March 4th, 2004 –
[b]Nvidia[/b] today announced that it is the first to offer graphics solutions based on [i]Graphics Double Data Rate 3[/i] (GDDR-3) memory.
[blockquote]This new memory technology allows for lower power and higher clock speed board designs. Working with memory manufacturer Samsung, add-in card partners are preparing worldwide shipments of NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 Ultra-based add-in cards with 128MB of GDDR-3 graphics memory.[/blockquote]
[link=http://www.nvidia.co.uk/object/IO_11633.html][b]Read more[/b][/link]
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March 4th, 2004 –
[b]Symantec Security Response[/b] has developed a removal tool to clean infections of the following [i]Netsky[/i] virus variants: W32.Netsky.B@mm, W32.Netsky.C@mm and W32.Netsky.D@mm. Go grab it people!
[link=http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/FxNetsky.exe][b]Download[/b][/link] (153KB) - [link=http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.netsky.d@mm.html][i]More info[/i][/link]
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March 4th, 2004 –
As another round of computer worms attacked PCs around the world yesterday, scientists in [b]Microsoft[/b]'s advanced research division demonstrated a possible solution. Shields up Cap'ain!
[blockquote]The prototype technology is called Shield because it basically installs a shield over vulnerabilities found in software, temporarily protecting the systems until a permanent security patch is developed. [/blockquote]
[link=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2001870705_microsoft04.html][b]Read more[/b][/link]
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March 4th, 2004 –
A new version of [i]mIRC[/i] has been made available for download.
[blockquote]mIRC is a highly configurable IRC client. It contains all the goodies other clients on UNIX, Macintosh, and even on Windows offer, combined with a nice and clean user interface. It offers full color text lines, DCC File Send and Get capabilities, programmable aliases, a remote commands and events handler, place sensitive popup menus, a great Switchbar, World Wide Web and sound support, and a lot more. It is shareware, but is not crippled in any way.[/blockquote]
[link=http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail.php3?fid=930287810][b]Download[/b][/link] (1.23MB) - [link=http://www.mirc.co.uk/whatsnew.txt][i]Release notes[/i][/link]
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March 4th, 2004 –
A judge on Wednesday ordered both the [b]SCO Group[/b] and [b]IBM[/b] to reveal more information in their legal tangle over [i]Linux[/i] and [i]Unix[/i], including the code the [b]SCO[/b] believes infringes on its intellectual property.
[blockquote]In a ruling filed in the U.S. District Court in Utah, Magistrate Judge Brooke Wells said SCO hasn't yet provided enough information about its charges that IBM moved proprietary Unix software to Linux. In consequence, she ordered the company to "provide and identify all specific lines of code that IBM is alleged to have contributed to Linux from either AIX or Dynix," IBM's two versions of Unix. [/blockquote]
[link=http://news.com.com/2100-1014_3-5169444.html?tag=nefd_top][b]The full report[/b][/link] - [link=http://www.short-media.com/comment.php?1062][i]Related news[/i][/link]
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March 4th, 2004 –
[b]ATI[/b] have release a new proprietary [i]Linux[/i] driver, v3.7.1!
[blockquote]The ATI proprietary Linux driver provides TV Output support for ATI graphics cards that support TV out. The ATI proprietary Linux driver also allows for the following monitor arrangements:
Laptop Mode (toggle between internal or external screen)
Clone Mode (same content on both screens)
Big Desktop (one desktop stretched across two screens)
Dual Head (separate instances of XFree86 running on each screen
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[link=http://www.ati.com/support/drivers/linux/radeon-linux.html?type=linux&prodType=graphic&prod=productsLINUXdriver&submit.x=9&submit.y=10&submit=GO!][b]Download[/b][/link] (3MB) - [link=http://www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/Linux_371_Release_Notes.html][i]Release notes[/i][/link]
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March 4th, 2004 –
Security researchers have discovered that the authors of the [i]MyDoom[/i] and [i]Bagle[/i] virus's are exchanging insults with the author of [i]NetSky[/i], using text hidden inside their virus code.
[blockquote]Between Friday and Wednesday, more than 10 variants of the NetSky, Bagle and MyDoom worms have been discovered. Mutants spreading in the past 24 hours have contained messages, complete with vulgar taunts, that indicate that the authors of MyDoom and Bagle have teamed up against NetSky's author, antivirus experts said.[/blockquote]
[link=http://news.com.com/2100-7355_3-5169195.html?tag=nefd_top][b]Read more[/b][/link]
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March 4th, 2004 –
Anti-virus researchers discovered the existence of [i]Bagle.J[/i] earlier this week, the tenth variant of the worm to hit the Internet.
[blockquote]Recent speculation among anti-virus researchers that the creators of the NetSky and Bagle viruses may be engaged in some kind of competition or war has now apparently been proven true. The virus writers have been leaving profane, derogatory messages for one another in the new variants of their respective viruses during the last few days, experts say.
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[link=http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1542100,00.asp][b]The full story[/b][/link] - [link=http://www.short-media.com/comment.php?1057][i]Related news[/i][/link]
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March 4th, 2004 –
The [b]DVD Forum[/b], the industry group promoting the video format and developing future improvements, said its steering committee has provisionally approved [b]Microsoft[/b]'s [i]Windows Media 9[/i] as one of the mandatory elements of a high-definition DVD spec.
[blockquote]The choice of a more efficient video codec for the emerging HD DVD format has been one of the most contentious issues currently confronting the consumer electronics industry.
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[link=http://www.eet.com/sys/news/OEG20040302S0013][b]The full report[/b][/link]
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March 4th, 2004 –
[link=http://www.xbitlabs.com]Xbitlabs[/link] reports that [b]AMD[/b] is grouping its forces to attack its arch-rival [b]Intel[/b] with new and powerful processors about a quarter earlier than it originally planned.
[blockquote]AMD Athlon FX microprocessors are positioned as top of the line offerings from Advanced Micro Devices. While the architecture of the Athlon 64 FX is the same compared to the Athlon 64, e.g. the chips can execute the same software, including 64-bit software, the chips feature large 1MB level-two cache as well as dual-channel memory controller, bringing some additional speed bumps for the chips that cost above $700.
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[link=http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/cpu/display/20040303210407.html][b]The full report[/b][/link] - [i]Submitted by[/i] csimon
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March 4th, 2004 –
[link=http://www.iexbeta.com/]Iexbeta[/link] brings word that the latest build of [i]Windows 'Longhorn'[/i] has been leaked.
[blockquote]New changes to this build are still mostly unknown but many suspect that it will be very similar to the already long ago leaked PDC Build [4051]. But as more people start playing around with this new build i'm sure that any charges there may be will soon come to surface.
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[link=http://board.iexbeta.com/ibf10/index.php?s=b80b869d3232b7ecd92d8bd15adfe30c&showtopic=38405][b]The full story[/b][/link]
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March 4th, 2004 –
An Australian judge has refused to set aside the Anton Piller order brought against [i]Kazaa[/i] owner [b]Sharman Networks[/b], but says that the material seized must be held by independent lawyers until access can be negotiated.
[blockquote]Sharman's offices in Cremorne, Australia, and the homes of two Sharman executives, were raided by investigators working for the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) on February 6, under an Anton Piller order. An Anton Piller order is often used in software piracy cases, and gives the applicant the right to raid the premises of the respondent, without notice, and seize documentary or other evidence.[/blockquote]
[link=http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,115083,00.asp][b]Read more[/b][/link]
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March 4th, 2004 –
[link=http://www.sis.com][b]SiS[/b][/link] have released their first batch of 64-Bit supporting Windows drivers for public download.
[blockquote]Here we provide the SiS 64-bit drivers for AMD Athlon 64FX / 64 / Opetron running on Microsoft 64-bit operating system. Customers / OEMs / users may download them from here for testing. The AGP / IDE / LAN driver have been included in Microsoft 64bit OS beta version, we provide the graphics / audio / RAID driver for testing.
Since all of these drivers are beta version, we do not guarantee the proper functionality of these drivers on your systems and we assume no responsibility for any problems occur upon the installation of SiS drivers.
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Download: [link=http://driver2.sis.com/64bit/graphic/357a01.zip][b]SiS UniVGA3 graphics driver[/b][/link] (2.01MB)
Download: [link=http://driver2.sis.com/64bit/audio/64ad040227.zip][b]SiS 7012 audio driver[/b][/link] (142KB)
Download: [link=http://driver2.sis.com/64bit/raid/64srd040227.zip][b]SiS SATA RAID driver[/b][/link] (28.7KB)
View: [link=http://www.sis.com/support/index.htm][b]Official site[/b][/link]
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March 4th, 2004 –
[link=http://www.hardocp.com/news.html?news=OTU5NCxNYXJjaCAgICAsMjAwNA]HardOCP [/link] is raffling off a really sweet custom dual opteron system, with the proceeds going to benefit a long time member of the hardware community from procooling.com. Raffle tix are $10 a pop and you can buy as many as you want.
In other news, the [H] is [link=http://www.hardocp.com/news.html?news=OTYyNixNYXJjaCAgICAsMjAwNA]suing Infinium Labs[/link] (Makers of the phantom Phantom Console).
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March 4th, 2004 –
[link=http://www.3dgameman.com/vr/danger_den/h20_rbx_maze4/part2/video_review.html]Part 2: Danger Den RBX/MAZE4 Water Cooling Kit Video Review @ 3dGameMan.com[/link]
[link=http://www.gruntville.com/reviews/memory/corsair_twinx3200llpro/]Corsair TwinX-3200LL Pro Memory Review @ GruntvillE.com[/link]
[link=http://www.modthebox.com/review299_1.shtml]Danger Den RBX Water Block Review @ MODTHEBOX.COM[/link]
[link=http://www.trustedreviews.com/article.aspx?art=312]ViewSonic PJ551 LCD Projector @ TrustedReviews[/link]
[link=http://www.tweaknews.net/reviews/aiw9200/]*World's First Review* ATI All in Wonder Radeon 9200 Multimedia Videocard Review @ Tweaknews.net[/link]
[link=http://www.thecrucible.ca/reviews/yy_casper/]Yeong Yang Casper YY-A206 Micro ATX Case @ TheCrucible.ca[/link]
[link=http://www.controlled-insanity.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Reviews&file=index&req=showcontent&id=18]Silverstone SST-SDP01 6 in 1 Portable Card Reader @ Controlled-Insanity PC Mods[/link]
[link=http://www.themodfathers.jolt.co.uk/?page=&action=show&id=8062]Tagan 480Watt silent PSU @ The Modfathers[/link]
[link=http://www.3dcenter.org/atuner/index_e.php]aTuner 1.8.6 @ 3dCenter[/link]
[link=http://www.subzerotech.com/index/module/sz_reviews_display/id/187] Beantech BT84 @ SubZeroTech[/link]
[link=http://www.extremereviews.net/data.php?recordID=87&page=1&type=review]Pain Killer Demo @ xtreme Reviews[/link]
[link=http://www.beyond3d.com/reviews/ati/mr9700/]ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 Review @ Beyond3D[/link]
[link=http://www.monster-hardware.com/modules.php?name=Reviews&rop=showcontent&id=108]TekGems 2.5" External USB2 Drive Enclosure @ MHW[/link]
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March 3rd, 2004 –
[link=http://www.mess.be/]www.mess.be[/link] reports that [i]MSN Messenger 6.2[/i] will be released in about a months time on April 8th.
[blockquote]With the new messenger you can have MSN Messenger contacts who are not in a group. Before, all of your MSN Messenger contacts had to be in a group. Now, contacts who are not associated with a group will appear at the top of your MSN Messenger contacts list. This was accidentally activated a few times earlier, and it was considered a server glitch that moment.
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[link=http://www.mess.be/inews.shtml#newsitemEpZlkZpAElUZCYcmMm][b]Read more[/b][/link]
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March 3rd, 2004 –
[link=http://www.hardwarezone.com/articles/control.php?cid=3&id=977&src=3rd]GeCube RADEON 9600XT 128MB Extreme Edition @ HardwareZone.com[/link]
[link=http://www.voidedwarranty.com/modules.php?name=Reviews&op=viewarticle&artid=91]Bytecc Mobile External Enclosure @ voidedwarranty.com[/link]
[link=http://www.viperlair.com/reviews/cpu_mobo/abit/amd/kv8/]ABIT KV8-MAX3 @ Viper Lair.com[/link]
[link=http://www.bytesector.com/data/bs-article.asp?ID=246]Macromedia Studio MX 2004 @ Bytesector.com[/link]
[link=http://www.hardcoreware.net/reviews/review-202-1.htm]Gigabyte 8IPE1000 Pro2-W 865PE motherboard with WiFi review @ hardCOREware.net[/link]
[link=http://www.extensiontech.net/reviews/cooling/hsf/aeroflow2/]Vantec AeroFlow 2 VA4-7245 (Socket A) HSF Review @ ExtensionTech.net[/link]
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March 2nd, 2004 –
[link=http://www.motherboards.org/articlesd/hardware-reviews/1350_1.html]Shuttle Zen @ Motherboards.org[/link]
[link=http://www.a1-electronics.net/Heatsinks/2004/Thermright_SLK-948U_Mar04.shtml]Thermalright SLK-948U heatsink @ a1-electronics.net[/link]
[link=http://www.rbmods.com/Guides/Tubemod/1.php]Murdocs Tubemod - How to get 23°C CPU temp on Air @ Rbmods.com[/link]
[link=http://www.rbmods.com/Articles/Sunbeam/Fancontroller/1.php]Sunbeam fan controller @ Rbmods.com[/link]
[link=http://www.trustedreviews.com/article.aspx?art=311]Acer Aspire 1705SCi Notebook @ TrustedReviews.com[/link]
[link=http://www.xtremenews.net/modules.php?name=Sections&op=viewarticle&artid=111]Zalman WaterBlock ZM-WB2 @ XtremeNews.net[/link]
[link=http://www.bytesector.com/data/bs-article.asp?ID=247]Xoxide Spiderman ATX Case @ Bytesector.com[/link]
[link=http://www.controlled-insanity.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Reviews&file=index&req=showcontent&id=17]Clever Power 400W PSU Review @ Controlled-Insanity PC Mods.com[/link]
[link=http://envynews.com/index.php?ID=570#start]Logitech Cordless Click! Plus @ Envy News.com[/link]
[link=http://www.frostytech.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=1554]Gigabyte 3DCooler-Pro PCU21-VG P4/K7/K8 Heatsink @ FrostyTech.com[/link]
[link=http://www.bjorn3d.com/_preview.php?articleID=414]Jetart JAK802A Socket 754/940 CPU Cooler Review @ Bjorn3D.com[/link]
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March 2nd, 2004 –
Consumers ditching e-mail for instant messages to avoid spam are in for an unpleasant surprise.
[blockquote]Spim, or instant-messenger spam, is peppering computer screens with increasing frequency. And the problem may get worse as e-mail marketers look for new ways to reach consumers after a federal crackdown on spam.
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[link=http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2004-03-01-spim_x.htm][b]Read more[/b][/link]
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March 2nd, 2004 –
[link=http://www.teschke.de]Teschke.de[/link] have created a completely fanless [i]Athlon 64[/i] based computer system. Check it out!
[blockquote]First we made the new Thermaltake WinGO case completely fanless. After this we take a NCU 1000 heatlane cooler and rebuilt this to the socked 754 and extended this to a fully compatibiliy. After this we used a Silentmaxx Prosilence 350 Watt fanless PSU. We used the MSI K8T - Neo Mainboard which has the CoreCell technology which fits perfectly in the combination to Athlon64 Cool´n Quiet technology.
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[center][img]http://www.short-media.com/images/news_images/2004/mar/fanless64.jpg[/img][/center]
[link=http://www.teschke.de/heatpipes/News/informations/Atlon64_passive/atlon64_passive.html][b]Check it out[/b][/link]
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March 2nd, 2004 –
With so much emphasis placed on processors, memory chips often get overlooked as an integral component of system performance. DRAM (dynamic RAM) vendors will start the transition to a new memory architecture this year that will allow chips to run faster in gaming and multimedia PCs. [link=http://www.pcworld.com]PCWorld[/link] takes a look at the new technology.
[blockquote]DDR2 memory improves the signal quality of data transmissions traveling within a PC, says Dean McCarron, principal analyst with Mercury Research in Cave Creek, Arizona. Memory chips based on the older architecture could not run much faster than the current speeds without suffering a marked decline in signal quality, he says.[/blockquote]
[link=http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,115031,00.asp][b]Read more[/b][/link]
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