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 Saturday Tech Madness - tech
(hx) 10:46 AM CEST - Sep,20 2003
  • New Worm:W32/Swen@MM  - W32/Swen.A@MM spreads via e-mail and network shares. The Microsoft Product Support Services Security Team is issuing this alert to advise customers to be on the alert for this virus as it spreads in the wild. More details can be found at ZDNews
  • Spammers Now Need Permission in Britain  - Spammers beware. Britain has announced that those sending unsolicited e-mail must get recipients' agreement in advance. Violators will be subject to fines of 5,000 pounds (US$8,000) or more and possible lawsuits from those they've targeted. The rule, aimed at shrinking the heavy traffic of junk e-mail messages, also applies to unsolicited text messages sent to mobile phones, the government said Thursday.
  • Magnets attracting wireless attention - This week, Troy, Mich.-based manufacturer Fonegear began selling cordless cell phone headsets that use the properties of a magnetic field. The headsets, which cost between $60 and $80 each, are the first wave of mass-market electronic devices that use a new generation of magnet-powered wireless technology. The next to debut will likely be routers that let home stereos and televisions wirelessly connect with a personal computer to play songs or movies, sources said.
  • Behind the Infinium Phantom Console - Many of us are well aware of the buzz surrounding the Phantom gaming console and the promises made by the company developing it. The chaps over at HardOCP look past the hype and press releases and take an honest look at who's behind the Phantom and the success of their previous ventures. (thanks Jan S. Mahler)
  • StompFest 2003 LAN Coverage - Mikhailtech has a write-up of this year's StompFest, a 250+ person LAN, with thousands in prizes from ABIT, DFI, Hitachi, Kingston, and more. Here's a quote: "By noon the place was packed, though surprisingly there was still enough room for everyone to set up their PCs and mingle. SF was so much more than just playing games, as meeting up with others was just as fun. Tournaments (both official and not) were played with almost every imaginable game, from CS, MOHAA, RTCW (Enemy Territory), UT2003, and BF1942 to StarCraft, WC3, AOE2, and the list goes on. Though internet access was limited, the local network ran perfectly with single digit pings for the majority of the time"
  • [Star Wars] Darth Vader's face revealed - Here is the man who will become Darth Vader in the final instalment of the Star Wars film series. Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker who becomes Darth Vader. George Lucas's sci-fi epic promises all manner of surprises as horrific circumstances ensure that Anakin Skywalker turns into the tortured Darth Vader.  And, as this first picture shows, director Lucas has his designers on track to neatly jigsaw 2003's Jedi Knight with 1977's evil leader of the Death Star. The new, as yet untitled film, due for release in 2005, is actually Episode III in Lucas's series, which began in 1977 with Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope.
  • Windows to Power ATMs in 2005  - By 2005, 65 percent of bank ATMs (not including free-standing machines in places like convenience stores and casinos) in the United States will use a stripped-down version of Windows. About 12 percent of the machines will use the operating system by the end of this year, according to Gwenn Bezard, an analyst at market researcher Celent.
  • Has NV40 Been Taped Out? - Unofficial sources report that Samsung supplied some 10 thousands of its recently announced GDDR2 memory chips with extreme speed to NVIDIA for samples of the code-named NV40 GPU-based graphics cards. This suggests that the Santa Clara, California-based memory manufacturer has taped out the NV40 chips and now is ready to make some graphics cards based on the very early silicon implementation of the NV40.
  • Fake AMD  - The following photos are of a Genuine AMD XP2400+ Cpu, and a fake XP2400+ CPU received on 29th August 2003. The suppliers names will not be revealed under any circumstances.
  • HIS brings OTES to ATI - DarkHardware managed to grab some information and pictures of the new DHES cooled HIS Radeon 9800 cards. The card is a standart 9800 or 9800 Pro, furnished with a huge cooler. The information is in Turkish, but pictures speak for themselves. :)
  • A look at S3's DeltaChrome- So there you have it. The DeltaChrome is coming, and it looks like it might hit the meaty part of the market at just the right time. We're all pretty nervous about the GeForce FX line's performance in DirectX 9 games, especially with Half-Life 2 imminent. A competent alternative from a new player might be just what's needed. S3's new GPU looks pretty decent on paper, and we're all hoping not to see a replay of that fiery car wreck scene again. I have a pretty good feeling about the DeltaChrome's prospects, especially in the middle to low end of the market, where S3 will likely be concentrating its attention at first.
  • Archos' AV320 New Movies on the Move Multi-Media Box  - Last year, Archos revolutionized the handheld world by offering the first hard disk video that was compatible with the MPEG-4 compression format. Today, Archos is back with an even more polished product that has a screen nearly 4 inches in size.
  • First look at Apple Power Mac G5  -  After testing a loaded ($4,349 direct, after we opted for more RAM and upgraded graphics) dual 2.0-GHz Power Mac G5 on a range of high-end content creation applications and comparing the results with a similarly configured (and priced) Dell Precision 650 Workstation running dual 3.06-GHz Xeon processors, we see that indeed the G5 is generally as fast as the best Intel-based workstations currently available.
  • 6-Way 1GB DDR500 Round-up - LegitNews has published its 6-Way 1GB DDR500 Round-up
  • Corsair Hydrocool 200 Water Cooling - The Madshrimps test the Corsair HydroCool 200 water cooling solution on an AMD and Intel system. "Performance wise this is a big yes for everyone who doesn't have the time or knowledge to assemble a custom water cooling solution"
  • Plextor PX-708A (DVD+RW) review  - With their new PX-708A drive Plextor has released the world's first 8x DVD+R recorder which means that it's possible to record a complete DVD in less than 10 minutes! Another thing that's interesting is that Plextor has made this drive a dual format recorder, meaning that it supports both the DVD-R(W) and DVD+R(W) formats.
  • Aquamark3: Accurate Benchmarking for Old and New (DirectX9) Apps?  - Massive released its new AquaMark 3 benchmark earlier this week and its utility is very promising. For one, NVIDIA's latest drivers are shown lacking. And that's just for starters.
  • DirectX 9 Performance: 5900 Ultra vs. 9800 Pro  - Sudhian Media has posted a comparison review between the 5900 Ultra against the 9800 Pro. Here is a result: "So what does this mean for you and for Nvidia? From what we have seen, Direct X 9 performance is not up to par with the Radeon 9800 Pro, and even the 9600 Pro is able to outscore the 5900 Ultra on one map in Halo. With little performance increases being provided by the new drivers, Nvidia is going to be left behind."
  • Networking 101: Served Right - This guide will go through the common wording, the different protocols, teach you in a few steps what is needed to set up a home network. They are hoping after reading this article you will be able to decide which type of network would suit your needs better, either Ethernet or Wireless (802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g).
  • Sun StarOffice 7 review - Sun's new StarOffice 7 is, to begin with, a vast improvement over its predecessor. The new features incorporated into StarOffice7 make it one of the premiere office suites currently available, and its low cost certainly makes it the best value. If you're used to OpenOffice.org or StarOffice 6, the first thing you'll notice about StarOffice 7 is that it starts much more quickly. New functions include export to PDF and Macromedia Flash; a configuration manager which makes it easy to set up a secure, shared work environment; and accessibility enhancements that add support for alternative input devices and third-party accessibility applications (which are not included with the suite) such as voice recognition utilities.
  • Internet Explorer 6 SP1 Update - Internet Explorer shuts down unexpectedly (download patch) because of an access violation. This problem may occur if you have set Windows and buttons to Windows XP style. The Windows and buttons option is on the Appearance tab of the Windows XP Display Properties dialog box. If you have installed the August Cumulative update you already have newer files than above mentioned patch and do not need to install it.
  • Media Player Classic 6.4.6.4 - Media Player Classic (Win2k/XP ~ Win9x/ME) is similar to windows media player 6.4 but with features pertained to minimalist advanced users. It also supports DirectX 9 and VFW drivers for capture.
  • 1by1 1.38 - 1by1 is a very small sized player which is not only small: It plays whole directories without any playlist. Navigating through your tracks has never been so easy.  Available too: 1by1 command set for IRAssistant, a nice tool to control applications with an IR remote controller, mpglib.dll: Decoding library for MPEG Layer III and Layer II. Needed if you don't use an MP3 ACM or MP3 Plugin, Compressor & Wider is a WinAmp DSP plugin of 1by1's audio enhancer (WinAmp "Pimp"-Installer).
  • MyIE2 0.8.2038 Final - 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. MyIE2 has a greatly integrated & customizable interface which supports Skins, Plug-Ins, IE Extensions, & specific toolbars (example: GOOGLE Toolbar).
  • Avant Browser 8.02 Build 101 -  Avant Browser (download) is a fast, stable, user-friendly, versatile web browser. Avant Browser is a multi-window browser which features with many functions such as Pop-up Stopper, Built-in Google Searching, Safe Recovery, Integrated Cleaner and Advanced Browsing Options.
  • SecureFX 2.2 Beta 1 - The SecureFX (download) client application lets you choose between SFTP or FTP over an encrypted SSH2 connection for secure transfers, or standard FTP for non-secure transfers. It has a simple Explorer-like interface, so it's easy to learn and use.
  • SecureCRT 4.1 Beta 1 - SecureCRT (download) gives you an encrypted SSH session with both SSH1 and SSH2t servers. SSH security goes far beyond the basic secure logon, rerouting data or local applications using TCP/IP ports through an encrypted channel. The VCP utility secures file transfers using SFTP.
  • WinGuard Pro 2003 5.5.18 - Give yourself peace of mind from people tampering with your PC with WinGuard Pro 2003 - Free Edition (download), stop people changing your settings, accessing unauthorized programs, and important files.
  • Fresh Diagnose 6.30 - Fresh Diagnose (download) is an utility designed to analyze and benchmark your computer system. It can analyze and benchmark many kinds of hardware, such as CPU performance, hard disk performance, video system information, mainboard information and more.
  • Fresh Download 6.15 - Fresh Download (download) is an easy-to-use and very fast download manager software that turbo charges downloading files from the Internet, such as your favorite software, mp3 files, video files, picture collections, etc. Unlike any other similar utilities, this software is 100% free, no charges, no banners in the software, no spyware.
  • Fresh UI 6.40 - Fresh UI (download) is the fresh solution for configuring and optimizing Windows. Loaded with hundreds of useful hidden settings, this software covers the customizing and optimizing technique that you'll be glad to know: Customizing Windows User Interface, Optimizing system settings, Optimizing hardware settings, Customizing Windows application settings, and Control user environment with policies.
  • Pioneer DVDR-106 firmware (v1.07) - Pioneer has released a new firmware for their popular DVDR-106 also known as the A06.

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