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 Nightly Tech Madness - tech
(hx) 03:15 AM CEST - Oct,24 2003
  • Vivendi 'Half-Life 2' Game Release Date Uncertain  - With online retailers beginning to speculate that "Half-Life 2," one of the most anticipated PC games ever, could ship as soon as mid-November, the game's developer is still not saying whether it will be out this year at all.
  • Off-topic: Bomb-proof flight simulator developed  - A giant bomb-proof chamber designed to mimic an airplane's cargo hold could be used to safely trigger hidden explosives during airport security screening.  The chamber, developed by the German company Siemens, is shaped like a plane's hull and large enough to hold several cargo containers at a time. The system includes a conventional X-ray for screening cargo, which might detect a timer device on a bomb. But some bomb designs include triggers that respond to flight conditions. Therefore air pressure and temperature inside the unit can be lowered to the levels experienced at altitude.
  • Off-topic: Laser system to pinpoint snipers fast-tracked - A laser capable of pinpointing sniper fire and a system that could alert troops to remote-controlled explosives are being tested by the US military and could be deployed in combat as early as 2004. The two prototype technologies are being developed the Pentagon Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Work on the two systems has accelerated because military officials believe they could prove useful in Iraq, where US troops face guerrilla tactics. They are currently being tested to determine whether they would be suitable for use in combat.
  • Off-topic: Microfluidic battery runs on water - Converting hydrostatic pressure directly into electrical current - without "moving parts" like a fuel cell - has enabled the demonstration of a new kind of battery. The electrokinetic microchannel battery prototype harnessed the combined sub-nanoamp electrical output from 500,000 microfluidic channels to generate microamps of power.
  • Off-topic: Intel chip gear aims to detect disease - The chipmaker will construct a device, called a Raman Bioanalyzer System, at the Seattle-based research organization that will be able, ideally, to detect chemical anomalies in individual cells, which in turn could be used to flag diseases in their early stages. Raman spectroscopy is used to analyze the chemical composition of chips during the fabrication process. When a laser beam is directed toward a chip or a region of a chip, the molecules in the light beam become stimulated and emit a specific spectrum of light, which the Raman spectrometer picks up. Because every molecule emits a different spectrum, the molecules can be identified.
  • Nvidia launches NV38 and NV36 graphics chips - Nvidia today launched its highly-anticipated NV38 and NV36 graphics chips. The NV38 chip, with the GeForce FX5950 Ultra product name, is the fastest GPU offered by the chip vendor to date, Nvidia said. The company also announced its foundry partners for the chips. The NV38 is made by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) using 0.13-micron process technology. The NV36, in two configurations (the GeForce FX5700 Ultra and GeForce FX5700), is made at IBM’s East Fishkill fab, also using 0.13-micron technology. The 5950 is essentially a version of the 5900, tweaked to enable the higher core and clock frequencies. The 5950 Ultra is likely to replace the 5900 Ultra, with the regular 5900 (400MHz core, 700MHz memory) staying around for a while.
  • AMD to cut Athlon XP prices Monday - AMD will cut its Athlon XP prices on 27 October, a Chinese web site has claimed. The reductions will come to the 2700+, 2800+, 3000+ and 3200+, it reports. The claim has since been confirmed by our UK sources.
  • ALi launches new DVD player single-chip - Taiwanese IC design house ALi yesterday announced its second-generation DVD player single chip, according to a company statement. The new chip, the M3355, integrates RF (radio frequency), servo and MPEG-4 decoder and will begin volume production this quarter. For other DVD-related chips, ALi's networked DVD processor (T6305) and media adapter processor (T6306) are currently in the design-in stage, according to the company. ALi also plans to launch solutions for DVD recorders and recordable DVD drives in the first half of 2004.
  • Toshiba Updates Pocket PCs - Toshiba has launched a version of its E800/805 Pocket PC personal digital assistant that incorporates integrated Wi-Fi and VoIP (voice over IP) software along with several different speech-recognition applications and an enhanced display. In addition to the $599 E800/805, the company has released the $299 E400/405 for users interested in a less-expensive PDA without Wi-Fi or VoIP capability.
  • N-Gage sales figures offer mixed picture -  According to Nokia, 400,000 units have been sold to retail outlets since the product launched on October 7. In addition, they claim that follow-up orders have begun trickling in. Calling the debut "strong," Nokia says it is pleased with the initial response and hopes to sell between 6 million and 9 million units by year-end 2004. In related story, Nokia is set to unveil three new models next week, one of which is the company's first fold-away design, industry and market sources said on Thursday. Nokia will show the 'clam-shell' model 7200, the 6230 camera phone and the 6820 with keyboard at its Mobile Internet Conference in Nice, France, on Tuesday, the sources said.
  • HP Introduces Its Most Powerful Graphing Calculator - HP today announced the hp 49g+ graphing calculator (homepage), the flagship of a new line of powerful graphing calculators to be launched this fall. Built for scientists, engineers, mathematicians, surveyors and students who need portable calculating power, the HP 49g+ graphing calculator performs more than 2,300 functions and has 2.5 megabytes of total memory including 2MB of flash ROM, of which 800KB is available to the user. Priced at suggested retail of $175.991, the calculator also allows for future electronic upgrades via an included USB cable.
  • Red Hat Upgrades Linux OS - Red Hat on Wednesday introduced Red Hat Linux 3, the newest addition to its Open Source Architecture platform, and according to one analyst its improved support for Java and threads will have many Red Hat users making an upgrade. According to Raleigh, North Carolina-based Red Hat, one of the key features of the new Red Hat Linux is its ability to support seven hardware architectures: Intel's X86, Intel's Itanium, Advanced Micro Devices' AMD64, and IBM's ZSeries, ISeries, PSeries, and S/390.
  • An explanation why you should avoid purchasing cheap DVD media - The problem with most media is that, unless you buy media from a well known brand name you can't really tell what you bought until you've tried it on your DVD RW drive. Many unknown companies (mostly small Asian or Eastern European) who are in the business of producing media only for the easy money, take advantage of this fact by luring customers into buying their media by offering extremely low prices. Because the MID code can also be used to trace media back to the manufacturer, they often don't use any MID code and rumor has it that some companies even "steal" MID codes from other manufacturers, making it look like the discs are made by reliable companies. The 1st problem with this type of media is that the quality may be unreliable, though this is not necessarily the case.
  • GeForce FX 5950 Ultra, GeForce FX 5700 Ultra, GeForce FX 5700, GeForce FX 5600XT 128b benchmarks - The GeForce FX 5700 Ultra, which looks also good compared to the RADEON 9600XT, has the equal recommended price of $199. It's only the FX 5700 which at its price of $149 can look equal or a bit inferior to its competitors. Let's wait for the real cards and their prices which are expected in 3-4 weeks.
  • Java 2 SDK, Standard Edition Updates 1.4.2_02  - Java 2 SDK updates are developed by addressing key customer issues and feedback on the previous FCS release. These updates do not generally include any new features or functionality. There are several key bug fixes in this release. Sun strongly recommends that users upgrade. If deploying any update, we recommend that our customers follow their standard test procedures for Java technologies and deployments.
  • BlindWrite Suite 4.9.9.104 Beta - Blindwrite Suite (download) is the best set of tools to reproduce or clone any CD, even protected ones. Blindwrite Suite is the most powerfull tool to create a perfect copy from your original CD for personal private copy. Blindwrite Suite can also create CD audio from MP3, Ogg Vorbis, WAV, WMA, monkey`s audio and be use with an CD-ROMcd emulator like Daemon Tools.
  • ICQ Pro 2003b Build #3916 - Another version of ICQ is available for download.
  • MSN Messenger 6.1 Final Build 155 -  The final release of MSN Messenger 6.1 (Build 155) has been released.
  • 4c vision 3.1 - 4c vision gives you the opportunity to get the look behind the link The browser creates a preview (see picture) of found websites. Your search results, favorites, and history are loaded in the background and visualized for you while you are surfing the web.
  • CPUInfo 2.11 - CPUInfo is a Windows based program which announces extensive information about the available processors. Besides the information about the processor type, manufacturer, clock frequency, multiplyer and FSB, CPUInfo shows information about the processor caches, feature flags and machine specific registers (MSR). Additional to these the information from the Windows-Registry are included in the analysis.
  • VIA Hyperion 4-in-1 v4.49p3 (unofficial) - Station-Drivers have updated their Hyperion 4in1 drivers page with version 4.49vp3. (mirror1 ~ mirror2)  This new version adds support for Windows 2003. VIA Hyperion drivers are suitable for any VIA chipset and all Microsoft Windows Operating Systems. Hyperion driver sets include INF, AGP, IDE and IRQ related drivers.

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