March 28th, 2004 –
United Nations member states this weekend headed off a showdown over who should control the Internet, agreeing to study the issue and reopen it in 2005.
[blockquote]"Essentially this amounts to saying: Look, let's see what the problem is, rather than [suggest] any solution," said Nitin Desai, the special adviser to the secretary general at the summit. "It's a complex issue. I'm glad that nobody's jumped to any quick conclusions on it."[/blockquote]
[link=http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=U&start=7&q=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A47327-2003Dec8.html&e=747][b]The full report[/b][/link] - [i]Submitted by[/i] KingFish
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March 28th, 2004 –
Yep. They have reviewed a mountain of them!
[link=http://www20.tomshardware.com/display/20040326/index.html]Toms Hardware LCD shootout[/link]
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March 28th, 2004 –
[link=http://www.icrontic.com/articles.php?fetch=reviews&id=8]ViewSonic VP171b 17" LCD @ Icrontic[/link]
[link=http://www.extremereviews.net/data.php?recordID=103&page=1&type=review]eXtreme Reviews - StreamZap PC Remote[/link]
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[link=www.extremeoverclocking.com/reviews/cases/Zalman_ZM400B-APS_1.html]Zalman ZM400B-APS 400W Power Supply @ EOC[/link]
[link=http://www.hwhell.com/articles/cebit_coverage_-_day_three_and_four/]Cebit 3rd and 4th day Coverage @ HardwareHell[/link]
[link=http://www.thecrucible.ca/reviews/polo735/]Thermaltake Polo 735 Extreme 3 in 1 Cooler @ TheCrucible[/link]
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[link=http://www.creativemods.com/content.php?article.83.0]EL Wire Modding Kit Review @ Creative Mods[/link]
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[link=http://www.3dgameman.com/vr/ati/aiw_radeon_9600xp/video_review.html]ATI ALL-IN-WONDER 9600XT Video Card Video Review[/link]
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March 27th, 2004 – MediaMan
There are very few motherboards available that support Athlon FX51 and Athlon FX53 940-pin processors and the Gigabyte GA-K8NNXP 940 is one of them. Gigabyte has a reputation of making their flagship motherboard products feature rich and the K8NNXP is no exception. It bests the ASUS SK8N for options and price.
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March 26th, 2004 –
[b]The Council of Better Business Bureaus[/b] has recommended that [b]Apple[/b] discontinue comparative performance claims regarding its [i]Power Mac G5[/i] desktop.
[blockquote]Apple's G5 advertising had previously been criticized. In November, British TV regulators banned an Apple ad for the machine, saying its claim to the title "world's fastest personal computer" is not fully supported. [/blockquote]
[link=http://news.com.com/2100-1042_3-5180251.html?tag=nefd_top][b]The full report[/b][/link]
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March 26th, 2004 –
New BIOS revisions for the NF7/NF7-S version 1.0/1.2 and 2.0 have been made available. These latest revisions contain the latest SATA BIOS v4.2.47. Thanks to [b]csimon[/b] for the heads up on this one.
Download: [link=http://www.short-media.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=7398][b]NF7/NF7-S 23 Version 2[/b][/link] (230KB)
Download: [link=http://www.short-media.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=7397][b]NF7/NF7-S 24 Version 1.0/1.1[/b][/link] (258KB)
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March 26th, 2004 –
[link=http://news.com.com/2100-7337_3-5179422.html?tag=nefd_top]News.com reports...[/link]
Researchers at Purdue University said Thursday that they have come up with a way to cool computer chips by using the power of electrical storms.
- [i]Submitted by[/i] mmonnin
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March 26th, 2004 –
Tense TechTV employees, numb from months of speculation about their future, were told during an emotional all-hands meeting late Wednesday afternoon that Comcast is buying their company.
That announcement, made official by Comcast on Thursday, ends months of speculation that the cable TV giant planned to buy the struggling technology news outlet. Paul Allen's Vulcan Ventures, which first invested in TechTV in 1998, had owned the cable channel outright since early 2000.
Although terms of the sale were not announced, informed sources say that Comcast will pay close to $300 million for TechTV.
Comcast will fold TechTV into its own games channel, G4.
"I think this is a tremendous vote of confidence that Comcast has in video games," says G4's CEO Charles Hirschhorn, who will stay in charge when the merger is completed. "This one transaction triples all the performance measures we would look for. It triples our distribution, (and) it triples the amount of programming we produce. It's a huge win for G4 and TechTV."
It was not immediately known what the sale means for TechTV employees. Joe Gillespie, the company's chief operating officer and executive vice president, informed them of the sale on Wednesday, but didn't say whether Comcast intended to slash headcount or relocate TechTV to G4's hometown, Los Angeles.
"The only thing I know is that right now there's two channels, and they're going to become one," says Hirschhorn. "They each have their own infrastructure. In terms of where those assets will remain, or who will remain where, it's too early to make those calls. Obviously, Comcast has made a tremendous investment in G4 and it's our job to figure out what has the most value, what's the best return on their investment."
Either way, industry observers think that TechTV and G4 are a good fit, and that both Comcast and TechTV will benefit because of the merger.
"There's very good programming on TechTV that deserves to survive," says Laura Behrens, a senior media analyst at Gartner/G2, "and with an owner on the scale of Comcast, it now probably has a chance to survive."
But TechTV had been struggling for some time and after multiple rounds of layoffs it had been seen as an attractive acquisition target.
And because no one yet knows whether TechTV will suffer further layoffs, the mood at the company late Wednesday was grim, especially because the sale won't put to rest uncertainty over employees' futures.
"After a while, I stopped paying attention," said one TechTV employee, speaking on condition of anonymity, about the acquisition rumors. "I stopped keeping track."
According to the TechTV employee, the company's executive Web producer asked Gillespie at Wednesday's meeting if he should continue his hiring search for an open position. The answer he got was "yes."
- [i]Submitted by[/i] KingFish
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March 26th, 2004 –
Before we go for the jugular, we'll note that AMD seems to want to pump socket 754 for a few quarters, then suddenly turn around and dump it. This ought to make those interested now in socket 754 systems think twice about it.
But that's not what is most important here.
What is important is that AMD doesn't plan to make many Hammers over the next year, period. Even a year from now, desktop Hammer production will be less than 20% of a decent production quarter for Dresden today.
[link=http://www.overclockers.com/tips00552/]Overclockers.com On the Hammer[/link] - [i]Submitted by[/i] madmat
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March 26th, 2004 –
[link=http://www.theinquirer.org/?article=14972]The Inquirer reports..[/link]
What Nvidia said more then once to its loyal NDA (non disclosure agreement) press is that its chip uses 16x1, 32x0 approach. This is why all of them have the general feeling that Nvidia will win this round of the graphics wars.
- [i]Submitted by[/i] mmonnin
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March 26th, 2004 –
XYZComputing.com has just posted a large shootout of a number of the caffeine products that are becoming so entrenched in the computing industry. Featuring products from companies like Bawls, Warp Mints, XTZ, and more. Take a look and see whose came out on top...
[link=http://www.xyzcomputing.com/reviews/caffeine1.htm]XYZ Computing[/link] - [i]Submitted by[/i] swankbmxnj
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March 26th, 2004 –
[link=http://www.hardwarezone.com/articles/control.php?cid=24&id=984&src=3rd]Gigabyte 3DCooler-Ultra PCU31-VH P4/K7/K8 Heatsink @ Hardwarezone[/link]
[link=http://www.bytesector.com/data/bs-article.asp?ID=258]Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes @ Bytesector[/link]
[link=http://www.3dxtreme.net/index.php?id=crystalfontz63420x4usb1]Crystalfontz 634 20 X 4 USB LCD Review at 3DX[/link]
[link=http://www.trustedreviews.com/article.aspx?art=359]Toshiba Portégé R100 @ TrustedReviews[/link]
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[link=http://reviews.designtechnica.com/review883.html]Samsung HLN617W 61" DLP Projection TV @ DesignTechnica[/link]
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[link=http://www.hardwarezone.com/articles/control.php?cid=18&id=1049&src=3rd]CeBIT 2004 Update - Part 5 @ HardwareZone[/link]
[link=http://www.hardwarezone.com/articles/control.php?cid=24&id=984&src=3rd]Nokia 6220 Camera Phone @ HardwareZone[/link]
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March 25th, 2004 –
Under a new program, [b]Microsoft[/b] is paying for security assessments of its customers' networks to help improve policies in areas such as software patch management and assuage fears about the security risks posed by [b]Microsoft[/b] products.
[blockquote]Microsoft has contacted around 75 percent of the 200 enterprise customers in the district that includes Atlanta regarding the program and the "vast majority," more than 90 percent of those companies, have signed up for the free service. The company hopes to contact all its enterprise customers by the end of its fiscal year in June 2004, he said. [/blockquote]
[link=http://www.infoworld.com/article/04/03/25/HNyoupatch_1.html][b]Read more[/b][/link]
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March 25th, 2004 –
The battle between [b]Lindows[/b] and [b]Microsoft[/b] took an interesting turn today when U.S. District Judge John Coughenour proposed a deal in which [b]Microsoft[/b] can proceed with an appeal of his earlier ruling that a jury must decide whether "windows" had been a generic term before it was trademarked and [b]Microsoft[/b] would cease its efforts to get foreign courts to stop the sales of [b]Lindows[/b] until the U.S. case is decided.
[blockquote]In the Lindows trademark battles, Lindows.com has done well in the United States, but the company has fared poorly beyond American borders. Lindows lawyers claim that Microsoft should be prevented from continuing to litigate against the company in foreign courts for two major reasons: The foreign decisions are an attempt by Microsoft to evade the U.S. court's jurisdiction and Microsoft is putting undue hardship on San Diego-based Lindows by suing the company on the same trademark violation in multiple foreign jurisdictions.
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[link=http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1554134,00.asp][b]The full report[/b][/link] - [link=http://www.short-media.com/comment.php?1209][i]Related news[/i][/link]
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March 25th, 2004 –
The [b]European Commission[/b]'s order for [b]Microsoft[/b] to ship a version of [i]Windows[/i] without the [i]Windows Media Player[/i] could stifle innovation and help [b]Microsoft[/b]'s rivals instead of promoting fair competition, the U.S. [i]Department of Justice[/i]'s antitrust chief said Wednesday.
[blockquote]"Imposing antitrust liability on the basis of product enhancements and imposing 'code removal' remedies may produce unintended consequences," Pate said. "Sound antitrust policy must avoid chilling innovation and competition even by 'dominant' companies. A contrary approach risks protecting competitors, not competition, in ways that may ultimately harm innovation and the consumers that benefit from it." [/blockquote]
[link=http://www.infoworld.com/article/04/03/25/HNcritique_1.html][b]The full report[/b][/link] - [link=http://www.short-media.com/comment.php?1230][i]Related news[/i][/link]
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March 25th, 2004 –
Some new [i]ForceWare[/i] drivers have been made available on the web. These drivers are for the [i]GeForce 4 448 Go[/i] and the [i]GeForce FX Go 5200/5600/5700[/i] only.
[link=http://www.short-media.com/request.php?245][b]Download[/b][/link] (8.71MB)
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March 25th, 2004 –
It has been reported that [b]Valve[/b] President Gabe Newell has been talking about [i]Half Life 3[/i]. It seems though, not much more information than that is available. Personally, I think they should concentrate on getting [i]Half Life 2[/i] on the shelves before they start thinking about a third.
[blockquote]The site doesn't mention the who, when and whyfores concerning this earth-shattering utterance. They say no launch date has yet been fixed. Maybe around 2030, we suggest.
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[link=http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=14958][b]More Info @ The Inquirer[/b][/link] - [link=http://www.best4gamers.com/lire_news.php?id=6723][b]More Info @ Best4Gamers[/b][/link] (French Site)
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March 25th, 2004 –
A new version of [i]Winamp 5[/i] has been made available for download.
[blockquote]Found this on the winamp forums..it's not on the main site of winamp. [/blockquote]
Download: [link=http://download.nullsoft.com/winamp/client/winamp503_full.exe][b]Winamp 5.03 Full[/b][/link] (4.2MB)
Download: [link=http://download.nullsoft.com/winamp/client/winamp503_lite.exe][b]Winamp 5.03 Lite[/b][/link] (629KB)
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March 25th, 2004 –
[link=http://www.modders.nl/modules/wfsection/article.php?articleid=1]Modders.NL - Bulgin Led Switches[/link]
[link=http://reviews.pimprig.com/cases/antec_super_lanboy_case.php]PimpRig Review // Antec Super LANBOY Case[/link]
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[link=http://www.rojakpot.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=87&pgno=0]The Notebook Power-Up Guide @ Rojakpot[/link]
[link=http://www.hardwarezoom.com/viewcontent.jsp?ReviewID=200]Intel Prescott 2.8E vs Northwood 2.8C Review @ HardwareZoom[/link]
[link=http://www.trustedreviews.com/article.aspx?art=357]AMD Athlon 64 FX-53 @ TrustedReviews[/link]
[link=http://www.tweaknews.net/reviews/aiw9600/]ATI All in Wonder Radeon 9600 Multimedia Videocard Review @ Tweaknews[/link]
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[link=http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=1561]Corsair TwinX1024-4400PT Platinum Memory @ PC Stats[/link]
[link=http://www.3dxtreme.net/index.php?id=AeroCool-HT-101]AeroCool HT-101 CPU Cooler Review at 3DX[/link]
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March 25th, 2004 –
It has been reported that more than 532 students at 21 American universities have been sued by the [b]RIAA[/b] which claims they were illegally sharing digital music files over the Internet.
[blockquote]"We are sending a clear message that downloading or 'sharing' music from a peer-to-peer network without authorisation is illegal, it can have consequences and it undermines the creative future of music itself."
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[link=http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=14912][b]The full story[/b][/link] - [i]Submitted by[/i] mmonnin
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March 25th, 2004 –
This trend just becomes crazy and it seems that the tables have turned and [b]AMD[/b] is chuckling away since they are the ones with cool CPUs these days.
[blockquote]We think this is a real problem for Intel but all they said to us when we spoke with them is that you could expect double heat dissipation when you double transistor count.
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[link=http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=14926][b]The full report[/b][/link] - [link=http://www.short-media.com/comment.php?103][i]Related news[/i][/link] - [i]Submitted by[/i] mmonnin
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