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 Nightly Tech Reading - tech
(hx) 03:36 AM CEST - Apr,16 2003
  • Aussie court crackers on crackers - Lawyers and security firms have condemned a decision by an Australian court to release without punishment a man who admitted to breaking into ISP OptusNet's network. Stephen Craig Dendtler, 22, of Bankstown, New South Wales, escaped either a conviction or fine last week even though he admitted gaining access to thousands of sensitive customer details through a back door in OptusNet's network.
  • Xbox modded - without a mod chip - Following on from the news that it's possible to run unsigned applications on the Xbox by using a loophole in EA's Agent Under Fire, crackers have discovered how to mod the system without a physical modchip. The new system breaks open the Xbox for running third-party applications (including the Linux operating system) or pirated games just as effectively as standard mod chips, but the only physical alteration needed to the box is a very minor soldering task to link up two jumper points on the system board. This then allows the user to flash the original BIOS chip on the Xbox itself - rather than installing a replacement BIOS to bypass the original chip, as most Xbox mod chips do.
  • QCast Tuner Software for PS2  - QCast Tuner software turns the Sony PlayStation 2 into an even more indispensable home entertainment device. Now it's a powerful digital media player capable of decoding and playing digital media files on your television.
  • China develops own DVD technology - China has developed their own DVD technology according to an article on Eastday.com. The Chinese have developed their own Optical Head, which is a key component for DVD players. The technology has been patented by the Chinese and makes sure that the Chinese manufactures can now use their own Optical Head instead of importing them from other countries.
  • Novell unveils Netware 6.5  - Novell has unveiled the latest version of its Netware operating system, including new open source, business continuity and application development elements.  Netware 6.5, previously code-named Nakoma, is due this summer. As revealed last week, it includes open source technologies Apache, MySQL, Perl, PHP and Tomcat.
  • [Space] Delay to US Mars mission - The US space agency Nasa has been forced to delay the launch of the first of the two rovers it is sending to Mars this summer. The take-off has been put back by a week or so to allow electrical repairs to be made to the identical rovers. The rover will act as a 'robot geologist'. Pre-launch tests at the weekend raised concerns that they might be vulnerable to a computer glitch.
  • [Space] Parallel Universes - One of the many implications of recent cosmological observations is that the concept of parallel universes is no mere metaphor. Space appears to be infinite in size. If so, then somewhere out there, everything that is possible becomes real, no matter how improbable it is. Beyond the range of our telescopes are other regions of space that are identical to ours. Those regions are a type of parallel universe. Scientists can even calculate how distant these universes are, on average.
  • Nvidia NV35 Specs Leaked - Uttar made a post on NVNews.com forums revealing the full NV35 feature list: CineFX ( TM ) Shading Architecture / Support for the Microsoft DirectXR 9.0 Pixel Shader 2.0 / Support for the DirectX 9.0 Vertex Shader 2.0 / Long pixel programs up to 1,024 instructions / Long vertex programs up to 256 static instructions with up to 65,536 instructions executed / Dynamic, conditional execution and flow control / 256-bit advanced memory interface combines a wider memory data path with next generation controller technology for superior performance and throughput / Full 128-bit, studio-quality floating point precision through the entire rendering pipeline with native hardware support for 32 bpp, 64 bpp and 128 bpp rendering modes  / Accelerated pixel shaders allow for up to 12 pixel shader operations/clock
  • Plextor drive crams more data on a CD - Plextor has announced a new CD-rewritable drive that can squeeze 40 percent more data into standard blank discs. The Plextor Premium can pack in 980MB of data into a 700MB (80-minute) disc and 1.2GB into an 880MB (99-minute) disc, according to the CD gear maker. The GigaRec option in the bundled PlexTools software, working with the drive's hardware, can accomplish this. Compression is achieved by burning smaller-than-normal pits or holes into the surface of a blank disc--up to 40 percent smaller, thus allowing it to pack in 40 percent more data, according to enthusiast sites.
  • Gainward GeForce FX 5800 Ultra Review - It's late, gets too hot, makes too much noise, and is pricey. On top of that it has worse image quality than it's predecessor (and the competitors) and doesn't by far reach ATi's level. And in many cases, even the six months old Radeon 9700 Pro takes the cake! In short; nVidia has failed. What haunts us the most with the GeForce FX is that it kind of feels like a boosted GeForce4 Ti. What we heard, now almost a year ago, was that GeForce FX was going to be.
  • Leadtek Winfast A300 Ultra TD MyVIVO Review - The Leadtek 5800 Ultra will be in very limited supply. The MSRP for the card is $439.00 US Dollars and I am pretty sure you will not find it discounted. Leadtek has once again proved that they innovate. Their WinFast Twin Turbo II cooling solution on the A300 is likely enough to get me to choose the A300 over other models out there, especially if you're into cases with windows. The Twin Turbo II cooling is much quieter than the FX Flow that I have heard. They also include a nice bundle of software and cables. Leadtek's take on VIVO (MyVIVO) is also second to none.
  • Roxio PhotoSuite 5 Platinum Review - The new Roxio PhotoSuite 5 Platinum is an ambitious upgrade to the popular photo-editing-and-more program, delivering entry-level image-editing tools, project templates, cataloging capabilities, and even CD burning. It's a good choice for digital camera novices looking to put their images to use, though the workflow among the tasks could be more streamlined.
  • The 3DMark Tuning Guide - Part #1 - Systemcooling's Howard Weitzel has published part #1 of his The 3DMark Tuning Guide.
  • Solid Edge V12 Benchmark - The new benchmark runs on Microsoft Windows NT/2000 and Windows XP. The latest version increases the graphics and CPU workloads without requiring additional memory. EDS PLM Solutions nearly doubled the number of files in the well-head assembly model, and increased the triangle count from 1.3 to 3.8 million. The CPU tests now include a re-compute for a part with 500 features and a mass property calculation.
  • PowerStrip 3.40.384 Beta - PowerStrip 3.40 provides advanced, multi-monitor, programmable hardware support to a wide range of graphics cards - from the venerable Matrox Millennium I to the latest SiS Xabre and Radeon 9800.
  • Kazaa Lite K++ 2.1.0 Build 2 Final - Kazaa Lite K++ 2.1.0 build 2 Final is released.
  • Intel Application Accelerator v3.0 RAID Edition - Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition provides support for Serial ATA RAID 0 on select Intel 875 chipset-based platforms on WindowsXP.

Comments from Flukeposted - 03:08 PM CEST - Apr,16 2003
I hope Nvidia goes down the tubes. The 'Innovator' of PC graphics?.. Pffff what a joke. I'd like to see 8x AGP but it seems Nvidia is too feeble to get that out the door, but glad to see they killed the FX card to re-engineer the card for 256bit memory... lol. Can anyone say 'milking'. I wonder if Nvidia's subsidiary name is 'Sealtest' ahhaha I bet it is cuz they are really good at milking R/D. Sorry but though ATI may not be 8x AGP either, from what I hear they are way closer than Nvidia is... Nvidia wont be the next card in my PC, it's ATI. Nvidia can take their NV35 and shove it where the sun don't shine. Nvidia is a total disappointment. Nvidia, you go ahead and milk whatever old technologies you have and soak your consumers, but that wont include me. Your cards next to ATI are second rate and even then I give credit to Matrox over you.

Comments from Aposted - 04:42 AM CEST - Apr,17 2003
Well, with ATi stating a product turnaround timeline of 24 months....that's pretty damn long. That would mean we won't be seeing the high end card from ATi until 2005. It's probably in their interest as the computer market isn't so hot, and they have attained their goal of producing the (current) fastest graphics card.

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