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ViewSonic To Roll Out IP-Based Monitors

Display vendor ViewSonic plans to roll out network-based monitors that would obviate the need for PCs on every desktop. Add comment

Novell Preps Linux Desktop 10

Linux is ready for the corporate desktop, and the forthcoming version of Novell Inc.'s Linux Desktop offering will go head-to-head against Windows, Novell executives said this week at the company's annual BrainShare gathering in Salt Lake City. Add comment

Security update for Firefox released

Update to 1.0.2 made available. Add comment

AMD Cranks Up Speed Of Low Power AMD Opteron Chips

Advanced Micro Devices introduced its new AMD Opteron microprocessor for 2-way servers or workstations designed to fit into 55W thermal envelope at the Server Blade Summit 2005 in Santa Clara, California. The new chip is first of its kind to be made using 90nm process technology and features several enhancements compared to the predecessors. Add comment

IE6 and Outlook Express Tweak Guide

[url=http://www.techspot.com/tweaks/ie6/index.shtml]TechSpot[/url] have posted a great tweak guide for Internet Explorer 6 and Outlook Express users. Add comment

Mac OS X Will Become a Target, Symantec Warns

It's only a matter of time before Apple's newly redesigned Mac operating system becomes a happy hunting ground for malicious hackers, according to a [url=http://enterprisesecurity.symantec.com/content.cfm?articleid=1539]research report[/url] from security vendor Symantec. Add comment

Should IE Stay or Should IE Go?

[url=http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,120087,00.asp]PCWorld[/url] has posted an interesting article comparing Internet Explorer and Firefox for business security issues. Add comment

NEW Unofficial Windows 98 SE Service Pack 2.0 RC2

A new build of the extremely handy 'Unofficial Windows 98 SE Service Pack' has been made available for download. Add comment

NEW MSN Messenger 7.0.0732 Beta

A new version of MSN Messenger 7.0 Beta has been leaked onto the web. The new version mostly contains minor bug fixes and interface changes. Add comment

OmegaDrivers News

Angel Trinidad over at [url=http://www.omegadrivers.net/]OmegaDrivers.net[/url], the creator of high quality modified Nvidia ForceWare and ATI Catalyst drivers, has posted a news item detailing why there hasn't been any recent new Omega driver releases. Add comment

SM Folding Team Rallies

Not Folding@Home for Team Short-Media yet? We're helping to find cures for diseases. Get involved! It's the right thing to do. Add comment

Sapphire Radeon X800 PCI-E Video Card

Sapphire Tech used the ATI R420 core to produce the Sapphire Radeon X800 video card for PCI-Express. This performance/price mid-ground is where Sapphire have positioned themselves with the Radeon X800. Add comment

Sapphire Radeon X800 PCI-E Video Card

Sapphire Tech used the ATI R430 core to produce the Sapphire Radeon X800 video card for PCI-Express. This performance/price mid-ground is where Sapphire have positioned themselves with the Radeon X800. Add comment

AMD’s Forthcoming Athlon 64 May Require BIOS Update

While Advanced Micro Devices advices its mainboard partners who make platforms to support processors of today as well as future dual-core chips, at least some platforms made now may require BIOS update even for new revision of the Athlon 64 as a result of a change in thermal specifications of the chip, which causes questions about compatibility with forthcoming chips. Add comment

Samsung Unveils 160-degree Viewable TFT Screen

Samsung Electronics today switched on an enhanced design process that enables it to manufacture TFT and LCD displays that can be viewed at angles of up to 160-degrees. Add comment

Spitzer Space Telescope Makes New Extrasolar Planet Discoveries

NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has for the first time captured the light from two known planets orbiting stars other than our Sun. The findings mark the beginning of a new age of planetary science, in which "extrasolar" planets can be directly measured and compared. Add comment

Classic Maths Puzzle Cracked At Last

A number puzzle originating in the work of self-taught maths genius Srinivasa Ramanujan nearly a century ago has been solved. The solution may one day lead to advances in particle physics and computer security. Add comment

‘DVD Jon’ Reopens iTunes Back Door

A group of underground programmers has posted code online they say will reopen a back door in Apple Computer's iTunes store, allowing Linux computer users to purchase music free of copy protection. Add comment

Mozilla, Thunderbird Updated; New Camino Site

The Mozilla Foundation has updated Mozilla, its eponymous application suite, to version 1.7.6 and has updated Thunderbird, its e-mail client, to version 1.0.2. In addition, a new Web site has been posted for Camino, the Mac OS X browser based on the Mozilla Gecko engine. Add comment

QuakeCon Shakes Up 10th Anniversary

Texas event celebrates first full decade; id-sponsored frag-fest set to battle August 11-14. Add comment

Splinter Cell Chaos Theory Golden

The third Splinter Cell has snuck off to the factory; PC, Xbox, mobile, N-Gage, GameCube, and PlayStation 2 versions all due next week. Add comment