Source: Microsoft |
by maximum3d on Wed Jul 31 2002 |
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http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/release.asp?ReleaseID=41127&area=search&ordinal=1
DirectX 8.1b (Update 26 Jul 2002) - MS silently updated their DirectX 8.1b end-user redistributable. No word on what's new.
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Source: Microsoft |
by maximum3d on Wed Jul 31 2002 |
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http://download.microsoft.com/download/win2000platform/SP/SP3/NT5/EN-US/w2ksp3.exe
Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 FINAL
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Source: Icrontic.com |
by maximum3d on Tue Jul 30 2002 |
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http://www.icrontic.com/index.php?page=public/articles&articleId=226
Windows PE revealed - One of the coolest and most unknown products Microsoft has released is called the Windows XP Preinstallation Environment, or Windows PE. In short, it's Windows XP-on-a-CD. You boot directly to a Windows XP GUI, which allows you to set up your computer to install Windows. This is a wonderful utility for those of you who regularly use DOS boot disks or Windows Setup to set up your computer for installation.
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Source: c|net |
by maximum3d on Tue Jul 30 2002 |
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http://news.com.com/2100-1033-947006.html?tag=fd_top
Qualcomm to add Wi-Fi to phone chips - Qualcomm, which licenses cell phone designs to manufacturers and makes chipsets, is the latest company to begin merging cell phones with the Wi-Fi wireless networks, which create a powerful wireless zone of about 300 feet.
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Source: ZDNet |
by maximum3d on Tue Jul 30 2002 |
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http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1103-946929.html
Drive maker Western Digital begins shipping a new drives with up to 200GB of capacity--a whopping 80GB more than found in most high-end consumer PCs.
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Source: MSNBC |
by maximum3d on Mon Jul 29 2002 |
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http://www.msnbc.com/news/785970.asp?cp1=1
Linux poised to plug in USB 2 - Support for a faster version of USB in Linux is imminent, and will become a permanent part of the Linux landscape when the next version of the operating system rolls around. The upcoming 2.4.19 version of the Linux kernel-the core part of the Unix-like operating system-for the first time will include support for many USB(Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 features and devices.
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Source: Tweaker's Asylum |
by maximum3d on Mon Jul 29 2002 |
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http://www.tweakersasylum.com/tapages.php?filnavn=Detonators/WinXP/detonatorxp.html
The Tweaker's Asylum updated their Detonator Driver Database with scores from the new NVIDIA 30.00 Detonators, and the Omega 1042a, 1042b, 1080 drivers.
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Source: NASA |
by maximum3d on Mon Jul 29 2002 |
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http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/technology/features/head_cam.html
Voice Activated Wearable Computer - JPL engineer Ann Devereaux is hard at work developing the Wearable Augmented Reality Prototype (Warp), a personal communication device. The voice-activated wearable computer allows easy, real-time access to voice communication, pictures, video, people and technical reports.
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Source: Western Digital |
by maximum3d on Fri Jul 26 2002 |
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http://www.wdc.com/company/releases/Pressrelease.asp?release=1404
Western Digital today introduced its WD Caviar 200 GB 7,200 RPM product. This milestone marks the fourth consecutive first-to-market 7,200 RPM hard drive delivered by Western Digital - which was first to deliver 7,200 RPM hard drives in 80, 100 and 120 GB capacities. WD Caviar 60 GB-per-platter 7,200 RPM hard drives will be offered in capacities ranging from 120 to 200 GB and will be available this July. To ensure quiet operation in noise-sensitive desktop/work station environments, Western Digital offers hard drives equipped with optional fluid dynamic bearing (FDB) motors.
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Source: The Register |
by maximum3d on Fri Jul 26 2002 |
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http://www.theregus.com/content/3/25748.html
VIA flogs P4 mobo, 533MHz FSB support - VIA today announced a whizzy new Pentium 4 mobo, the first to incorporate its new P4X266E chipset. The VIA P4PB 266E supports the new 533MHz FSB Intel P4 CPUs, six channel audio through the onboard VIA VT1616 audio codec, AGP4X, DDR266, and ATA/133. There's a smart card connector too. But as per, there are no pricing details. You'll have to call your local distie to get the gen on that.
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