European lawmakers approve highly controversial legislation governing software patents, but some amendments appear to be a victory for critics of the proposal.
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With a patent threat looming over the Web's de facto standard browser, the Worldwide Web Consortium looks to evaluate the implications for the Web's standard markup language.
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OCWorkbench has posted day 3 of their Computex 2003 coverage
Overclockers New Zealand has posted part I of their Computex 2003 Coverage.
Ninjalane has posted day 2 of their Computex coverage
Dan has posted a new letters column
[@uote]Another instalment in the saga that will never end, until I die or someone notices I'm ripping off all my answers from Dear Abby.
This time, scholarly discourse on simulator sickness (a.k.a. "DOOM Induced Motion Sickness"), RAM-sinks, freezing hard drives, why some power supplies weigh so much more than others, mysterious processes, high PCI bus speed problems, and ye olde QuantiSpeed PR True Performance Initiative LongSillyName Rating.
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[@uote]Another instalment in the saga that will never end, until I die or someone notices I'm ripping off all my answers from Dear Abby.
This time, scholarly discourse on simulator sickness (a.k.a. "DOOM Induced Motion Sickness"), RAM-sinks, freezing hard drives, why some power supplies weigh so much more than others, mysterious processes, high PCI bus speed problems, and ye olde QuantiSpeed PR True Performance Initiative LongSillyName Rating.
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TweakTown has posted day 2 of their Computex 2003 Coverage
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AMDBoard has posted a news story on the Shuttle SN85G4 Athlon 64 Barebone
TweakTown has posted a Computex 2003 Pre Coverage
OnlyNewsZ send words that King Young Technology released at Taipei Computex two new series, the S610 and the S620.
Dan's Data has posted an article on PVRs
OnlyNewz has posted a picture and all the specifications of the ASUS K8V Deluxe motherboard
Cerulean Studios has released new software patches that will allow its popular Trillian client to support MSN and Yahoo's instant messaging services, its co-founder says.
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Version 1.3.1 of the Esselbach Storyteller CMS System (the backend behind NT Compatible/Linux Compatible) has been released.
This minor release includes a small installer bugfix and an enhanced template editor
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This minor release includes a small installer bugfix and an enhanced template editor
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Daniel Rutter has posted another letters column
SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA - Intel Corp. Tuesday announced it was taking steps to ensure that its design for the next generation of computer security components, code-named LaGrande, will be accepted and not vilified by the industry.
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Further extending its reach beyond graphics processors, Nvidia will produce chipsets for Transmeta's Efficeon processor.
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The chipmaker announces a new version of the Pentium 4 processor with an extra dose of cache, a move that seems calculated to undercut the launch of the Athlon64 from AMD next week.
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SAN JOSE, Calif.-Sixty-four bit computing won't be needed on desktop PCs for several more years, according to Pat Gelsinger, chief technology officer at Intel Corp.
In a day devoted to the discussion of Intel's research technologies before the company's Intel Developer Forum begins here Tuesday, Gelsinger was asked how quickly he envisioned 64-bit computing arriving on the desktop PC.
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In a day devoted to the discussion of Intel's research technologies before the company's Intel Developer Forum begins here Tuesday, Gelsinger was asked how quickly he envisioned 64-bit computing arriving on the desktop PC.
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Hardware Analysis has posted an article on Dell
Techconnect have seen the new Detonator 51.75 and had some info about it online a couple of hours ago coming from 3DChipset.com, but it seems that this one has been leaked on the net. We have had a little conversation a few minutes ago with nVidias PR Manager Europe Andrew Humber and you can read the story by clicking the link below...
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TechConnect has posted an article on the upcoming AquaMark 3 benchmark
The last few weeks and (specifically) days have opened up a huge can of worms regarding the GeForceFXs architecture and abilities - A far cry from the heady days when CineFX was paper launched to much excitement last year. As a result of all this, I've put together an article examining exactly what has happened to this architecture from day one, and whether 'cinematic rendering' will ever be an achievable target with it.
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A vote on the European Union's proposed directive on the enforcement of intellectual property rights has been pushed back to November.
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NT Compatible moves later today to a new server
Here the specifications of the new machine:
Dell PowerEdge Server
- Intel Dual Xeon 2GHz with hyperthreading
- 1GB ECC Ram
- LSI Dual Channel Ultra320 SCSI Controller
- 2x Seagate SCSI harddisks (73GB each)
- Intel e1000 Gigabit NIC
If you use a custom host file, please remove ntcompatible.com 64.246.24.75 as soon as possible.
Here the specifications of the new machine:
Dell PowerEdge Server
- Intel Dual Xeon 2GHz with hyperthreading
- 1GB ECC Ram
- LSI Dual Channel Ultra320 SCSI Controller
- 2x Seagate SCSI harddisks (73GB each)
- Intel e1000 Gigabit NIC
If you use a custom host file, please remove ntcompatible.com 64.246.24.75 as soon as possible.
Netcraft reports that PHP growing strongly on Windows Servers
Adrian's Rojak Pot has posted an article on SPAM and Bayesian Spam Filters called SPAM : The Digital Pest
SPAM! SPAM! SPAM! The three most hated words of anyone using the Internet to communicate. They cost us time and money to remove and yet, they keep coming, day after day. Is there any way to rid ourselves of this digital pest?Read more
Today, Ken takes a look at a new technique of spam filtering that might just kill off those pesky spammers for good! Ever heard of Bayesian Analysis? No? Then come in and find out what you are missing in the fight against spam!
SFF Tech has published a coverage of Shuttle's XPC Party 2003
The company plans to describe the new high-end Itanium chip at its Developer Forum next month. The chip will include as many as 16 processors on a single slice of silicon.
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The Register reports that Symantec adds product activation
Federal law enforcement officials arrest an 18-year-old suspect. The U.S. Attorney's Office in Seattle confirms plans for a news conference Friday.
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CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says the next version of Windows won't necessarily determine the outcome of the jockeying among Microsoft, IBM, Sun and BEA.
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A group of economists has blasted a proposed European Union (EU) law on software patents, characterizing it as damaging to technological innovation and Europe's software industry. The European Parliament is scheduled to vote on the "patentability of computer-implemented inventions" directive on Monday.
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Accelenation has posted an editorial on the ECTS2003
eWeek has published a special report on Network-Attached Storage
Dan has posted more letters
Software vendors are largely protected from product defect claims. But the latest round of virus attacks has critics calling for new liability laws.
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OCWorkbench has posted more AMD K8 benchmarks
The chipmaker lowers prices on the desktop processors by as much as 14 percent, paving the way for faster Celerons in the future.
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AMDBoard reports that the University of Kentucky has break the $100 Per GFLOPS Barrier
The Register reports that AMD ship Athlon 64s as Athlon XPs
OCWorkbench has posted 3DMark2001SE scores of K8 3100+
Dan has posted issue 60 of his letters column
Dan has posted another letters column
AMDBoard reports that TYAN has released a new opteron motherboard for workstations
TechConnect has updated their Doom 3 article with new screenshots
Curious about how Opteron fares on the desktop? We were, so we grabbed an nForce3 Motherboard and put it to the test. Is it worth the hefty price tag? Here's what we learned.
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AMDBoard has reports that a new dual Opteron motherboard with AGP is out
