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 Saturday Tech Madness - tech
(hx) 03:57 PM CEST - Oct,11 2003
  • Student sued over CD piracy study? - A US student is being sued for showing how to get around anti-piracy technology on a new music CD. Princeton graduate John Halderman published a paper online showing how to defeat the copy-protection software by pressing a single computer key. This has angered the company behind the software, SunnComm Technologies, which is now planning to sue him. Mr Halderman found that SunnComm's MediaMax CD-3 software could be bypassed by simply holding down the shift key on a Windows PC when a copy-protected CD was inserted into a disc drive. However according to this related story, SunnComm announced they won't sue grad student :) SunnComm CEO Peter Jacobs acknowledged his threat to file a lawsuit was a mistake.
  • Police warn world of UK domain scammer - Cambridgeshire Police has taken the unprecedented step of issuing a global warning about St Neots-based Dot Com Avenue. Trading as service provider, the company is believed to have raked in hundreds of thousands of pounds by offering to pre-register .eu domain names for companies. But many companies contacted are not eligible for the suffix, and .eu domains cannot in any case be pre-registered.
  • Off-topic - Top 10 Files Valve Doesn't Want You to See - Don't expect some serious informantion, just a parody.
  • "Subversive" code could kill off software piracy - Software pirates who make illegal copies of a particular computer game are finding the games companies are coming up with a radical new anti-copying strategy.  Illegally copied games protected by the system work properly at first, but start to fall apart after the player has had just enough time to get hooked. As a result, the pirated discs actually encourage people to buy the genuine software, the developers say. The new protection system, called Fade, is being introduced by Macrovision, a company in Santa Clara, California, that specialises in digital rights management, and the British games developer Codemasters, based in Leamington Spa. It makes unauthorised copies of games slowly degrade, so that cars no long steer, guns cannot be aimed and footballs fly away into space. But by that time the player has become addicted to the game.
  • NASA's laser-powered model plane takes flight - NASA gave wing to a small model plane powered entirely by laser light, in what it believed was the first laser-powered flight, the US space agency announced. The 300-gram plane, with a 1.5-metre wingspan, was powered entirely by an invisible laser beam emanating from the ground, which followed the plane in flight and directed its energy toward photovoltaic cells that feed the plane's propeller. "The craft could keep flying as long as the energy source - in this case, the laser beam - is uninterrupted. This is the first time that we know of that a plane has been powered only by the energy of laser light," Robert Burdine, the laser project manager for the test, said.
  • Robotic pets, futuristic TVs, and digital video devices debut - Gone are the days when your PC was solely for work and your TV was the source of most of your entertainment. Convergence is the hot watchword, and several new devices prove the case. Looking for a way to transfer digital video from your PC to your TV? Want a stand-alone device with new uses for memory cards? It's all here.
  • Intel preps 1MB cache 130nm Pentium 4s - Intel intends to charge a whopping $925 for its Pentium 4 Extreme Edition - the recently announced 3.2GHz part with 2MB of on-die L3 cache. And the chip giant plans to offer regular Pentium 4 chips with 1MB of cache to expand the number of high-end desktop parts it offers before the arrival of 'Prescott', its next-generation P4 chip.
  • Microsoft Plans Broadband TV Software - Continuing its push into the emerging broadband television market, Microsoft plans to show prototype software for a system that will allow cable and telecommunication operators to deliver TV services over broadband Internet connections. The technology will be shown at ITU Telecom World 2003, a conference and exhibition sponsored by the International Telecommunication Union, which opens Saturday in Geneva. The new software, which Microsoft for now is calling an Internet Protocol Television delivery system, is one of several new developments the U.S. software giant will be promoting at the show, Microsoft said Thursday in a statement.
  • Toshiba to demo simplified 100Mbps WLAN - Toshiba's European R&D division will next week demonstrate a "low complexity" WLAN capable of achieving raw data rates of up to 100Mbps - almost double what today's 802.11g standard can offer.  The company will show off the technology at the ITU Telecom World 2003 conference in Geneva, which opens its doors on Monday.
  • Google's Secret: 'Cheap and Fast' Hardware - This "fast and cheap" mantra at Mountain View, California-based Google resonates through the more than 10,000 servers used by query searchers worldwide, turning over more than 200 million search queries a day among 4 billion Web documents. By using commodity PC hardware, which is similar to that of home PCs, Google buys cheap and builds high levels of redundancy into its system in an effort to compensate for the fact that one full day of Google use on a server is the equivalent of 40 machine years, Nevill-Manning said.
  • Dreambox DM7000 -- an open TV hacker's paradise - The Dreambox DM7000 from Dream-Multimedia-Tv (DMM) is a $395 Linux-based digital radio and digital TV (DVB) satellite (or cable) receiver with digital video recorder (DVR) functions and PC connectivity. It is implemented using IBM's STB04500 set-top box chipset, which provides the necessary DVB functions like transport stream demultiplexing and MPEG2 decoding inexpensively. A minimalistic, GPL'd Linux-based software implementation has made the DM7000 popular with Linux programmers and TV device hackers.
  • Athlon64 3200+ 32/64-bit Processor Review  - The 2.0GHz Athlon64 3200+ retails for about $417 USD, while the 2.2GHz Athlon64 FX51 is priced at $713 USD. Compared to typical Intel prices, it is easy to see that AMD are making a dramatic shift away from the rock bottom prices of old. The new 64-bit Athlon 64 is powerful, and there is no reason why we should expect it to be priced significantly lower than an equivalent Intel processor just because it is made by AMD.... though I'd expect prices to drop a little once the supply of Athlon64's loosens up.
  • Intel P4 Extreme Edition review - Overall, the Extreme Edition and it's L3 cache is an intriguing concept and certainly a much more efficient way of managing the anisotopic distribution of data accesses than any of the equivalent proposals of integrating the L3 into the chipset; that would bring us back to another variation of the socket7 days scheme. However, even the on-die L3 is not the all-encompassing solution, especially when it comes down to compensating for high initial access latencies. In so far, the P4EE and its future versions may be able to ameliorate some of the shortcomings of DDR-II but they may not be able to solve the fundamental problems of inflated initial access latencies.
  • Dual Channel Memory Roundup - Part 2  - If you're on the other side of the scale and you simply want to run your computer at default look at the Kingmax PC3200 modules or Crucial PC3200 modules. Both are of very high quality and you shouldn't have any problems running them at 400MHz and even a little extra sometimes. If you're interested in a slightly cheaper alternative it may be worth considering the slower Transcend otherwise Kingmax's line of SuperRAM which we have looked at in the past may be a good option as well.
  • Plextor PX-708A DVD+RW/DVD+R Drive Review -  This is the first DVD drive able to record 24X CD-RW, and it also quickly burns CD-Rs, that is why it can actually replace several devices. The only disadvantage is its high price ($270-320).
  • Saitek Cyborg Evo Joystick review - The Saitek Cyborg Evo most definitely seems to be the most adjustable joystick in the world. No matter whether you have big hands or small hands, whether you are right handed or left handed, this joystick is bound to be comfortable for you. And it looks just as nice as it feels. This joystick is fairly priced at $39.95 USD and, in my opinion, worth every penny only if you're looking to play flight simulators. I would not recommend it for other types of games, especially first person shooters.
  • Mounting a Prometia or Vapochill on AMD A64/FX51 - The Madshrimps show you how to mount a Prometeia or VapoChill on your brandnew Athlon 64 / FX51 setup.
  • Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 RPC buffer overflow Again?! - There are few bad news on RPC DCOM vulnerability: 1. Universal exploit for MS03-039 exists in-the-wild, PINK FLOYD is again actual. 2. It was reported by exploit author (and confirmed), Windows XP SP1 with all security fixes installed still vulnerable to variant of the same bug. Windows 2000/2003 was not tested. For a while only DoS exploit exists, but code execution is probably possible. Technical details are sent to Microsoft, waiting for confirmation.
  • CATALYST 3.8 Driver Report - Firing Squad tested Catalyst 3.7 against the newly released Catalyst 3.8 using the following benchmarks - NASCAR Racing 2003 Season, Q3A v1.32, UT2003, IL-2 Sturmovik: Forgotten Battles, Splinter Cell and Tomb Raider: Angel of Darkness.
  • Mozilla 1.4.1 - Mozilla v1.4.1 on Windows now has support for NTLM (download) authentication. This enables Mozilla to talk to MS web and proxy servers that are configured to use "windows integrated security".
  • Quintessential Player 4.10 - This player features MP3, Ogg, WAV, and CD support, CD Ripping, FREE MP3 Encoding, Streaming audio support, Skins and Plug-ins support, Powerful Tag Editor, Gracenote CDDB support, Crossfading support, Multiple visualizations.
  • foobar2000 v0.7.1 Final - Foobar2000 is an advanced audio player for the Windows platform. Some of the basic features include ReplayGain support, low memory footprint and native support for several popular audio formats.
  • mIRC v6.11 - To use IRC you need a small program like mIRC, an IRC client for Windows, written by Khaled Mardam-Bey. mIRC is a friendly IRC client that is well equipped with options and tools. With this new release (changelog) they hope to address most the comments, requests and remarks they received after the release of version 6.1.
  • GAIM 0.71 - Gaim (download ~ changelog) is a multi-protocol instant messaging client for Linux, BSD, MacOS X, and Windows. It is compatible with AIM (Oscar and TOC protocols), ICQ, MSN Messenger, Yahoo, IRC, Jabber, Gadu-Gadu, and Zephyr networks.
  • Trillian patches - Yahoo connectivity patches have been released for Trillian 0.74, Trillian Pro 1.0, and Trillian Pro 2.0.
  • VirtualDub 1.5.6 - VirtualDub (download ~ P4 optimized) is a video capture and processing program. It features fast capturing, process files larger than the 2 gigabyte limit, optimized for linear editing, support for Motion-JPEG, MPEG-1 video and layer 3 audio, real-time and near-realtime video processing, video job queues, and much more.
  • DVD Region-Free version 3.10  - DVD Region-Free enables you to watch any region DVD on region-locked DVD drive. It will work, even if you can not change the DVD drive's region anymore. You needn't hack DVD drive (flash firmware) which is sometimes dangerous, useless or unavailable.
  • GermaniXEncoder 1.40.707  - FLAC stands for Free Lossless Audio Codec. Grossly oversimplified, FLAC is similar to MP3, but lossless, meaning that audio is compressed in FLAC without throwing away any information. This is similar to how Zip works, except with FLAC you will get much better compression because it is designed specifically for audio, and you can play back compressed FLAC files in your favorite player (or your car or home stereo, see links to the right for supported devices) just like you would an MP3 file.
  • PowerStrip 3.46 - PowerStrip 3.46 provides advanced, multi-monitor, programmable hardware support to a wide range of graphics cards.
  • Fresh UI 6.50 - 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.
  • Some betas & RCs: SecureCRT 4.1 Beta 3 | FreeBSD 4.9-RC2 | Opera 7.21 RC5
  • Script pack for Catalyst 3.8 (updated) - Guru 3D updatde the Catalyst 3.8 script pack. SoftR9x00 script for w2k/xp did't performed R9x00->R9800 mod properly and forced R9700PRO ID instead. The problem is fixed now, so if you use SoftR9x00 for forcing R9800 caps this update is a must for you. If you use R9x00->R9700 mode or you use w9x/ME then there is no need to download this update.
  • ATi Linux Drivers 3.2.8 - ATi has released a new drivers v3.2.8 for Linux.
  • Latest Bios and Drivers updates - OnlyNewz has posted a list of latest drivers and BIOS updates for MSI, ECS, ASUS, nVidia, SiS, VIA, ATI, Leadtek and Plextor.

Comments from Jerryposted - 09:44 PM CEST - Oct,11 2003
FADE copy protection has been around since Operation Flashpoint came out, which is over 2 years

Comments from Peteposted - 10:10 PM CEST - Oct,11 2003
[email protected] is right, ive researched a lot in CD protections a few years back. I made a copy of flashpoint back then and it didnt seem to degrade, not sure if they were faking it then or are still now.

Comments from Mr.Happyposted - 04:23 AM CEST - Oct,12 2003
My "legit backup copy" of OF works fine 2yrs later too. i bet it bluffed a lot of n00bz though.

Comments from giGGlerposted - 06:50 AM CEST - Oct,12 2003
"But by that time the player has become addicted to the game." Are they selling crack or video games?

Comments from th4t1guyposted - 07:09 AM CEST - Oct,12 2003
FADE might work if companies would release games that are actually worth playing.

Comments from Pat McGlorraposted - 03:24 PM CEST - Oct,12 2003
Nowadays it seem like the U.S is the sue capitol of the world. Sue it a easy way to make money so it seem.

Comments from fposted - 08:01 PM CEST - Oct,12 2003
you'd thought those who download any and everything daily wouldn't actually play a game long enough for it to degrade? in any case.. it would require the protection not being cracked/bypassed in the 1st place wouldn't it..

Comments from Erbozposted - 12:01 AM CEST - Oct,13 2003
I have been screwed 2 times by this FADE """protection""". My legit sold Operation Flashpoint was acting fine, but the stuttering ultimatelly became too much to handle, so I returned it. Blindly avoidant, a got a legit version of Toca 2, after a lot of stumbeling trough crashes, sound lockups, and other multiple mails to codemasters, I finally got it running "quite" stable, untill suddenly cars started flying all over the tracks, lot of mails and wasted hours on their userforums later, they were even that lame to point a finger a me that I was using a pirate version, because FADE only buggers the pirated copies (they wanted me to believe). I (once again) returned my copy of a codemasters game, and made myself clear, I WILL NEVER buy same crap for codemasters again. Seen Afterwards, I had better put my signature with a thick fat hard pencil on their FADE-protected crap, that would have been my "Protection" for them blaming me to user pirated game. In the end, they only bugger the legitimate user, well they wont bugger me anymore, that's for sure.

Comments from Csimbiposted - 02:37 PM CEST - Oct,13 2003
This is a comment for the "Student sued over CD piracy study?". Should MS be sued as well? Click start button, press help (little book icon). Select index tab. Type this text there: "preventing autoplay of CDs". Scroll down to the very end, end read the last gray entry. So? What now? MS should be sued as well, right?

Comments from bill gatesposted - 09:28 AM CEST - Oct,14 2003
Csimbi - you are onto something. However, if you sue MS, i'll sue you for everything you own. =D

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