Fujitsu pushes hard drive limits
by zzillezz on June 30, 2005
Researchers are working on technology that could offer seven times as much storage. Researchers in Japan have reported success in an advanced data-storage technology that could help yield hard drives with capacities of seven times or more than today’s most (…)
Supreme Court rules against P2P
by zzillezz on June 28, 2005
The United States Supreme Court, in a unanimous ruling, disagreed with two lower court rulings. Today’s opinion agrees with the MPAA and RIAA contention that P2P developers are responsible for the infringing activities of its users. The decision is a (…)
LimeWire 4.9.0 beta
by zzillezz on June 27, 2005
From the LimeWire forums, this is what’s new in LimeWire 4.9.0 beta: Searching: LimeWire now recognizes more types of licenses in the search results. In addition to Creative Commons licenses, which LimeWire 4.3 added, “Weedshare” licenses and arbitrary licenses in (…)
MS AntiSpyware beta build 614
by zzillezz on June 25, 2005
MS AntiSpyware (beta) is a security technology that helps protect Windows users from spyware and other potentially unwanted software. Known spyware on your PC can be detected and removed. This helps reduce negative effects caused by spyware including slow PC (…)
Crap Cleaner 1.20.118
by zzillezz on June 22, 2005
CCleaner (Crap Cleaner) is a freeware system optimization and privacy tool. It removes unused files from your system – allowing Windows to run faster and freeing up valuable hard disk space. It also cleans traces of your online activities such (…)
DivX 6 tested
by zzillezz on June 20, 2005
When it comes to converting camcorder or DVD video, it pays to look at the space-saving Divx format. Tom’s Hardware analyzed the new Divx version 6 in the THG Lab, and compared it to WMV 9 and MPEG-2. >> Tom’s (…)
Interview with Kazaa and Skype founder
by zzillezz on June 20, 2005
BBC is running is an interview with Niklas Zennström, the internet entrepreneur behind both Kazaa and Skype, about how his two inventions came about, and how broadband and wireless devices are shaping his vision for the future. From the interview: (…)
Mauritius wants to be the first wireless nation
by zzillezz on June 20, 2005
This tropical island off the east coast of Africa is best-known for its white-sand beaches, its designer clothing outlets and its spicy curries. But tiny Mauritius is about to stake a new claim to fame. By year’s end, or soon (…)
Winamp 5.093
by zzillezz on June 19, 2005
Winamp just released a new update for their popular media player! * Fixed: OSD stays onscreen in DirectDraw Mode * Fixed: Fullscreen video OSD doesn’t reappear after using Pause * Fixed: ML Playlist > Select all (no delete key) * (…)
A visit to ECS
by zzillezz on June 13, 2005
Mention ECS (Elitegroup) in the same sentence as enthusiast, high-quality motherboards and you might not have a favorable outlook towards their products or branding. Indeed, in the world of I.T. components, ECS has always played second or even third fiddle (…)