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Microsoft Shares Longhorn Networking Details

Microsoft execs have been reticent to talk about changes that Microsoft is making to Windows' core "Fundamentals" pillar with Longhorn. But on Tuesday, a handful of Microsoft's top Windows Longhorn networking officials opened up a bit. Add comment

iTunes Hack Disabled By Apple

Apple Computer has closed a security hole that allowed an underground program to tap into its iTunes Music Store and purchase songs stripped of antipiracy protections. Add comment

SWAT 4 On Schedule For April 4

PC game from VUG has gone gold; squad-based shooter's official Web site also live. Add comment

InterActiveCorp Buys Ask Jeeves For $1.85 billion

InterActiveCorp has agreed to a $1.85 billion buyout of Ask Jeeves, a search engine that has long been overshadowed by Google and Yahoo. Add comment

Samsung 30-Mile Cordless Phone

If you’re the type who dreads being dragged kicking and screaming into the use of a cell phone, Samsung sells their Long Range Cordless Phone. Add comment

Earthlink Launches VPN Service

EarthLink Inc. on Monday launched a virtual private network service that targets small and midsize businesses looking for secure network access for traveling workers and employees working from home or remote offices. Add comment

AOL Tests Travel Search Engine

America Online Inc. on Monday launched a test version of a travel search engine that the company says will complement its current online travel service. Add comment

ASUS Debuts Mainboard Using ATI’s New Pentium 4 Chipset

The world’s largest mainboard maker ASUSTeK Computer has initiated commercial shipments of its P5RD1-V mainboard powered by ATI’s recently announced latest-generation chipset that supports Intel Pentium 4 processors as well as PCI Express bus. Add comment

Halo 2 Expansion Coming Soon?

A Korean-language version of the official Xbox site lists a "Halo 2 X-Pack (Expansion Pack)" in the works. Add comment

New Style Of Phishing Attack Discovered

The rate of innovation in phishing has been underlined with the discovery of an attempt to hijack a website frame on a legitimate banking site. Add comment

Socket Manufacturer Makes Socket 775 Sturdier

Intel’s original Socket 775 for the latest breed of Pentium and Celeron series processors received numerous blames from mainboard makers as well as end-users for certain problems. But a maker of sockets from Taiwan believes it had tackled all the issues with a newly designed of the Socket 775. Add comment

ATI, IBM To Power Nintendo’s Next Game Console

ATI Technologies recently announced it would supply graphics processing unit for Nintendo’s upcoming console code-named Revolution, confirming rumours that have been floating around for over a year. The core technology providers for Nintendo’s next console remained IBM and ATI, one of the important caps the Revolution will have is support for wireless networking. Add comment

BitTorrent Hubs Close After ISP Raid

The Australian music industry's antipiracy unit said that 50 file-sharing hubs were closed down this week following a raid on Internet service provider Swiftel Communications. Add comment

Hackers Build Back Door Into iTunes

A trio of independent programmers has released new software that allows people to tap into Apple Computer's iTunes music store and purchase songs free of any anticopying protections. Add comment

NEW Realtek RTL8139/810X Driver v6.21 WHQL

Realtek has released a new RTL8139(A/B/C/D/8130)/810X series driver for Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP/XP64. Add comment

NEW MSN Messenger 7.0.0429 Beta

The public beta of the currently in development Microsoft IM client MSN Messenger 7 has been silently updated from build 0424 to 0429. Add comment

Firefox Users Unleash Spyware

The browser war continues this week with Microsoft IE supporters over at [url=http://poptech.blogspot.com/]poptech.blogspot[/url] trying to make out Firefox is to blame for end-user mistakes that results in their systems being infected by Spyware. Add comment

NEW nForce 4 Drivers v6.53

Nvidia has released a new standalone nForce 4 driver in the shape of v6.53 for Windows 2000 and XP. Add comment

Ubisoft’s Massive ’05-’06 Lineup Sports Next-Gen Games

King Kong, Ghost Recon 3, Splinter Cell 4 all coming to next crop of consoles, possibly as early as October; Might and Magic returns, PoP goes PSP, and Rainbow Six 3: Lockdown is pushed back. Add comment

New KDE 3.4 A Sight For Poor Eyes

The KDE Foundation released version 3.4 of its open source desktop operating environment yesterday, which includes features that satisfy accessibility groups and more than 6,500 bug fixes. Add comment

Linspire Five-0 Released

Linspire released the latest version of its Linux-based desktop operating system this week. Add comment