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News Archive for August 2004

• Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 SP 1
  By Thomas McGuire, August 31, 2004
• Intel to shrink size of its transistors by 30%
  By Derek Sooman, August 31, 2004
• Windows XP will get Longhorn technologies
  By Derek Sooman, August 31, 2004
• VIA encourages SLI through multiple PCI-E graphics slots
  By Derek Sooman, August 31, 2004
• Intel chipsets now certified for PCI Express
  By Derek Sooman, August 31, 2004
• Apple unveils world's thinnest desktop?
  By Derek Sooman, August 31, 2004
• AMD to demo new dual-core CPUs
  By Derek Sooman, August 31, 2004
• Rio brings out Carbon player
  By Derek Sooman, August 31, 2004
• Windows not secure until 2011?
  By Derek Sooman, August 31, 2004
• LCD monitors with 8ms response time to be mainstream?
  By Derek Sooman, August 30, 2004
• DIY Dual Evaporator Phase Cooler
  By Derek Sooman, August 30, 2004
• Optical Writers With Serial ATA/150
  By Derek Sooman, August 30, 2004
• Windows open source?
  By Derek Sooman, August 30, 2004
• Hard drives could use lubricant for better performance
  By Derek Sooman, August 30, 2004
• Clustering coming to workstations?
  By Derek Sooman, August 30, 2004
• Intel's silicon advances
  By Derek Sooman, August 30, 2004
• Longhorn shrinks to make 2006 release possible
  By Derek Sooman, August 30, 2004
• The Sharereactor story
  By Per Hansson, August 29, 2004
• Misc. weekend news
  By Julio Franco, August 29, 2004
• Daily Download: Winamp 5.05
  By Julio Franco, August 29, 2004
• Microsoft overhauls Longhorn plans
  By Julio Franco, August 27, 2004
• Radeon X700, ATI's answer for the mainstream
  By Julio Franco, August 27, 2004
• Half-Life 2 preloading begins
  By Julio Franco, August 27, 2004
• LG to unveil HD-based audio/video player
  By Julio Franco, August 27, 2004
• Critical vulnerability found in WinAMP
  By Julio Franco, August 27, 2004
• DoJ launches P2P probe for pirates
  By Derek Sooman, August 26, 2004
• Microsoft magazine advert slammed
  By Derek Sooman, August 26, 2004
• New technology tracks in-game ads
  By Derek Sooman, August 26, 2004
• ATI's R520 "Fudo" will have Shader 3.0
  By Derek Sooman, August 26, 2004
• Dual core chips to have dual caches
  By Derek Sooman, August 26, 2004
• Microsoft returns attention to Longhorn
  By Derek Sooman, August 26, 2004
• Details of Nvidia 'nForce 4' leaked
  By Derek Sooman, August 25, 2004
• First virus emerges aimed at AMD 64-bit processors
  By Derek Sooman, August 25, 2004
• Windows XP SP2 has serious security hole
  By Derek Sooman, August 25, 2004
• Microsoft Windows XP SP2 compatibility guide
  By Derek Sooman, August 25, 2004
• A DVD that is also a CD?
  By Derek Sooman, August 25, 2004
• New Wi-Fi chips from Intel
  By Derek Sooman, August 25, 2004
• Internet Predicted to Melt Down by Mid-day
  By Per Hansson, August 25, 2004
• Microsoft gets in on online music act
  By Derek Sooman, August 24, 2004
• Various computing news
  By Derek Sooman, August 24, 2004
• RealNetworks makes online music store a success
  By Derek Sooman, August 24, 2004
• Mobo maker ASRock offers easy upgrade from 32-bit to AMD 64
  By Derek Sooman, August 24, 2004
• Fate of Ages interview
  By Derek Sooman, August 24, 2004
• 32-Way Opteron systems could be here next year
  By Derek Sooman, August 24, 2004
• Daily Download: Colin McRae 2005 demo
  By Julio Franco, August 24, 2004
• New virus takes control of webcams and microphones!
  By Derek Sooman, August 23, 2004
• Sony launches 16x DVD DL burners
  By Derek Sooman, August 23, 2004
• Apple recalls faulty PowerBook batteries
  By Derek Sooman, August 23, 2004
• AMD says "strained silicon" will improve performance
  By Derek Sooman, August 23, 2004
• Dell to launch color laser printer products
  By Derek Sooman, August 23, 2004
• Pentium 4 price cuts on their way!
  By Derek Sooman, August 23, 2004
• 2CoolTek: Everything 50% off
  By Per Hansson, August 22, 2004
• Half-Life 2 initial benchmarks
  By Julio Franco, August 20, 2004
• Google survives first day at Wall Street
  By Julio Franco, August 20, 2004
• WinXP SP2 gets its first patch
  By Julio Franco, August 20, 2004
• Does RAM Latency Matter?
  By Julio Franco, August 20, 2004
• Albatron releases PCI-Express GeForce 6600
  By Derek Sooman, August 19, 2004
• Halo 2 loves bees
  By Derek Sooman, August 19, 2004
• AMD Opteron versus Intel "Nocona" Xeon
  By Derek Sooman, August 19, 2004
• Various computing news
  By Derek Sooman, August 19, 2004
• Phony mobile phone virus causes panic
  By Derek Sooman, August 19, 2004
• Microsoft updates 64-bit Windows editions
  By Derek Sooman, August 19, 2004
• Doom III tested on range of graphics cards
  By Derek Sooman, August 18, 2004
• AnooX offers alternative search engine
  By Derek Sooman, August 18, 2004
• Do security updates really matter?
  By Derek Sooman, August 18, 2004
• E-mail viruses set to get smarter
  By Derek Sooman, August 18, 2004
• AMD to demo "Toledo" at October's Processor Forum
  By Derek Sooman, August 18, 2004
• BT brings broadband to more homes in the UK
  By Derek Sooman, August 18, 2004
• AMD introduces AMD Athlon64 processor 3700+
  By Derek Sooman, August 17, 2004
• Daily Download: Netscape 7.2
  By Derek Sooman, August 17, 2004
• ATI ACE Catalyst drivers 40MB or bigger
  By Derek Sooman, August 17, 2004
• Microsoft holds back SP2 automatic delivery
  By Derek Sooman, August 17, 2004
• "Optical" network switches could increase Internet speed 100 times
  By Derek Sooman, August 17, 2004
• Blu-Ray and broadband will form basis of next generation DVD
  By Derek Sooman, August 17, 2004
• Creative - Gun - Foot - Bang
  By Thomas McGuire, August 17, 2004
• Various computing news
  By Derek Sooman, August 16, 2004
• 2005 for Xbox Doom 3 release?
  By Derek Sooman, August 16, 2004
• ATI says PCI Express will dominate soon
  By Derek Sooman, August 16, 2004
• Inside Al-Qaeda's Hard Drive
  By Derek Sooman, August 16, 2004
• Sprint brings streaming media to cell phones
  By Derek Sooman, August 16, 2004
• Apple patents color changing computer case
  By Derek Sooman, August 16, 2004
• More on WinXP SP2
  By Julio Franco, August 14, 2004
• Newest Ad-Aware exposes some users
  By Julio Franco, August 13, 2004
• Microsoft takes down SP2 sharing
  By Julio Franco, August 13, 2004
• AMD begins 90nm production
  By Julio Franco, August 13, 2004
• Dell revenue up, breaks own record
  By Julio Franco, August 13, 2004
• Pre-weekend misc. news
  By Julio Franco, August 13, 2004
• Warner Bros. Buys Monolith
  By Derek Sooman, August 12, 2004
• AOL introduces low cost PC
  By Derek Sooman, August 12, 2004
• NVIDIA GeForce 6600 review
  By Derek Sooman, August 12, 2004
• Win XP SP2 flaw limits firewire to 100Mbit/s
  By Derek Sooman, August 12, 2004
• BD-ROM on its way
  By Derek Sooman, August 12, 2004
• Microsoft lets users block SP2 via automatic updates
  By Derek Sooman, August 12, 2004
• Microsoft believes 'Sender ID' will combat spam
  By Derek Sooman, August 12, 2004
• Intel 915 boards have problems with certain PCI Express cards
  By Derek Sooman, August 11, 2004
• Sharp launches '3D' LCD screen
  By Derek Sooman, August 11, 2004
• Exchange Server 5.5 security flaw found
  By Derek Sooman, August 11, 2004
• AIM Beta fixes security hole
  By Derek Sooman, August 11, 2004
• Microsoft brings XP "Starter Edition" to emerging markets
  By Derek Sooman, August 11, 2004
• AMD gains market share at the expense of Intel
  By Derek Sooman, August 11, 2004
• Fewer people choosing computing science
  By Derek Sooman, August 11, 2004
• Update Rollup For IE 5.x/6.0
  By Thomas McGuire, August 11, 2004
• Daily Download: Ad-Aware SE Personal 1.02
  By Julio Franco, August 11, 2004
• Roxio becomes Napster
  By Derek Sooman, August 10, 2004
• AIM vulnerability brings possibility of remote attack
  By Derek Sooman, August 10, 2004
• 16x DVD+R to become mainstream this year
  By Derek Sooman, August 10, 2004
• NVIDIA unveils Scene Graph Software Development Kit
  By Derek Sooman, August 10, 2004
• FTC says no to Windows Messenger spam
  By Derek Sooman, August 10, 2004
• SCO may raise 'Linux' license fees
  By Derek Sooman, August 10, 2004
• Viagra spam forces legal action
  By Thomas McGuire, August 10, 2004
• Latest on WinXP SP2
  By Derek Sooman, August 09, 2004
• Microsoft promises "software creation assembly lines"
  By Derek Sooman, August 09, 2004
• Intel to end Pentium 4 Extreme Edition Processor - Not
  By Derek Sooman, August 09, 2004
• GeForce 6800 series round-up
  By Derek Sooman, August 09, 2004
• IT spending up again - and brighter times ahead?
  By Derek Sooman, August 09, 2004
• Eidos takeover
  By Derek Sooman, August 09, 2004
• Misc. weekend news
  By Julio Franco, August 07, 2004
• Windows XP SP2 available for download
  By Julio Franco, August 06, 2004
• NVIDIA quarter results disappoint
  By Julio Franco, August 06, 2004
• DVD Burner round-up: 12x and 8x drives tested @ TechSpot
  By Julio Franco, August 06, 2004
• DVD-copying software maker 321 goes under
  By Derek Sooman, August 05, 2004
• M-Audio intros the Revolution 5.1
  By Julio Franco, August 05, 2004
• Toshiba Unveils 1.8-Inch 60GB Drive
  By Derek Sooman, August 05, 2004
• WinXP SP2 delayed, but should be here this month
  By Derek Sooman, August 05, 2004
• PS3 will use Blu-ray Disc
  By Derek Sooman, August 05, 2004
• SiS releases new chipset with DDR/DDR2
  By Derek Sooman, August 05, 2004
• Pocket PC Trojan
  By Derek Sooman, August 05, 2004
• Manhunt "Victim" Owned Manhunt
  By Thomas McGuire, August 04, 2004
• WinXP SP2 = 2178? 2180? 2181?
  By Derek Sooman, August 04, 2004
• Intel offers alternative compiler for Linux
  By Derek Sooman, August 04, 2004
• Gigabyte GA-8ANXP-D offers features and stability
  By Derek Sooman, August 04, 2004
• New MyDoom Variant
  By Derek Sooman, August 04, 2004
• Novell Won't Rush Linux Desktop
  By Derek Sooman, August 04, 2004
• Google can turn up credit card info
  By Derek Sooman, August 04, 2004
• ATI Catalyst 4.9 beta download, Doom 3 optimized
  By Julio Franco, August 04, 2004
• Daily Download: RealPlayer 10 released for Linux
  By Derek Sooman, August 03, 2004
• Symantec being sued
  By Derek Sooman, August 03, 2004
• CeBit America 2005 is canceled
  By Derek Sooman, August 03, 2004
• IBM brings Java database to open source movement
  By Derek Sooman, August 03, 2004
• Western Digital designs dedicated RAID drives
  By Derek Sooman, August 03, 2004
• Mozilla to give you money if you find serious flaws
  By SNGX1275, August 03, 2004
• HP to offer Centrino laptop with Linux
  By Derek Sooman, August 03, 2004
• Half-Life 2 close to release
  By Derek Sooman, August 03, 2004
• Scientists make antimatter research breakthrough
  By Thomas McGuire, August 03, 2004
• RIAA given green light to identify some file-sharers
  By Thomas McGuire, August 03, 2004
• Doom III available on P2P?
  By Derek Sooman, August 02, 2004
• Intel introduces Lindenhurst chipsets
  By Derek Sooman, August 02, 2004
• Longhorn will be compatible with blue laser DVD
  By Derek Sooman, August 02, 2004
• Steve Jobs receives treatment for cancer
  By Derek Sooman, August 02, 2004
• Microsoft e-mail protocol could help end spam
  By Derek Sooman, August 02, 2004
• Sun may buy Novell
  By Derek Sooman, August 02, 2004
• Longhorn moves desktop from 2D to 3D
  By Derek Sooman, August 02, 2004
• Best graphics cards of 2004
  By Derek Sooman, August 02, 2004