January 25th, 2006 – GHoosdum
[url=http://today.reuters.com/news/newsarticle.aspx?type=technologyNews&storyid=2006-01-25T181636Z_01_N24185067_RTRUKOC_0_US-INTEL-CHIP.xml]Reuters[/url] reports that Intel has broken new ground by creating the world's first microchip in the miniscule 45-nanometer scale.
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January 24th, 2006 – Spinner
Graphics card manufacturer [url=http://www.powercolor.com]PowerColor[/url] has just introduced a PC Lifetime Warranty program for all of their ATI X1900 based retail graphics card products purchased on or after January 24, 2006 in the U.S.
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January 24th, 2006 – GHoosdum
E3's "booth babes" have been banned from wearing skimpy clothing, with a $5,000 fine for the booth's owner if such a woman is seen.
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January 24th, 2006 – GHoosdum
Two of the authors of the Federal bill that bans taxes on internet services are engaged in an argument with a report which states that the law allows for some instances of taxes on internet services. The authors claim that was never the intent.
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January 24th, 2006 – Winga
In the first such prosecution of its kind, "Botmaster" Jeanson Ancheta (20) admitted infecting computers with software that caused them to send spam, show ads and launch crippling attacks on internet sites.
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January 24th, 2006 – lemonlime
There is a generally accepted rule that for every 10C decrease in temperature, a CPU should be able to increase its operating frequency by about 3%. Of course this math does not always work out terribly well, but simply put: "The colder the better". This is one of the most powerful CPU coolers available on the market: Asetek's Vapochill LS [AC]
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January 23rd, 2006 – Winga
It seems ATI won't manage a simultaneous launch of its two new product lines after all.
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January 22nd, 2006 – Spinner
[url=http://bink.nu]Bink.nu[/url] are reporting that the latest build of Internet Explorer 7 has leaked onto the Internet.
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January 22nd, 2006 – Spinner
Microsoft have just announced that the x64 version of Windows Vista will require all kernel-mode code to be digitally signed.
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January 22nd, 2006 – Spinner
Windows Vienna is the new codename for Windows Blackcomb the successor to Windows Vista.
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January 22nd, 2006 – csimon
Jonathan “Fatal1ty” Wendel, the three-time world champion in the Cyberathlete Professional League, is scheduled to appear this Sunday on the CBS news program 60 minutes.
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January 20th, 2006 – Spinner
Following up from [url=http://www.short-media.com/extendednews.php?n=4291]this[/url] recent report concerning an article posted at [url=http://bink.nu]bink.nu[/url] about Windows XP SP3, Microsoft have since responded with a statement.
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January 20th, 2006 – Winga
January 19th is the 20th anniversary for the appearance of the first PC virus. Brain, a boot sector virus, was let loose in January 1986.
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January 19th, 2006 – GHoosdum
[url=http://www.it-observer.com/articles.php?id=1042]IT Observer[/url] reports that Linux use in publicly-traded companies may be a violation of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, under the grounds that under the Act, companies are required to disclose ownership of intellectual property to shareholders.
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January 19th, 2006 – GHoosdum
[url=http://www.emailbattles.com/archive/battles/vuln_aacgfbgdcb_jd/]Email Battles[/url] reports that certain search terms that would reveal information on how to exploit security flaws in phpBB boards are being blocked previously by Google and now by MSN.
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January 19th, 2006 – Winga
Electronic Arts has announced Medal of Honor Airborne, the newest installment from EA’s critically-acclaimed Medal of Honor franchise.
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January 19th, 2006 – GHoosdum
A story by [url=http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,70040-0.html?tw=rss.index]Wired[/url] details how a single backhoe accidentally crippled Sprint's entire network west of the Rockies.
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January 19th, 2006 – GHoosdum
According to a report by [url=http://today.reuters.com/news/newsarticle.aspx?type=technologyNews&storyid=2006-01-19T111311Z_01_L19770394_RTRUKOC_0_US-COMPUTERS-SALES.xml]Reuters[/url], Europe has overtaken the US as the world's largest market for PCs.
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January 18th, 2006 – Spinner
A new set of Omega Catalyst drivers have been released based on ATI's Catalyst 6.1 driver suite.
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January 18th, 2006 – Spinner
The first new Catalyst drivers of 2006 have been released by ATI for their Radeon line of graphics cards.
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January 18th, 2006 – GHoosdum
[url=http://www.computerworld.com/careertopics/careers/story/0,10801,107810,00.html?source=x10]Computerworld[/url] reports that companies are employing methods such as Google searches and investigating profiles in order to find out more about job candidates.
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