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73436	2002-08-23 10:48:00	Gigabyte Radeon 9700 Pro overclocked to 400MHz at Anandtech Anandtech (http://www . anandtech . com) have overclocked a Gigabyte Radeon 9700 Pro to 400Mhz, a 23% increase over the standard 325Mhz . When they reached this speed they were surprised that it could be taken to such levels and the results show the benefits . Here's a clip from the article: One of the reasons that the overclock was so impressive is because of the sheer size of the R300 GPU itself . Remember that we're talking about a 110M transistor GPU built on a 0 . 15-micron process; we were shocked when ATI announced that they would be able to hit 325MHz on retail boards, but when we managed to reach 400MHz on the GV-R9700Pro we were amazed to the point of extreme skepticism . Read the whole interesting article here ( . anandtech . com/video/showdoc . html?i=1686&p=1" target="_blank">www . anandtech . com) . Slipstreaming SP2 To OfficeXP at The DDR Zone First there was the slipstreaming of Windows XP and Windows 2000 now DDR Zone has posted a guide that shows you how to slipstream Microsoft's SP2 to OfficeXP ( . theddrzone . com/review . asp?id=41&page=intro" target="_blank">www . theddrzone . com) . Check this clip from the guide: Ever wanted to create an updated install image for Office XP that contained all the fixes available in the latest Microsoft service packs? Well now you can, following this simple guide we will show you how to produce a pre-patched version of Microsoft Office XP that can be used for both upgrading old Office XP installs as well as doing completely fresh installs Follow the rest of the guide at the link above . CD Copy Stopper . . . the new protection Snagged this from The Technology Review ( . technologyreview . com/articles/prototype10902 . asp?p=7" target="_blank">www . technologyreview . com) . The report details a new prototype CD copy protection which could be the best yet . Read below for the whole story: Software pirates beware: CD-ROMs might soon be armed with invisible security systems that keep their contents-games and business applications-under lock and key . The OpSecure CD was developed by Rosh-Ha-ayin, Israel-based Doc-Witness . A “smart card” embedded in the CD unlocks the disc’s encrypted content . You can copy the CD, but without the card the software won’t run . Try to install the software on more computers than the publisher allows and the smart card will shut you down . The technology works by turning an ordinary CD drive into a smart-card reader . A photodetector at the edge of the CD turns the drive’s laser light into electrical pulses, which travel to the embedded smart card and request the key . If the card deems the request legitimate, it returns the key as an electronic signal that an onboard light-emitting diode converts into light and beams back to the drive . Doc-Witness is negotiating with several business software publishers and aims to begin manufacturing the secure CDs in January 2003 . The company is also working on a similar security system for DVD's New i845 Series chipsets out second week of October Intel will release it's new i845 chipset almost two months after the release of the Pentium 4 2 . 8GHz and 2 . 66GHz processors . PC-Watch ( . impress . co . jp/pc/docs/2002/0821/kaigai01 . htm" target="_blank">watch . impress . co . jp) has reported that will unveil their three new core-logic devices in the second week of October . Here's a brief list of the specs for the new chipsets: i845GE: 400/533MHz FSB; PC2100 and PC2700 support, the latter only available with 533MHz system bus; AGP 4X; Integrated Graphics Core clocked at 266MHz, 66MHz more than on the predecessor; North Bridge package: FCBGA 760; ICH4 South Bridge; The chipset is rumoured to be priced at $39 . i845GV: 400/533MHz system bus; PC2100 and PC2700 support for use with 533MHz ; no AGP; No word about the clock-speed of the graphics core; North Bridge package: FCBGA 760; ICH4; According to unofficial information, Intel wants to sell this core-logic solution for $28 . i845PE: 400/533MHz system bus; PC2100 and PC2700 support; AGP 4X; No integrated graphics core; North Bridge package: FCBGA 760, pin-to-pin compatible with i845G series, despite of its predecessor; ICH4 . The price of this one is going to be about $34 . All the details can be read over at X-Bit Labs ( . xbitlabs . com/news/story . html?id=1030062603" target="_blank">www . xbitlabs . com) . Microsoft hides security bug from customers C|net is reporting that Microsoft knew of a security bug in it's download software that allowing PCs to be compromised by malicious users for two months before alerting any of its customers about the problem . The problem, which affects its file download manager, was fixed at the end of June but Microsoft has only just notified its corporate customers of the problem, and advised those who have not downloaded the patch to download it now . The patch comes in the form of a copy of the File Transfer Manager program which can be downloaded here ( . one . microsoft . com/ftm/install/HomeIE . asp" target="_blank">transfers . one . microsoft . com) . You can read more on the cover-up here ( . theinquirer . net/?article=5051" target="_blank">www . theinquirer . net) . Symantec Personal Firewall 2003 Public beta Symantec has released a copy of it's beta Personal Firewall 2003 program for download . The company describes the new beta in this way: There are new improvements and new features have been added to Norton Personal Firewall 2003 . We are very interested in your feedback on this product, particularly with respect to website compatibility . Please enable ad blocking and browse the web . We will give away 50 FREE copies of Norton Personal Firewall 2003 to the first 50 beta users that submit undocumented bugs . Winners will be notified via e-mail . Find a bug and you could be the proud owner of Norton Personal Firewall 2003, FREE! If you want to give the program a try and see if you can find a bug then download it here (ftp://ftp . symantec . com/misc/sabu/nis2003beta/npf15day . exe) or here ( . mikemth . de/screenshots/NortonFirewall2003/npf15day . exe" target="_blank">planet-xp . mikemth . de) . America's Army: Operations add-ons are coming The US Army is set to release next week, two add-ons for their online tactical shooter based on the new Unreal Warfare engine, America's Army: Operations . The add-ons are titles Airborne Training and Ranger Training . Here's a short description of each: The US Army has announced that it will be releasing two new add-ons for its popular tactical shooter, America's Army: Operations, later this week . The first add-on will be airborne training, in which players will take practice jumps from a tower modeled after the 250-foot Free Fall Tower used to train paratroopers at the US Army Airborne School in Fort Bening, Georgia, then from a C-17 aircraft from a simulated height of 1,250 feet . The second add-on will be ranger training missions--two new missions that will let players join the elite 75th Ranger Regiment in the swamps outside Eglin Air Force Base in Florida and in the mountains of Dahlonega, Georgia . More in-depth descriptions are available for viewing here (http://www . aafiles . com/) and when the add-ons are released, Gamespot will post the links . Stay Tuned . Media Player 9 build 2848 leaked to the net Yet another build of Windows Media Player has made it on to the web, this time it's build 2848 and the only noticeable difference to the program is a slight change in the installer . If your a leaked software junkie, grab the new build from the links below and as usual with these, be quick as the links normally don't last long: - Mirror 1 (ftp://multimedia . uark . edu/dropbox/wmp9/) - Mirror 2 ( . net/modules . php?name=News&file=article&sid=1450" target="_blank">fileconnect . net) PopTray 2 . 1 Beta 5 released PopTray, the email notification program, version 2 . 1 beta 5 has been released for download . PopTray can check up to 20 accounts with a different notification sound each . It lists the messages in a ListView with a quick preview function . Deleting unwanted messages is also possible . Rules allow you to play different notifications or delete messages according to text contained in the header . The new version has the following changes: - Quick Checking (using UIDL) - Re-compiled using released Indy 9 . 0 . 10 components - Right-Click Add Rule was broken in beta 4 Download it here ( . betanews . com/detail . php3?fid=984814282" target="_blank">fileforum . betanews . com) . New benchmarking program released A new benchmarking program has been released by Dacris Software called Dacris Benchmarks . NET . It is a new all-in-one system diagnosis utility allowing the user to quickly evaluate their personal computer using a series of tests as well as system information . It sports an online test result database and a new set of diagnostic and stress tests . You can download and read more on the program here (http://www . dacris . com) . Todd Hollenshead DOOM III video interview Gamespot has posted a video it recorded at Quakecon on iD's development process behind Doom III, Quake IV and the future . The video is reasonable quality in mpeg format and is available for viewing here ( . com/gamespot/filters/products/media/0,11100,469881,00 . html" target="_blank">gamespot . com) . Unreal Tournament 2003 Playable DEMO's If you want to download the leaked UT2003 build and heaps of other games, go check out this ( . com/list . php?id=3&offset=250&orderby=title&sort=asc" target="_blank">sharereactor . com) link . The site is called ShareReactor and it is a veritable smorgasbord of downloads . The only downside is the fact that you need to use the eDonkey 2000 file transfer manager . If this program doesn't bother you then head on over and start salivating . Diskeeper Lite for all Windows versions released The makers of Diskeeper 7, one of the most popular freeware downloads of all time for system administrators running Windows NT 4 . 0 has now been updated for all Windows OS’s from Windows 98 upward . The all OS version of Diskeeper is called Diskeeper Lite and it differs from it's big brother in that it is manual-only and cannot be scheduled or run across a network but it includes the same advanced defragmentation technology used in Diskeeper 7 . 0 full version . This version is far faster than any built-in defragmenter available on the market today . Read more on Diskeeper here ( . diskeeper . com/execsoft . asp" target="_blank">www . diskeeper . com)and download it here ( . diskeeper . com/downloads/survey . asp?PId=15" target="_blank">www . diskeeper . com) . Asus PC Probe 2 . 17 . 08 Asus have released yet another version (2 . 17 . 08) of it's PCProbe program . There is no list of changes for this version of the program that monitor your computer's vital components: fan rotations, voltages and temperatures . Get it here (ftp://ftp . asustek . de/pub/ASUSCOM/UTIL/PC_Probe/probe21708 . zip) .	tweak'e (174)
73437	2002-08-23 13:32:00	> America's Army: Operations add-ons are coming > The US Army is set to release next week, two add-ons > for their online tactical shooter based on the new > Unreal Warfare engine, America's Army: Operations . > The add-ons are titles Airborne Training and Ranger > Training . Here's a short description of each: > The US Army has announced that it will be releasing > two new add-ons for its popular tactical shooter, > America's Army: Operations, later this week . The > first add-on will be airborne training, in which > players will take practice jumps from a tower modeled > after the 250-foot Free Fall Tower used to train > paratroopers at the US Army Airborne School in Fort > Bening, Georgia, then from a C-17 aircraft from a > simulated height of 1,250 feet . > The second add-on will be ranger training > missions--two new missions that will let players join > the elite 75th Ranger Regiment in the swamps outside > Eglin Air Force Base in Florida and in the mountains > of Dahlonega, Georgia . > More in-depth descriptions are available for viewing > here (http://www . aafiles . com/) and when > the add-ons are released, Gamespot will post the > links . Stay Tuned . I believe these are already out - released today (well yesterday now I suppose :D) . . . Mike .	Mike (15)
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