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74217	2002-08-27 10:06:00	Sony set to unveil multi-format DVD drive Sony has plans to release a PC DVD drive that will support DVD-R/RW and DVD+R/RW. PC World has posted a new article on the details of the new drive. Check out the brief below: The new drive, which the company is planning to announce in the second week of September, is significant as it is the first product to feature support for two competing recordable DVD formats in a single device and will mean users no longer have to worry about buying equipment that could become obsolete should one format fail to gain mass acceptance. It also points to a further softening in the position of Sony, which one year ago said it had no plans to support the DVD-R/RW format in computer-related products. Read the whole story at PC World (www.pcworld.com). Trillian 0.73 vulnerable to security breach ZDNet is reporting that Trillian version 0.73 has serious flaws in it that will allow a hacker to execute any program on the target PC. The flaw is a vulnerability to a buffer-overflow attack from hackers, which is detailed below: Users of messenger client Trillian are vulnerable to attack, according to information security analyst John Hennessy. Hennessy has published a proof-of-concept showing the latest version of Trillian, v0.73, is vulnerable to a buffer-overflow attack that will allow individuals with malicious intent to run any program on the computer. View the article over here (www.zdnet.com.au). Seagate unveils new hard drive technology Seagate have shown its new hard-drive technology to the world. The technology, known as HAMR (Heat Assisted Magnetic Recording) is capable of storing data at a density of 50 terabits per square inch (which is big). All the details were noted over at X-Bit Labs. Here's part of the story: While IBM and Fujitsu drop their hard disk drive businesses, Seagate, who may not always be the manufacturer of the fastest drives, continues to innovate this branch of industry. This week the company unveiled its Heat Assisted Magnetic Recording (HAMR) technology that is intended to increase storage densities up to 50 terabits per square inch. The demonstration took place during the grand opening celebration of Seagate's new 200,000 square foot research centre located in Pittsburgh. You can read all about the story here (www.xbitlabs.com). Intel Pentium 4 2.80Ghz Reviews Intel will be releasing their fastest processor this week to take the gloss off AMD's release last week and already the reviews are coming in thick and fast. Here are a few of the many reviews already out: VR-Zone (www.vr-zone.com) Tweak Town (www.tweaktown.com) Tech Report (www.tech-report.com) Tom's Hardware (www.tomshardware.com) Game PC (www.gamepc.com) Hardware Unlimited (www.hardware-unlimited.com) OCWorkbench (www.ocworkbench.com) Xbit Labs (www.xbitlabs.com) Ace's Hardware (www.aceshardware.com) Active Hardware (active-hardware.com) FiringSquad (firingsquad.gamers.com) Gamers Depot (www.gamersdepot.com) hardCOREware.net (www.hardcoreware.net) Hardware Analysis (www.hardwareanalysis.com) Hexus (www.hexus.net) HotHardware (www.hothardware.com) LostCircuits (www.lostcircuits.com) SimHQ.com (www.simhq.com) VIAHardware (www.viahardware.com) New SIS IDE drivers 2.01.02 full package SIS have released a new SIS IDE driver package, bringing it up to version 2.01.02 and for all OS's. The package is for all chipsets with the SIS96x Southbridge as standalone or integrated into the Northbridge SIS630 SIS730 and higher. Grab the drivers from here (www.msi.com.tw). New Sound Blaster Audigy driver pack Creative have released a new driver pack for Sound Blaster Audigy cards running on Windows 2000 or XP. The driver contains optimised support for these two operating systems and is designed for use with all current models of Sound Blaster Audigy audio cards. Changes in this release are: Added features: Provides Dolby Digital decoding from external SPDIF Input. Speaker settings in Creative Audio Mixer are synchronized with Windows Multimedia setting. New presets & effects added Fixes: Reduces excess reverb in MIDI while using software synthesizer Removes glitches when playing MIDI using SoundFonts® Removes distortion during AC-3 playback Performs recording without playback Improves multi channel wave file playback Hardware acceleration of Open AL. Fixed audio distortion and slow start up when resume from standby Fixed elevation bug causing muffled sound in some games Download the pack here (asia.creative.com). ZoneAlarm Pro 3.0.134 released A new version (3.0.134) of ZoneAlarm Pro has been released with the following change: Linksys router compatibility If your a licensed user, grab your copy here (download.zonelabs.com). NexDisk USB Portable 128mb HDD review Review-Shack has posted up a review of the NexDisk USB Portable 128mb HDD. This is another in the long line of emerging USB hard drives that are flooding the market. Here's a slice of the pie: The NexDisk has proven to be a great contender compared to other Portable USB Drives. The NexDisk wins hands down on form factor and overall design. The NexDisk is very lightweight and small. The features and ease of use make it the choice for anyone interested in storing important documents or other files with them. This product is ideal for anyone who travels a lot or for the casual users who want to carry more files than can fit on a floppy disk. The overall package is complete. Based on the benchmark tests, the NexDisk could have a better Random Read perofrmance. Other than that, the NexDisk is an excellent product for a retail price of $99. Read the whole review over at NexDisk (www.review-shack.com). Neverwinter Nights patch version 1.23 Bioware has released a new patch for Neverwinter Nights which updates the game to version 1.23. Bioware recommends that you update the game by selecting 'Update' from the Neverwinter Nights game launcher which will download a 1.8MB version of the patch or you can manually download the patch from here (nwn.bioware.com). Microsoft to introduce product key check in Windows XP SP1 Product Activation The Register has posted more info on further changes Microsoft is making to Windows Product Activation (WPA) with the release of Windows XP Service Pack 1. Already, there is the widely publicised failure of SP1 to install if either of two well-known pirated product keys have been used to activate the system, and the denial of access to Windows Update. Now they are changing the Product Activation itself with all activations taking place after SP1 has been applied (largely on new systems) to include the product key in the installation ID. According to Allen Nieman, lead technical product manager i/c WPA, the full key will be sent to Microsoft in an internet activation, while telephone activations will include a hash value of the key, " in order to limit the increase in size of the telephone Installation ID." Nieman says "we should have included this in the Installation ID from the beginning," and now they have. Read more here. (www.theregister.co.uk) Symantec Updates Ghost Utility Symantec has announced that it is updating Norton Ghost to add full Windows XP support and to create some new network functions useful to small businesses. The new version of Ghost is slated for release in early September priced at $US70. Read more over at PC World (www.pcworld.com). KaZaA Lite (Advanced Version, Version 2) released A new version of KaZaA Lite (1.7.3 or Advanced version 2) has been released for download with changes limited to hidding the yellow icons next to the AltNet and sponsored search results. Download it here (home.attbi.com). SlowView 1.0 RC1 released for download A new image and movie viewer program called SlowView has been released. SlowView is a multimedia viewer that supports more than 40 image, video, and audio formats including JPEG, GIF, MNG, PSD, TIFF, TGA, MP3, AVI and MOV. The program allows you to view images in thumbnail mode, or one by one and you can create custom image effects, batch processing, or catalogue creation. Download from here (fileforum.betanews.com). New Winamp 3 updates available A new Winamp 3 an Plugin Update has been released with no word on the changes except that it has critical updates included. The update for the plugins includes critical updates/fixes, Winamp2 input plugin support, SPC format support and diskwriter. Grab the updates from the links below: - Winamp 3 Update (www.blorp.com) - Winamp 3 Plugin Update (www.blorp.com) Bios updates There are some new BIOS files out for ABIT and ASUS motherboards available from the links below: Abit ABIT Bios AT7-MAX2 version AD (ftp://ftp.abit.com.tw/pub/download/bios/at7-max2/at72ad.exe) ABIT Bios KD7/KD7-RAID version AE (ftp://ftp.abit.com.tw/pub/download/bios/kd7,kd7-raid/kd7ae.exe) Asus Asus Bios P4S8X version 1003-004 beta (ftp://ftp2.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS/mb/sock478/p4s8x/1003-004.zip) Asus Bios P4SGL-VM version 1007 Final with onb.lan (ftp://ftp2.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS/mb/sock478/p4sgl-vm/gl1007.zip) Asus Bios P4SGL-VM version 1007 Final without onb.lan (ftp://ftp2.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS/mb/sock478/p4sgl-vm/glwl1007.zip) Asus Bios P4B533-V version 1004 Final (ftp://ftp.asuscom.de/pub/ASUSCOM/BIOS/Socket_478/INTEL_Chipset/i845g/P4B533-V/1004.zip) Asus Bios A7V333 version 1012 Final (ftp://ftp.asuscom.de/pub/ASUSCOM/BIOS/Socket_A/VIA_Chipset/Apollo_KT333/A7V333/1012.zip) CPU-Z 1.14 released CPU-Z, the CPU information utility, version 1.14 has been released. CPU-Z performs the following functions: Processor name and vendor Core stepping and process Processor package Processor current core voltage Internal and external clocks, clock multiplier Partial overclock detection Processor features, including supported instructions sets. L1 and L2 cache informations : location, size, speed, technology. Motherboard informations : BIOS, chipset, memory, AGP. This version has the following changes: New interface, including processors logos. New CPU support : Cyrix M1 & M2, VIA C3 (Samuel, Samuel2, Ezra, Ezra-T). New chipsets support : SiS645, SiS735, nVidia nForce series, Intel i440FX/LX, i810/E, i845E, i845G. Extended Family and Model display. Bus Speed display (CPU tab). Southbridge vendor and name (Mainboard tab). Memory modules information (Memory tab). Windows version (About tab). Debugging tools (About tab). Grab your copy here (www.cpuid.com). Morpheus version 2.0.1.6 released A new version (2.0.1.6) of Morpheus Preview Edition has been released. The new version utilizes open protocols established by the Gnutella developers, and enables users to directly communicate with each other and search for any type of digital file across the network. If you're a regular user of Morpheus, you will want to download this update, which is available here (streamcast.downloadtech.net). New nForce drivers reveal NV18/NV28 names The new leaked nForce and Detonator drivers released a couple of days ago have provided a clue as to the video card naming of the NV18/28 chips. The broken down .INF file lists the names of the new cards like such: NV18.1 is now listed as GeForce4 MX 440 with AGP8X NV18.2 is now listed as GeForce4 MX 440SE with AGP8X NV18.3 is now listed as GeForce4 MX 420 with AGP8X NV18GL.1 is now listed as Quadro4 580 XGL NV18GL.2 is now listed as Quadro4 280 NVS NV18GL.3 is now listed as Quadro4 380 XGL NV28.1 is now listed as GeForce4 Ti 4600 with AGP8X NV28.2 is now listed as GeForce4 Ti 4200 with AGP8X NV28GL.1 is now listed as Quadro4 980 XGL NV28GL.2 is now listed as Quadro4 780 XGL The most interesting points of this list are the inclusion of 8x AGP support and the omission of theTi440 from the product range. There are also a couple of new names in the MX and Quadro ranges. These can only be seen as a stop gap until the NV30 is released late this year or early next year. Hardware Reviews Altec Lansing XA3021 Speaker System on NextGen Electronics (www.nextgenelectronics.com). Antec Trueblue 480W PSU on Ascully.com (www.ascully.com). ATI Radeon 9700 Pro 128MB Video Card on Digit-Life (www.digit-life.com). BGMicro Cold Cathode on Techware Labs (techwarelabs.com). CoolerMaster ATC-SPW Case on bit-tech (www.bit-tech.net). GearGrip - LCD Shield Harness on X-treme (www.xtremepctech.com). Kingwin KT-436B-WM Case on AMDZone (www.amdzone.com). Lian Li PC-6087A Aluminum Case on Mikhailtech (www.mikhailtech.com). Philips MMS306 5.1 Speakers on Video Game News (www.videogamenews.com). TDK VeloCD CD-RW on The Tech Zone (www.thetechzone.com). Thermaltake Volcano 7+ Cooler on MonkeyReview (www.monkeyreview.com). Vantec Stealth 420W Aluminum PSU on ipKonfig.com (www.ipkonfig.com).	tweak'e (174)
74218	2002-08-27 10:18:00	tweak'e. Watcha mean (brr its cold)? Your address is "From winterless north" !! How can it be cold??? Have you lot up there been bullshining us all these years?? If you want "Real Cold" talk to Baldy in Dunedin. Poppa John ]:)	Poppa John (284)
74219	2002-08-27 11:29:00	well baldy say to my cuz down there :) i'll stay up here thx . btw i have pc on so its nice and cosy in here . :)	tweak'e (174)
74220	2002-08-27 11:49:00	And you guys are cold!!? Ingill is the only place in NZ where you put things in the frig from out of the meat-safe so they wont freeze! Now that's brrrrrr! Cheers,Kiwitas,;-)	Kiwitas (514)
74221	2002-08-27 11:52:00	Its warming up..... The snowmen have all melted LOL BALDY :-)	Baldy (26)
74222	2002-08-27 11:56:00	> And you guys are cold!!? > > Ingill is the only place in NZ where you put things > in the frig > > from out of the meat-safe so they wont freeze! > > Now that's brrrrrr! > > Cheers,Kiwitas,;-) "Meat-safes......" a word from the last century LOL BALDY :-)	Baldy (26)
74223	2002-08-27 12:05:00	Anyway thanks for the NEWS,Tweak'e, Got the patch for Kazaa,(You roused app a couple of days too soon Baldy!!) Cheers,Kiwitas,;-)(who is off to the sack before he freezes,as his PC is too slow to keep him warm and doesn't know how to over-clock it!)	Kiwitas (514)
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