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Small-fry counterfeiters caught
“A 12-year-old Seattle student and his buddies were caught after allegedly using a PC to counterfeit $20 worth of $1 bills that were used in the cafeteria to buy food, school officials said.”
This is what happens when printers are THAT good, and you are young. I can imagine what their parents thought. Check it out at News.com.
Hackers Exploit Windows Update Publicity
“Users might be particularly vulnerable to e-mails claiming to be from Microsoft this week. On April 12, Microsoft will make the Windows XP Service Pack 2 upgrade automatic for any machine that accesses the Windows Update utility at Microsoft’s official update site.”
Lesson #1: Hackers will exploit anything. And it will be amazing how many people will fall for it. Read about it at BPM Today.
Microsoft creates custom app to fight child porn
“Microsoft Canada, in association with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the Toronto Police, the Department of Homeland Security, Interpol, and Scotland Yard, has created an application it hopes will aid in the fight against child pornography. The new application, Child Exploitation Tracking System (CETS), works by linking together data that was previously located at numerous but disparate locations; with CETS, authorities worldwide can share and track information on child porn suspects and cases.”
Ahh this is sweet. Cost $2,000,000 to create, and they plan to spend that amount again to improve it. And that’s Canadian money! Check it out at Geek.com.
Play to pay: Service inserts ads in games
“You’ve just foiled a terrorist plot to destroy New York and managed to knock off a few dozen evil henchman in the process. And for some strange reason, you have a sudden craving for a Dunkin’ Donut.”
I am very two-sided on this. If you pay for a game, especially where some cost $50 or more.. you should not have to view ads in the game. It’s YOUR game.. why should you have to have ads thrown at you? If you bought a new dinner set, would you expect to see Sony plastered on them?
Of course, if the games would be cheaper due to the in-game ads, then I’d be all for it. Check it out at News.com.
Microsoft, Gateway reach antitrust settlement
“Microsoft has agreed to pay Gateway $150 million over four years, as part of an agreement to settle antitrust claims brought by the computer maker, the two companies said Monday.”
This is all due to the fact that Microsoft apparently charged IBM and Gateway more for the Windows OS, because they prefered to bundle Netscape Navigator, rather than Internet Explorer. Check out the posting at News.com.
Linux company Mandrake remade as Mandriva
“French Linux company Mandrake has changed its name following its acquisition of Conectiva – neatly side-stepping an ongoing trademark dispute.
The company’s new name is Mandriva, and its product line and web addresses have all been changed to reflect this. Its logo remains the same shooting star motif.”
I’ve never been a huge fan of Mandrake, but it looks better than since I last used it. Check out the news posting at PC Pro.
MS, Sony pick 16 May for next-gen console launches
“The waiting will be over on 16 May. On that day, at 3PM PST, Sony will take the wraps off PlayStation 3. Three hours later, Microsoft will unveil Xbox 2.”
We still have so much to learn about these next gen consoles, it’s going to be worth the wait, I’m sure. In the article, they mention a release date of early 2006 for the PS3 and the Xbox in late 2005. Check out the full read The Inquirer.
Me TV: Program Your Own Prime Time @ News.com
“Imagine your television set and the way you have viewed TV shows since you were a kid. Now forget about it.
America’s favorite unofficial pastime–passively watching television programs broadcast to living rooms–is becoming obsolete. Previously couch-bound viewers are venturing into the realm of custom TV, finding exactly what they want to watch, whenever they want it, wherever they happen to be.”
Check out the in-depth look at News.com.
ATI Radeon To ATI FireGL Mod Guide Rev. 4.3 Posted @ Rojak Pot
“Want a FireGL workstation card but can’t afford to pay ATI’s exhorbitant prices? Well, why don’t you grab a Radeon desktop card and mod it into a FireGL card? Yes, you can easily mod a Radeon into the FireGL!
Our guide will go through all the possible FireGL mods for the Radeon 8500, 9500, 9600, 9700 and 9800 series of cards and teach you just how to mod your Radeon into a FireGL! Check it out!”
Check it out at Rojak Pot.
Xtrac InstaGlide @ Phoronix
Check out the review at Phoronix.
Intel multi & dual-core processors technology review @ A1 Electronics
“The new name for these dual-core Intel Pentium processors will be Pentium D & Pentium Extreme Edition. They are two 90nm Prescott 1M Pentium dies joined together so that each core has its own cache memory and running with 800MHz FSB. The Pentium Extreme Edition will have HyperThreading, the Pentium D will not.”
Check out the review at A1 Electronics.
Shuttle’s XPC ST20G5 mini-barebones system @ Tech Report
“ALTHOUGH ATHLON 64 processors undoubtedly deliver an attractive price/performance ratio, the platform’s lack of a competent integrated graphics chipset makes it less appealing for budget and business systems. That changed with the introduction of ATI’s Radeon Xpress 200 chipset, which boasts a DirectX 9 integrated graphics processor (IGP) derived from the company’s successful R300 architecture. The Radeon Xpress 200 IGP’s R300 roots and Catalyst drivers not only ensure broad compatibility with existing games, they also come with an array of video deblocking and playback acceleration features, as well as solid multimonitor capabilities.”
Check it out at Tech Report.
Sunbeam Silent Anodized LED Fan’s @ ThinkComputers
“If you want a quiet system, with relatively good airflow, then throw a few of these in there. I’m thinking of putting four of them as my intake fans for the quietness of them, and for the cool color!! If you just want to add some really cool fans, then these are for you!! Sunbeam delivers as advertised a Silent Anodized fan!!â€
Thermalright SI-97 CPU Cooler Review @ 3D Xtreme
“Today 3DXtreme has the pleasure of testing the latest Socket A heatsink from Thermalright, the SI-97. Although A64 and Pentium 4 users have been given the opportunity to use the XP-120 and XP-90, the users of the older Socket A platform have not been able to share in their good fortune. Thermalright would not forget, and soon they produced the SI-97, an even lighter version of the XP “Light and Easy†series of heatsinks.”
Check it out at 3D Xtreme.
Case Gallery Contest @ ThinkComputers
“Well we are having another CONTEST! Up for grabs is a Thermaltake Water Level Indicator, and 3 Sunbeam Silent Anodized LED Fan’s! All you have to do is submit your case to the Case Gallery! After 2 weeks we will pick the top 2 cases and they will win the prizes! The contest also goes along with our Gmail giveaway so if you submit a case you will get a FREE Gmail Account!â€
Check out the contest info at Think Computers.
Stratics: Upcoming House of Commons
Stratics is pleased to announce next week’s House of Commons chats. We have a star studded line-up coming up: * Monday, April 11th – Planetside, 5pm PST / 8pm EST / Midnight UTC/GMT * Wednesday, April 13th – Star Wars Galaxies, 5pm PST / 8pm EST / Midnight UTC/GMT* Thursday, April 14th
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Stratics: Interviews Susan Barnes – Managing Edito of SoE Worlds Magazine
Stratics is pleased to bring you an interview with Susan Barnes, the Managing Editor of SoE Worlds Magazine. How did this project get started? Whose brain child was it? How did you feel when approached to handle this project (assuming it was not your brain child.) The idea for it came from
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Corsair XMS2-6400 TwinX Memory Kit Overview @ Rojak Pot
The Corsair XMS2-6400 TwinX memory kit is the latest and fastest DDR2 memory kit at 800MHz!
Optimized for the NVIDIA nForce 4 SLI Intel Edition platform, this memory kit features two matched 512MB CM2X512A-6400 memory modules but is also available as a single module.”
Damn, I can’t wait to see this memory benchmarked! Check out the overview at Rojak Pot.
Albatron PC6600GT Video Card @ LAN Addict
“When all is said and done, I think the Albatron 6600 GT is a great mainstream card. I would have liked NVIDIA to support OpenGL 2.0 with the 6xxx series, like ATi has done with the X8xxXL cards. When it comes to performance, the PC6600GT is great. This card is one of the best mainstream cards on the market, and for $200, it’s priced to sell.”
Check it out at Lan Addict.
Jon Peddie on Parallelism @ Hexus
“The first and most successful examples of going out have been the parallel architectures of the graphics structures, sometimes called pipelines. Today’s GPUs are expressed in parallel structures of 16 pipelines each with multiple programmable floating-point processors and other specialized state machines. The results have been nothing short of phenomenal. Partially that’s due to the inherent nature of graphics, which in the most simplest terms can lead me to the parallel wash of millions of pixels exciting my rods and cones when I look at a display. But it goes much deeper than that and is found in the algorithmic construction of the physics of light that we try to mimic with our GPUs and high-speed silicon memory systems.”
Check it out at Hexus.
Corsair Mega Memory Giveaway Contest Results @ Rojak Pot
“Team ARP is proud to announce a new giveaway contest, in collaboration with Corsair! Let’s take a look at what’s at stake!
The 3rd week winner has been chosen! There are only ONE more memory kit to be given away. Hurry up! “
Check it out at Rojak Pot.
Jetart ThermoEye DT2000 Thermometer Overview @ Rojak Pot
“The key to maintaining a healthy PC system, especially an overclocked one, is to keep it in the ideal state. And this includes the operating temperature.
Jetart has one such product to monitor your system temperatures – the Jetart ThermoEye DT2000!”
Check it out at Rojak Pot.
LiteOn Dual Layer SOHW-1673S @ A True Review
“With all the Dual Layer DVD drives on the market, it’s hard to keep up with
them. Hot on the heels of the SOHW-1633s comes LiteOn’s new SOHW-1673S.
Let’s have a look shall we?”
Check it out at A True Review.
A.C.Ryan Connectx PSU Mod Kit Review @ MikhailTech
The first of the included tools is the 4-pin plug remover. This is pretty much the best thing ever. One end is for male connectors, one for female. To remove the wires from a connector, simply slide the Toolx into the hole and pull the cable out the other side. This way you can disconnect all the wires from a plug in a matter of seconds. Note that you should always keep track of which wire goes where (best way to do this is remove them one at a time and immediately put them back into the new connector), since even the two ground wires aren’t the same.
Check out the review at MikhailTech.
Thermaltake PurePower 350W Fanless Heatpipe Cooling Power Supply Video Review @ 3D Gameman
“This power supply is extremely different than most on the market because of its implementation of a very effective heatpipe cooling system. While no fans are required to keep it cool, great case air circulation is strongly recommended. This product offers quality efficient power in total silence. A perfect product for quiet PC buffs. Watch the Video to find out more…”
Check out the review at 3D Gameman.