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29/05/2006 - Brevetto sul formato Jpeg: forse non valido - L'ufficio dei brevetti americano sta rivedendo la delicata questione legata a Jpeg e a Forgent |
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29/05/2006 - Il gioco online traina il mercato videoludico PC - NPD Group ha pubblicato interessanti risultati statistici in relazione ai guadagni registrati all'interno del mercato videoludico PC. Il gioco online è il vero e proprio traino. |
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29/05/2006 - In arrivo un TabletPC targato ASUS - Dopo diversi anni di assenza, anche il colosso taiwanese decide di entrare nel mercato dei sistemi Tablet PC |
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29/05/2006 - Microsoft Vista: alcune informazioni su HD-DVD - Microsoft svela alcuni dettagli sul supporto di Windows Vista all'HD-DVD di Toshiba, che verrà integrato nativamente nell'atteso sistema operativo |
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29/05/2006 - Athlon 64 FX62 e 5.000+ anche su Socket 939 - Appaiono in sordina sul sito AMD anche queste due nuove cpu, che ampliano la vita residua dei sistemi Socket 939 sul mercato |
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29/05/2006 - Apple: in arrivo anche un sostituto dell'eMac? - La casa di Cupertino sarebbe al lavoro per lo sviluppo di un nuovo sistema da destinare al segmento educational del mercato |
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29/05/2006 - Picasa anche per sistemi Linux - Disponibile un pacchetto autoinstallante di Picasa per sistemi Linux che utilizza alcuni elementi di Wine |
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29/05/2006 - E' pronto Rise and Fall Civiltà in Guerra - Midway annuncia che Rise and Fall Civiltà in Guerra è definitivamente entrato in fase di masterizzazione. Uscita nel corso di giugno. |
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29/05/2006 - Una terza fabbrica produttiva per AMD - AMD ha annunciato la conversione della Fab 30, che prenderà il nome di Fab 38 con tecnologia a 65 nanometri e wafer da 300 millimetri |
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29/05/2006 - Turion 64 X2 disponibili in commercio - Dal paese del sol levante giungono immagini delle prime cpu Turion 64 X2 disponibili sul mercato nel canale retail |
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29/05/2006 - Primo importante aggiornamento per XBox 360 - Microsoft ha svelato che a breve sarà perfezionato un aggiornamento della dashboard di XBox 360, il quale introdurrà diverse novità. |
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29/05/2006 - TripleHead2Go arriva sul mercato - Il dispositivo di Matrox che permette di collegare tre monitor ad un'unica scheda video è in fase di distribuzione e sarà presto disponibile |
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29/05/2006 - Windows Live Local: anche informazioni sul traffico - Windows Live Local fornisce anche indicazioni sulla percorribilità delle strade e su eventuali rallentamenti |
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29/05/2006 - Conroe-L: la futura cpu entry level di Intel - Intel utilizzerà architettura Conroe anche in sistemi single core, destinati a posizionarsi nel segmento di fascia più bassa del mercato |
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29/05/2006 - Nintendo promuove Fils-Aime - E' in corso una serie di promozioni eccellenti nei ranghi altri dell'organizzazione di Nintendo. Fils-Aime è adesso presidente di Nintendo of America. |
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27/05/2006 - Sony, primo contatto con Blu-ray e l'alta definizione - Sony, in occasione di un evento stampa, ha mostrato le potenzialità dell'alta definizione 1080i, ovviamente collegata direttamente allo standard Blu-ray |
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27/05/2006 - Anche CDV abbandona la protezione StarForce - Dopo Ubisoft, anche CDV ha deciso di abbandonare il sistema di protezione del software StarForce. |
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27/05/2006 - RD600, il chipset ATI per Conroe - Dopo aver presentato nuove soluzioni per processori AMD Athlon 64 Socket AM2, ATI prepara il debutto delle nuove piattaforme Socket 775 LGA |
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27/05/2006 - eBay e Yahoo alleate contro Google - Annunciato un accordo tra eBay e Yahoo per fronteggiare lo strapotere di Google |
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27/05/2006 - Gates non crede nei controller dotati di sensori di movimento - In un'intervista rilasciata a MTV News, il presidente di Microsoft Bill Gates si dichiara scettico riguardo le funzionalità dei controller di Sony e Nintendo. |
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26/05/2006 - Niente DirectX 10 per Windows XP - Microsoft non estenderà la compatibilità delle API DirectX 10 al sistema operativo Windows XP; proposta esclusiva per Vista |
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26/05/2006 - Omega Driver 6.5 disponibili - Rilasciata una versione aggiornata dei popolari driver Omega, per schede video basate su chip ATI Radeon; questa volta alla base troviamo i Catalyst 6.5 |
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26/05/2006 - I nuovi MacBook presentati alla stampa - Apple presenta ufficialmente i MacBook in Italia. E' l'occasione per toccare con mano per la prima volta i nuovi portatili della linea consumer, basati su processori Core Duo |
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26/05/2006 - Region code anche per lo standard HD-DVD - Anche HD-DVD adotterà i Region Code in funzione anti-pirateria |
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30/05/2006 - P2P, un abbonamento legale e` possibile - Uno dei massimi esperti francesi di diritto privato e questioni legate al copyright. Nessuna norma internazionale o locale vieterebbe la creazione di un abbonamento mensile flat per chi scarica e condivide su Internet. Una speranza? |
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30/05/2006 - I videogiochi politici danno scandalo - Le tensioni geopolitiche entrano nei videogiochi: in uno si gioca per rovesciare il venezuelano Chavez, nell'altro si lavora per la vittoria della Repubblica Islamica in Iraq. Solo due esempi delle nuove rotte videoludiche |
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30/05/2006 - Download/ Processi, e Autocad! - Due utility Autodesk per convertire e leggere gratuitamente file Autocad, e due utility per gestire processi di Windows |
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30/05/2006 - Wii costera` meno di 250 dollari - Nintendo rivela il prezzo massimo con cui debuttera' sul mercato la sua futura console da gioco. Un prezzo decisamente aggressivo, per dare filo da torcere alle rivali. Ma Wii.com non sara' Nintendo |
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30/05/2006 - LG scrive Blu-ray a 4x - Il colosso coreano sta per lanciare sul mercato un masterizzatore Blu-ray capace di raddoppiare la velocita' di scrittura dei dischi BD registrabili. Vistosa l'assenza del supporto ai dischi dual-layer |
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30/05/2006 - Fotocamere, Canon lascia la pellicola - Anche il piu' grande produttore al mondo di macchine fotografiche annuncia il progressivo abbandono delle fotocamere a pellicola per concentrarsi interamente nel settore digitale. L'era del rullino e' ormai al tramonto |
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30/05/2006 - Hardware, le brevi della settimana - MiniSD Toshiba da 2 GB. Player audio/video Medion - Masterizzatore Lite-On esterno slot-in - Storage di rete domestico da WD - Da Leader un volante da gioco in pelle - Corsair lancia moduli DDR2 da 2 GB e 1.066 MHz |
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30/05/2006 - Un robot cerca evasori su eBay - L'Agenzia delle Entrate britannica ha creato un web-robot che batte le aste online per scoprire i venditori che evadono l'IVA e far emergere un nero che preoccupa il Fisco |
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30/05/2006 - Blog italiani diffusi su carta - Parte l'iniziativa editoriale di Unwired Media, che lancia la ripubblicazione cartacea di alcuni testi apparsi sui blog italiani piu' popolari. Saranno diffusi con licenza Creative Commons |
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30/05/2006 - Dominio restituito al sito Cellulari.it - Dopo due mesi e grazie ad un procedimento d'urgenza il Tribunale di Milano impone al NIC di trasferire il dominio alla casa editrice che lo ha gestito fino allo scorso marzo |
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30/05/2006 - Il Web 2.0 e` un'idea? No, un trademark - Il gruppo editoriale O'Reilly si scaglia contro un'organizzazione non profit che ha organizzato una conferenza Web 2.0 in Irlanda. Il termine e' un marchio registrato di proprieta' di O'Reilly Media |
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30/05/2006 - Sorpresa! A Cremona pochi i pirati - Lo dice BSA che commenta le ispezioni della Guardia di Finanza nelle imprese della provincia: solo il 17 per cento dei soggetti utilizzava software illegalmente |
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30/05/2006 - Se la cava il truffatore del P2P - Vendeva informazioni su come scaricare client di file sharing e condividere file protetti, spacciando il tutto per attivita' perfettamente legale. Ora paga il cont(icin)o |
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30/05/2006 - Varsavia: censurate i filonazisti in rete - Il ministero degli esteri polacco chiede agli USA di sequestrare il sito principale del network filonazista Blood and Honour. Ma Varsavia si scontra con un muro di garanzie costituzionali |
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30/05/2006 - Infosecurity e Storage Expo a Roma - A breve |
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29/05/2006 - House Panel Votes for Net Neutrality - By a 20-13 vote Thursday that partially followed party lines, the House Judiciary Committee approved a bill that would require broadband providers to abide by strict Net neutrality principles, meaning that their networks must be operated in a "nondiscriminatory" manner. All 14 Democrats on the committee (joined by six Republicans) supported the measure, while 13 Republicans opposed it.
That vote is a surprise victory for Internet companies such as Amazon.com, Google, Microsoft and Yahoo that had lobbied fiercely in the last few months for stricter laws to ensure that Verizon, AT&T and other broadband providers could not create a "fast lane" reserved for video or other high-priority content of their choice.
In an unusual twist, many members of the committee said they were voting for the legislation not because of strong concerns over Net neutrality--but instead because of a turf battle. They said they were worried that a competing proposal already approved by a different committee last month would diminish their own influence in the future.
 News source: CNET
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28/05/2006 - Internet Journalists are Protected by Law, Court Rules - In a decision that could set the tone for journalism in the digital age, a California appeals court ruled Friday that bloggers, like traditional reporters, have the right to keep their sources confidential.
A panel of three judges said in a 69-page decision that a group of bloggers did not have to divulge their sources to Cupertino's Apple Computer Inc., contending that the same laws that protect traditional journalists, the First Amendment and California's Shield Law, also apply to bloggers.
Siding with the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a high-tech legal group that had filed the appeal, the judges said that Apple could not force the bloggers to reveal the identity of the person -- presumably an Apple employee -- who had leaked details about a digital-music-related project code-named "Asteroid" to a number of bloggers. The details of the product release were published on several Web logs, Internet sites commonly referred to as blogs, including Jason O'Grady's PowerPage, which reports on Apple news.
"This was a huge win for the First Amendment and for journalists who publish online," said Lauren Gelman, associate director for Stanford's Center for Internet and Society, who filed a brief supporting the Electronic Frontier Foundation. "The court recognized that in the modern era, one way journalists publish information is through the Internet."
 News source: SFGate
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28/05/2006 - Blue Frog Reborn - First there was Blue Frog, a community antispam effort that stopped operating last week after Blue Security, the company that started the project, came under a withering denial-of-service attack.
Out of the ashes comes Black Frog, part of a project that is apparently willing to become a flag bearer in the fight against spam. The project, dubbed Okopipi, is developing the Black Frog antispam software as an open-source project, according to the group's wiki.
"This project aims to become a distributed replacement of antispam software Blue Frog," the Okopipi wiki states. The project merges two separate efforts--Okopipi and Black Frog--that arose after the demise of Blue Frog.
Blue Security waged a sort of do-it-yourself spamming campaign against the spammers. It said that more than 500,000 customers downloaded its Blue Frog software, which automatically sent replies back to mass e-mails. If all of these customers' systems responded, the spammers' systems would be overwhelmed.
But the Web sites of Blue Security and some of the company's partners were knocked out last month by a massive distributed denial-of-service attack. In such an attack, scores of computers try to continuously log onto Web sites, in an effort to overtax the servers.
News source: Source - Okopipi Wiki
News source: Source - Cnet
 Link: Forum Discussion
Link: Signup to help out
Link: Signup for release announcements
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28/05/2006 - Dell Deal Bolsters Google Search - Google has taken a major step towards challenging the dominance of Microsoft by signing a deal with Dell. The agreement means millions of Dell computers will leave the factories with Google software already installed on them.
The software includes several personal computer applications, a Google toolbar and a co-branded homepage. This could pose a serious challenge to the hold Microsoft has enjoyed on 90% of the world's computers.
The Seattle software giant has enjoyed a significant advantage over rivals, with computers automatically defaulting to Microsoft products. In practice, most people stay with the default programs and search technology that comes with their machine.
News source: BBC News
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27/05/2006 - Microsoft Explains 'Internet Explorer 7+' - Microsoft has announced that its Vista-bundled browser will be renamed to 'Internet Explorer 7+' to help differentiate between the separate build for Windows XP. Public builds of Windows Vista have featured the new 'IE7+' branding for a while now, but up till now no clarification was provided by Microsoft. Late yesterday the folks over at the IEBlog posted the following:
"While all versions of IE7 are built from the same code base, there are some important differences in IE7+, most significantly the addition of Windows Vista-only features like Protected Mode, Parental Controls, and improved Network Diagnostics. These features take advantage of big changes in Windows Vista and weren’t practical to bring downlevel. The IE7+ naming gives us an easy way to refer to this version. (“The version of IE7 in Vista” doesn’t roll off the tongue as easily…)"
The 'user-agent strings' for each of the browsers will be different as well. Users of IE7 on Windows XP will be identified as 'Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 5.1)' while IE7+ on Vista will be 'Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 6.0)'
 Download: Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2 for Windows XP
 View: Neowin Forum Discussion
View: IEBlog
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27/05/2006 - Microsoft in Cautious Acquisition Discussion with eBay - In an article published on Friday, New York Post writer Tim Arango claims that Microsoft has been in discussions with eBay for several weeks about the possibility of acquiring the online auction giant. According to the article, sources claim that Microsoft would integrate eBay with its MSN portal. ItÂ’s no secret that Microsoft has recently been taking larger and more frequent strides to compete with search giant Google, who is also well known for its competitive diversification. Could this be the advantage that Microsoft is looking for?
The article also speculates that the Yahoo-eBay deal would not prevent Microsoft from pursuing the acquisition of eBay, but that it may make the discussions slow down while the legal teams go over any possible antitrust issues.
News source: New York Post
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27/05/2006 - BBC Click: The Online Video Revolution - The BBC's trusty technology section, Click, has this week summed up the so-called increase in "viral video" websites.
Sites such as YouTube and Google Video are but two in a recent trend of new websites springing up offering users a chance to view, submit, rate and even buy video content. The coming-of-age of broadband is partly to blame, along with the affordability and functionality of today's video devices.
The article documents how users are "sucked in" by videos - unable to draw themselves away, and introduces a new breed of internet user - iVideots.
An entertaining read, BBC's Click remains as ever one of the web's finest weekly retreats.
View: BBC Click: The viral video online revolution
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26/05/2006 - Microsoft Adds Ultimate Edition of Office 2007 - After already announcing plans for an Ultimate edition of Windows Vista, Microsoft confirmed this week that it also plans an Ultimate edition of Office 2007.
The new retail package, which was not part of the Office 2007 lineup announced back in February, will offer nearly all the components available to large businesses in one $679 product. A Microsoft representative said on Thursday that the new entrant in the lineup was "created as a result of customer feedback," but didn't offer more details on its origins.
Office Ultimate is similar to the enterprise edition that is available only to large businesses, and includes standards like Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook, along with Publisher, the OneNote note-taking software, the Groove collaboration suite, Access database and InfoPath forms software. Microsoft did not announce pricing for the enterprise edition, since it is only available for volume licensing customers.
News source: CNET News
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26/05/2006 - Microsoft Readies Proprietary Image Format - Microsoft have announced their new image format which is a competitor to standards like JPEG and PNG.
Windows Media Photo is a new file format for continuous-tone still images that surpasses the limitations of existing image formats.
Windows Media Photo supports a wide range of features including:
• Multiple color formats for display or print
• Fixed or floating point high dynamic range image encoding
• Lossless or high quality lossy compression
• Extremely efficient decoding for multiple resolutions and sub-regions
• Minimal overhead for format conversion or transformations during decode
Windows Media Photo delivers a lightweight, high performance algorithm with a small memory footprint that enables practical, in-device encoding and decoding.
News source: Microsoft
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26/05/2006 - Microsoft to Refine Vista's PC Rating Tool - Microsoft is retooling a PC rating feature in Windows Vista following criticism from hardware makers and others, an example that the next-generation operating system may not yet be ready for mass consumption.
The critique is that the current version of the Windows System Performance Rating feature could be "misleading," Brad Goldberg, general manager for Windows at Microsoft, said in an interview at the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference.
The feature first appeared in a recent Vista preview release and is designed to help consumers when they first buy a PC and to determine which software and hardware works with a system. It looks at the processor, hard disk drive, memory and graphics capabilities and gives each a score, as well as a prominently displayed overall score.
News source: ZDNet News
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