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20/06/2006 - Quanto consuma una console? - Si parla spesso di analizzare i moderni processori, alla ricerca del miglior compromesso tra prestazioni e consumo; qual è il quadro delle console attualmente in commercio? |
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20/06/2006 - I produttori di schede video temono Foxconn - La compagnia che si è recentemente affacciata sul canale retail delle schede video potrebbe presto surclassare le realtà concorrenti |
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20/06/2006 - Apple: download di film per la fine dell'anno? - La Mela mordicchiata pare essere in contatto con le etichette discografiche al fine di sondare il terreno per un eventuale servizio di download di film |
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20/06/2006 - Dalsa, un sensore CCD da oltre 111 Megapixel - Presentato un innovativo sensore CCD da oltre 111 Megapixel destinato al monitoraggio degli astri |
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20/06/2006 - La prima PlayStation 3 a 1000 dollari - Play.com è il primo rivenditore online a dare l'opportunità ai propri clienti di effettuare il pre-ordine di PlayStation 3. Prezzo alle stelle. |
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20/06/2006 - IBM, nuovo record di velocità del silicio: 500 GHz - IBM annuncia importanti traguardi nel campo dei microchip basati su silicio con tecnologia SiGe, raggiungendo la ragguardevole velocità operativa di ben 500 GHz |
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20/06/2006 - Pericolosa vulnerabilità in Microsoft Excel - Scoperta una vulnerabilità in Microsoft Excel già utilizzata da alcuni malware |
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20/06/2006 - Need for Speed: Carbon sulla griglia di partenza - Circolano sulla rete le prime informazioni riguardo il nuovo episodio della sempre più duratura serie automobilistica di Electronic Arts. |
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20/06/2006 - Microsoft Windows Live ID sarà il successore di Passport - Microsoft Windows Live ID permetterà di utilizzare il sistema di autenticazione Microsoft anche per servizi di terze parti |
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20/06/2006 - GeForce 7600 con AGP 8x: è il mercato a chiederle - La diffusione di piattaforme AGP 8x, due anni dopo il lancio delle soluzioni PCI Express, continua a restare molto alto al punto da spingere NVIDIA a proporre nuove soluzioni |
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20/06/2006 - GPU ATI a 80 nanometri: UMC in testa - ATi continua la collaborazione con le due principali fonderie taiwanesi, per preparare il debutto delle proprie architetture video di fascia media |
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20/06/2006 - Il decimo anniversario di Tomb Raider - Eidos Interactive annuncia ufficialmente un'edizione speciale del primo Tomb Raider in occasione del decimo anniversario della saga. |
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20/06/2006 - Transistor 3D gate nel futuro di Intel - Il produttore americnao continua lo sviluppo di nuove tecnologie per la costruzione delle future cpu, attese per il prossimo decennio |
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20/06/2006 - Siti pericolosi su Google Pages - Google disattiva un sito pericoloso raggiungibile dal servizio Google Pages |
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20/06/2006 - Nuovi contenuti multiplayer per Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter - Ubisoft ha annunciato che rilascerà a breve nuove mappe multiplayer e altri contenuti aggiuntivi per Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter. |
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19/06/2006 - Falla in PayPal: calo di fiducia e arriva GBuy - Scoperta una falla PayPal in un momento decisamente delicato: a fine mese verrà lanciato il sistema GBuy |
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19/06/2006 - Primi dettagli su Half-Life 2: Episode Two - PC Gamer rende pubblici alcuni dettagli legati al gameplay della seconda espansione dello sparatutto 3D di Valve. |
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19/06/2006 - BTX, un formato più vivo di quel che si creda - Intel rilascia qualche numero relativo alla diffusione del formato BTX, fornendo informazioni decisamente interessanti ed inattese circa la diffuzione dello standard |
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19/06/2006 - Sony smentisce il downgrade di PlayStation 3 - Sony definisce "ridicole" le indiscrezioni che si sono diffuse a proposito del possibile downgrade di alcuni degli elementi di PlayStation 3. |
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19/06/2006 - iTunes Music Store: come sarà il futuro in Europa? - Il futuro del servizio di download di brani musicali potrebbe incontrare ostacoli sul territorio Europeo, sebbene la Commissione non rilevi violazioni in materia di antitrust |
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19/06/2006 - In arrivo Windows Mobile Device Center - Microsoft aggiornerà il software per la sincronizzazione dei dispositivi mobile con un nuovo componente: Windows Mobile Device Center |
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19/06/2006 - Dragon's Lair torna in HD - Digital Leisure rispolvera il vecchio classico lasergame, ammodernandolo in tutti gli aspetti. |
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19/06/2006 - Nuovo monitor 20 pollici da Viewsonic - Viewsonic annuncia un nuovo monitor 4:3 da 20 pollici di diagonale e con risoluzione nativa di 1400x1050 |
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19/06/2006 - Roadmap dei chipset VIA - Molte soluzioni sia AGP che PCI Express, per processori Intel e AMD, da parte del principale produttore taiwanesi di soluzioni chipset |
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21/06/2006 - L'Italia? E' ferma. Perche` non innova - Questo quanto emerge dai dati del Rapporto Assinform: gli investimenti in IT in Europa non fanno che crescere, in Italia si riducono. Il mercato? Drogato dalle societa' a capitale pubblico che non si confrontano con quelle private |
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21/06/2006 - Washington: stiamo sconfiggendo la pirateria - Il Dipartimento di Giustizia annuncia i risultati di due anni di tolleranza zero nei confronti della pirateria multimediale. Il numero di indagini e' aumentato dell'87%. EFF: devastanti gli effetti sui diritti civili |
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21/06/2006 - Messenger da` corrente a Windows Live - Con la versione finale di Windows Live Messenger, erede del famoso MSN Messenger, Microsoft lancia ufficialmente la nuova piattaforma di servizi online. Ecco le novita' del nuovo client e i servizi all'orizzonte |
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21/06/2006 - IBM svela un chip da 500 GHz - Big Blue e ricercatori del Georgia Tech fan girare un chip alla velocita' record di 500 GHz, performance ottenuta alla temperatura di -268 gradi Celsius. Il test e' servito per esplorare i limiti di velocita' dei chip SiGe |
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21/06/2006 - Opera 9 naviga sul Torrente - L'ultima major release del browser Opera e' pronta per essere scaricata nella sua versione definitiva, completa di un client BitTorrent, di un motore di widget e di altre novita' con cui tenta di differenziarsi dai concorrenti |
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21/06/2006 - USA, la Marina acquista un CCD da 111 Megapixel - Si tratta del sensore CCD piu' potente al mondo: prodotto dal chipmaker Dalsa Semiconductor, verra' utilizzato dal dipartimento di astrometria della US Navy |
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21/06/2006 - Microsoft: sviluppate robot col nostro software - Il colosso di Redmond lancia il kit di sviluppo Robotics Studio, pensato per chi si dedica alla programmazione amatoriale e professionale di piccoli automi. Il supporto hardware e' offerto da LEGO Mindstorms NXT |
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21/06/2006 - Evolution muove i primi passi su Windows - Grazie al rilascio di un pacchetto d'installazione non ufficiale, il celebre rivale open source di MS Outlook puo' finalmente essere installato su Windows da tutti gli utenti, anche i meno esperti |
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21/06/2006 - Pronto il dispositivo che acceca le cam - Ne parlano da anni ma ora gli scienziati del GaTech hanno realizzato un prototipo funzionante del dispositivo che acceca i sensori CCD di videofonini, telecamere e macchine fotografiche. Per evitare scatti indiscreti |
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21/06/2006 - Hardware, le brevi della settimana - iPod, nuova edizione U2 - Nuovi navigatori Medion GoPal - CompactFlash Kingston da 8 GB - Switch per porte DVI by Lindy - Nuove fotocamere BenQ da 5 e 6 MP - Scheda grafica Nvidia GeForce 7950 GX2 |
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21/06/2006 - Telecom Italia, Unico e` da rifare? - L'Agcom sospende l'offerta convergente che integra telefonia fissa e mobile e invita l'ex monopolista a ripresentare l'offerta consentendo agli altri operatori di replicarla |
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21/06/2006 - Parigi: i domini sono nostri e li gestiamo noi - Annuncio dei gestori dei.fr: da oggi chiunque sopra i 18 anni potra' registrare un'estensione locale. Ma c'e' il trucco: bisognera' disporre di un indirizzo fisico francese |
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21/06/2006 - Dundee battezza gli hacker - Un ateneo scozzese vara un corso di ethical hacking al termine del quale rilascera' diplomi ad hoc agli esperti della sicurezza informatica richiesti dall'industria britannica. Studenti sotto controllo. Anche in Virginia |
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21/06/2006 - Gli italiani non sanno usare il mouse - Il 59 per cento della popolazione non possiede alcuna nozione informatica di base. Lo dice Eurostat: l'Italia e' in fondo alla classifica europea, davanti solo alla Grecia. Va meglio tra gli studenti, piu' avanti dei tedeschi |
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21/06/2006 - Bambini di Satana e Internet, il libro - I fatti e le domande |
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20/06/2006 - Apple Releases Shake 4.1 Universal at Massive Price Cut - Apple has released Shake 4.1 and dramatically discounted the product's price: from £1,999 to £329 (including VAT). It's the first Universal version of the compositing software which lets Final Cut Studio editors create sophisticated 3D compositing, keying, image tracking and stabilisation effects.
This update is only for Mac versions of the Shake software. The price drop also appears to only be relevant to Mac users and not Linux users of the software.
Shake continues to be the tool of choice for major motion-picture studios and leading effects houses to create award-winning visual effects including this year's Oscar winner, King Kong, Apple points out.
"At just $499, Shake is now priced as low as a plug-in for Final Cut Studio," said Rob Schoeben, Apple's vice president of applications product marketing. "Now Final Cut Studio customers can retouch their shots with Shake's optical flow technology or add photo realistic visual effects to their productions, even on a shoestring budget."
Shake 4.1 offers a range of operations from simple re-touching to complex 3D compositing. Launched directly from the Final Cut Pro timeline, Shake uses optical flow image analysis to re-time, track and stabilise shots with precision. Particle effects from Motion 2 can be dropped directly into the Shake process tree to add elements such as smoke, sparkles and fire to 3D composites.
Shake 4.1 delivers significant performance gains on the new Intel-based Macs, Apple claims. Performance tests on a MacBook Pro have shown that common tasks such as colour correction, warping and the application of filters are processed up to 3.5 times faster on a MacBook Pro than on a PowerBook G4.
Shake 4.1 is now available through the Apple Store.
 News source: Macworld UK
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20/06/2006 - Researchers Say New Chip Breaks Speed Record - IBM and the Georgia Institute of Technology announced today that their researchers have demonstrated the first silicon-based chip capable of operating at frequencies above 500 GHz -- 500 billion cycles per second -- by cryogenically “freezing” the chip to 451 degrees below zero Fahrenheit (4.5 Kelvins). Such extremely cold temperatures are found naturally only in outer space, but can be artificially achieved on Earth using ultra-cold materials such as liquid helium. (Absolute Zero, the coldest possible temperature in nature, occurs at minus 459.67 degrees Fahrenheit).
By comparison, 500 GHz is more than 250 times faster than today's cell phones, which typically operate at approximately 2 GHz. Computer simulations suggest that the silicon-germanium (SiGe) technology used in the chip could ultimately support even higher (near-TeraHertz – 1,000 GHz) operational frequencies even at room temperature.
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20/06/2006 - Microsoft to embed Live services in Windows - Microsoft's Live-branded online services don't end at the Web browser. They extend deep into Windows. The company last week quietly showed off software for embedding its Web-based Windows Live ID authentication services within Windows applications. Windows Live ID is the successor to Microsoft Passport, a hosted service for verifying a person's name and password for logging onto Web servers.
Later this year, Microsoft will release a beta version of a software developer's kit (SDK) for making the Windows Live ID service function within a Windows application, said Lynn Ayres, program manager on the Windows Live ID team. Right now, Windows Live ID authentication services are designed to work with Microsoft's Web-based applications such as Windows Live Mail and Windows Live Messenger. With the developer's kit, called Windows Live ID Client SDK, Microsoft is seeking to create closer integration between its Web-based hosted services and "rich client" Windows applications, Ayres said.
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20/06/2006 - Retailers wake up to Intel Macs' WinXP capability - The ability of Apple's new Intel-based desktops and notebooks to run Windows XP clearly has an appeal beyond Mac enthusiasts keen to see how far they can push their machines. UK retailers too are leaping at the chance to tout the platform's multiple operating system support to sell Macs to one-time PC buyers. Well, superstore chain PC World is, at any rate, or at least one of them is. This snap of a 2GHz iMac running Microsoft system software was taken by Reg Hardware reader Elaine not so long ago.
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20/06/2006 - Can Ultra Mobile PCs Live Up to the Hype? - Feedback from customers who have bought Samsung Electronics' Q1 device suggests that a pre-launch teaser campaign by Microsoft might have backfired, a Samsung executive said today. The Q1 went on sale in the U.S. in May and is based on Microsoft's Origami platform. Microsoft collaborated with Intel to create Origami, which combines a tablet edition of Windows XP with a pen-based tablet computer similar in specification to a laptop computer.
"Feedback has been quite mixed," said David Steel, vice president of marketing for Samsung's digital media business, in a briefing with reporters at the company's headquarters in Suwon, south of Seoul. A positive or negative response is generally related to how much of the pre-launch Origami hype the person had been exposed to, Steel said.
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News source: PCWorld
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20/06/2006 - Microsoft Sees Life Stirring in Robots - The company on June 20 released a community technical preview or beta of its Microsoft Robotics Studio. The company's robotics software development suite, previewed here at the Robo Business 2006 Conference, is designed to grant robot designers a framework for creating the code that serves as the brains behind the various sensors and servos that operate their bots. But it also shows the Redmond, Wash., company's interest in the space.
The new suite, due by the end of the year, is designed to apply to a wide range of robots, allowing users to program the most basic bots on up to more complex machines for industry, military or even private use.
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News source: eWeek
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20/06/2006 - PowerUser.TV e46: Parallels, PS3 Pre-Order and More! - Kristin talks about her trip to San Francisco for a Windows Vista Marketing Day and discusses Vista Beta 2 features that were exhibited. Speaking of Microsoft, Bill Gates announces his departure from The Vole in two years to lend more time (and money) to charity. Also, running Windows on a Mac at the same time without rebooting! More RIAA lawsuits, this time it's YouTube users.
Joel talks about the ESRB's new $1,000,000 fine for games with non-disclosed violent or sexual content. Also, Blizzard addresses rumors about other MMOs based on their other titles. Congress holds a hearing to discuss violence in video games (damning them all, of course). A grossly-expensive PS3 pre-order in the UK and, of course, the game that's kicking Joel's butt this week.
In our new segment, staff recommendations for an overall happier computing experience and more silliness than should be allowed by law!
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19/06/2006 - Windows Live Messenger Released - Microsoft Corp. today released Windows Live Messenger, available at http://get.live.com/messenger/overview, one of the first of more than 20 new Windows Live services to launch globally over the course of the year.
“Windows Live is all about giving consumers the tools and services they need to be in control as they stay connected to the people they care about, on top of the information that is important to them, and better protected across all their online activities,” said Martin Taylor,corporate vice president of Windows Live and MSN at Microsoft.
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Video Call - The free, synchronized audio and video service in Windows Live Messenger
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Windows Live Call with Verizon Web Calling service.
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Cordless phones designed exclusively for Windows Live Messenger - Uniden America Corp. and Philips recently introduced phones that make the Windows Live Call feature for Windows Live Messenger available in North America and Europe.
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Microsoft LifeCams optimized for Windows Live Messenger - Microsoft Hardware and the Windows Live services group announced last week a line of webcams that are designed for use with Windows Live Messenger. •
Sharing Folders - Now sharing is as easy as dragging and dropping a file. Customers can more easily share their files and personal photos with family, friends and colleagues on their Windows Live Messenger Contact List.
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Windows Live Contacts - Contact information is always current with Windows Live Contacts in Windows Live Messenger.
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Integration with Windows Live services - Windows Live Messenger integrates with other Windows Live services such as Windows Live Search, Windows Live Local, Windows Live Mail and MSN Spaces.
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19/06/2006 - Apple Movie Download Service by 2007? - Apple is negotiating with movie studios to make films available as downloads through iTunes. The company is attempting to convince the studios to allow it to sell films at $9.99 each. Studios are pushing back, according to a report in Variety: they want to be able to charge a series of tiered prices, just like they do in the offline world.
Apple may face some resistance in forcing studios to agree a one-fixed-price deal. Former Sony Music chief technology officer Phil Wiser recalls that when Jobs was attempting to negotiate permission for the iTunes Music Store he approached labels with a "take it or leave it" proposition. Movie industry moguls are also wary of giving to much control to iTunes, which has already managed to convince music label bosses to remain with the service despite offering songs at a fixed 99-cent-per-track price.
Apple CEO Steve Jobs is attempting to use the huge presence he now has in Hollywood as a result of the Pixar/Disney merger to kick-start these negotiations. "He came in with a lot of bravado and said: 'We set our mind to what we were going to do in the music business and revolutionised it, and now we want to do the same thing with film," one studio person close to the talks for movie downloads told Variety.
The report suggests movie downloads are likely to debut (at least in the US) "by 2007".
News source: Macworld UK
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19/06/2006 - China Cost Film Industry ‘$2.7bn’ Last Year - According to a global movie body, movie piracy in China is costing the industry $2.7bn a year. The Motion Pictures Association say that around 93% of all films bought in China are pirated, and 40% of the losses are accountable to people downloading movies from illegal online sources.
The report suggests that the Chinese film industry was most affected, losing $1.5bn to piracy, while major US film studios accumulated losses of $565m to piracy. "In terms of who's losing the most here in China, it's not the MPA's member companies, it's the local industry," MPA Asia Pacific head Mike Ellis said when speaking to the BBC.
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