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59865	2002-07-04 10:01:00	nVidia has posted the Recon demo of America's Army: Operations, the free first-person shooter game that was developed by the U . S . Army using the Unreal engine . The demo is 203 . 9 MB download, and offers four single player basic training missions including a rifle range, obstacle course and weapons course, as well as six multiplayer missions including a homeland defense operation, urban training, freeing prisoners, and protecting against an act of ecological terrorism . You can download the demo from the following links: - nVidia ( . nvidia . com/view . asp?IO=army_download" target="_blank">www . nvidia . com)- FilePlanet ( . fileplanet . com/index . asp?file=89806" target="_blank">www . fileplanet . com)- 3D Gamers ( . 3dgamers . com/games/americasarmy/" target="_blank">www . 3dgamers . com) Valve Software has updated it's list of officially supported mods with the addition of the Day of Defeat mod . To celebrate a new version (3 . 0) will be released next week . Here's a copy of the announcement from Valve and what's include in the new version: Valve and the Day of Defeat team today announced an official partnership for continued development of the World War II-based Half-Life MOD . In addition, Day of Defeat 3 . 0 is due to launch next week, and will mark the introduction of new missions and gameplay types, a new player class, and more . First shown at the Third Annual Half-Life MOD Expo in San Francisco late last year, Day of Defeat is a team-based action game based upon the great battles, equipment, and scenarios of WWII . For more information, visit www . dayofdefeatmod . com (http://www . dayofdefeatmod . com/) A demo of Imperium Galactica III has been released for download almost a year after originally planned . The demo is 65 . 0MB and contains one mission from the full game . Word on the street is, it's also been especially developed for use with the new Matrox Parphelia graphics card . Download links are available below: - Hardwired (http://www . hardwired . hu/) HC Gamer ( . hcgamer . hu/gamer/popupdownload . php?id=1802&pub=2" target="_blank">www . hcgamer . hu) 3D Gamers ( . 3dgamers . com/games/imperiumgalactica3/" target="_blank">www . 3dgamers . com) Ahead Software have released version 5 . 5 . 9 . 0 of their popular Burning Rom CD burning software . Ahead haven't released a changelog yet but you can download this it as a demo or if you already have a previous version installed the demo will update it . Grab version 5 . 5 . 9 . 0 from the following links: Download Nero 5 . 5 . 9 . 0 Mirror #1 (ftp://ftp . nero . com/Nero5590 . exe) Mirror #2 (ftp://ftp2 . nero . com/Nero5590 . exe) Mirror #3 (ftp://ftp3 . nero . com/Nero5590 . exe) Mirror #4 (ftp://ftp4 . nero . com/Nero5590 . exe) Mirror #5 (ftp://ftp . us . nero . com/Nero5590 . exe) Mirror #6 (ftp://ftp . us2 . nero . com/Nero5590 . exe) Mirror #7 (ftp://ftp . jp . nero . com/Nero5590 . exe) Mirror #8 (ftp://ftp . jp2 . nero . com/Nero5590 . exe) X-bit Labs has reported that AMD have begun shipping the Athlon XP SFF processor . This new processor is a cooler alternative to the older Athlon XP, and are designed for low-cost, low-profile PC's . Here's a bit from the post: "It is interesting that the CPU features a standard textolite packaging and at first sight looks very much like the regular Athlon XP Palomino . But if we take a closer look we will see the differences between them, of course . The OPN marking of the die is AXL1500DLT3B, which is very similar to what the regular Athlon XP processors are marked with . However, the Vcore (the 9th “L” symbol) and the FSB frequency (the last “B” symbol) do not coincide with what is listed in the OPN table for Palomino processors . True, the bus frequency for this CPU makes 100 (200)MHz instead of the common 133(266)MHz, and the supported Vcore ranges between 1 . 05-1 . 45V, which allows reaching only 35W heat dissipation level . This is very important for those PCs, which are the main target for these processors, because very often their smaller size implies that they have a compact low-power PSU and have no room for massive cooling solutions, which are common for regular AMD CPUs . As for other features of the new product, it has a standard 256KB L2 cache and can stand up to 90 degreed die temperature . " Check out the full article here ( . xbitlabs . com/news/story . html?id=1025602160" target="_blank">www . xbitlabs . com) . IBM has announced that they will be selling off their RAID business to LSI Logic . This comes on top of their sell off of the hard drive arm of the business to Hitachi . Here is part of the news of the deal: The transaction is expected to continue by the end of this quarter and will give LSI Logic access to a bunch of technology including RAID controllers, software, subsystems and hardware . It also gives LSI Logic valuable access to Mylex customers including Xyratex, Fujitsu Siemens, NEC and Big Blue itself . The full report of the sell off is over at The Inquirer ( . theinquirer . net/02070219 . htm" target="_blank">www . theinquirer . net) . Well the man who bought you the phase "I'll be back" is back . The first teaser trailer for Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines has been posted over at the Quicktime Trailers ( . apple . com/trailers/wb/t3/" target="_blank">www . apple . com) page . A word of warning though, the 70 second teaser doesn't feature any movie footage, but does give you a release date of July 2 2003 . Major Geeks has posted a copy of ZoneAlarm Free version 3 . 1 . 282 Beta . This is a copy of the free version of the personal firewall software that is available from ZoneLabs . Download the latest version from Major Geeks ( . majorgeeks . com/article . php?sid=388" target="_blank">www . majorgeeks . com) . EPoX has released some BIOS updates for the following motherboards: - EP-4B2A2 - EP-4B2A2+ - EP-4B2A2L - EP-4B2A - EP-4B2M - EP-4B2M+ - EP-4BEAR - EP-4BEA - KT-133M - KT-133M+ Detailed changes and download links for each of the updates is listed below: Model support: EP-4B2A2, EP-4B2A2+, EP-4B2A2L Bios filename: 4b222627 . BIN - Solved CAS Latency CL3 cannot boot . - Solved clear CMOS CPU RATIO is not load defaults . - To support Watch-Dog function in clock Gen . - Solved ACPI S3 resume CPU temperature incorrect . - Support Magic Health when had full screen logo . Download: 4b222627 . exe (ftp://ftp . epox . com/support/motherboard/bios/4b222627 . exe) (272 KB) Model support: EP-4B2A, EP-4B2M, EP-4B2M+ - Solved ACPI S3 resume CPU temperature not correct . - To support Watch-Dog function in Clock_Gen . - Support Intel Celeron CPU . - Bios checksum: A700 Download: 4b2a2625 . exe (ftp://ftp . epox . com/support/motherboard/bios/4b2a2625 . exe) (277 KB) Model support: EP-4BEAR, EP-4BEA - Fixed FSB533 PCI/AGP clock shows incorrect . - Solved some MB sensor thermal resistor fail or incorrect . - Solved clear CMOS CPU RATIO is not load defaults . - Support Clock Generator WatchDog Function by "WatchDog_Support" . - Solved S3 resumes CPU temperature detects incorrect . - SUPPORT CPU533MHz /DRAM 354MHz . - Support Magic Health when had full screen logo . - Solved plug USB CardReader hang-up at Post 50 . Download: 4bea2628 . exe (ftp://ftp . epox . com/support/motherboard/bios/4bea2628 . exe) (273 KB) Model support: KT-133M , KT-133M+ - Added menu item can disable AC97 speaker beep when system booting Download: kt0m2624 . exe (ftp://ftp . epox . com/support/motherboard/bios/kt0m2624 . exe) (208 KB) New leaked version 7 . 74 ATI Radeon Drivers have been released . The new drivers are for Windows 9x/ME/2000 and XP . These drivers DO NOT include the Control Panel applet, but it can be downloaded from the last driver set leak . The following cards are supported by these drivers: RADEON RV250 SECONDARY Radeon Mobility 7500 GL Radeon Mobility Radeon 7000 / Radeon VE RS200M R300_4E44 Radeon 7500 Radeon 8500 Radeon Mobility M9-GL Radeon Mobility M9 R300_AD R300_AE Radeon 7200 / Radeon R300_AF Radeon 8500 DV Edition Radeon Mobility 7500 Radeon 8500 / 8500LE A3 RS200 RADEON RV250 Radeon IGP 320M The following are the changes to this set : Direct 3D core files: 3371 OpenGL core file: 3191 2D core file: 6107 Refresh Rate Fix compatible Download the drivers here ( . warp2search . net/download . php?op=viewsdownload&sid=1&orderby=dateD" target="_blank">www . warp2search . net) . Here's something a little bit cool if your into photography, nVidia has posted a copy of the Keyhole EarthViewer, a program that utilises the nVidia GPU's and displays high-resolution satellite and aerial imagery, elevation data, GPS coordinates, and overlay information about cities and businesses, EarthViewer 3D delivers a streaming, 3D map of the entire globe . Go to the Nvidia Keyhole EarthViewer 3D ( . nvidia . com/view . asp?IO=earthviewer" target="_blank">www . nvidia . com) site to grab your eval copy and have a play . MSBC (http://www . msnbc . com/) is reporting that the major music companies are preparing to start a new round of attacks on unauthorized online song-swapping . The campaign would include suits against individuals who are offering the largest troves of songs on peer-to-peer services . Here's a clip from the article: THE BIG recording companies, working through their trade association, the Recording Industry Association of America, are moving toward filing copyright lawsuits that would target the highest volume song providers within the services, which allow people to grab songs without paying artists or labels, according to people with knowledge of the matter . The suits would be part of a broader effort, including a public campaign that may feature prominent artists urging music fans to respect copyright rules . The full story is here ( . msnbc . com/news/775684 . asp" target="_blank">www . msnbc . com) . Hardware reviews: Antec True430 PSU on phlux ( . phlux . co . uk/articles . php?aid=24" target="_blank">www . phlux . co . uk) . Belkin Controllers on PCArena . net ( . pc-arena . net/Review_full . asp?ReviewID=142" target="_blank">www . pc-arena . net) . CyberDrive DM166D 16x DVD-ROM on Mikhailtech ( . mikhailtech . com/articles/media/cyberdrive16x/" target="_blank">www . mikhailtech . com) . GlobalWIN TAK68 Heatsink on GiBTEK ( . gibtek . co . uk/hardware/tak68 . html" target="_blank">www . gibtek . co . uk) . MSI K7D Master-L Motherboard on VIAHardware ( . viahardware . com/k7dmasterrev_1 . shtm" target="_blank">www . viahardware . com) . Plextor PlexCombo 20-10-40-12A CD-RW on MonkeyReview ( . monkeyreview . com/reviews/index . php?action=fullreview&id=148" target="_blank">www . monkeyreview . com) . Soyo P4S Dragon Ultra Plus Motherboard on PC STATS ( . pcstats . com/articleview . cfm?articleID=1144" target="_blank">www . pcstats . com) . Triplex Millennium Silver GeForce4 Ti4200 Video Card on Dan's Data ( . dansdata . com/tpgf44200 . htm" target="_blank">www . dansdata . com) and Tweakers Australia ( . tweakers . com . au/articles/graphics/triplex_ti4200/page1 . asp" target="_blank">www . tweakers . com . au) . Xtreme 256MB PC2700 Video Card on Viper's Lair ( . viperlair . com/reviews/misc/xtreme/xtr2700 . htm" target="_blank">www . viperlair . com) .	tweak'e (174)
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