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10/07/2006 - In arrivo Firefox 2.0 beta - Stando alle roadmap diffuse ormai da qualche tempo, č imminente il rilascio di una nuova release beta di Firefox 2.0 |
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10/07/2006 - HDMI anche per GeCube - Dopo Sapphire, la taiwanese GeCube presenta una nuova serie di soluzioni video basate su chip ATI con supporto ai flussi video ad alta definizione |
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10/07/2006 - Phishing su Gmail! - Gira in rete un tentativo di phishing utilizzando una grafica simile a quella
di Google Gmail |
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10/07/2006 - 7 patch da Microsoft il prossimo martedģ - Si avvicina l'appuntamento mensile con gli aggiornamenti di Microsoft: probabilmente 7 patch per Internet Explorer ed Excel |
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10/07/2006 - Gioielli in World of Warcraft - La newsletter di World of Warcraft mette le luci sulla nuova professione che sarą introdotta con la prima espansione del MMORPG di Blizzard. |
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10/07/2006 - RV570 con connettori sul PCB: ecco l'anti SLI - Emergono nuovi dettagli sulla futura generazione di schede video ATI per il segmento di fascia medio alta del mercato; un nuovo connettore per Crossfire |
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10/07/2006 - Apple e Creative verso il negoziato? - I due colossi potrebbero negoziare un accordo in merito alle cause di violazione di brevetto. Le azioni di Creative corrono in borsa |
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10/07/2006 - Dell, ecco il prototipo XCS del PC modulare - Dopo la semplificazione del software sembra venuto il momento di pensare anche all'hardware? Sembra di si, dopo aver visto questo prototipo di Dell |
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10/07/2006 - Ritornano i classici Acclaim - Throwback Entertainment ha acquisito i diritti per lo sfruttamento di diversi marchi legati a serie famose prodotte in passato da Acclaim. |
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10/07/2006 - Socket P: nuovi dettagli sulle future piattaforme Centrino - Nella prima metą del prossimo anno Intel introdurrą la nuova piattaforma per sistemi notebook Centrino, unitamente ad un Socket aggiornato |
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10/07/2006 - Oblivion con AA e HDR: la soluzione per i Catalyst 6.6 - ATI rilascia una versione aggiornata dei propri driver Catalyst 6.6 beta da utilizzare con Oblivion abbinando Anti Aliasing e High Dynamic Range |
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10/07/2006 - Il multiplayer di Lost Planet - Capcom svela che la componente multiplayer di Lost Planet sarą mostrata durante il Games Convention che si terrą a Lipsia a fine agosto. |
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10/07/2006 - Nuovi driver per chipset nForce 4 - NVIDIA ha reso disponibili per il download driver aggiornati per schede madri basate sui chipset della famiglia nForce 4, per sistemi operativi Windows a 32 e 64bit |
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10/07/2006 - Assemblatori di notebook: incrementi nelle consegne - I produttori taiwanesi di notebook hanno registrato un incremento delle consegne a seguito del taglio dei prezzi dei processori Intel |
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10/07/2006 - Ritardi previsti per i masterizzatori Blu-ray - Problemi di disponibilitą di diodi laser potrebbero limitare la disponibilitą di unitą Blu-ray |
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10/07/2006 - Nuovi dettagli su Fable 2 - Emergono nuovi dettagli sull'action/RPG di Lionhead Studios previsto unicamente in versione XBox 360 nel 2007. |
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08/07/2006 - Anche Apple cade nella bufera privacy - Anche Apple, dopo Microsoft, cade nella bufera privacy, con una procedura invisibile all'utente che si connette periodicamente ai server della societį per controllare l'affidabilitį dei dashboard widget. |
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08/07/2006 - eBay chiude la porta a Google Checkout - Ebay chiede ai propri utenti di non usare Google Checkout |
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08/07/2006 - Kaspersky aggiorna antivirus e firewall - Kaspersky ha presentato in Italia le nuove versioni di Kaspersky Anti-Virus e Kaspersky Internet Security |
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08/07/2006 - FlatOut anche su XBox 360 - Empire Interactive svela l'esistenza di un progetto volto a portare la serie FlatOut anche sulle console di nuova generazione. |
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08/07/2006 - TV Adaptor for Skype: streaming TV su VoIP - Una compagnia giapponese propone un accessorio per effettuare lo streaming di programmi televisivi tramite la funzionalitą di videoconferenza di Skype |
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08/07/2006 - Carriera nel mondo dei videogiochi con AIV - L'Accademia Italiana Videogiochi č una delle poche realtą italiane che mirano alla creazione di figure professionali all'interno del panorama videoludico. |
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07/07/2006 - VIA e SiS, ancora flessione nel mese di giugno - I due produttori di chipset registrano risultati in calo nel mese di giugno, dovuti al periodo di stanca stagionale. Fiducia per la seconda metą dell'anno |
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07/07/2006 - Disponibile OpenOffice.org 2.0.3 in italiano - E' da poco disponibile una versione di Openoffice.org 2.0.3 in lingua italiana. I file di installazione sono disponibili nella nostra sezione download |
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11/07/2006 - La pubblicita` blindata e` qui - L'idea di un brevetto Philips fa proseliti: uno dei principali network tv americani e' sul punto di lanciare i nuovi superspot, quelli che l'utente e' obbligato a visionare. Una mecca ad alto contenuto tecnologico per gli spot televisivi |
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11/07/2006 - Cina, uno studio per capire la censura online - OpenNet Initiative ha stilato un rapporto dettagliato sullo stato della censura in Cina. Il sistema e' il piu' sofisticato ed esteso al mondo, dicono gli esperti |
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11/07/2006 - Download/ Lemmings sui treni! - Simulatore di treni, con tanti scenari e locomotori, insieme ad una versione fedele del primo Lemmings |
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11/07/2006 - Ricoh forza l'unione di Blu-ray e HD DVD - L'azienda giapponese afferma di aver sviluppato, prima al mondo, un componente ottico che aprira' la strada a player e masterizzatori capaci di supportare sia Blu-ray che HD DVD. Il futuro del laser blu sara' nei drive multi-standard? |
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11/07/2006 - Le RAM magnetiche debuttano sul mercato - Freescale afferma di essere il primo produttore a commercializzare un chip MRAM, promettente alternativa alle memoria flash a cui stanno lavorando anche altri colossi del settore |
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11/07/2006 - Lotus Notes salta sui desktop Linux - Attesa da tempo, IBM ha finalmente rilasciato una completa versione di Lotus Notes per Linux. La suite, che comprende applicazioni per la produttivita' e la collaborazione alternative a MS Office, poggia su Eclipse |
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11/07/2006 - Google, un tool contro il malware? - Websense sfrutta la funzione di ricerca sui file binari offerta da BigG per creare una sorta di antivirus per Internet, che scava tra i file pubblicati sul web alla ricerca di quelli potenzialmente dannosi |
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11/07/2006 - Scienziati USA craccano Galileo - Un ricercato crea un algoritmo per estrarre i codici d'accesso al sistema europeo, quei codici che il consorzio satellitare vorrebbe far pagare agli utenti. Gli americani violano una tecnologia europea? |
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11/07/2006 - Contadino vende robot per necessita` - Agricoltore cinese costruiva robot per hobby, ma la sua casa e' andata in fiamme. Ora deve venderli per ripagare i debiti contratti con le banche |
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11/07/2006 - Telecom Italia vendera` PC - Sono quelli di CDC, in bundle con le offerte Alice. L'incumbent proporra' ai propri abbonati nuovi personal computer mentre il distributore si occupera' della consegna e dell'assistenza |
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11/07/2006 - Elementari, caccia aperta ai computer - Fioriscono i progetti dedicati al recupero e riutilizzo dei PC nelle scuole. Sfruttando il sistema Betwin ci lavorano sopra quelli di Euroinformatica a favore delle scuole elementari. Ecco come |
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11/07/2006 - Penali per i decoder SKY? Adiconsum: non pagate - Il servizio approntato dall'associazione sembra aver indotto la tv satellitare a fare marcia indietro sulle richieste di penale per mancata restituzione dei decoder. Adiconsum: e chi ha gia' pagato? |
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11/07/2006 - Scoperta una falla critica in Word - In tutte le piu' recenti edizioni di Word esiste una vulnerabilita' che puo' esporre gli utenti meno prudenti al rischio di cadere vittima di cracker e virus. Scoperti due bug meno gravi anche in Internet Explorer |
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11/07/2006 - Gli tsunami sono sotto controllo - Cosi' spera l'UNESCO che ha annunciato l'attivazione di una importante rete di rilevazione. Il breve preavviso che garantirebbe in caso di tsunami potrebbe salvare migliaia di vite |
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11/07/2006 - Pechino insegna online il cinese. A tutti - Il governo della Repubblica Popolare lancia un portale che fornisce lezioni e materiali di studio gratuiti per l'apprendimento della lingua cinese. Jackie Chan e Yao Ming le icone del corso |
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11/07/2006 - Hawking e La Domanda - Il celeberrimo astrofisico ha rivolto a Yahoo! Answers un singolare quesito, di quelli che interrogano l'intera razza umana sul proprio futuro. Riusciranno i membri di Yahoo! a rispondere? |
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11/07/2006 - Decreto Bersani, una petizione web - La lanciano i consumatori |
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10/07/2006 - D-Link Announces Availability of WiFi Flip-Phone - D-link has declared that it will ship it's Wi-Fi phone after announcing its DPH-540 WiFi flip-phone back in March this year. The phone uses Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) and is compatible with VoIP phone services like Vonage.
Description:
The D-Link Wi-Fi Phone will be available in two models: the DPH-540 (black) and DPH-541 (silver). The phones use 802.11g wireless technology, weighs just 3.74 ounces, features a color screen and contain a 900mAh battery. Your standard array of mobile phone features are including such as an address book that can hold 100 entries, caller ID, polyphonic ring tones and support for text messaging. Users can expect up to three hours of talk time with the phone and 70 hours of standby time. The D-Link Wi-Fi Phone also relies on a Broadcom chipset for low-power consumption, echo cancellation, packet delay compensation and lost packet recovery.
For interoperability with secure networks, the DPH-540 and DPH-541 support WEP, WPA and WPA2 encryption. The phones will also be compatible with the Public SIP Telephone Network (PsipTN) which is expected to be made available later this year. With a firmware upgrade, users will be able to make and receive phone calls within the PsipTN with a one-year subscription agreement.
Both the DPH-540 and DPH-541 are available now at the D-Link online store for $249.99.
 News source: DailyTech
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10/07/2006 - Intel takes back lead in U.S. retail - Intel is back on top in retail in the United States, and it can thank Toshiba.
The Santa Clara, Calif.-based chip giant saw its share of computer processors sold in retail outlets in the United States rise from 42.2 percent in May to 51.2 percent in June, according to Current Analysis. Meanwhile, the percentage of PCs running processors from Advanced Micro Devices declined from 57.4 percent in May to 48.5 percent in June.
The shift came because of an emphasis on inexpensive notebooks containing Celeron M chips, according to Sam Bhavnani, director of research at Current Analysis. In notebooks, Intel expanded its market share from 57.3 percent in May to 66.2 percent in June. AMD's notebook share dropped from 42.3 percent in May to 33.4 percent in June. A lot of those Celeron notebooks were Toshiba models selling for $599 and less, Bhavnani said.
Intel steadily lost market in 2005 and continued to lose ground in 2006. But since the first part of the year, Intel executives have said the company would become more aggressive due to manufacturing advances and new chips. Price cuts have also dented AMD.
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10/07/2006 - Linux to get Lotus Notes - On Monday, IBM plans to unveil aversion of its Lotus Notes desktop collaboration software for Linux.
Lotus Notes on Linux 7.0.1, which will be generally available July 24, is based on the Eclipse open-source framework. That technology will also be used in the next update toLotus Notes, code-named Hannover, which is expected to ship next year.
The new desktop software, tailored to the Linux open-source operating system, is designed to help corporations that choose not to use proprietary operating systems such as Microsoft Windows or Mac OS. And once the Hannover version is released, the software will be able to function as a soup-to-nuts productivity tool, IBM said.
Lotus Notes users who use a Windows or Macintosh system will be allowed to swap to a Linux version free of charge, Ed Brill, head of IBM's worldwide Lotus Notes sales, noted. New Lotus Notes licensees will pay the same rate as Windows or Macintosh customers, he added.
News source: ZDNet
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10/07/2006 - Intel Targets 32-Core Processors in 2010 - The world's main supplier of microprocessors, Intel Corp., plans to offer a central processing unit for servers, which will be 15 times faster compared to today's chips and which will contain up to 32 processing engines, according to a media report. The processor code-named Gulftown will have "eight processing nodes" with four cores on each one, according to TG Daily web-site, which may mean that the chip will consist of several physical dice. Every die will sport four processing engines, 3MB unified level-three cache, while every core will have 512KB L2 cache. The dice will be connected to each other using "a ring architecture" interconnect technology.
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News source: Xbit Labs
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10/07/2006 - Vonage sued for voicemail patent infringement - The technology used by Vonage Holdings to deliver voicemail service to its 1.6 million VOIP (voice over Internet Protocol) telephony customers infringes another company's patent, according to a lawsuit filed Monday. Klausner Technologies has asked a federal court in the eastern district of Texas to fine Vonage $180 million in damages and royalties for the patent infringement.
Klausner, a privately owned company that controls 25 patents for VOIP voicemail technology, already collects licensing fees from Time Warner Inc. for using this technology in its AOL Voicemail and VOIP voicemail services. The company asked Vonage, of Holmdel, New Jersey, to sign a similar agreement in January, but the only response has been a request for more time, Klausner claims.
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News source: InfoWorld
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10/07/2006 - EU to Cap Microsoft Daily Fine at $3.8 Million - The European Commission plans to raise the ceiling of future fines on Microsoft to 3 million euros ($3.8 million) a day if the company continues to defy an antitrust decision, a diplomatic source said on Monday. He was speaking as European competition regulators met to discuss the amount of a fine the European Union's executive arm will impose on the software giant for failing to comply with the 2004 decision that it abused its dominant market position.
The Commission declined to comment. This will be the first time the Commission has fined a company for what it sees as defying an order to remedy an abuse. The current ceiling for the fine is 2 million euros a day. The penalty, likely to run into hundreds of millions of euros, comes on top of a record 497 million euro fine the Commission already imposed in its landmark antitrust decision against Microsoft in March 2004.
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News source: eWeek
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10/07/2006 - No AMD K8L processors until 2008, say sources - Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has recently indicated that its new K8L processor for its next-generation Socket AM3 platform will not be available until 2008, according to sources at Taiwan-based motherboard makers. AMD's K8L series is expected to be compatible with Socket AM2-based motherboards by adding both DDR2 and DDR3 memory controllers, according to the sources. According to AMD's latest roadmap, AMD will start manufacturing its Socket AM2 dual-core processors using a 65nm process in the first quarter of 2007, beginning with the Athlon 64 X2 lineup, including the 3800+, 4200+ and 4600+, the sources said.
In addition to the Athlon 64 X2, the production of AMD dual-core Athlon 64FX and single-core Sempron CPUs will also migrate to the 65nm node in 2007, the sources stated, noting that the 65nm Sempron will be upgraded to support DDR2 800 instead of DDR2 667. Prior to the launch of the Socket-AM2 CPUs, AMD intends to begin terminating orders for its non-Socket-AM2 processors-Socket-939 dual-core Athlon FX/X2 (codenamed Toledo), Socket-939 single-core Athlon 64 in the 1MB L2 version (codenamed San Diego), Socket-939 single-core Athlon 64 in the 512KB L2 version and the entry-level Socket-754 Sempron (codenamed Palermo)-by the end of 2006.
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News source: DigiTimes
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10/07/2006 - Industry to stop 'music cheats' - The BPI has invited ISPs to "enforce their own terms of use" The recorded music industry's trade group has told internet service providers (ISPs) to freeze the accounts of customers who illegally fileshare. The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) has written to Tiscali and Cable & Wireless asking them to suspend 59 accounts for "illegal filesharing".
Until now, the BPI has focused on individuals, rather than other firms. The ISPs should now "put their houses in order and pull the plug on these people", said the BPI. We have said for months that it is unacceptable for ISPs to turn a blind eye to industrial-scale copyright infringement . The internet has made it far easier for people to share music files and thus to breach copyright.
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News source: BBC
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10/07/2006 - Live Music Events Being Hosted Now in US Apple Stores - Following success with its 'Live From London' series of gigs, Apple is preparing to host more live bands on US shores. The company will host at least two live acts in the US this month.
Alien Ant Farm will perform at the Apple Store in Sanata Monica, California on 20 July. The very next day, indie band The 88 will perform live at Apple's Grove store in LA.
The company has been hosting live events at its London store. These have been called 'Live From London' and have been recorded and later released. Richard Ashcroft's 'Live From London' performance was mentioned by UK music label body the BPI as one of the best-selling releases of the last six months in the UK.
It is not known if Apple will make recordings of the two latest US events available through iTunes.
News source: Macworld UK
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10/07/2006 - MRAM: "the most significant memory advancement in a decade" - Semiconductor giant Freescale has started selling the next generation of memory, called MRAM, becoming the first company to produce the technology with potential useability in many of today's upcoming devices.
MRAM stands for magnetoresistive random access memory and it differs from conventional RAM in that information is stored using magnetic properties, instead of an electronic charge. This means the chips can store information once the power has been switched off.
The RAM is capable of read/write times of only 35-nanoseconds as opposed to 50-70-ns offered by DRAM. Freescale are currently only selling the units in 4Mbit capacities, though now the ice has been broken the technology should flourish and larger capacities will hopefully soon be on the way.
Analyst Will Strauss from the research firm Forward Concepts said: "This is radically new technology. People have been dabbling in this for years, but nobody has been able to make it in volume."
"This is the most significant memory introduction in this decade."
The technology can challenge both conventional RAM as well as flash memory, a market that has only taken-off over the last few years as more and more people buy memory sticks, MP3 players and portable storage cards. Unlike flash memory MRAM doesn't degrade over time, and has faster read/write times.
Experts also predict that MRAM could one day be used to store whole operating systems, boosting the start-up times of tomorrow's PCs. It seems the perfect candidate to replace today's technology as it is smaller, cheaper and faster than anything on the market at present.
The 4Mbit chips will go on sale for $25 each, and Freescale has announced it already has (unnamed) customers.
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