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26/06/2006 - Microsoft blocca WinFS - Microsoft ha annunciato che non verrà più sviluppato un nuovo componente denominato WinFS. Dello sviluppo sin qui concluso beneficeranno altri progetti Microsoft |
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26/06/2006 - Il sensore CMOS più piccolo al mondo - Presentato un sensore CMOS da 1/18 pollici, destinato ad impieghi in campo medico e presumibilmente anche per impieghi di sorveglianza |
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26/06/2006 - AMD: nuovo stabilimento nello stato di New York? Forse - AMD ha siglato un accordo non vincolante con lo stato di New York per l'apertura di un nuovo stabilimento produttivo |
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26/06/2006 - Unreal Engine 3.0 anche con Empire - Chair Entertainment è al lavoro su un ambizioso progetto che sarà caratterizzato dall'Unreal Engine 3.0 e dalla partecipazione dello scrittore Orson Scott Card. |
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26/06/2006 - Francia: nuova stesura della legge su pirateria informatica e DRM - Il parlamento francese produce una nuova stesura della proposta di legge relativa a DRM e pirateria informatica. L'obbligo di aprire i sistemi anticopia diventa a discrezione delle etichette |
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26/06/2006 - Le statistiche di Half-Life 2: Episode One - Valve rende pubblici alcuni dati interessanti inerenti le modalità con le quali i giocatori hanno affrontato la prima espansione di Half-Life 2. |
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26/06/2006 - OCZ presenta memorie DDR2 a bassa latenza - CAS pari a 3 anche per le nuove memorie Titanium Alpha di OCZ, soluzioni DDR2 per il mercato degli overclockers |
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26/06/2006 - Woodcrest in arrivo: nuovi Xeon DP al debutto - Intel presenta quest'oggi le nuove architetture di processore per sistemi server a due Socket, basate sulla prima nuova cpu della famiglia Core |
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26/06/2006 - Videogiochi a noleggio da Virgin Games - Virgin Games annuncia una nuova tecnologia per la distribuzione del software via internet che consente anche il noleggio. |
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26/06/2006 - Nuovi driver WHQL da NVIDIA - Il produttore americano rilascia una nuova versione di driver Forceware 91.31, questa volta con certificazione Microsoft |
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26/06/2006 - Due GPU su una scheda video, da ATI - Emergono nuovi dettagli sulle architetture video ATI di fascia medio alta, dotate di due chip video integrati sullo stesso PCB |
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26/06/2006 - ECS: buone prospettive per il secondo semestre - La compagnia taiwanese confida nei risultati del secondo trimestre, riponendo fiducia soprattutto nel comparto PC desktop |
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26/06/2006 - Un trailer tecnologico per Armed Assault - Bohemia Interactive ha reso disponibile un trailer che dimostra il livello di evoluzione del motore grafico di Armed Assault. |
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26/06/2006 - Supercomputer: abbattuta la barriera di 1 PetaFLOP - Un istituto di ricerca giapponese avrà a disposizione il più potente supercomputer al mondo per ricerca scientifica nel campo della dinamica molecolare |
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26/06/2006 - Giochi di ruolo: cifre importanti anche per BioWare - Mentre Blizzard e NCsoft annunciano via via i traguardi raggiunti in fatto di utenti iscritti e copie vendute, BioWare registra in sordina i propri record. |
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24/06/2006 - Il demo di MicroMachines v4 - Codemasters e Supersonic Software rilasciano l'atteso demo della nuova versione di MicroMachines. |
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24/06/2006 - L'anti HT di AMD si fa più vicino - AMD potrebbe presentare una nuova tecnologia in grado di abbinare la potenza di due core, così da meglio sfruttare le applicazioni single task |
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24/06/2006 - Apple: sarà "Phenomenon" l'erede di Shake - Shake 4.1 annunciato nei giorni scorsi sarà l'ultima versione del programma. Apple sta lavorando ad un successore che verrà commercializzato nel 2008 |
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24/06/2006 - Calano a giugno i prezzi delle memorie - I contract price delle memorie DDR ed DDR2 continuano a scendere in questa seconda metà del mese. Prevista un'inversione di tendenza per il mese di luglio |
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24/06/2006 - Super high definition per PlayStation 3 - Sony ha confermato che PlayStation 3 supporterà lo standard HDMI 1.3 e tutte le nuove tecnologie in esso comprese. |
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23/06/2006 - Toshiba, videoregistratore HD-DVD RD-A1 con 1 TB di storage interno - Toshiba commercializzerà a breve un set top box in grado di scrivere su supporti HD-DVD, archiviare su dischi rigidi interni, sintonizzarsi in analogico e digitale fino al formato 1080p e altro ancora |
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23/06/2006 - In arrivo brani lossless su iTunes Music Store? - Apple ha rilasciato uno strumento che permette alle major di realizzare brani digitali per iTunes in formato LossLess |
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23/06/2006 - World of Warcraft: personaggi trasferibili da un realm all'altro - Blizzard conferma che in futuro sarà possibile trasferire un personaggio di World of Warcraft da un realm all'altro. |
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23/06/2006 - GeForce 7600LE, 7500LE e 7300SE in arrivo - Analizzando i driver Forceware beta sono emersi riferimenti a nuove schede video NVIDIA di fascia medio bassa |
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27/06/2006 - FON accelera: saremo milioni - La societa' spagnola dietro al progetto collaborativo per l'espansione orizzontale del Wi-Fi annuncia: diamo via ad una manciata di euro i router a tutti gli aspiranti foneros. Prevista una crescita esponenziale |
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27/06/2006 - Quaero, eurodelusione fabrique` en France - Presentata l'anteprima dell'attesissimo motore di ricerca. Che pero' prende mazzate dagli esperti: se questo e' l'anti-Google all'europea siamo a cavallo. Nonostante i fondi, lo sviluppo e' paralizzato. L'esclusiva di PI |
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27/06/2006 - Il pedoporno e i pericoli del P2P - di Daniele Minotti - La pratica dei processi in Italia suggerisce una correlazione tra lo sharing di musica e film e la circolazione di pornografia infantile. E' bene sapere come stanno le cose, per evitare sorprese |
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27/06/2006 - Internet kills the Tv stars - di Massimo Mantellini - Gli italiani che si sottopongono alla maturita' sono tra i fruitori piu' entusiasti dei nuovi media, le loro preferenze indicano la via del mercato, che piaccia o meno a chi e' legato a schemi ormai obsoleti |
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27/06/2006 - Download/ Strizza, suona e gnam - Ridurre le foto automaticamente per qualsiasi invio, un passatempo ittico ed un super gestore mp3 |
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27/06/2006 - Microsoft: vi daremo la Comunicazione Integrata - La societa' di Bill Gates puntera' tutto sull'accesso veloce, mobile e continuo, ad un ambiente di comunicazione a tutto campo, dal VoIP all'instant messaging, dal videoconferencing alla posta vocale |
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27/06/2006 - Inkscape 0.44, grafica vettoriale sempre piu` open - Il rilascio della nuova versione segna una pietra miliare nel processo di maturazione di Inkscape, che ambisce a rivaleggiare con i famosi software di grafica vettoriale di Adobe. Ecco con quali armi |
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27/06/2006 - Xeon 5100 libera l'architettura Core - La nuova microarchitettura Core di Intel fa il suo debutto con il nuovo Xeon 5100, un processore con cui Intel tentera' di frenare il galoppo di Opteron e stabilire nuovi parametri per consumi e prestazioni |
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27/06/2006 - Apple/ WWDC, profumo di novita` - di D. Galimberti – Con l'avvicinarsi della Worldwide Developers Conference di agosto si moltiplicano voci e indiscrezioni relative alle novita' di Apple, specie nel settore mobile. Una panoramica ragionata |
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27/06/2006 - Hardware, le brevi della settimana - Un Wi-Fi detector su penna USB - Da Trust pellicola anti-graffio per iPod - Drive USB Sony piu' veloci e capienti - Videocamera Linksys Wireless-G - E-zi Phone Book, rubrica sempre in tasca - DVD recorder TX con input USB e FireWire |
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27/06/2006 - I consumatori spenderanno per computer puliti - Questo quanto sentenzia un rapporto di Greenpeace: chi compra PC e' gia' oggi disposto a tirar fuori centinaia di euro in piu' in cambio di una macchina che, una volta obsoleta, non pesi troppo sull'ambiente |
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27/06/2006 - Il telefonino? Un guaio per la polizia - Lo sostengono alcuni esperti, secondo cui l'inaccessibilita' ai dati cancellati dai cellulari puo' creare non pochi grattacapi in fase di indagine. Colpa degli standard proprietari |
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27/06/2006 - A Timor Est dimissioni via SMS - Dai cittadini ai ministri, l'SMS e' assurto a strumento di comunicazione ufficiale. Altro che posta o telefono tradizionali |
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27/06/2006 - Mondiali 2006, di lancio del cellulare - Due campionati, uno nazionale nel Regno Unito e uno mondiale in Filnandia, nell'arco di una settimana vedranno alcuni atleti impegnati nella piu' stravagante competizione telefonica |
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27/06/2006 - Sealand rischia di scomparire dalle mappe - Il Principato composto da un'unica piattaforma al largo delle coste britanniche, quello che voleva ospitare il defunto Napster per sfuggire alle major, e' stato duramente colpito da un incendio |
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27/06/2006 - Incontro/ Gaming su Linux - Annuncio |
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26/06/2006 - Steve Jobs Confirmed as Keynote Speaker for WWDC 2006 - Today Apple confirmed that CEO Steve Jobs will be performing the keynote address at Apple's World Wide Developer's Conference 2006. The executives will show developers a world-first preview of Mac OS X "Leopard" during the keynote, which takes place on August 7 at 10am (Pacific Time).
This year, Jobs will be joined by Phil Schiller, senior vice president of worldwide product marketing; Bertrand Serlet, senior vice president of software engineering; and Scott Forstall, vice president of platform experience.
The five-day event, which runs from August 7 to August 11, will deliver more than 175 technical sessions and labs with new content designed to serve a wide range of Mac developers, including tracks that preview Leopard and dozens of hands-on labs providing opportunities to work developer-to-developer with Apple engineers.
Other activities at Apple's WWDC 2006 will include: presentation sessions led by engineers and experts; hands-on sessions; technology specific labs and special events and activities including the opening night's Apple Developer Connection Reception, Apple Design Awards, Stump the Experts and Late Night Labs.
WWDC 2006 attendance costs $1,595 per attendee, with a $300 Early Registration Discount that has been extended through July 7.
 News source: Macworld UK
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26/06/2006 - P2P Users Beware, Your Personal Info Could Be Out There - Users of P2P (peer-to-peer) file-sharing services may be sharing more than they bargained for, a former White House cybersecurity advisor has warned. Security researchers have found thousands of files with sensitive information by searching through file-sharing networks, said Howard Schmidt, CEO at R&H Security Consulting. Schmidt, who has also worked as chief security officer for Microsoft, made the comments during an SDForum seminar.
Medical records, financial information and router passwords have all popped up on P2P networks, often after users inadvertently share folders containing the data. "People don't realise you're not just sharing your music," Schmidt said. "You're sharing your personal files."
Millions of households still use P2P services, though the practice of illegally downloading music from these services has been on the decline, according to the NPD Group research firm. And with all of those possible victims, criminals see an opportunity to search these networks for sensitive information, Schmidt said. "These are real live search strings the bad guys are using: bank such-and-such statement for August, bank such-and-such May statement, account summaries, account stop payment, internet scams, bank routing information," he said.
News source: Macworld UK
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26/06/2006 - Study reveals PC users will pay more for greener PCs - According to a study carried out by Ipsos-Mori for the environmental activist foundation Greenpeace, PC users are willing to pay up to $197 (€156, £108) more for a PC containing less harmful chemicals, to make the recycling process easier.
Chinese users were willing to pay the most, hitting the $197 mark whereas UK users are only prepared to pay $117 for the planet's sake.
Whether the study's results would be mirrored in reality is another matter however, despite the mounting mountain of electronic waste generated as the technological world speeds along at its usual pace. Old computer components, cases, monitors and peripherals all contain harmful chemicals such as mercury in switches, arsenic in older CRT monitors and lead in solder.
The problem surrounding the recycling of older PCs exists due to the difficulty of destroying these aging components, with the vast number of harmful chemicals within.
Perhaps the revolution is nigh, however, as computer manufacturer Dell has announced its commitment to removing all brominated flame retardants (BFRs) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) by 2009. It seems other companies have finally woken up and smelled the chromium as Nokia, Sony Ericsson and Hewlett Packard have each pledged to reducing the number of chemicals in their products.
What do you think? How much would you be prepared to pay in order to aid the recycling process?
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26/06/2006 - Adware company Claria Says to Uninstall its Adware - Adware company Claria this week took the unusual step of telling users to uninstall its software, following through on a promise to exit the adware business in order to focus on personalized search. Claria says it will stop sending pop-up ads to users' computers on July 1.
"Our software will continue to collect data about your web usage from your computer for research and other purposes as described in our Privacy Statement until September 30, 2006, unless you uninstall the software before this date," the company said in a statement on its Web site. "It is recommended that you uninstall all of GAIN Supported Software presently on your computer."
Claria is best known for its Gator application, later renamed to GAIN, which tracks where individuals surf on the Web and pushes related advertisements to their screens. The company became the scourge of privacy advocates who claimed Claria was pulling in hundreds of millions of dollars thanks to spyware
 View: Full Article @ Betanews
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26/06/2006 - Windows Vista Build 5456 Overview and Screenshot Gallery - Little more than a month after issuing a bug-laden Windows Vista Beta 2, Microsoft has shipped its first post-Beta 2 interim build of the next Windows and it makes up a lot of lost ground. Indeed, it's hard not to view this build and not believe that Microsoft is absolutely back on track.
Though there are few major changes in build 5456, which, despite the naming convention used on its desktop, is part of the release candidate (RC) build tree, and not a direct successor to Beta 2. But we shouldn't expect major changes at this stage: After all, Windows Vista was mostly feature complete as far back as February 2006. But what we get in build 5456 is dramatic improvement in reliability, usability, performance, and fit and finish. It is, quite simply, the build Microsoft should have shipped as Beta 2 to millions of people around the world. This build is so much better than Beta 2, in fact, that I'm begging the company to offer it to everyone that signed up for the public beta through the Community Public Preview (CPP).
View: The Full Article @ The SuperSite for Windows
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26/06/2006 - Apple takes aim at Redmond with Leopard - Despite the very similar release schedules for Windows Vista and Apple's Leopard, there has been very little hype surrounding the development of the latter, that is, until now. There is still over a month to go before Apple takes the covers off the next version of OS X, but a couple of screenshots, claiming to be from Leopard, have started the rumour mills buzzing.
One of the rumored features is said to be OS-level integration of a geographical mapping technology, similar to Microsoft's Virtual Earth. According to sources, Apple has been working on a similar approach, but modeled after Google's Maps feature.
Another rumored feature of Leopard -- one which appears to be shown in the unauthenticated Leopard screenshots -- is the unification of Apple's Address Book and iCal applications into a single app.
Still, the juiciest rumors surround Apple's Boot Camp and where the company may or may not take the technology. Although sources did not explicitly say that Boot Camp would be transformed into a complete virtualization solution, they did say the technology is being groomed as a rival to Microsoft's Virtual PC Express.
View: Screenshots
News source: AppleInsider
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26/06/2006 - Live family gets a new sibling - The new 'Live' group of products from Microsoft is set to get a new addition in the near future.
Windows Live Spaces will replace the current MSN spaces where users can create personal profiles, blogs and photo galleries. The new release promises tighter integration with other Live products, such as Windows Live Messenger, with features like Friends Explorer, allowing you to network with friends of others and create new relationships.
Windows Live gadgets also play a role in the new design, allowing users to quickly and easily add new content from a gallery of pre-made gadgets, or create their own.
News source: MSN Spaces Blog
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26/06/2006 - Adobe to bundle Google Toolbar - Google has reached an agreement with Adobe which will see future releases of Shockwave being distributed with the option to install the Google IE toolbar. Shockwave is a plugin used in browsers to display interactive content such as games and advertisment.
The deal comes as part of Google's attempt to have their toolbar installed everywhere around the world, although this current bundle will only be targeting it at users of Microsoft's Internet Explorer. This move is seen by some as a pre-emptive strike at Microsoft, who are releasing IE7 in the near future, which features MSN search as the default search provider.
The Google toolbar replaces the current offering of the Yahoo search toolbar, although Adobe Flash Player and Adobe PDF Reader will continue to bundle the Yahoo toolbar for the moment.
Google already have similar deals in place with Dell and Lexar, who both pre-install the Google Desktop search software on their products before delivering them to customers.
News source: Sci-Tech Today
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25/06/2006 - Microsoft Planning Vista Promotions During Holidays - When Microsoft announced that it would not release Windows Vista in time for the holiday season, many industry analysts felt the entire PC market may suffer as people put off purchases until the next generation OS was finally available. In order to ease the worries of OEM's and reinforce the general consumer's confidence that it will be a sound investment to buy a new PC during the holidays, Microsoft is planning on offering some kind of promotional deal allowing people to upgrade their brand new Windows XP system to a Windows Vista easily and affordably.
No details have been released, but those same worrisome industry analysts feel that looking back on the promotions MS offered with XP's release will give a clue as to what we can expect when Vista finally hits the shelves. At the time of Windows XP's release, OEM's offered recent customers a coupon allowing them to upgrade their new computers for free or, in some cases, for a small $39 fee. This move, if applied to Vista's release, should help thwart some consumer's concerns at the time of year where OEM's make most of their profit.
News source: PCWorld
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25/06/2006 - Apple will staff Best Buy with their own employees - Apple will staff Best Buy locations selling its computers with its own employees in a similar fashion as the company has done with its displays at many CompUSA stores.
The Apple-badged workers, or Apple Solutions Consultants (ASCs), will train Best Buy employees in using and selling Mac computers and assist them in selling the systems to customers, but all sales will officially be logged by Best Buy, sources told Think Secret.
Best Buy PR director Lisa Hawks declined to comment to Think Secret regarding details of the company's agreement with Apple. The retailer's announcement last week stated only that Macs would be sold by Best Buy employees that have undergone training by Apple.
Beginning this past May, Best Buy tried its hand at selling Macs once more in a handful of southern California locations. The experiment is said to have been met with a much warmer response this time around and should be expanded to a number of Best Buy locations this fall.
News source: Think Secret
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