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 Morning Tech Reading - tech
(hx) 12:21 PM CEST - Aug,19 2003
  • Apple Ships Power Mac G5 - The systems incorporate 400-MHz 128-bit DDR SDRAM with throughput of up to 6.4GB per second, one 133-MHz and two 100-MHz 64-bit PCI-X expansion slots, and AGP 8x Pro graphics slots. The processors and their 1-GHz front side bus can handle 16GB per second of bandwidth, according to Apple.
  • Trojan Horse Attacks GNU Project - Malicious code recently compromised the FTP server for the GNU Project, a developer site for many components in the open-source Linux operating system. The attack originally occurred in March 2003, but went undiscovered until late July, according to a statement from GNU's sponsor, the Free Software Foundation. The compromise was a Trojan horse that was installed on the root system of GNU's servers. The Trojan horse had been on the server system for several months.
  • New LCD Could Shrink Cell Phones - Samsung Electronics has developed a new flat-panel display unit for clamshell-style cellular telephones that could help manufacturers make thinner and cheaper handsets. In size, the module is about a millimeter thinner than two independent displays would be, according to Samsung. That works out to a reduction in depth of between 3 percent and 5 percent in an average clamshell-type cellular telephone. Cost savings are expected to be around 20 percent over the price of two independent display panels, Park said. The module contains a 1.8-inch TFT color main display, which has a resolution of 128 pixels by 160 pixels; and a 1.2-inch color sub display, with a 96-by-96-pixel resolution.
  • Blaster Attack Goes Bust -  A scheduled denial of service attack against Microsoft's main software update Web site did not materialize Saturday, as computers infected with the W32.Blaster worm failed to find their target. Blaster first appeared on Monday and quickly spread to computers worldwide by exploiting a known security vulnerability in Microsoft's Windows operating system. By Friday, the worm, which targets a Windows component for handling RPC (Remote Procedure Call) protocol traffic called the Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM) interface, spread to more than 423,000 systems, according to Oliver Friedrichs of Symantec.
  • DirectX attack expected - patch Windows now - Following last week's MSBlast worm attack, security experts at Microsoft and other firms are worried that a recently discovered vulnerability in DirectX could cause even more problems.
  • W32.Welchia.Worm removes Blaster - W32.Welchia.Worm is a worm that exploits multiple vulnerabilities: 1) exploits the DCOM RPC vulnerability (described in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-026) using TCP port 135. The worm specifically targets Windows XP machines using this exploit. 2) exploits the WebDav vulnerability (described in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-007) using TCP port 80. The worm specifically targets machines running Microsoft IIS 5.0 using this exploit. The worm attempts to download the DCOM RPC patch from Microsoft's Windows Update Web site, install it, and then reboot the computer. The worm checks for active machines to infect by sending an ICMP echo, or PING, which will results in increased ICMP traffic. The worm will also attempt to remove W32.Blaster.Worm. Wohoo! Sounds like Worm Wars!
  • AOL claims speed advantage - AOL 9.0 Optimized is the latest version of the Internet giant's proprietary online service. The service, currently in beta for Windows 98, 2000 and XP users, will come bundled with software that caches information from Web pages on user's hard drive in order to serve Web pages faster. This software is one technique that AOL is employing to boost subscriber loyalty and to attract new users, something EarthLink and United Online have already been doing.
  • Windows XP SP2 Will Ship Before Q3 2004 -Late last week, Microsoft posted an interesting document outlining its release plans for various Windows version service packs, prompting reports that Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), originally due late this year, was being delayed until late 2004. That's because the page (URL below) lists "Q3 2004" as the XP SP2 release date. A little fact checking goes a long way, however, and after conferring with various Microsoft representatives, I've confirmed that the Q3 2004 date is, indeed a typo. That's the good news. The bad news is that the service pack is still shipping a lot later than originally expected: It won't be out until the first half of 2004.
  • Russia plans Mars nuclear station - They say that all the necessary technical drawings have now been completed, and - after a few minor niggles have been ironed out - all will be ready for the construction work to begin.  Russia hopes to set up a permanent base on Mars. The power plant should be up and running by 2030. But experts are already asking questions about the feasibility of the project. The first extra-terrestrial nuclear power station will serve the permanent research camp which, Russian scientists believe, could be set up on Mars within the next 30 years. Deputy chief engineer of Red Star - a state scientific company closely affiliated with Russia's Nuclear Energy Ministry - says the station will be constructed in the mountainous areas of Mars, possibly in one of the canyons.
  • Wood to watts  - Give him wood chips, coconut husks, corncobs, even chicken litter, and Robb Walt will turn it into electricity and heat. "This stuff is so cool!," said the burly co-founder and chief executive of Community Power Corp., located just north of C-470 and just west of South Kipling Parkway in Jefferson County.
  • First game-playing DNA computer revealed  - The first game-playing DNA computer has been revealed - an enzyme-powered tic-tac-toe machine that cannot be beaten. The human player makes his or her moves by dropping DNA into 3 by 3 square of wells that make up the board. The device then uses a complex mixture of DNA enzymes to determine where it should place its nought or cross, and signals its move with a green glow. The device, dubbed MAYA, was developed by Milan Stojanovic, at Columbia University in New York, and Darko Stefanovic, at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. Kobi Benenson, who works on other DNA approaches at the Weizmann Institute in Israel, says the work demonstrates the most complex use of molecules as logic gates to date, and "represents a significant advance in DNA computing."
  • SiS graphics spin-off to drop Xabre brand - SiS' recently spun off graphics chip operation, XGI, will drop the Xabre brand that gave it its name when it launches its first product next month. The company's first graphics chip was expected to be called the Xabre II, the successor to SiS' Xabre 400 and Xabre 600 parts. XGI hasn't said what it will call the chip, which it has already said will be announced next month.
  • Intel to cut Pentium M and portability CPU prices in October - Taiwanese notebook makers have confirmed October price cuts on Intel's Pentium M and mobile portability processors that were reported earlier. Intel expects to cut prices for Pentium M processors by 13-33% on October 5, when it will also phase out the 1.3GHz Pentium M CPU, sources said. Prices for Intel's portability processors are also expected to be cut in October, with mobile Pentium 4 processors to fall in price by 14-35% on October 26, sources said.
  • AMD Athlon 64 Trailer - AMD have released a Athlon 64 movie trailer (WMP9 format).
  • Windows Server 2003 SP1 Build 1039-2 - Windows Server 2003 Service Pack IDS build 1039-2 is now available for download from here. This build is provided for partner evaluation only. This is NOT a preview of the Beta. Therefore, no feedback will be collected on this build at this time.
  • XPlite Beta - The beta only adds and removes trivial OS fluff (e.g. wallpapers, sound themes, fonts etc) so as not to put anyone's machine at risk (it is beta after all). The remaining features are ready to drop in pending the response.
  • phpMyAdmin 2.5.3 RC2 - phpMyAdmin (changelog) can manage a whole MySQL-server (needs a super-user) but also a single database. To accomplish the latter you'll need a properly set up MySQL-user who can read/write only the desired database.
  • PHP 4.3.3RC4 -  PHP 4.3.3RC4 (Linux ~ Win32) has been released for testing. This is should be the last release candidate prior to the final 4.3.3 release. Please test this release as much as possible, so that any remaining issues can be uncovered and resolved.
  • MyIE2 v0.8.350 - MyIE2 (download) is a multi-tabbed browser based on the IE core (IE5.x or above required). It can open multiple web pages within one browser window, and uses little system resources.
  • VideoLAN 0.6.2 - VideoLAN plays lots of video formats, even without the proper codecs installed. Good for previewing partially downloaded files.
  • AntiVir Personal Edition 6.21.08.19 - The private and individual use of the AntiVir Personal Edition (download) is completely free of charge! Even though viruses have now grown very numerous, one thing hasn't changed: our commitment to provide you with all-round protection. The reliability of AntiVir is demonstrated in numerous comparison test and references featured in independent trade journals.
  • PowerArchiver 2003 v8.60.02 - ConeXware has released an updated version of this excellent archiving utility. With a modern easy-to-use interface, PowerArchiver provides support for most compressed and encoded files, as well as access to many powerful features and tools. Built-in support includes ZIP, CAB, LHA, LZH, TAR, TAR.GZ, TAR.BZ2 and BH archives.
  • W32.Blaster.Worm Removal Tool 1.0.4 - Removal tool to clean the W32.Blaster.Worm infections. It will terminate the viral process, delete the worm files, dropped files, and delete the registry values that were added.
  • 90 MSI Bios updates - TecConnect has posted a list of 90(!) BIOS updates for MSI motherboards.

Comments from v1mposted - 03:11 AM CEST - Aug,20 2003
Anybody try that free AntiVir program? Is it good enough to use, or are they just dangling a freebie to get you to buy the "pro" version?

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