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Wednesday Tech Madness - tech

(hx) 01:20 PM CEST - Oct,01 2003

Security head accused of "hack and tell" - The head of security firm Forensic Tec Solutions was arraigned Tuesday by federal prosecutors on computer crime charges stemming from the company's intrusion into several government and military computers last year. The company publicized the attacks in August 2002, telling The Washington Post that the ease with which the consultants were able to breach the systems' security indicated flaws in the nation's most sensitive computers.
Brits pound OpenSSL bugs - All versions of OpenSSL up to and including 0.9.6j and 0.9.7b, and all versions of SSLeay, are open to the attacks: two of the holes can crash the software; a third could lead to an attacker gaining control over vulnerable machines, although the latter scenario remains undemonstrated, according to an advisory from the OpenSSL Project, the collaborative effort that maintains the open-source package. (thanks TheRegister)
Media Center upgrade takes center stage - As expected, Microsoft on Tuesday launched Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004, an updated version of its Media Center PC, and announced new partners for the operating system. Dell and Sony joined the list of computer makers that offer Media. You can check some review of Media Center 2004 at WinSuperSite.
ACDSee Shoots to Simplify Image Management - New in version 6 are utilities that complete tasks that previously required a separate application. ACDSee 6, for example, can burn CDs and DVDs from within the program, eliminating the need to open a separate burning utility and compile a disc from files residing all over the hard drive. The company also added a wizard--similar to what other image management apps offer--that locates new image files from external sources such as digital cameras, card readers, and scanners. ACDSee 6 works to further streamline image management. You can now select images from different folders and view them all in one window; and with the new Selective Browsing feature, ACDSee can search through multiple folders and display all of the results in the same window.
Palm Refreshes Tungsten, Zire PDAs - Choosing a handheld is getting tougher: Palm is releasing two new corporate-oriented Tungsten models, plus the entry-level Zire 21. All available now, the new models of personal digital assistants are the high-end Tungsten T3, priced at $399, and the Tungsten E, priced at $199. The updated Zire model, the Zire 21, has a faster processor and four times the memory of its predecessor in the entry-level handhelds, but retains the $99 estimated street price.
IBM Chip to Give Wireless Devices a Boost - IBM is touting a new chip design it says will improve the performance of wireless devices four times and reduce power consumption by up to 80 percent. Key to the technology is IBM's ability to put transistors for both communication and computing onto a single chip, according to the Armonk, N.Y., company. Currently they reside on separate chips - the communication on SiGe (silicon germanium) bipolar chips and CMOS chips for computing.
Chaintech launches smallest desktop PC - Chaintech has launched the notebook looking IMO-Desk. They assure you that this thing is a desktop, and not a notebook because its CPU, HDD and memory is upgradeable.
Notebook makers embrace wide-screen models - Following in the steps of major brands like Dell and Hewlett-Packard (HP), many Taiwanese notebook makers are set to launch new wide-screen models. The products will be available by year-end, mostly in October or November, according to the companies. When compared with regular-size panels, prices for 15.4-inch panels are about US$20-30 higher than those for 15-inch XGA ones, and about US$10-15 higher than 15-inch SXGA panels, sources added.
NVIDIA NV38 Launch Date Revealed - According to X-bit labs, the next-generation NV38 GPU will be officially launched in 10 days, next Wednesday, on the 10th of October, 2003. The core-clock, however, will lowered to 475MHz from the previously rumored 500MHz frequency.
Toshiba to debut RD-XS41 DVD/Hard disk video recorder - Toshiba has announced on October 1 it will start selling the RD-Style RD-XS41, a DVD recorder that comes equipped with a 160GB hard disk. The new recorder can record up to 208 hours of video on the disk. The personal video recorder features Toshiba's 4x DVD-R-enabled DVD Multi drive that supports DVD-RAM, DVD-R, and DVD-RW formats. Its RD Engine incorporates newly designed hardware and software architecture to enable users to playback and edit recorded video during high-speed dubbing and recording operations. The product also offers 24x disk-to-DVD-R recording capability.
HW Review round up (CPU/RAM) - AMD Athlon 64 | AMD Athlon64 3200+ | Corsair Twinx512x-3200LL | OCZ EL-DDR PC-4000 Dual Channel | OCZ Platinum Dual Channel PC3200
HW Review round up (MB) - Abit IC7 Max3 i875P | Albatron K8X800 Pro II Dual DDR400 | MSI KM2M Combo-L VIA KM266 | Soyo KT600 DRAGON Ultra Platinum Edition
HW Review round up (Storage) - DiamondMax Plus 300 GB (German) | Hitachi 7K250 Serial ATA HDD | Maxtor 80GB IDE Ultra ATA133 HDD | e.SATA B11 Controller | 20 CD and DVD-Burner roundup (German)
HW Review round up (Case/PSU) - Allied 500W PSU | PC Power and Cooling 510W Deluxe PSU | SilenX 400W PSU | SilverStone Strider Quiet 400W PSU | Zalman ZM400A-APF 400W PSU | Antec Sonata Case | BeanTech BT-85 Acrylic Case(1) | BeanTech BT-85 Acrylic Case(2) | Kingwin K-11-BK-WM Case
HW Review round up (Video) - ATI Radeon 9800 XT Reviews at THG, Beyond3D, HotHardware, TechReport, NordicHardware || Abit Siluro GeForceFX 5900(1) | Abit Siluro GeForceFX 5900(2) | ABIT Siluro GeForce FX5900 OTES Video Card (3)| MSI NBOX GeForceFX 5900 Ultra || Sapphire Radeon 9200/9800 | ATi Radeon 9600 Pro vs GeForceFX 5600 256MB | OpenGL Video Card roundup (German) | Compro VideoMate TV Gold Plus Tuner
HW Review round up (Monitor) - Samsung Syncmaster 172MP LCD | Samsung SyncMaster 173B 17 LCD Monitor (1) | Samsung SyncMaster 173B 17 LCD Monitor (2) | Samsung SyncMaster 211MP TFT-LCD Monitor
HW Review round up (Cooling) - Cooler Master Aero 7+ Cooler | HeatPipe Cooling | JMC SkyJet 70 | Kailon MK1 WaterCooling | Koolance EXOS External Water Cooling System | MicroCool NorthPole NB Cooler | MR Radeon VGA Cooler | Revoltec RAM Cooler (German) | Speeze HawkStream Socket-A Cooler | Swiftech MCX462-V Cooler | ThermalTake TR2M1 AMD CPU Cooler | Thermaltake Volcano 12
HW Review round up (Peripheral) - Eumax on EZ-7000 and FOLD-3000 Keyboards | Logitech Cordless MX Duo vs Logitech Freedom Optical | MS-Tech LT300 Keyboard | Nostromo n50 SpeedPad | Steelpad 4S Professional Gaming Mousepad | Steelpad 4S Mousepad |
HW Review round up (Misc) - BeanTech My Reader | Irock 830 MP3/FM Player | Pentax Optio33LF Digital Camera | Samsung YP-300 S MP3 Player | Samsung ML1750 Laser Printer | Trust 735s Digital Camera
Memory Bandwidth and Timing Article - OCAddiction has published an article on Memory Bandwidth and Timing.
CloneDVD/AnyDVD Guide by MadBob - He wrote this Tutorial to help anyone who is not familiar with the usage of these programs.
PHP 4.3.4RC1 - PHP 4.3.4RC1 (Linux / Win32) has been released for testing. This release candidate contains only bug fixes, so it should be quite stable. Please test this release as much as possible, so that any remaining issues can be uncovered and resolved prior to the final release.
Real Alternative 1.07 - Real Alternative will allow you to play RealMedia files. This way you can play RealMedia files without having to install RealPlayer.
QuickTime Alternative 1.16 - QuickTime Alternative will allow you to play QuickTime files (.mov, .qt and other extensions) without having to install the official QuickTime Player.
ICQ Lite Build #1300 - ICQ Lite Build #1300 (download) has been released.
Internet Download Manager 3.17 - Internet Download Manager (download) is a tool to increase download speeds by up to 500 percent, resume and schedule downloads. Comprehensive error recovery and resume capability will restart broken or interrupted downloads due to lost connections, network problems, computer shutdowns, or unexpected power outages.
MyIE2 v0.8.2050 Final - MyIE2 (Lite ~ Combo) 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. This new version fixed Windows 2003 comptability problems and a few minor bugs.

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