AMD on Best Buy Shelves Again?
It looks like we may be able to buy AMD based systems at Best Buy after they pulled all AMD systems earlier this year. Add comment
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Pentium D for Servers?
It looks as if Intel wants something to compete with AMD in the dual core server market. They have yet to release any dual core Xeons so theie choice was to make a new chipset, the Intel E7230, for entry level servers. Add comment
Rambus XDR2 is 5X faster than GDDR, firm claims
Memory firm Rambus said it has released XDR2, which is a high bandwidth memory interface technology. Add comment
Google Toolbar BETA for Firefox
The popular Google Toolbar available for IE is now available for Firefox as a BETA version. Add comment
ATI R520, “Fudo,” a 90nm Chip at 600+ MHz
ATI is not ready to ship its next generation video processor just yet but have plans to release it in Q3 '05. The R520 will be based on 90 nanometre processing and will built with 32 pipelines, with 24 available. Add comment
NEW Nero Burning Rom v6.6.0.15
A new version of the popular CD/DVD burning software Nero has been made available for download. Add comment
Battlefield 2 Retail Patch v1.01
EA has released the first retail patch for Battlefield 2, upgrading the 3D multiplayer action sequel by Digital Illusions to v1.01. Add comment
Microsoft Downgrades Claria Adware Detections
As many of our members predicted Microsoft has now quietly downgraded its Microsoft AntiSpyware detections for Claria. This news follows published reports of acquisition talks between Microsoft and the California based distributor of controversial Gator ad-serving software. Add comment
Man charged with stealing Wi-Fi signal
Police have arrested a man for using someone else's wireless Internet network in one of the first criminal cases involving this fairly common practice. Add comment
Study: Spyware Alters Web Users
Internet users worried about spyware and adware are shunning specific Web sites, avoiding file-sharing networks, even switching browsers. Add comment
London Rocked By Terror Attacks
At least 50 people have been killed and many more injured in terror attacks on London's transport network, coinciding with the official start of G8 summit in Scotland. Add comment
MS Ships ‘Killbit’ Workaround for IE Security Hole
One week after confirming a code execution flaw in its flagship Internet Explorer browser, Microsoft has shipped a registry key update or 'Killbit' to disable the affected control, javaprxy.dll. Add comment
ATI Expands All-In-Wonder Lineup
ATI said Tuesday it has expanded its family of multimedia graphics cards with the All-In-Wonder X800 XL. The new addition is designed for both U.S. and European customers and provides both relatively high performance in 3D games as well as multimedia capabilities. Add comment
NOTICE: News Posters Wanted
Short-Media is looking to recruit two or three members to join and help expand its current News posting team. Applicants should be grammatically stable and keen lovers of correct spelling. Add comment
NEW Symantec LiveUpdate 2.7.34
[url=http://www.symantec.com]Symantec[/url] have released a new version of their LiveUpdate software. Add comment
NEW Realtek ALC AC97 Audio Driver v3.73a
[url=http://www.realtek.com.tw]Realtek[/url] has released a new revision of their 3.73 driver for their ALC AC'97 audio chipsets. The driver supports all ALC series audio chipsets from ALC100 up to ALC850 mainly used as onboard sound on various motherboards. Add comment
MSI Almost Pulled The Plug On Enthusiasts
MSI threatened to take down its DNS entry for the MSI HQ User Community Forum, a free site supported by MSI and run by enthusiasts. The threat came after a user of the site downloaded a beta BIOS and then sued MSI after getting a somewhat negative result. Add comment
AMD’s Quest May Benefit Microsoft
The antitrust suit filed last week against Intel by its smaller rival, AMD, singles out Microsoft for its willingness to support an innovative processor that AMD pioneered. Add comment
Virus Top 20 for June 2005
[url=http://www.kaspersky.com]Kaspersky[/url] has posted their Top 20 Virus list for June 2005. Add comment
Beijing Clinic Treats Web Addicts
[url=http://www.wired.com]Wired.com[/url] has posted an interesting report looking at one of the negative side effects of the online frenzy that has accompanied China's breathtaking economic boom, Internet Addiction. Add comment
Longhorn Beta 1: Late July
According to Paul Thurrott's weekly short takes for the week ending July 4th, Microsoft are planning to ship their first Beta of the next version of Windows, codenamed Longhorn, late July. Add comment
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