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11/07/2006 - Stop a Microsoft Windows 98 - Microsoft non ha concesso più proroghe da oggi, 11 luglio 2006, Windows 98, SE e ME non avrà più patch di aggiornamento. |
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11/07/2006 - Firefox 2.0 Beta 1 Release Candidate - Disponibile una release candidate di Firefox 2.0. Antiphishing, controllo ortografico e risoluzione di vari bug |
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11/07/2006 - Half-Life 2: Episode One adesso più facile - Valve ha aggiornato la prima delle tre espansioni di Half-Life 2 rendendo più facile la sezione con l'attacco di massa degli zombie. |
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11/07/2006 - Vendite retail in nord america in crescita per Intel - I risultati delle vendite di sistemi retail in nord america mostrano una ripresa per Intel, sia nel settore notebook che in quello dei sistemi desktop di fascia alta |
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11/07/2006 - HDMI anche su XBox 360? - Si susseguono i rumours che vogliono Microsoft intenzionata a colmare il gap sull'alta definizione che attualmente ha in confronto a PlayStation 3. |
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11/07/2006 - Codici sorgente trafugati: tocca a Hellgate London - Secondo Gamers With Jobs Press Pass ci sarebbe stato un furto del codice sorgente di Hellgate: London, atteso gioco di ruolo in fase di sviluppo presso Flagship Studios. |
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11/07/2006 - ECS acquisice Uniwill - Tempo di fusioni nel mercato taiwanese: il noto produttore ECS acquista Uniwill, produttore di schede madri di secondo piano |
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11/07/2006 - Argo è il nome della console portatile di Microsoft - The Seattle Times svela il nome temporaneo della console portatile di Microsoft della quale si era parlato più volte negli scorsi mesi. |
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11/07/2006 - Reverse HyperThreading: solo rumors - Mai confermate ufficialmente da AMD, le notizie su una possibile tecnologia che unifichi due core in uno vengono smentite |
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11/07/2006 - Freescale annuncia la disponibilità di memorie MRAM - Le memorie magnetiche sono una realtà: Freescale è la prima ad annunciare la disponibilità commerciale di chip di memorie MRAM |
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11/07/2006 - Mac Os X 10.5 senza virtualizzazione - Direttamente da un pezzo grosso di Apple arriva l'ultima indiscrezione relativa al prossimo sistema operativo: Leopard non avrà alcun sistema di virtualizzazione |
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11/07/2006 - Halo 3 adesso ha anche un'interfaccia - Nel solito aggiornamento settimanale sul sito di Bungie si parla stavolta dell'interfaccia dell'attesissimo sparatutto 3D. |
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11/07/2006 - Più frequenze di clock per le future cpu AMD - AMD introdurrà moltiplicatori di frequenza non interi nelle proprie cpu a 65 nanometri, così da avere maggiore flessibilità nelle frequenze di clock |
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11/07/2006 - Esodo di personale da Rockstar - Molti membri del personale di Rockstar stanno abbandonando la software house dei Grand Theft Auto. Colpa delle polemiche sulla violenza nei videogiochi? |
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11/07/2006 - La prima scheda GeForce 7600 GS AGP - Sparkle presenta una scheda video per piattaforme AGP, basata su chip NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS |
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10/07/2006 - In arrivo Firefox 2.0 beta - Stando alle roadmap diffuse ormai da qualche tempo, è 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 martedì - 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 sarà 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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12/07/2006 - Firefox ha ripreso a volare - Le ultime statistiche mostrano come, dopo una fase di letargo, il panda rosso abbia ripreso a crescere con buoni ritmi. Al contrario, IE potrebbe presto scendere sotto l'80%. Opera? Si fa vedere |
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12/07/2006 - Perche` l'Italia spende in software proprietari? - Se lo chiedono gli utenti che a centinaia intendono girare la domanda al Governo: mentre si effettuano tagli alla spesa pubblica, non riconsiderare le politiche sul software sarebbe gravissimo. Open source in pole position |
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12/07/2006 - Contrappunti/ Reclamare Internet. Ora - di M. Mantellini - Da un volume in uscita lo spunto per tutti gli utenti Internet: vivono ogni giorno in un ambiente dinamico, complesso e foriero di aria nuova. Per respirarla e farla respirare l'utente deve crescere e difenderla |
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12/07/2006 - Display, 103 pollici sulla via del mercato - Il nuovo plasma Panasonic sfoggia una diagonale di oltre due metri e mezzo. Destinato ad ambiti molto specifici del mercato, il suo prezzo potrebbe superare i 15.000 dollari |
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12/07/2006 - Blu-ray e HD DVD, in Europa a settembre - Toshiba ha promesso di commercializzare in Europa i primi player HD DVD entro la fine di settembre. Nello stesso periodo faranno capolino anche i primi lettori Blu-ray. Ecco cosa aspettarsi |
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12/07/2006 - GnuCash 2.0 a caccia di MS Money - Il progetto open source aggiorna il proprio software di finanza personale per Linux, ora piu' integrato con l'interfaccia di GNOME 2 e capace di importare dati utente da Internet |
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12/07/2006 - WiFi nei bar, un boomerang per i gestori? - Navigare e leggere l'email mentre si sorseggia un cappuccino? Negli States qualcuno inizia a fare i conti: gli avventori si presentano solo per approfittare della connettivita' senza fili |
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12/07/2006 - La lunga estate calda del roaming europeo - Bruxelles vuole tariffe ridotte ma si scontra con l'opposizione degli operatori e di alcuni commissari. Intanto GSM Association apre un sito per gli utenti del vecchio continente. Per convincerli? |
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12/07/2006 - Concerti e programmi TV? Su BitTorrent - L'azienda di Cohen si prepara alla distribuzione di programmi televisivi e musica dal vivo. Stipulati quattro contratti con altrettante case di produzione indipendenti. Parola d'ordine: intrattenere |
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12/07/2006 - Sony ha deciso: film per Internet - Da vendere o noleggiare su piattaforma Windows Media. In catalogo oltre 500 pellicole: le nuove uscite saranno su Internet proprio mentre arriveranno nelle sale. Combatteranno l'alleanza Warner-BitTorrent |
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12/07/2006 - P2P, le major chiedono agli ISP di agire - Si parte dal Regno Unito, dove BPI mette in chiaro qual e' la strategia dei discografici: raccogliere prove e dati dalle reti peer-to-peer e chiedere il conto ai provider. Senza passare dal via, cioe' dal tribunale |
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12/07/2006 - Un sistema immunitario contro lo spam - Simula gli anticorpi: flessibilita' ed adattamento contro minacce che si evolvono continuamente. Questo il progetto di alcuni ricercatori per costruire filtri antispam ultra-efficienti |
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12/07/2006 - Indignano i censori di Singapore - Con un singolare happening politico, un gruppo di contestatori organizzati via SMS decide di sfidare il Governo del paese in nome della liberta' di parola |
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12/07/2006 - Europa, lo shopping online ha il suo Eldorado - Nel 2006 i cittadini dell'Unione Europea avrebbero gia' speso oltre 100 miliardi di euro in acquisti online. Regno Unito e Svezia i paesi dove l'e-commerce e' piu' popolare. In vista una internet ancora piu' commerciale? |
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12/07/2006 - Censurare e tagliare film? Illegale! - Questa l'opinione di un giudice statunitense che ha condannato per violazione del diritto d'autore alcune societa' che tagliano i film e li rivendono in versione per famiglie. Senza sesso o nudita' |
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12/07/2006 - Hardware, le brevi della settimana - Box HDD e player tutto in uno - Lindy USB Desk Dock - Sapphire Radeon X1600Pro HDMI - Maxtor Shared Storage II - Entertainment Dock 500 per iPod - GPS Compasseo di Packard Bell |
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12/07/2006 - Comune di Milano, nuovo sistema di comunicazione - Annuncio |
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11/07/2006 - Dual-Core AMD Sempron X2 to Emerge in a Year - No matter how advanced the technology is, sooner or later it will migrate to mainstream and even entry-level microprocessors. According to a report from an Asian web-site, AMD Sempron processors will acquire second core as early as in the Q3 2007, a year from now. "AMD's entry-level processors will all feature dual-core architecture by the third quarter of 2007, when its last single-core CPU - the Athlon 64 - will start to be phased out in the market," a news-story over DigiTimes web-site claims, citing industry sources.
The dual-core AMD Sempron chips, which are likely to be called Sempron X2, are expected to be produced using 65nm process technology, thus, will not consume a lot of power. Cache sizes and clock-speeds are unclear, however, the chips are to be compatible with socket AM2 and will feature dual-channel PC2-6400 (DDR2 800MHz) memory controller.
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 News source: Xbit Labs
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11/07/2006 - Prices for pre-N devices get slashed by over 20% - Leading vendors of consumer networking devices in the US have recently lowered their prices for related pre-N (draft 802.11n) products, with the prices for a majority of items slashed over 20%, according to market sources. The latest reduction has helped narrow the price gap between pre-N and MIMO (multi-in multi-out) devices and also brings down the price difference between pre-N and IEEE 802.11g devices from over two fold previously to about one fold presently, the sources noted.
However, a further reduction in prices for pre-N products is expected to come in late third quarter when related chipmakers are expected to roll out low-cost versions of integrated pre-N chips, the sources indicated.
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11/07/2006 - Ballmer: Future Windows to arrive faster - Microsoft Corp.'s customers will never again face as long a wait between new versions of Windows software as they're enduring now, Chief Executive Steve Ballmer vowed Tuesday. Meanwhile, Chairman Bill Gates said the company's much-delayed Vista operating system is likely -- but not guaranteed -- to reach the market by January.
The comments in separate speeches by Microsoft's two top executives came nearly two weeks after the Redmond, Wash.-based company announced a postponement for its Office business software suite, and nearly four months after a similar postponement for Vista.
Product launch delays are not unusual in the software industry, but the wait has been especially long for Vista, which will incorporate features to make Windows more robust as more work is done online with greater need for security. Vista's predecessor, Windows XP, came out in October 2001, when Microsoft didn't face the challenges it now confronts from the likes of Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc.
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11/07/2006 - Guide: How to turn a paper clip into a house - It sounds crazy, but one Canadian net-junky has managed to swap his way to owning his own house, starting out with a simple red paper clip.
Kyle MacDonald, 26, took a year to swap 16 items to meet his goal of gaining a house without spending a penny. Whats more, the internet celebrity hasn't ruled out swapping the house yet!
The chain of events began when Kyle swapped the paper clip for a pen in the shape of a fish, then a novelty doorknob, a camping stove and then a generator. He swapped his way through a keg of beer with a neon sign - an "instant party"- following that a snowmobile, a holiday to British Columbia, a van and rather amazingly a record contract.
Bizarrely enough Kyle swapped his next deal - a year's rent-free living in a house in Arizona - for an afternoon with Mr Poison himself, Alice Cooper. This was then even more bizarrely exchanged for a limited edition Kiss snow globe.
Suddenly celebrities joined the swapping and Kyle managed to exchange the ornament with TV actor Corbin Bernsen who gave him a paid role in his new movie. Swap 16 finally came when the town of Kipling in Saskatchewan decided they'd give a member of their community the role and gave Kyle his house, in the sleepy town with a population of only 1,140.
Still with me? Good.
The 26-year-old unemployed success story has been inundated with TV crews, interviews and media attention since finishing what he started. One of the internet's more unique "get stuff quick" schemes, Kyle MacDonald will undoubtedly go down in online history as he prepares to move into his new house in a town he's never even visited.
Coming soon: endless Kyle MacDonald copy-cat schemes!
View: Kyle's blog - \"One Red Paperclip\"
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11/07/2006 - Microsoft's Private Folder App Criticized - Microsoft has released an application that would make it possible for those who share a PC or account to store files in a separate folder that only they may access. The move has been criticized, however, as some say the program could be misused, hiding content from IT administrators.
The software is called Private Folder 1.0, and hides data from the hard drive in addition to protecting it with a password. While no support will be given for the product, it will be available to those who verify their software as genuine through Microsoft's Windows Genuine Advantage Program.
But response to Private Folder from some was not positive. "An alleged security app that's easily circumvented and completely unsupported, with absolutely no documentation? Oh, dear. With all due respect, who the heck came up with this and why?" a user named "Drew" posted to the MSBlog on Monday.
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 Link: Neowin Forum Discussion
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11/07/2006 - Microsoft shuts down Windows 98 - From 11 July, Microsoft will no longer help users over the phone with any problems they have with the ageing operating system.
The firm will also stop providing security updates for Windows 98 from the same date.
Support for the software was originally due to end in 2003, but was extended following customer protests.
Products affected by closing down the support system include Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, and Windows Me (Millennium Edition). Analyst firm IDC believes that more than 70 million users will be hit by the change.
The majority of these people are likely to be using the operating system at home, as by now most large businesses have phased out machines running the software. Many small firms are also believed to be users of the product.
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11/07/2006 - PowerUser.TV e49: Net Neutrality, Fast Gaming Memory & More! - Microsoft is hit with a second lawsuit over their "Windows Genuine Advantage", meanwhile OS X is phoning home too. A new challenger to YouTube arrives on the scene and offers to pay people for their videos, but does their business model make sense? Google threatens future anti-trust suits over the net neutrality issue, and Samsung is busy mass-producing ultra-fast gaming memory hardware.
In gaming news we wonder if the Wii might be a wee bit early and arrive in September? Sony is in the news again, this time with a controversial ad. President Bush receives a DS Lite and Brain Age for his birthday, but makes no comment on his current score. Also an Arab gamer refuses to play a video game against an Israeli gamer and loses his championship title in the process.
Joel tells us what game is kicking his butt this week and we find out that Microsoft might be releasing a challenger to the iPod later this year. SHOCK! No, not really.
We're rowdy! We're unprofessional! We dare you to listen to this show...if you think you can HANDLE it!
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11/07/2006 - BBC leads online World Cup presence - The 2006 World Cup has come and gone, and the BBC has emerged victorious in the website-war that has raged on for the past month.
The BBC received over 3.4 million visitors during the competition which came to a close on Sunday, with Italy reigning victorious over France only via a penalty shoot-out. Not only was the BBC Sport website the hub for statistics, information and highlights but the world's largest public-service broadcaster also streamed matches live, online, for the first time ever.
The BBC's coverage was so successful it proved to be three-times more popular than the official website, FIFA.com.
The first World Cup of the true broadband era, Germany 2006 had a heavy web presence with blogs, live match streams and gambling websites proving amongst the most popular sites.
European internet analyst Alex Burmaster said: "The 2006 FIFA World Cup will go down as an extraordinary success online, the websites have provided a wonderful array of more interactive and engaging content than ever before."
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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.
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