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NEW VIA Hyperion 4in1 v4.55vp1

[url=http://www.viaarena.com][i]Via[/i][/url] have released some new chipset drivers in the shape of v4.55vp1 for 32-Bit Windows OS's. Add comment

Windows 2000 SP5 dropped

It looks like Service Pack 5 for Windows 2000 just isn't going to happen. Add comment

New Realtek ALC AC97 Audio Driver v3.66

[url=http://www.realtek.com.tw/][i]Realtek[/i][/url] has released version 3.66 driver for their ALC AC97 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

UK Windows XP Replacement Offer for Counterfeit XP

In response to the discovery of high quality counterfeit versions of Windows XP, Microsoft has launched its Windows XP Counterfeit Project in the UK. Add comment

Star Wars KOTOR II Gone Gold!

The follow up to 2003's Game of the Year will appear on XBox on December 6th Add comment

Valve Cans 20,000 Steam Accounts

Well it looks like Valve has started to 'drop the hammer' or whatever you want to call it on people being naughty instead of nice when trying to get Half-Life 2 without paying for it. Add comment

Airlines May Offer Check-In By Cell Phone

Long airport check-in lines could be a thing of the past when a service being made available next year lets travelers check in for flights by using their cell phones. Add comment

WinAmp Blows Another Security Fuse

The bug, a boundary error in the "IN_CDDA.dll" file, is the latest in a string of serious vulnerabilities in WinAmp, including an August flaw in the handling of "skin" files which attackers began to exploit before it had been discovered by researchers. Add comment

Millions At Risk From Java Virtual Machine Flaw

Security experts have warned that millions of computer desktops are at risk from a newly discovered vulnerability in Sun Microsystems' Java Virtual Machine (JVM). Add comment

AMD Announces Mobile Sempron 3000+

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) expanded its Mobile Sempron processor family with a higher performing model and integrated EVP anti virus technology. Add comment

ATI Launches Mobile PCI Express GPUs For Some Notebooks

In a move to counter Nvidia's GeForce Go 6800, ATI today launched its Mobility Radeon X800 to offer desktop graphics performance for high-end PCI Express notebooks. The manufacturer also introduced the X300, an entry level mobile graphics processor for mainstream and thin & light notebooks. Add comment

Airlines Cough Up Passenger Data

U.S. airlines turned over a month's worth of passenger data Tuesday to Homeland Security officials, who want to test a massive, centralized passenger-screening system. Add comment

Intel Discontinues Top 130nm Microprocessors

Intel Corp. on Friday said it would discontinue its high-end desktop Intel Pentium 4 processors made using 0.13 micron process technology as a part of the company’s shift to 90nm products aimed at desktop market. Add comment

NVIDIA Aims Chipsets For Intel Processors

After years of providing premium chipsets for AMD Athlon family of processors NVIDIA Corp. has finally gained license to make core-logic products for central processing units by Intel Corp.. Even though not a lot of details are known currently, given Intel’s wide range of products, NVIDIA may significantly enhance its positions as a chipset designer. Add comment

Half Life 2 GPU Roundup

[url=http://www.anandtech.com][i]AnandTech[/i][/url] have thrown up part 1 and 2 of their [i]Half Life 2[/i] GPU Roundup. Add comment

Microsoft Is No Threat To Google — Yet

In the past decade, searching the Web has grown from an academic experiment to a multibillion-dollar business. Microsoft has not been a player, being content to outsource its MSN Search service to rival Yahoo!. Add comment

New Radeons on the way?

[url=http://www.theinquirer.net][i]The Inquirer[/i][/url] has some interesting information on upcoming ATI graphics products. According to their sources, ATI is planning to unleash the Radeon X850 series next year. Add comment

Mozilla backtracks in eBay privacy flap

The Mozilla Foundation has updated the German-language version of Firefox in a bid to defuse a growing controversy over the way its search toolbar handles private customer data. Add comment

Nanotech Gets Balls……Golf Balls That Is

Scientists are trying to use nanotechnology to cure diseases, ameliorate the energy crisis and reduce golf scores. Add comment

First Expansion For The Sims 2 Announced

With seven top-selling expansion packs released over the past four years to support the original The Sims product, it won't surprise anyone that the game's sequel, The Sims 2, is about to get its own library of expansion packs. The first "in a line" of add-ons for the recently released sequel was announced over the weekend. Add comment