Archive for ‘February, 2007’

DDR2-ins for Mac from TwinMOS

DDR2-ins for Mac from TwinMOS

The company TwinMOS, known Taiwanese manufacturer of memory modules, today announced the other day a new line of DDR2-modules “Apple Series”, designed for use in a Mac. In order to give a series of specific products appearance will be supplied in packages of white color with the same green apple. The production of modules used [...]

DVD-writer drive in your pocket

DVD-writer drive in your pocket

The company has started selling compact Plextor DVD-burner drive PX-608CU, whose thickness is only 16 millimeters and weighs less than 230 grams! This external DVD player recognizes any type and is capable of recording information at a speed of 8x (DVD) and 24x (CD). By this miniature PC is connected via a normal USB-connector. There [...]

Microsoft warns of new zero-day vulnerability in Word

Microsoft warns of new zero-day vulnerability in Word

Only a day after Microsoft closed all known security vulnerabilities in its Office programs, a new zero-day vulnerability for Word has surfaced. In his most recent security advisory, the company warned again against a fault in connection with Malformed Word files. This affects the versions of Word from Office 2000 and Office XP. According to [...]

NVIDIA G8x for $ 49 – $ 599: a large-scale offensive DirectX10

NVIDIA G8x for $ 49 – $ 599: a large-scale offensive DirectX10

I must say to the rumors and speculation about the future video cards NVIDIA and AMD / ATI is no shortage. And often there are apparent contradictions between information from different sources that, in principle, it is not surprising. All the anecdotal evidence is a revelation of the secret plans for dealing with a developer, [...]

BenQ brings 22-inch LCD with HDMI interface

BenQ brings 22-inch LCD with HDMI interface

BenQ has unveiled a 22-inch TFT display with a HDMI interface. The FP222WH be available in March for 349 Euro. The monitor has a WSXGA + widescreen resolution of 1680 by 1050 pixels. The response time is five milliseconds to Benq. The contrast ratio is 700:1, brightness 300 candela per square meter. The display has [...]

Copyright case against Russian teachers were hired

Copyright case against Russian teachers were hired

A Russian court has rejected the copyright lawsuit against a Russian teacher. The judge described the case as “too trivial”. Ponosow Alexander was accused used pirated copies of Microsoft Windows and Office to twelve schools to have computers. The teacher had alleged in his defense that he had bought the twelve computers with the preinstalled [...]

The truth about the Mobility Radeon X2300

The truth about the Mobility Radeon X2300

AMD has published the specifications of its new graphics chip Mobility Radeon X2300, and thus put an end to rumors and speculation about its performance. should immediately be noted that fans of AMD-ATI is waiting for a slight disappointment. Previously it was assumed that the X2300 is compatible with DX10, but really – this is [...]

MySpace abgeblizt plaintiffs in court

MySpace abgeblizt plaintiffs in court

A lawsuit against the MySpace social networking platform in the case of sexual abuse of a minor Nutzerin was dismissed in court. The parents of the abuse victim had wanted to sue the News Corp. company law, as the daughter of the perpetrator pried on Myspace and had contacted her. In this and several other [...]

New vulnerabilities in the operating system of Cisco routers

New vulnerabilities in the operating system of Cisco routers

Cisco Systems has warned in a security advisory for two vulnerabilities in its Internetwork Operating System (IOS). Affected are Cisco routers with IOS, starting with the version numbers 12.3 and 12.4. The first vulnerability is the Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) for blocking unauthorized network access can be circumvented. An exploit for this vulnerability “can cause [...]

Chip TI OMAP3430: HD-720p video and OpenGL ES 2.0 in “CellPhones”

Chip TI OMAP3430: HD-720p video and OpenGL ES 2.0 in “CellPhones”

With the new design from Texas Instruments in the near future, smart phones, communicators and other similar devices will be able to get support for HD-video standard 720p (1280 x 720 pixels). Playing high-definition video will become possible with the help of powerful new processor OMAP third generation. New products will be delivered in a [...]

CeBIT: Fraunhofer Institute shows robot kit

CeBIT: Fraunhofer Institute shows robot kit

The Fraunhofer Institute for Intelligent Analysis and Information Systems (IAIS) has introduced under the name Volksbot a modular system for the development of mobile robots. The modular concept with components of software, electronics and mechanics allows the development of autonomous applications. On the 15 Early March at CeBIT in Hanover (Hall 9, Stand B3), the [...]

Wirecard added to virtual real Mastercard

Wirecard added to virtual real Mastercard

The Internet payment service Wirecard wants to offer its customers the option as of March a physical MasterCard. So that users can process payments outside of the Internet. Over the year, the company still remains silent. Wire Card provides for registration in the internet available to an account that is charged by bank transfer, debit [...]

Neonode N2: European answer to iPhone

Neonode N2: European answer to iPhone

While the leading manufacturers of mobile phones held in Barcelona 3GSM Congress to talk about impact on the future design of new products recently Apple iPhone and LG Prada, but were hoping that Apple will instill consumer taste for expensive models of cell phones, a little-known Swedish company Neonode has prepared a European response to [...]

Titan Elena – thermoelectric cooler for graphics cards

Titan Elena – thermoelectric cooler for graphics cards

The new cooling system for video developed by Titan Computer. Novelty is the name of Elena TEC VGA Cooler. The system includes a thermoelectric element, heatpipes and two fans. In addition, Elena is equipped with a control unit that allows you to maintain optimum temperature and avoid condensation. According to the manufacturer, the new device [...]

Microsoft wants to stop speculation about Vista’s successor

Microsoft wants to stop speculation about Vista’s successor

few weeks after the launch of Windows Vista, Microsoft is trying to stop speculation about a successor. While in Redmond had previously not commented on rumors of principle, one could see, in this case apparently forced to an official statement. Kevin Kutz, director of Windows Client: “The launch of Windows Vista was an incredibly exciting [...]