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 Evening Tech Reading - tech
(hx) 01:26 AM CEST - May,20 2003
  • US Price Cuts for PS2 and Xbox, Player bundle for Cube - Microsoft and Sony have both cut $20 off the price of their consoles in the USA, bringing them down to $179 - while Nintendo has announced plans to bundle the Game Boy Player accessory for free with the Cube. In Sony's case, the $179 price point is designed mostly as an inventory clearing inventory for the current PS2 model. This should clear the decks for the slightly revised SCPH-50000 model which launches in the USA in June. The new model is to be sold as a bundle with the network adapter for the current price of $199. As reported previously, it features a built-in IR receiver and a variety of enhanced DVD playback features, but the only games-related difference is the lack of the little-used i-Link (IEEE-1394, or FireWire) port on the system.
  • Worm Poses as Microsoft Message - Kaspersky Labs reports the detection of a new network worm named "Palyh", which is spreading via email and local area networks while masquerading as a communiquĘ from Microsoft's technical support. Presently, infections at the hands of Palyh have already been confirmed in several countries. Palyh gains access to targeted computers as an attached file or writes itself to systems via local area networks. The worm becomes active when an unsuspecting user opens the attached file carrying the infected code; once this is done Palyh infects the computer and starts its spreading routine. When installing, the Palyh worm copies itself into the Windows directory under the name MSCCN32.EXE and registers this file in the systemregistry's auto-run key so that it is placed into system memory and automatically launched upon operating system start-up.
  • Getting Inside Einstein's Head -  More than 900 scientific documents and personal papers detailing the thoughts and emotions of one of the world's most fascinating minds are now available at the Einstein Archives Online. In addition to the voluminous collection of Einstein's writings, some never before published and none previously available online, the website will house an extensive database of 40,000 documents, images and research on Einstein's life and work, as well as digitized copies of Einstein's professional and personal correspondence and pages from his notebooks and travel diaries. (thanks Wired.com)
  • 1,000 UK pubs to get wi-fi - The Cloud - the UK-wide broadband wi-fi network that's part of Inspired Broadcast Networks and Leisure Link Group - is to launch its service in more than 1,000 pubs in the UK later this week. / Ed. note ~ Heh that's nice but what about Czech and Slovak pubs? (cough..)/
  • Go racing with the P800  - After six months of development, Digital-Red has now launched its latest title for the UIQ-based Sony Ericsson P800. MotoRacer 3D is based on the company's Dragon Bone 3D Engine, and pitches players as motorcycle racers against AI players in 8 different motodromes - each designed with distinct features and modelled after real tracks to provide a higher level of realism.
  • Hitachi Maxell stores 1000 GB on a disc, new DVD technology - Hitachi Maxell has announced it has developed a technology that will enable consumers to store up to 200 (which would mean 200 times about 5 GB of data, or even more) movies on a DVD disc. The technology works by adding several data layers to the disc.
  • Taiwan's DVD player and 52x CD-RW SoC solutions in mid-2003 - Three Taiwanese optical chip designers - MediaTek, ALi and VIA Optical Solution (VOS) - plan to launch self-developed SoC (system-on-chip) solutions for DVD players and 52x CD-RW drives starting in mid-2003, sources said.
  • Understanding Modern Pipelines - According to this article, small sites, big sites ( won't give names must resist ) , individuals, organizations - practically everyone is making gigantic mistakes about pipelines in modern GPUs. Or well, sometimes, how you should imagine pipelines, because in some cases, pipelines just don't exist. More on that later. First, let's see this on an architectural standpoint. When it exists, what's a pipeline?
  • NV35 will ship in June - NVIDIA Euro Sales Director, Roy Taylor told the assembled masses of system builders that NV35 will ship in June apart from the low end model which will ship in July. He managed this despite being faced by a phallanx of ATI execs and partners who lined up on the front seats of the giant auditorium in an attempt to put him off.
  • NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900 Ultra 256MB review - VR-Zone has done up a review on the latest GeForce FX 5900 Ultra card equipped with 256MB DDR-I memory and clocked at 450/850Mhz core/memory.
  • MSI, Asustek launch GeForce FX 5900 series cards  - Micro-Star International (MSI) and Asustek Computer recently launched new graphics cards based on Nvidia's GeForce FX 5900 (NV35) series chips, targeting both the high-end and mainstream market. MSI is offering three cards: its FX5900 Ultra, FX5900 and FX5900V adopt Nvidia's GeForce FX 5900 Ultra, GeForce FX 5900 and the more simplified GeForce FX 5900 Value chips, respectively. Asustek is offering two cards - its V9950Ultra and V9950 are based on Nvidia's GeForce FX 5900 Ultra and GeForce FX 5900 chips, respectively.
  • Buffalo 256MB PC3700 DDR Memory Review  - With a retail price of just $194 CDN ($130 US) here or vai Newegg the 2x 256MB Buffalo PC3700 DDR is easily one of the least expensive performance memory modules we've tested! About $75 CDN cheaper then two sticks of Corsair XMS3500 CAS2 and $120 CDN cheaper then OCZ's PC3700 DDR DIMM's!
  • 63 Accelerators on the Pentium II 350 MHz in Three Tests - Digit-Life has posted an article called "63 Accelerators on the Pentium II 350 MHz " ~ "I think that the period starting 6 years ago with the first 3D accelerators is not that big so that the teenagers do not know anything from the 3D history. However, I met some students specializing in computer engineering who had no idea about Riva128, RAGE II, Voodoo Rush etc. But most readers interested in 3D or in the history of the videocard development (not necessarily 3D) will certainly feel nostalgic seeing..."
  • nForce2: single-channel mode vs. dual-channel mode - If you are going to use the integrated graphics of the nForce2-G/T chipset, you should definitely use the dual-channel mode since the speed drop might reach 10 to 70%. Also remember that it's said that the graphics core used on the nForce2-G corresponds to the GF4 MX440-8x chip, but actually, the lower frequencies of the chip in IGP and of the system memory bring much worse results in the 3D graphics tests.
  • Nehemiah M10000 Review - The Nehemiah M10000 is the latest EPIA M motherboard from VIA, with an improved "Nehemiah" C3 CPU core. Mini-itx.com has published a review of the Nehemiah and compares this little baby twith other EPIA motherboards. Does it live up to all the hype?
  • Commell LV-670 review - Hexus.net let us know they have posted a new review titled: "Commell LV-670, this is a Mini-ITX motherboard with a P4 socket present" ~  "If you are after the fastest MiniITX board you can get your hands on this is definitely a board you should consider, however the high price means that very few will be able to justify it up against other Mini ITX solutions."
  • Via Aqua 1300 Review - This is a great, inexpensive pump that I feel has got a real bad rap from the Water Cooling community. Buy one! Heck, at $23 USD buy two!
  • Detonator FX Version 44.03: Feeling Cheated  - Elite Bastards let us know they have posted an article called "Detonator FX Version 44.03: Feeling Cheated". This article is definitely worth reading.
  • ATi Catalyst 3.4 vs. Catalyst 3.2 Comparison - Check it out! Seems that new Catalysts drivers bring a reasonable increase in games and benchmarks.
  • KDE 3.1.2 - The KDE Project today announced the immediate availability of KDE 3.1.2, a maintenance release for the third generation of the most advanced and powerful free desktop for GNU/Linux and other UNIXes. KDE 3.1.2 ships with a basic desktop and seventeen other packages (PIM, administration, network, edutainment, utilities, multimedia, games, artwork, web development and more). KDE's award-winning tools and applications are available in 51 languages.
  • jv16 PowerTools 1.4 RC1 - jv16 PowerTools (download) is the next generation of RegCleaner. A full set of tools to keep your computer and your LAN up and running. jv16 PowerTools is basicly the Tool to control your computer. Until now your computer might had been the one who is in charge, but with jv16 PowerTools you can take the control. The program contains all the tools needed for monitoring and cleaning the Registry and the file system. In addition to that, you can control all the computers in your LAN.
  • Fraps 1.9D - As promised last week, an improved build of Fraps v1.9 is out. Fraps is a tool that lets you monitor current framerates in a corner of the screen for programs using DirectX or OpenGL technology.
  • WinRAR 3.20 Final - The compression utility WinRAR v3.20 (changelog ~ download) is a powerful archive manager with support for packing RAR and ZIP archives and unpacking RAR, ZIP, CAB, ARJ, LZH, TAR, GZ, ACE, UUE, BZ2, JAR and ISO archives.
  • Opera 7.11b - Opera (java ~ non-java) has been hailed as the fastest browser on earth by users and press worldwide. Opera uses less memory and less space on your hard drive than competing browser applications, making you more productive on the Web. In addition, Opera 7.11(final) for Linux OS has been released too.
  • FAR 1.70 beta 5 (build 1634) (09.04.2003) -  Seems I have missed that Rarsoft has released a new beta of FAR (download), my favourite file manager. This new version has many bugs fixed.
  • DAEMON Tools v3.33 - Oh yeah, this is definitely one of the best virtual drive application around. This program allows running BACKUP copies of SafeDisc (C-Dilla), Securom or Laserlock protected game. This new version fixes problems (download) people had with instant reboots when mounting over the network.
  • Alcohol 120% and 52% v1.4.3.518 - Alcohol 120% (download) is a combination of both Alcohol 52% and Alcohol 68%. It enables users to both copy and emulate real or virtual CDs & DVDs. Alcohol 120% can handle the creation of 31 virtual CD & DVD-ROMs, allowing the user to play discs whithout needing the physical disc. It also allows users to make copy CD & DVD to CD-R / CD-RW / DVD-R / DVD-RW / DVD-RAM / DVD+RW.
  • SoftR9x00 Patch Scripts For Catalyst 3.4 - I've noticed over at Guru3D that they have received a new patch scripts to use in combination with RivaTuner 2.0 RC12.4.
  • M-Audio Revolution 7.1 Driver v5.10.00.36 - M-Audio has released a new driver (v.5.10.00.36) for the Revolution 7.1 soundcard.
  • nForce/2 Drivers v2.41 - NVIDIA (Win9x/ME ~ Win2k ~ WinXP) has released new nForce/2 drivers version 2.41. The drivers contain WHQL certified kit for nForce and nForce2, support for nForce2 400 and nForce2 Ultra 400, there's also added full IDE driver with performance enhancements (no longer shows as SCSI miniport driver), updated audio performance fixes for EAX supported games  and audio control panel.

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