more common services such as Kazaa, however.
  • Apache patch to thwart DoS attack - Apache, which makes the popular open-source Web server application, released version 2.0.45 to fix a denial-of-service (DoS) problem. A DoS attack floods a network with data, rendering it inaccessible to legitimate queries. The vulnerability in version 2.0.44 affects all operating systems, according to the advisory. But Apache issued a specific warning for OS/2 users, noting that for them the new patch still had a DoS vulnerability.
  • NV35 to Be Formally Announced Next Month. - According to X-bit Labs, Taiwanese media-sources revealed that NVIDIA's next-generation NV35 graphics processor will be formally announced next-month with actual graphics cards appearing shortly afterwards. NV35 GPU is going to be a considerably improved GeForce FX 5800 (NV30) graphics processor with several modifications made in order to boost performance, yield and other obstacles that presently do not let NVIDIA to start selling its GeForce FX 5800 solutions in mass quantities. The graphics cards based on the new graphics processor will utilise DDR SDRAM memory and feature 256-bit bus, providing more bandwidth than the current DDR-II memory with 128-bit bus on the GeForce FX 5800 Ultra.
  • AMD plan to offer 400MHz FSB Athon XP slips out - AMD will indeed release a version of its Athlon XP with a 400MHz frontside bus, mobo maker Abit announced this morning.  AMD has yet to announce such a part itself.  However, Abit's press release, issued today and headed "Abit engineered motherboards support the new AMD Athlon XP 333 and 400MHz Barton CPUs", says the company has unveiled "the 400MHz FSB Barton 3000+ and 3200+". So expect an announcement from AMD shortly..
  • Zalman ZM-80A Passive Video Cooler Review  - With video cards now generating as much heat as some CPU's, it's no wonder that there's a market for aftermarket video heatsinks. While this was happening, though, another trend has been arising: quiet computing. The video card is a whole different beast compared to a CPU, though. You can't just slap on a mega-heatsink... unless you don't need your PCI slots. Zalman was one of the first to try and make a good passive video card heatsink that didn't intrude into another PCI card's real estate.
  • Samsung DVD-V2500 DVD/VCR Combo - TweakNews has published a review on the Samsung DVD-V2500 DVD/VCR Combo Unit.
  • Dell Inspiron 5100 Review -  Thus the system came with a 2.4-GHz Pentium 4-the slowest of four processors Dell offers, but still adequate-and 256MB of RAM. The monitor was the midlevel Inspiron offering, 15 inches instead of 14, and XGA not SXGA+. All laptops in the 5100 line have a pair of USB 2.0 ports, a FireWire port, and an S-Video output for a TV set. Ours included 802.11b wireless Ethernet in addition to standard wired Ethernet and a modem, a fixed DVD/CD-RW drive, and a 16MB USB memory key instead of a floppy disk drive. For the price, the Inspiron 5100 is a good deal, and you're better served by picking the more fully equipped model than the $1,099 entry-level model. Conversely, those who do little more than Web browsing, e-mailing, and word processing can save $200 with the $899 Celeron-based Inspiron 1100.
  • Canon i550 Bubble Jet Printer Review - With decent speed and print quality for around S$319, the Canon i550 proves that it has what it takes to meet the demands of families or small-business folks who want decent text printing and acceptable photo quality prints any time of the day. With good paper support and a respectable software bundle, it should be able to last most users a reasonably long time before they need a new one.
  • HP Photosmart 7350 Review - The 7350 may have card readers and turn out magnificent photos, but it still leaves something to be desired. Read on for the pros and cons we found with HP's version of direct printing.
  • GP32 Super-emulator! - GP32 (fansite) is capable of emulating the GBA, Super Nintendo, Commodore 64, etc. plus there's a SCUMMVM engine for Monkey Island games and a Java VM. Seems to have a huge online following. It runs its own OS, and there are programs capable of playing divx/mp3 files, though there's also a Linux port on the way. Not too expensive either. (99UKP / 149USD) That's a UK supplier; they ship worldwide, though I found this more expensive American supplier too. (179USD)" Gotta catch 'em all! (thanks SlashDot.org)
  • AM:3D DieselPower for Hitman 2 - Silent Assassin  - The module, DieselPower 3D audio, enhances your ability to hear enemy footsteps, door slamming, talk, doves flapping their wings while ascending into the skies and much more, from any direction. "We have worked with the creators, IO Interactive, to ensure nothing but success in helping 47 take out targets. Hitman 2 has native support for DieselPower which gives you natural smooth 3D sound with full spherical directional perception, giving you the ability to completely pin-point your friends and foes with a blistering accuracy. Even though DieselPower supports other playback setups, all you require is a set of standard headphones to perceive true 3D sound in all directions."
  • Windows Application Compatibility Toolkit 3.0 - The Windows Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) version 3.0 for Windows 2000 Service Pack 3, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 contains the tools and documentation you need to design, deploy, and support applications on these platforms.
  • Apache 2.0.45 - The Apache Project (changelog ~ download) is a collaborative software development effort aimed at creating a robust, commercial-grade, featureful, and freely-available source code implementation of an HTTP (Web) server.
  • DVD2SVCD 1.1.3 Build 1 - DVD2SVCD is a completely automated frontend for converting DVD, PVA and AVI files to SVCD.
  • cladDVD XP 3.0 - cladDVD XP is a DVD ripper that can pretty much rip any DVD just the way you want it as it uses vStrip for the decryption. This means you can rip a single file, complete title set or main movie as is, or, even better, initiate IFO Parsing (default) and rip the exact selected ProGram Chain (PGC).
  • AC3Filter 0.68b - AC3Filter (download) is DirectShow filter for AC3 decoding to play .AVI with AC3 audio tracks and MPEG2 (DVD).
  • Media Player Classic 6.4.4.1 - Media Player Classic (download) is similar to windows media player 6.4 but with features pertained to minimalist advanced users.
  • WinAMP 2.90 Final - Nullsoft has silently updated its winamp v2 to v2.90.
  • Quintessential Player 3.50 Plus - Quinnware has released new version of their Quintessential Player. This new version finally fixed seek bug.
  • BlindWrite Suite 4.3.1 - Blindwrite Suite (download) is the best set of tools to reproduce or clone any CD, even protected ones. Blindwrite Suite is the most powerfull tool to create a perfect copy from your original CD for personal private copy.
  • SecureCRT 4.0.5 - SecureCRT (download) gives you an encrypted SSH session with both SSH1 and SSH2 servers. SSH security goes far beyond the basic secure logon, rerouting data or local applications using TCP/IP ports through an encrypted channel.
  • PowerStrip 3.31 Beta Build 380 - PowerStrip (download) provides advanced, multi-monitor, programmable hardware support to a wide range of graphics cards - from the venerable Matrox Millennium I to the latest Radeon 9700DV and Matrox Parhelia.

Comments from Jacobposted - 03:58 AM CEST - Apr,04 2003
BOOO down with Nvidia..I will not buy a new nvidiea card just to play half-life 2..What a bunch of bull-shit

Comments from giGGlerposted - 09:43 AM CEST - Apr,04 2003
Its an old April Fools joke.

Comments from dsaposted - 10:45 AM CEST - Apr,04 2003
... heh. why would any game company shoot itself in the foot? whole point of having a pc as opposed to xbox is that people choose components.. mind you.. hypothetically, would this situation be a basis for an antitrust case?

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