Source: www.ars-technica.com |
by crossbow on Thu Oct 31 2002 |
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Intel Gets Itanium Sales Barred
Intel gets punched in the face by a US District court. Wondering whose going to win the Intel vs AMD 64 bit war?
" U.S. District Court judge barred Intel Corp. from the manufacture and sale of its most powerful microprocessor, but immediately suspended the order to allow the chip maker to appeal the ruling."
If the appeal fails...no Itanium 4 You!
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Source: www.ars-technica.com |
by crossbow on Thu Oct 31 2002 |
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The Ars System Review
Ars-technica finally updated their "whats cool to have" list of system components, just in time for christmas. Give it a look over if your looking for ideas on components for system building.
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Source: Zoom Player |
by maximum3d on Wed Oct 30 2002 |
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Zoom Player v2.90 RC1
Zoom Player is a robust Media and DVD Front-End Player. Zoom Player was designed to be simple at first glance while being remarkably dynamic and flexible when used to it's full potential.
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Source: `Forbes` |
by maximum3d on Wed Oct 30 2002 |
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AOL removes wall between AIM and ICQ
AOL Time Warner Inc said it is testing ways for users of its popular AIM instant messaging service to chat with those using its ICQ service, largely due to the growth of ICQ in AOL Europe. The move marks the company's first step in letting the two largest messaging services communicate with each other.
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Source: Microsoft |
by maximum3d on Wed Oct 30 2002 |
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Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 (SP4) beta program
The Windows Sustained Engineering team is currently taking nominations for the Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 (SP4) beta program.
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Source: thestar.com |
by maximum3d on Wed Oct 30 2002 |
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Home robot can entertain the kids
The robot uses the owner's home computer and Internet connection to answer questions or help a human shop online. All data transmissions between the machines are wireless, so the robot is still free to roam the house. The robot can also upload everything it hears and sees to the Internet. Say you're staying late at work and want to make sure your kids are doing their homework, Xie said. You can direct the robot around your house, find your kids and check up on them by viewing the robot's video online. hen the first batch of the robots is released next year they'll likely cost between $1,500 and $3,100.
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Source: ZD Net |
by maximum3d on Wed Oct 30 2002 |
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Dell's USB Key replaces floppy
Dell will offer a 16MB version of the USB Key device in place of a floppy drive for customers who opt to pair it with one of two Inspiron notebook models. The device uses flash memory and works by plugging into a PC's USB port. When connected, it appears on a computer's desktop as a removable hard drive, allowing people to drag and drop files for storage or to move them to another computer. When not in use, it fits easily into a shirt pocket.
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Source: The Register |
by maximum3d on Wed Oct 30 2002 |
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SuSE Linux makes its pitch for the Windows desktop
SuSE is pitching for the mainstream office client market with the announcement today of SuSE Linux Desktop, which it ominously describes as the "first element of SuSE's product campaign for the utilization of Linux on workstations." The product, which will ship from January, is aimed squarely at existing Windows users, companies and individuals with no previous Linux experience.
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Source: PC Advisor |
by maximum3d on Wed Oct 30 2002 |
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3GHz P4 launch date set for 14 November
Intel's Pentium 4 processor is set to reach 3GHz on 14 November. The chip, which will run at 3.06GHz, will also be the first desktop processor to include hyperthreading, the performance enhancing technology already found in Xeon server processors, that allows multiple software threads to run more efficiently on a single processor
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Source: Reuters |
by maximum3d on Wed Oct 30 2002 |
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RealNetworks Releases Digital Media Player Code
RealNetworks on Tuesday made the source code for its Internet media playing software available for other software and hardware makers to use in their products, in a push to make its technology the industry standard before rival Microsoft Corp.
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