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Monday, May 12, 2008
11:23 AM MYT
| Posted by: Dashken
Last December, Microsoft released Service Pack 1 for Microsoft Office 2007, much earlier than was originally announced by the company. According to the documentation for the service pack, in addition to rolling together all the patches released since the product launch, the update also includes fixes for 455 issues throughout the entire Office suite.
As usual, Microsoft is providing at least 30 days notice before allowing the service pack to be distributed automatically. The company is releasing Service Pack 1 via Microsoft Update (for Vista and XP) on June 16, 2008. Not everyone will see the update on the first day though. (More..)
11:18 AM MYT
| Posted by: Dashken
Project Granola?
Apparently, that’s the jokey nickname that’s been given by some in the company to Microsoft’s (MSFT) new online strategy, in the wake of its failed efforts to acquire Yahoo (YHOO) that ended in a big heap of mess this past weekend.
Now, sources tell BoomTown, it is all about “organic”–hence the image of a healthy handful of granola (except for the fact that, in my experience, nobody really likes granola after eating it as much as they think will before). (More..)
11:14 AM MYT
| Posted by: Dashken
Microsoft Corp. has warned users updating to Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) that they won’t be able to downgrade from Internet Explorer 7 to the older IE6 without uninstalling the service pack.
The warning first appeared in a post Monday to a company blog written by the Internet Explorer development team. Microsoft released Windows XP SP3 to Windows Update as an optional download Tuesday.
"If you choose to install XP SP3, Internet Explorer 7 will remain on your system after the install is complete," said Jane Maliouta, an IE program manager, in the blog entry. "Your preferences will be retained. However, you will no longer be able to uninstall IE7. If you go to Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs, the Remove option will be grayed out." (More..)
Sunday, May 11, 2008
02:40 AM MYT
| Posted by: Dashken
Western Digital’s line of Caviar GP is the only drive in Western Digital to offer an astounding 1 terabyte capacity in a single drive! The combination of extremely large storage capacity and low power consumption was irresistible so we just had to give it a try.
Was Western Digital able to deliver the same tremendous performance we saw in the smaller capacity 500 GB Caviar GP? Read on and find out!
Here’s a quote from the review :-"The Western Digital 1 TB Caviar GP delivers a terabyte of storage capacity with low power consumption at a relatively low cost. If large, affordable storage capacity in a single drive is what you are looking for, then this is the drive you are looking for."
Link : Western Digital 1 TB Caviar GP Serial ATA Hard Drive Review
Saturday, May 10, 2008
10:16 AM MYT
| Posted by: Chai
- Lian Li PC-C1110 Super Mid-Tower Chassis review @ OCIA.net
- Honeywell Airlite 700 Wireless Bluetooth Headset review @ 3dGameMan.com
- Tuniq Tower 120-LFB CPU Cooler review @ BCCHardware
- NZXT Alpha Classical Series Mid-Tower Case review @ Benchmark Reviews
- ThermoLab Micro Silencer CPU Cooler review @ TweakTown
- Ultra X-Pro 750W & 800W PSU’s review @ Driver Heaven
- Cooler Master Real Power Pro 850 Watt Power Supply review @ Tweaknews.net
- OCZ PC2-6400 ReaperX HPC 4GB Kit review @ techPowerUp
- ASUS Crosshair II Formula motherboard review @ Elite Bastards
- NVIDIA nForce 780a SLI Motherboard Round-Up review @ HotHardware.com
- Nvidia’s nForce 780a SLI chipset review @ TR
- Sapphire Hybrid CrossFire 780G Motherboard review @ Modders-Inc
- Auzentech X-Fi Prelude 7.1 Sound Card review @ TweakTown
- Asus M3N-HT Deluxe review @ Neoseeker.com
- Razer Piranha Gaming Communicator review @ BCCHardware
- AMD Phenom 9850 & 8750, Athlon 4850e and AMDs 780G review @ Driver Heaven
- Logitech diNovo Mini review @ TechwareLabs
- Thermolab Nano Silencer TLI-U Low-Profile Heatsink review @ Frostytech.com
- Asus P5Q3 Deluxe preview @ Driver Heaven
- Hanns-G Hi221D 22in Widescreen Display review @ OCIA.net
- Archos 705 WiFi review @ Digital Trends
- NZXT Tempest ATX Mid Tower Enclosure review @ TweakTown
- Xigmatek Achilles S1284 HDT CPU Cooler review @ Benchmark Reviews
- ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe review @ PC Perspective
- VL System M-Play Blast LCD Case Display & Remote Control review @ Tweaknews.net
- Wolfking Warrior XXtreme review @ Bjorn3D
- Echocrome (PS3) review @ Gaming Heaven
- NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX Graphics Card review @ Digit-Life
- Silverstone Treasure TS01B RFID Enclosure review @ techPowerUp
- S3 Chrome 430 GT Graphics Card review @ TweakTown
- NESTEQ ECS7001 700W Power Supply Unit review @ TechwareLabs
- Intel FCLGA4-S Core 2 Extreme Reference Heatsink review @ Frostytech.com
- SuperTalent 8GB Pico USB Drive review @ BCCHardware
- Hyper Sonic AG2 Notebook review @ techPowerUp
- NZXT Tempest Case review @ 3dGameMan.com
- Today’s graphics cards: the value angle @ Tech Report
- Canon EOS Rebel XSi review @ Digital Trends
- USB 2.0 Computer Copy Cable review @ OCIA.net
- Cooler Master Hyper Z600 CPU cooler review @ Elite Bastards
- CoolIT Systems PURE CPU Cooler review @ TweakTown
- ASUS Xonar DX PCI Express 7.1 Audio Card review @ HotHardware.com
- Ubisoft comments on Assassin’s Creed DX10.1 controversy @ Tech Report
- XtremeMac Tango X2 review @ Digital Trends
- Diamond Viper HD 3650 1GB review @ Overclockers Online
- Asus EAH3850X2 review @ Neoseeker
- Patriot Viper DDR3-1866 2GB Memory Kit review @ TweakTown
- Iron Man (PC) review @ Gaming Heaven
- GIGABYTE X48T-DQ6 review @ Bjorn3D
- i3DSpeed, April 2008 @ Digit-Life
02:56 AM MYT
| Posted by: Dashken
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Friday, May 09, 2008
03:37 PM MYT
| Posted by: Dashken
EVGA, a leading supplier of graphics cards, this week said it had begun to sell USB graphics adapters (UGAs) for personal computers (PCs) that can be plugged directly to USB connectors and do not require any spare PCI Express or PCI slots. The new devices utilize technology from DisplayLink and may be useful for notebooks or small form-factor desktops that cannot be opened, but require additional display or displays.
“DisplayLink technology enables us to deliver a UGA that is affordable, portable, and easy to use, which dovetails perfectly with EVGA’s strategy of penetrating broader consumer markets. At the same time, we hope that the EVGA UV12 and UV16 will help bring DisplayLink’s exciting USB display technology to a wider mainstream audience,” said Joe Darwin, director of marketing for EVGA.
EVGA’s new UV Plus+ Family of products which consists of the UV12 and UV16 USB graphics adapters, are based on DisplayLink network display technology, enabling Windows XP and Vista users to quickly and easily connect multiple displays to a PC or notebook via simple USB connection. EVGA said that up to four displays can be connected to a single PC provided that four UGAs are used. (More..)
02:20 PM MYT
| Posted by: Dashken
Police officers practice their firearm skills on a shooting range, so why shouldn’t government computer security experts have the same kind of training ground?
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or Darpa, on Monday issued a call for research proposals to develop the National Cyber Range, or NCR, a virtual network environment for cyberwar simulation.
In other words, Darpa wants to build something along the lines of The Matrix, Star Trek’s holodeck, or a Snow Crash-style Metaverse to test cyberwar strategies and drill cyberwarriors. That’s not to say Darpa is aiming for a visually immersive world to entertain people; rather, it wants a place to pit hackers against simulated machines. (More..)
02:15 PM MYT
| Posted by: Dashken
A Microsoft student promotion that slashes 91% off a copy of Office Ultimate applies to anyone with a .edu email address—and most universities offer .edu addresses to their alumni for free. Microsoft Office Ultimate, which retails for $680, is available to students for only $60 until May 16th. But if you can snag a .edu address, you too can cash in on the deal—all you have to do is get yourself an alumni email address at your alma mater. The promotion’s web site says you have to prove you’re enrolled in coursework, but the New York Times reports that a senior VP at Microsoft confirmed all you need is an .edu email address. Let us know if you snag the deal and how it goes in the comments. (More..)
07:12 AM MYT
| Posted by: Dashken
The NVIDIA Quadro family of professional graphics cards are very, very expensive. But everyone knows that Quadro and GeForce graphics cards are virtually identical in hardware.
Obviously, you cannot just use Quadro drivers with your GeForce graphics cards. However, there is an easy way to soft-mod (modify in software) an NVIDIA GeForce desktop graphics card into an NVIDIA Quadro professional graphics card. We will show you just how to do it in this guide.
Here’s a quote from the guide :-"It all revolves around the driver support for professional 3D applications like 3ds Max or Maya. Quadro drivers allow the Quadro to be used to accelerate the rendering operations of such professional 3D applications while GeForce drivers do not. This is the basis for the premium prices NVIDIA (and ATI) charge for their professional-grade graphics cards."
Link : NVIDIA GeForce To Quadro Soft-Mod Guide
Thursday, May 08, 2008
03:23 AM MYT
| Posted by: Dashken
After we broke the stories on the release of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and the planned RTM schedule of Windows XP SP3, we have now managed to obtain the confirmed release schedule of Windows XP Service Pack 3!
This is the news that all loyal Windows XP users have been waiting for. Here are the full details... along with the download link too.
Here’s a quote from the editorial :-"Microsoft clarified that there will not be any integrated SP3 release for Windows XP Media Center Edition or Windows XP Tablet Edition. That means you won’t be able to buy or obtain a complete Windows XP Media Center Edition / Tablet Edition SP3 CD. In addition, users of Windows XP Media Center Edition or Windows XP Tablet Edition will only be able to update to Service Pack 3 through Windows Update.
Although Microsoft has delayed deployment of Service Pack 3 via Windows Update, you can directly download Service Pack 3."
Link : ED#88 : Windows XP SP3 RTM Confirmed!
02:23 AM MYT
| Posted by: Dashken
The release of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 not only heralded a long-awaited update of the operating system, it also meant the end of two common Windows Vista anti-activation exploits - the Grace Timer exploit and the Paradox OEM BIOS activation crack. But those who think they can escape by not updating to Service Pack 1 would be sadly mistaken.
That’s because Microsoft has surreptitiously released an anti-hack detection update via Windows Update. Those who chose to have Windows Vista install updates automatically would have this update installed and running by now.
Here’s a quote from the editorial :-"You can see that the KB940510 update is listed as Important. At this point, most users would assume it’s an important patch that fixes flaws in Windows Vista and install it. Double-click on the update and you will find this short description."
Link : ED#84 : Microsoft Silently Rolls Out Anti-Hack Update For Windows Vista
Monday, May 05, 2008
04:54 PM MYT
| Posted by: Dashken
May 04, 2008 (Computerworld) Now that Microsoft Corp. has dropped its bid to take over Yahoo Inc., industry analysts assessed what happened and what to expect from the two companies.
Microsoft gave up its effort to acquire Yahoo because the software company decided it wasn’t worth the cost and potential negative publicity involved with a proxy fight, said Marc Edelman, a law professor at New York Law School and a former antitrust lawyer, in an e-mail. Either that, or Microsoft figured it couldn’t win in a proxy fight, he said.
In the coming weeks, however, Edelman said it’s likely that Microsoft will increase the pressure on the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate the proposed advertising joint venture between Yahoo and Google Inc. (More..)
04:50 PM MYT
| Posted by: Dashken
Microsoft’s dramatic decision this weekend to withdraw its offer for Yahoo and not pursue a hostile bid raises a whole host of questions. What happens to Yahoo now? What happens to Microsoft? Or is this just a tactic to drive down the price of Yahoo’s shares so that Microsoft can go hostile with a lower offer? And if the deal really is dead, does Steve Ballmer need to start looking for a new job?
This last question may not be so hypothetical. Ballmer has been the big driver behind this deal at Microsoft—some would say to the point of obsession. After the disaster that has been Windows Vista (Microsoft’s core product), Ballmer may have realized he needed to redeem himself in the eyes of Microsoft’s board. And the “transformative” deal with Yahoo was the way he was going to do it. (More..)
02:09 PM MYT
| Posted by: Dashken
With Microsoft and Yahoo in an icy stalemate over a proposed merger, rivals IBM and Google are ramping up efforts to jointly dominate what they believe will be the dominant software delivery model in the 21st century -- so called cloud computing.
Much of their work until now has taken place behind the scenes under a low profile, but the companies’ close relationship was fully apparent Thursday when their CEOs made a rare joint appearance on stage at an IBM conference in Los Angeles.
Sam Palmisano of IBM and Google’s Eric Schmidt in turn complimented each other on issues ranging from leadership to technological innovation. They also insisted that their companies share lots of similarities, despite obvious differences between a consumer Web giant that calls Silicon Valley home and a suburban New York-based centenarian of business computing. (More..)
01:10 AM MYT
| Posted by: Dashken
Team ARP is proud to announce that we will be sponsoring an additional motherboard - the ABIT AW9D! This is a full-fledged Intel 975X chipset with dual PCI Express X16 slots and many, many other great features.
This is our way of saying thanks for being part of the Tech ARP community and helping us make it to where we are right now.
The rules are the same. The contest will have to be extended to June 14, of course. But everyone participating from Day 1 would be eligible to win this great motherboard. If you have not joined the forums yet, this is the time to do it!
Link : Tech ARP April ’08 Motherboard Giveaway Contest Extended
Sunday, May 04, 2008
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