“As computer makers move to embed security features deep within PCs, a fight is erupting over a rarely noticed but crucial piece of system software. The construction and installation of the BIOS–the basic input/output system Continue reading “Battle brews over unlocking PC secrets”.
“More information is dribbling out about the exercise of extraordinary powers granted to federal police nearly four years ago as part of the war on terror. As the Bush administration this week called on Congress Continue reading “Feds uncloak the Patriot Act”.
Today’s Must Read Review: motherboards.org has a couple of really good reviews up covering a pair of Foxconn motherboards. If you are in the market for a new board, make sure you stop by and Continue reading “Reviews From Around The Web”.
“ A JAPANESE COMPANY has developed a way of exchanging heat that will use a magnetic fluid and will be used to cool down your microprocessor without needing electricity. “
“ MEMORY IP company Rambus claimed it has develped technology which will allow microthreading of DRAM cores which can deliver up to four times performance compared to the current approach. The technique allows DRAM to Continue reading “Rambus says DRAM micro-threading will make graphics fly”.
“ Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), which originally was scheduled to launch its dual-core Opteron processor in the third quarter of this year, may advance the launch to the middle of the second quarter, according to Continue reading “AMD may advance dual-core Opteron processor launch”.
“Nvidia will launch its nForce4 Intel Edition media and communications processor (MCP), which supports Nvidia?s scalable link interface (SLI) graphics architecture on April 6, according to the company. The new MCP for Intel?s Pentium 4 Continue reading “Nvidia?s nForce4 for Intel to arrive on April 6”.
“ MICROSOFT HAS released the final version of Windows XP 64 to manufacturing, meaning that those with machines that have 64-32 bit processors in from AMD and latterly Intel can now see what the extra Continue reading “Windows XP 64 goes gold”.
“ Hitachi’s new Deskstar 7K500 drive marks several milestones in the storage industry: It’s the first desktop hard drive to reach 500GB and one of the first to use the speedy new SATA II interface. Continue reading “PC Drive Reaches 500GB”.
“Security software company Symantec has acknowledged that software flaws in some of its antivirus products could allow malicious hackers to use denial of service (DOS) attacks to crash systems running the software, disrupting automatic protection Continue reading “Symantec Acknowledges Two Holes in Antivirus Products”.
“ Longhorn has already survived several major delays, intense scrutiny from the industry and a radical redesign of its features. But the toughest test for Microsoft’s next release of Windows is still to come: Will Continue reading “Longhorn could be tough sell for Microsoft”.
“ ATI’S FUTURE R520 CHIP will end up with a minimum of twenty four pipelines. We are talking about an extremely big chip and it won’t be a problem to plumb it with more than Continue reading “ATI R520 has 24 plus pipelines”.
“ SAN FRANCISCO–Intel released on Tuesday a new generation of Xeon chips, its first high-end models to include 64-bit features designed to easily accommodate large amounts of memory. “
X-Bit has a lab on the mainstream Geforce 6600GT by Leadtek on the review bench. Looks like they think it’s a decent card. “Please meet a new graphics card from Leadtek, which has just left Continue reading “Morning Reviews”.
It looks like Sri Lanka, Thialand, and Indonesia are telling those living in low lying areas to move to higher ground. Since a good chunk of our readers are in Asia we hope the best Continue reading “Indian Ocean Region: Tsunami Warning”.