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 Morning Tech Reading - tech
(hx) 12:59 PM CEST - Apr,17 2003
  • Carmack On Doom III - David Kushner over at Wired has a write-up on the progress of Doom III, hinting at a possible fall release, that is unless Microsoft convinces id to sit on the game until an Xbox version is completed. Though the article doesn't reveal that much new info about the game, and mostly deals with John Carmack's engine work, it's still worth checking out.
  • Will Genetic Engineering Kill Us?  - Bioethicists and scientists contemplating the future fear that genetic engineering and other technologies are going to divide human beings into classes that may one day try to destroy one another. ~ Good article especially to anyone who liked GATACA film.
  • Intel speeds up Pentium 4-M, Celerons  - The chipmaker on Wednesday launched a new 2.5GHz Pentium 4-M processor and two new Celerons running at 2.2GHz and 1.26GHz, respectively. The chips address several categories of notebook PCs and are the latest mobile processors from Intel since its new Pentium M debuted in March.  Gateway is among the first PC makers to adopt one of the chips. The Poway, Calif., company's new 600XL computer incorporates the 2.5GHz Pentium 4-M and sports a 15.7-inch screen and a DVD burner for a starting price of $2,499.
  • Intel and AMD cut prices - Intel and AMD have officially cut prices for their processors. Intel is to make 3GHz Pentium 4 with 400/533MHz FSB cost $401. After 2.8 and 2.6 GHz processors with 800MHz FSB are available, prices for 533MHz FSB chips are to go down as well. AMD plans to cut prices for Athlon XP 2000+ to Athlon XP 3000+, as 64-bit Opterons should be announced on April 22. Athlon XP 3000+ price will suffer the biggest, over 30% cut. (thanks DigiTimes)
  • Matrox to announce two new graphic cards - Matrox sends word that they'll announce two new professional graphic cards on April 23. The two new cards:  Matrox Millennium P650: DualHead solution, AGP 8X, 64MB  and Matrox Millennium P750: TripleHead solution, AGP 8X, 64MB.
  • Nokia camera sends a cell message - The Observation Camera will launch in July, executives for the Finnish phone giant said Tuesday. The sub-$500 device is among the first to use so-called machine-to-machine (M2M) technology, which lets machines use cellular telephone networks to communicate with computer systems or other machines.
  • Power Flaw Found in Sony Digicam - Sony has begun offering free check-ups and repair, where applicable, to owners of its DSC-P1 digital still camera after the company received a number of complaints regarding the battery life of the camera.
  • Burning Question For DVD: Which Format? - Yahoo News! has published a new article on the subject.
  • Samsung Adds WOW to New MP3 Player - Samsung Electronics has unveiled what it expects to be its most popular flash-memory based digital music player for 2003. The YP-55 will be available in two versions, one with 128MB of memory and one with 256MB of memory, and is the first MP3 player to include SRS Labs' WOW surround sound simulation technology, according to the company. The player also includes an FM radio and has a real-time encoding function that enables users to record both radio and audio from an external device, such as CD player or microphone, connected via a mini jack. There is a USB 1.1 socket to connect to a personal computer. A single AAA battery provides power for the device and should last through around 15 hours of playback, said Samsung.
  • Benq mini portable 6024DP DVD-ROM / DVD Player (DVD Gem) - The BenQ mini portable 6024DP DVD-ROM/DVD player (DVD Gem) is a great little 3-in-1 external drive. Small in size, but big in features it is truly a multi-faceted device - a DVD player, MP3 player and external DVD-ROM all in one mini-sized BenQ DVD player.
  • Crucial PC2700 DDR SDRAM DIMM Review - Adrian's Rojak Pot just posted the updated definitive review of the Crucial PC2700 DDR SDRAM DIMM. "Ever watched a PC2700 DDR SDRAM DIMM go 412MHz? You might, if you have a Crucial PC2700 DDR SDRAM DIMM! Check out our definitive review of this amazing memory module!"
  • P4 with 200 MHz Quad FSB & i875P Dual DDR400 Review - With its 875/ Canterwood, Intel increases its bandwidth to 6.4 GB/s through Dual DDR400. The Pentium 4 takes off with 200 MHz Quad-FSB and declasses Rambus to the lower ranks. Serial ATA is now integrated on the ICH5, and Gigabit LAN has migrated to the Northbridge.
  • Hercules 3DProphet Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB Review - Hercules definitely knows what the gamers and hardware enthusiasts really want and designed their 3DProphet Radeon 9800 Pro card with great cooling concept with nice copper ram sinks to cool more effectively, a nice blue LED on the cooler together with a cool blue PCB that will really enhance the overall effect. This card comes with excellent bundle as well as with all the converters, video cables and a Rainbow Six 3 Full Game for video enthusiasts and gamers.
  • The new 8x, 12x and 16x Anti-Aliasing on GeForceFX - 8xS anti-aliasing is the only mode that really exceeds the quality achieved with 4xS and it's the only mode that can compete with ATi's 6x anti-aliasing. Strangely enough nVidia's Detonator control panel only exposes this mode for OpenGL, and offers a clearly inferior 8x mode for Direct3D. A tweaking tool like aTuner is absolutely required to get the better one of the two 8x modes for Direct3D, at least at the moment.
  • How to cook a GF FX 5800 Ultra? - To make a GeForce FX 5800 Ultra card suffer great pain, apart from Detonators 43.45 (we will test other versions of Detonators during the night) you need a 3D screensaver. Even the OpenGL screensavers like Pipes that come with Windows are OK, but for some serious "firepower" (to make the card extra hot in no time) you need a screensaver like Matrix. Set up the screensaver to turn on itself after 1 minute, so you don't have to wait too long. After the screensaver starts, you'll hear the fan on the GF FX 5800 Ultra start spinning. Just wait around 5-10 secs and you'll hear the fan stop! The 3D screensaver will continue playing on the screen, and after some time (depending on the screensaver) you'll start seeing artifacts, or in the case of DiveVisions, the screen will look like the monitor was having some interference from a strong magnetic source. You can leave the screensaver running as long as you feel its safe, but don't overdo it. We tried this around 10 times and were cautious enough not to let it run to long, as the temperature on the card, according to the drivers, reached 95-100C. TRY ONLY AT YOUR OWN RISK!
  • Get the Most from Your Software - PCMagazine put together this collection of top secrets and tips for the latest versions of more than 20 popular software applications, from adobe acrobat to wordperfect.
  • Office 2000 SR-1 registration bug strikes corporates - Microsoft has confirmed reports that Windows 2000 PCs running a specific version of Office 2000 have been hit by sudden, unexpected requests to continually register the software with Microsoft.  The glitch could leave thousands of Office users unable to continue using their software.
  • WinXP/2k Patch: Buffer Overrun in Windows Kernel Message Handling could Lead to Elevated Privileges -  If you restrict access between different users of your computer, you should install this update. If you are the only person who uses your computer, or if you do not use passwords or other measures to limit access to accounts on your computer, it is not important that you install this update (WinXP patch ~ Win2k patch).
  • Windows Messenger For Windows XP 4.7.2009 - Microsoft silently updated the build of Windows messenger for Windows XP to 4.7.2009.
  •  DVDXCopy v1.5.2 - 321 Studios has released a new version of their DVDXCopy software.
  • CyberLink PowerDVD patches - Dell released 2 patches for the CyberLink PowerDVD software. The patch versions are : CyberLink PowerDvd patch v4.0c.09 and CyberLink PowerDvd patch v4.0.09. This CyberLink PowerDVD v4.0c.09 patch should be used only when the Altec Lansing 995 speaker is used. If you dont use them or dont have those speakers then just use this patch : CyberLink PowerDVD patch v4.0.09.
  • HyperSnap-DX 5.10.01 - HyperSnap-DX (download) is a screen capture and image editing tool for MS Windows. It captures screens from standard desktop programs and even those hard-to-grab DirectX, Direct3D, 3Dfx, 3dfx, Voodoo and Glide mode games.
  • Style XP 1.0.1o - Style XP allows you to easily add new visual styles or themes to Windows XP. It is not a skinning engine. It uses Microsoft's built-in visual style engine, but enhances it by providing many useful tools. It can import, select, rotate, and manage Themes, Visual Styles, Wallpaper, and Logons.
  • Matrox Parhelia Drivers v1.04.00.078 - Matrox has released a new driver set for Parhelia 128 and 256Mbyte versions only. The driver is valid for Windows 2k/XP. This driver significantly improves 2D peformance.

Comments from Erbozposted - 04:21 PM CEST - Apr,17 2003
ROFL. A new milestone has been reached in graphics hardware technology. nVidia's fastest card cannot even handle a screensaver. Long live Technology !!! LOL

Comments from Flukeposted - 06:55 PM CEST - Apr,17 2003
Nvidia sucks. Over past year I have seen their 'innovators' tag start disappearing. Actually as soon as I heard of the ATI 9700 and Nvidia retorts and demo of their FX, I knew Nvidia would do something drastic and end the line of FX. Nvidia has had such a swollen head thinking they are soo good that they forgot about giving value to the customers. If FX really had 8x AGP and not 'compatible with' instead they would kick ass. But Nvidia is soaking their R&D on consumers and holding back on innovations. Well have a nice time in second place ATI, that is if Matrox doesn't make you look any worse as they put out some new cards. My next card wont be Nvidia, tell you that right now.

Comments from Flukeposted - 06:58 PM CEST - Apr,17 2003
I mean, Nvidia, have a nice time in second place. ATI is now the leaders and I doubt they are going to give it up anytime soon. Nvidia had their chance and they also bought out 3dfx and took their technology. FX is a cheap byproduct of the merging... A very bad job by Nvidia... Glad to see NOW they are coming up with a 256mb memory bus... losers.

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