Updates for 3DMark03, 3DMark05 and PCMark04
Futuremark Corporation today has released updates for its 3DMark03, 3DMark05 and PCMark04 suites of benchmark software. Add comment
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Worm Adds Insult To Injury
Internet users infected with a virus may not feel particularly brilliant, but a new worm reported by PandaLabs will actually tell them they're not. Add comment
8Mbit Broadband To Become Available In The UK
UK Online is offering 8Mbit broadband service to the UK. Add comment
Microsoft To Axe Windows 2000 Security Upgrades
Microsoft has confirmed that there will be no equivalents of its Windows XP Service Pack 2 to boost security on earlier operating systems. Add comment
No More Updates For Pirated Windows Copies
Microsoft announced that it will broaden its anti-piracy effort by limiting access to most software updates to users who authenticate their Windows software. Add comment
Samsung Starts Mass Production Of XDR DRAM
Samsung Electronics announced that it has begun mass producing 256Mb XDR DRAM devices, a new type of memory developed by Rambus, that targets multimedia applications that require the ability to process high-quality video, such as the latest game consoles, digital TVs, servers and workstations. Add comment
Kingston Tests DDR2 Memory At 866MHz
Memory maker Kingston Technology has showcased DDR2 memory modules running at 866MHz, setting the world’s record for memory speed operation. The company, however, said it would not launch such high-speed products into mass market shortly, as currently only a few mainboards can handle even 750MHz memory clock-speed. Add comment
Transmeta Quits Chip Business
Transmeta, a designer of power-efficient microprocessors, recently said it finalized its plans to exit x86 chip business and concentrate on licensing its technologies and microprocessor designs to other companies. The firm believes such move will increase the company’s profitability. Add comment
AOL Shutting Down Newsgroups
America Online on Tuesday confirmed that it will stop supporting access to newsgroups, a once-popular feature on the Internet that has since become overshadowed by message boards and blogs. Add comment
Defense Department Uses New Tools To Fight Child Porn
Faced with competing demands for efforts to combat terrorism, the U.S. Department of Defense has spent $500,000 and put its top cybercrime researchers on a program to make the fight against child pornography more efficient, according to officials at the agency. Add comment
BlowSearch To Offer Encrypted IM
BlowSearch, a company that operates a meta search engine, is branching out into the instant messaging market, where it sees an opportunity for a service featuring strong encryption. Add comment
Google Launches Video Search Beta
Google took the latest swing in its search scuffle with other heavyweights this week when it launched a beta version of Google Video. The search tool enables users to scour the content of television shows on PBS, the NBA, Fox News and C-SPAN among others. Add comment
BitTorrent P2P Trackers On The Move
BitTorrent-based services are picking up steam this year, thanks to hosted torrent services from a number of vendors and the new eXeem P2P torrent-based application. Add comment
McAfee Adds To Intrusion Prevention System
Security vendor McAfee announced the expansion of its network intrusion prevention system this week with the introduction of two new products designed to detect malicious code, spyware and Denial of Service (DoS) attacks. Add comment
Hollywood: P2P Is Not About Technology
The entertainment industry urged the U.S. Supreme Court Monday afternoon not to give the companies developing peer-to-peer (P2P) music file swapping software a "perpetual free pass" to engage in "mind-boggling" copyright infringement. Add comment
Cisco Patches IOS Flaw
Switching and routing firm Cisco Systems Inc. has issued a fix for a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting versions of its flagship IOS (Internetwork Operating System) software. Add comment
Flame Wars, Forks, and Freedom
OS News has put out an excellent article on how forks and flame wars effect the Free/Open Source Software scene for better and worse. Add comment
Google Hires Top Firefox Programmer
]Web search company Google has hired the lead engineer of the Firefox Web browser, fueling speculation that Google will create its own version of Firefox to take on Microsoft's dominant Internet Explorer.... Add comment
Microsoft Accepts EU WMP Removal Decision
Microsoft announced today that it will not appeal against the European Union's court order compelling the company to remove Windows Media Player from the Windows XP operating system in Europe. Add comment
Short-Media server IP address changing tonight
Not sure if anybody cares, but..... Add comment
Windows 64 To Arrive In April?
[url=http://www.theinquirer.net]The Inquirer[/url] have reported that their sources claim Microsoft is planning to introduce its 64-bit OS for Intel and AMD processors on the 29th of April. Add comment
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