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This week we talk about the new 3DMark Vantage software, a 1GB Radeon HD 3870 card, EVGA's new UV Plus+ USB VGA adapter, NVIDIA's 780a SLI chipset with Hybrid SLI technology, a couple of interesting forums threads, a Larrabee team member speaking out about rasterization, and potential problems with AMD's 780G chipset. URL: http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=411 Program schedule: * 00:40 Introduction * 02:15 OCZ Technology 64GB SATA-I Solid State Disk Review * 04:23 Futuremark 3DMark Vantage Benchmark Preview * 15:46 Diamond Radeon HD 3870 1GB Graphics Card Review * 20:05 Aqua Computer Aquaduct 360 XT Water Cooling System * 23:29 EVGA UV Plus+ External USB VGA Adapter Review * 29:47 NVIDIA nForce 780a SLI ASUS M3N-HT Review - NVIDIA nForce 780a SLI * 53:45 Forums: Surprising number of people with the X4 9850 * 56:07 Forums: Will summer bring another GPU war? * 58:05 Larrabee team member speaks on rasterization for the future * 1:04:03 Host of upcoming AMD processors discussed * 1:09:29 AMD has problems with Phenom X4s and 780G * 1:18:06 Closing Thanks for a post! Ryan Shrout Owner - PC Perspective rshrout ( -at -) pcper.com

Softpress Updates Freeway to 5.1 - Published on 05/08/08 Softpress Systems today released Freeway 5.1, an update to its award-winning web design software. With a traditional page layout approach, Freeway makes it easy to create dynamic websites without the need to write code. This release is available as a free update to all registered owners of Freeway 5. Oxford, UK - Softpress Systems today released Freeway 5.1, an update to its award-winning web design software. With a traditional page layout approach, Freeway makes it easy to create dynamic websites without the need to write code. This release, available as a free update to all registered owners of Freeway 5. Additionally, free 30-day trials of Freeway Express and Freeway Pro are available. "The release of this version sets Freeway even further ahead of the field of WYSIWYG web creation tools," Softpress Managing Director Richard Logan said. "Freeway 5 is already the tool of choice for many visual designers who love the feel of a traditional layout application - easy to use, feature-rich with standards compliant output." New Features in Freeway 5.1: In addition to the features added in Freeway 5 (CSS menus, Google Actions, Blogger templates, script.aculo.us Actions and dozens more), Freeway 5.1 brings the following: * Support for publishing a feed from a page with the RSS Feed Action. * Support for SVG as a graphic import format, either for conversion to JPEG, GIF or PNG or as a pass-through to the finished page. * In-flow block items can now be either CSS or table based items. * Numerous fixes and enhancements. Pricing and Availability: Freeway 5.1 is a free download for all owners of Freeway 5. Updates can be downloaded from their website. Freeway Pro and Freeway Express are both available for purchase and immediate electronic delivery directly from the Softpress Store. Full versions of Freeway 5 Pro can be purchased for $249 USD, and Freeway 5 Express is $79 USD. Upgrades from Freeway 4 Pro to Freeway 5 Pro are $99 USD, upgrades from Freeway 4 Express to Freeway 5 Express are $49. Owners of Freeway 4 Express can upgrade to Freeway 5 Pro for just $149 USD. For a limited time, owners of GoLive 8 or later can purchase Freeway Pro at a 30% discount. More pricing details (including student, senior and non-profit discounts) can be found at the Softpress Systems website About Freeway: Freeway, famous for its ease-of-use and clean efficient standards-compliant code generation, is the tool of choice for professionals and home Mac users who prefer to focus on design issues, not on coding. Softpress Systems: http://www.softpress.com Freeway: http://www.softpress.com/products Direct Download Link: http://www.softpress.com/updates Purchase Link: http://www.softpress.com/store Softpress was founded in 1993 to address the emerging needs of professional publishers and designers for cross-media authoring tools. Freeway, and its extensive feature set, result from Softpress' ongoing efforts to identify and meet the real needs of web designers in today's environment. Softpress creates tools that many people rely on for their day-to-day business, so they listen carefully to their customers. Future upgrades and product offerings will continue to demonstrate Softpress' commitment to quality, leading-edge innovation and customer service. ### Ian Schray US Marketing Manager 503-616-3875 ischray ( -at -) softpress.com *******

Hello, - Sudden Strike 3: Arms for Victory - Ardennes Offensive Screens #2 http://www.gamershell.com/news_50122.html - Stronghold Crusader Extreme New Screens http://www.gamershell.com/news_50120.html - Gamecock Joins GamersGate http://www.gamershell.com/news_50118.html - Battle Rage: The Robot Wars Announced for Wii and Screens http://www.gamershell.com/news_50116.html - The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor Announced for Wii/PS2/DS and Screens http://www.gamershell.com/news_50114.html - Voltage PS3 Screens http://www.gamershell.com/news_50106.html Best Regards, GamersHell.com Staff =============================================================================

Dear Friends, We have just published our review of the New Coolermaster Z600 cooler, please if you find it interesting put it in your News/Reviews section. Link http://www.chw.net/Revisiones/Refrigeracion/mAnalisis%3A-CoolerMaster-Hyper-Z600-200805062010.html Regards

Hello Webmasters and News Posters, NEW CONTENT (Casing & Cooling) - CoolIT Systems PURE CPU Cooler QUOTE: "Companies like CoolIT Systems played a large role in turning water cooling into a mainstream practice by making it available on a large scale, even getting their products in the hands of big box builders like Alienware. Today we are going to look at CoolIT’s latest water-cooled processor heatsink, the PURE. CoolIT calls their cooling systems “Fluid Heat Exchangers” and have been building their FHEs for a couple of years now." For more information, please visit - http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/1416/coolit_systems_pure_cpu_cooler/index.html Best Regards, The TweakTown Team http://www.tweaktown.com

Jumsoft Releases Pages Templates 2.0 for iWork - Published on 05/08/08 Jumsoft Releases Pages Templates 2.0 for iWork. The package includes a broad collection of 40 professionally designed, high-quality templates for books, brochures, business cards, invitations, resumes, sales posters, portfolios, catalogs, diplomas, certificate, menus, and even business reports and invoices. Almost every template features different pages with different layouts. Not only is it easy to make your documents look professional, but have many more options for styling them. Vilnius, Lithuania - Jumsoft Releases Pages Templates 2.0 for iWork. Pages Templates 2.0 includes 40 high-quality and professional templates for the aforementioned types of documents, and almost every template features many different pages with different layouts. The Pages Templates 2.0 upgrade collection consists of 20 templates from the earlier version and 20 new ones. It does not mean, for example, that the template includes just one page layout for invitations. You will have many more options for styling your documents. It is also the way out of boring work. Make it easier to enjoy work by using Jumsoft's Pages Templates 2.0. Installation of Pages Templates is easy to do. You may double-click on any template and Pages will automatically open the document. You may save the document as a new template or standard Pages document. You may also install Pages Templates so they appear in Pages Templates menu by copying them to Home > Library > Application Support > iWork > Pages > Templates folder. System Requirements: * Mac OS X 10.4.3 Tiger and later * Apple Pages 2 or later Pricing and Availability: Pages Templates 2.0 may be purchased for $39.00 USD. Customers may upgrade for only $19.00 USD. The 2.0 release is a recommended update for all customers. More information and samples for Pages Templates 2.0 are available at Jumsoft. Jumsoft: http://www.jumsoft.com Page Templates: http://www.jumsoft.com/pages/ Purchase Page Templates 2.0: https://store5.esellerate.net/store/checkout/CustomLayout.aspx?s=STR490430688&pc=&page=OnePageCart.htm Samples: http://www.jumsoft.com/pages/samples A dedicated group of Apple Macintosh experts launched Jumsoft in 2002 with the goal of creating and marketing exciting, easy-to-use and powerful applications for Mac OS X. Jumsoft most recently focused its attention on maximizing the potential of Apple's iWork, quickly becoming the leading provider of Keynote themes and objects. Copyright 2002-2008 Jumsoft. All Rights Reserved. Apple, iWork, the Apple logo, and the iWork logo are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries. ### Algirdas Unguvaitis General Manager +370 655 10612 Algirdas ( -at -) jumsoft.com *******

Hi everyone, This Monday saw the launch of a new high-end CPU cooler for both AMD and Intel systems by Cooler Master, the quite frankly massive Hyper Z600. With a weight of over 1KG, and the ability to cool many current processors passively without the need for additional fans, it promises to be a cooling powerhouse. Today, we take a look at this cooler to see if it has a heavyweight status to match its specification. Cooler Master Hyper Z600 CPU cooler review "An early look at the listed specifications confirms that the cooler makes use of six copper heat pipes attached to a copper base, with a large number of aluminium fins to dissipate that heat. The Hyper Z600 comes with no fans by default, but is only recommended to be used in this passive configuration with CPUs that sport a TDP of up to 89 Watts - Anything above this, and you'll either need some decent chassis-based cooling or to install a 120mm fan on the Z600 itself. Speaking of which, the cooler supports the installation of either one or two 120mm fans to aid with cooling." http://www.elitebastards.com/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=567&Itemid=27 As always, a news post on your site would be hugely appreciated, and we guarantee to reciprocate by posting any news items received from yourselves. Many thanks! Regards, Hanners Elite Bastards ------------------------------------- Elite Bastards News Letter www.elitebastards.com

Hello, - The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor Announced for Wii/PS2/DS and Screens http://www.gamershell.com/news_50114.html - Fistful of Frags v1.4 Beta Client Released http://www.gamershell.com/news_50112.html - NASCAR 09 Trailer #2 http://www.gamershell.com/news_50110.html Best Regards, GamersHell.com Staff =============================================================================

MC Research announces LinkUP Pricing: offers Free Support - Published on 05/08/08 MC Research is proud to announce LinkUP Pricing, their new Quark XTension for Mac OS X and Windows. LinkUP Pricing is a designer-friendly XTension that allows direct up[censored]/importing of prices and/or text into QuarkXPress documents, all with no technical database or coding expertise required. LinkUP Pricing can prevent manual errors and save hundreds of hours on any project. MC Research now offers free unlimited email support for LinkUP Pricing. Laindon, United Kingdom - MC Research is delighted to announce LinkUP Pricing, their new Quark XTension for Mac OS X and Windows. With a focus on ease-of-use, LinkUP Pricing is a Quark XTension that allows designers direct up[censored]/importing of prices and text into their XPress documents, with absolutely no technical database or coding expertise required. LinkUP Pricing supports multiple currency, language versions of the same document, or even different layers. All that is required by the designer is a QuarkXPress project and a simple data file, export-able from any database. LinkUP Pricing will help create a DataBase Format File (DBF) that it uses to update documents. All pricing and text can be updated throughout the document at the push of a button. And with no cutting or pasting required, LinkUP Pricing can prevent costly manual errors and save hundreds of hours on any project. MC Research is now offering free, unlimited email support for LinkUP Pricing. This offer is extended to all existing registered LinkUP Pricing users as well as new customers. Minimum Requirements: * Universal Binary for PowerPC and Intel or Windows * QuarkXPress 7.2 or later * QXP 6 version available * Data file, .csv or .txt file Pricing and Availability: A single user license for LinkUP Pricing is only £199 (plus VAT £233.83). USA, Canada $375.00 USD. LinkUP Pricing is delivered by email after purchase. Multiple user license options are available. A full-featured demo is available. Free technical support is available when purchased direct from MC Research. MC Research: http://www.mcresearch.co.uk LinkUP Pricing: http://www.mcresearch.co.uk/products/linkuppricing.htm LinkUP Pricing Demo: http://www.mcresearch.co.uk/technicalsupport/downloads.cfm Purchase LinkUP Pricing: http://www.mcresearch.co.uk/buyonline/buyonline.aspx?theproduct=3 Comparison Chart: http://www.mcresearch.co.uk/downloadfiles/comparisonchart/LinkUPComparisonChart.pdf LinkUP Pricing Screencasts: http://www.mcresearch.co.uk/technicalsupport/movies/movies.htm Headquartered in Southfields Laindon, United Kingdom, MC Research Ltd. was founded in 1992. Involved with QuarkXPress since version 3, MC Research's mission is to develop excellent XTensions for the design and publishing industries. Their software connects databases to QuarkXPress, allowing automated document creation and update. At MC Research, real people answer phones, email and support valued customers. Copyright 1992-2008 MC Research Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Quark, QuarkXPress, the Quark logo, are registered trademarks of Quark Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. MC Research is a member of the QuarkAlliance and a Microsoft Partner. ### Jill Barringer Marketing Manager +44 (0)1268 490242 jillb ( -at -) mcresearch.co.uk *******

Hello, - Review - Emergency Mayhem Review http://www.gamershell.com/wii/emergency_mayhem/review.html - Review - echochrome review http://www.gamershell.com/ps3/echochrome/review.html Best Regards, GamersHell.com Staff =============================================================================

Hi all, We have just published a review of the *Asus EAH3870 X2 1GB graphics card*. If you could post a link on your site that would be very much appreciated. *Link:* http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2008/05/08/asus-eah3870-x2-1gb-graphics-card/1 *Picture:* http://images.bit-tech.net/content_images/2008/05/asus-eah3870-x2-1gb-graphics-card/fp_img.jpg *Quote: */"I have to say that I'm impressed with the Asus EAH3870 X2 graphics card -- it's quite a step away from the reference design and innovation like this should be encouraged. The inclusion of four DVI ports will be a welcome addition for anyone looking to run more than a couple of monitors on their workstation and what makes it even better is the fact that, unlike Nvidia's SLI, ATI CrossFireX technology scales across multiple displays. There is no need to disable CrossFireX in order to enable multi-display mode -- and believe me when I say that is a big thing for anyone like me who is a gamer but also runs multiple displays. It's for that reason alone that I have never used a GeForce 9800 GX2 or GeForce 7950 GX2 in any system that isn't used for testing purposes -- it defeats the object of having a single graphics card for me because it has all the compromises of SLI. It's not all rosy though because there are some things that aren't as likeable about the Asus EAH3870 X2 1GB. The biggest one is of course performance. In short, the Radeon HD 3870 X2 is not as competitive as it needs to be and, if you took some games in isolation, you could make the card look like exceedingly poor value for money compared to the GeForce 8800 GTS 512 and GeForce 9800 GTX, which are both retailing for under £200. The 3870 X2, on the other hand, sits at about £240 (inc. VAT) at best, and heads up towards the £280 mark at worst. Another peeve of mine is with the fansink. Now, I accept that it's a compromise that had to be made in order to accommodate the four dual-link DVI ports on the PCI bracket, but that doesn't mean it's a good thing. While the two fans don't really increase the amount of noise pollution by a significant amount, it does mean there are now two points of failure on the card -- you could say you're twice as likely to need to change the card's heatsink later down the line when one of the fans inevitably fails. There's also the fact that heat created by the GPUs is no longer exhausted out of the back of the card, which means that you end up heating up the inside of your chassis -- I doubt that's going to be a major concern for most though. On the whole though, I think that the Asus EAH3870 X2 is a good choice compared to what's on offer from other partners on both red and green fronts. It will undoubtedly please the multi-monitor crowd and that's where I see this card making the most headway. A word of warning though: Asus has two EAH3870 X2 cards---one with four DVI ports (this one), and one that follows the reference design pretty closely---so if you're unsure, please do check with the retailer before purchasing."/ * *Cheers guys! Tim Smalley www.bit-tech.net

plasq Releases Comic Life Magiq 1.0 for Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard - Published on 05/08/08 plasq today released Comic Life Magiq 1.0 for Mac OS X. This entirely new photo-comic desktop publishing software from plasq empowers users of all ages and skill levels with simple-to-use but eye-catching creative options typically found in professional products. Quickly create powerful photo stories with professional templates, warp images in amazing ways with the new Magiq image editor, produce persuasive how-to guides using any digital image on your Mac. San Francisco, CA - plasq today released Comic Life Magiq 1.0 for Mac OS X. This entirely new photo-comic desktop publishing software from plasq empowers users of all ages and skill levels with simple-to-use but eye-catching creative options typically found in professional products. Comic Life Magiq is built from the ground up to leverage the power of Mac OS X 10.5 core technologies, like Core Image and Core Animation resulting in photo-comics with unique visual effects and elegant layout. Comic Life Magiq includes creative features rivaling 'Pro' applications, while retaining plasq's signature ease-of-use. For example, the included Magiq Image Editor is a friendly tool with a powerful core offering features ranging from smart cut-out, warping and smudging, painting, skinning, green-screening and more all wrapped up in an easy and entertaining interface. "Looking at the incredible creativity that the original Comic Life unleashed we were inspired to try and match our users and develop software that would offer even more expressive possibilities," said Robert Grant, plasq Co-Founder. "The result is simply amazing. Beautiful templates, incredibly fun tools for wreaking havoc with your images and powerful comic layout features wrapped in an animated user interface - it all adds up to a product that could only be called Magiq." The comic page layout engine can handle complex and creatively-curved comic panels, speech balloons and captions. Artistic 'brushes' provide hand-drawn feel to lines, and powerful compositing lets the user flexibly combine their images. A high degree of control over individual comic elements enables complex gradients, reflections, brushes, line styles, fill options, shadows and more. The modular interface lets users hide or view these details while navigating through a continuous WSYWIG page layout view. Also included are a collection of artist-commissioned templates, props, balloon shapes and spraycans to both inspire and get users straight into the fun. Templates cover a wide variety of life's events and characters including birthdays, pets, outdoor activities etc. About Comic Life Magiq: Comic Life Maqig is the premier photo-comic desktop publishing software on the Apple Macintosh platform. Coming from the makers of the original Comic Life it lets you create astounding comics, beautiful picture albums, how-tos ... and more. The easy-to-use interface integrates seamlessly with your photo collection. Drag in your pictures, captions, lettering text ('ka-blam!') and speech balloons and your work of art is complete. Comic Life Magiq requires Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) and above. Comic Life Magiq costs $44.95 USD. Crossgrades from Comic Life Basic, Comic Life Deluxe and Comic Life Apple Bundle are available for $29.95 USD. Volume Education Licensing options are available. Volume Education Crossgrade pricing is also available. 30-day unhindered demo and instant download purchase directly from plasq. Comic Life Magiq: http://plasq.com/comic-life-magiq plasq: http://plasq.com plasq's focus on creating intuitive, powerful and fun software for visual communication, perfectly illustrated by their award-winning 'Comic Life', kid-friendly 'Doozla' and much lauded 'Skitch'. Known for its worldwide 'online office' approach, plasq's think-tank of developers and user interface designers unites talent from The United States, Australia, Austria, France, Brazil and Norway to make beautifully designed and useful tools. plasq helps people communicate across oceans and generations. ### Brian Caldwell Sr. Dir. Business Development +1 415-227-4165 brian ( -at -) plasq.com *******

Hello Webmasters and News Posters, NEW CONTENT (News) - Coverage from GIGABYTE P45 Spring Break and Plug-Fest 2008 QUOTE: "This morning we are gathered with worldwide media at the Gigabyte headquarters in Taiwan for their Spring Break event and Plug-Fest 2008. It’s an event which allows media to get an early look at Gigabyte’s upcoming Intel P45 Express based motherboards." For more information, please visit: http://www.tweaktown.com/news/9419/gk_k8000_keyboard_up_close_and_personal/index.html http://www.tweaktown.com/news/9420/gigabyte_spring_break_benchmarking_begin/index.html http://www.tweaktown.com/news/9421/gigabyte_p45_dq6_has_4_network_lan_ports/index.html http://www.tweaktown.com/news/9422/more_on_the_gigabyte_p45_dq6_from_hq/index.html http://www.tweaktown.com/news/9423/probably_the_biggest_mobo_in_the_world/index.html Best Regards, The TweakTown Team http://www.tweaktown.com

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 ===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Important: gpdf security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2008:0262-01 Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0262.html Issue date: 2008-05-08 CVE Names: CVE-2008-1693 ===================================================================== 1. Summary: An updated gpdf package that fixes a security issue is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4. This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. 2. Relevant releases/architectures: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64 3. Description: gpdf is a GNOME-based viewer for Portable Document Format (PDF) files. Kees Cook discovered a flaw in the way gpdf displayed malformed fonts embedded in PDF files. An attacker could create a malicious PDF file that would cause gpdf to crash, or, potentially, execute arbitrary code when opened. (CVE-2008-1693) Users of gpdf are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which contains a backported patch to resolve this issue. 4. Solution: Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188 5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 441722 - CVE-2008-1693 xpdf: embedded font vulnerability 6. Package List: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4: Source: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4AS/en/os/SRPMS/gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.src.rpm i386: gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.i386.rpm gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.i386.rpm ia64: gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.ia64.rpm gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.ia64.rpm ppc: gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.ppc.rpm gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.ppc.rpm s390: gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.s390.rpm gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.s390.rpm s390x: gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.s390x.rpm gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.s390x.rpm x86_64: gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.x86_64.rpm gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4: Source: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4Desktop/en/os/SRPMS/gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.src.rpm i386: gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.i386.rpm gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.i386.rpm x86_64: gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.x86_64.rpm gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4: Source: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4ES/en/os/SRPMS/gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.src.rpm i386: gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.i386.rpm gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.i386.rpm ia64: gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.ia64.rpm gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.ia64.rpm x86_64: gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.x86_64.rpm gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4: Source: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4WS/en/os/SRPMS/gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.src.rpm i386: gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.i386.rpm gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.i386.rpm ia64: gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.ia64.rpm gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.ia64.rpm x86_64: gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.x86_64.rpm gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.x86_64.rpm These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and details on how to verify the signature are available from https://www.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package 7. References: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1693 http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important 8. Contact: The Red Hat security contact is . More contact details at https://www.redhat.com/security/team/contact/ Copyright 2008 Red Hat, Inc. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFIIsVKXlSAg2UNWIIRAtRIAJ0ZXbMrM1sJ4BJa1qhNRqpgNWwfVwCghmPy nPoLDbQrISR9cOZjd97nN3E= =A4Wv -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --

Hello, We've released Banshee 1.0 Beta 1 (0.99.1), four weeks after 1.0 Alpha 3 release, which brings some great new features and lots of bug fixes and performance improvements. New in this release: * MTP and iPod Device Support, including artwork, transcoding, and video syncing * Minimode extension * Default smart playlists * Over 30 bugs fixed since the last release Remember, Banshee 1.0 beta releases can be safely installed and used in parallel with older Banshee releases, so there should be nothing stopping you from giving it a try! Release notes with screenshots, ChangeLog, openSUSE 10.3 1-click install, and full beta-release disclaimer: http://banshee-project.org/Releases/0.99.1 Download the source code: http://banshee-project.org/files/banshee/banshee-1-0.99.1.tar.bz2 sha1sum: 1da154dccb7ef090e7b26e83cc18346767f185f5 And the official blog announcement: http://gburt.blogspot.com/2008/05/banshee-10-beta-1-released.html Enjoy! --Gabriel _______________________________________________

gstreamermm provides a C++ API for the gstreamer streaming multimedia framework. There is lots of work still to be done, but we have working examples that play video and music. Changes: gstreamermm 0.9.5 (unstable): * Bin: Added properties and vfuncs. * ChildProxy: Added properties and vfuncs. * Clock: - Added get/set_calibration(). - Added properties and vfuncs. * Element: - Added found_tags() and found_tags_for_pad(), create() and parse(). - Used ArrayHandle for methods that return an array of QueryType. - Added vfuncs. - Derive from Gst::Interface. * Added GhostPad * Index: Added signals and properties. Made IndexEntry::assoc_map() const. * Added MessageTag. * Pad: Added add_{data,buffer,event}_probe() methods. * PadTemplate: Wrapped members name_template, direction, and presence. * Parse: Throw errors as exceptions. * Pipeline: Added properties. * Structure: Renamed is_empty() and get_size() methods to empty() and size(), for consistency with the standard C++ library. * Added TagList. * Added TagSetter. * Xml: Added "object-loaded" signal. * Documentation: - New media_player_gtkmm example which can play music or video files. - Improved reference documenation. * A huge number of other improvements. (José Alburquerque, José Alburquerque, and José Alburquerque) svn: svn.gnome.org/gnomemm/gstreamermm/trunk/ http://svn.gnome.org/viewvc/gnomemm/gstreamermm/trunk/ (It's in jhbuild) download: http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gstreamermm/ submit bugs: http://bugzilla.gnome.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=gnomemm&component=gstreamermm view bugs: http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?query=component%3Agstreamermm +product%3Agnomemm+ -- murrayc ( -at -) murrayc.com www.murrayc.com www.openismus.com _______________________________________________

I am pleased to announce version 0.8.0 of the Python bindings for Poppler. It is available at: http://www.gnome.org/~gianmt/pypoppler-0.8.0.tar.gz The above location is temporary, until I will find a nice house for future releases. What's new: =========== o Fix a couple of bugs in the demo, thanks to Pablo Rodriguez and to Ian Kanto (Gian Mario) o Update with poppler 0.8 API. (Gian Mario) Blurb: ====== Poppler[1] is a PDF rendering library based on the xpdf-3.0 code base. PyPoppler is a wrapper which exposes the poppler API to the python world. It is fairly complete, most of the API are covered. The documentation is actually missing, help wanted Like the Poppler library itself, PyPoppler is licensed under the GNU GPL. PyPoppler requires: ===================== o Poppler >= 0.8.0 o PyGObject >= 2.10.1 (2.11.3 to build the docs) o PyGTK >= 2.10.0 o PyCairo >= 1.2.0 Bug reports should go to https://launchpad.net/poppler-python [1] http://poppler.freedesktop.org/ cheers -- Gian Mario Tagliaretti _______________________________________________

<http://www.guru3d.com/article/radeon-hd-3850-review-diamond-viper-ruby-edition-512-mb/>'>http://www.guru3d.com/article/radeon-hd-3850-review-diamond-viper-ruby-edition-512-mb/> Diamond Viper Radeon HD 3850 Ruby edition 512MB review Today Guru3D peeks at the Diamond Viper Radeon HD 3850 512Mb Ruby edition, a fun product. It's a Radeon HD 3850 colored with a red PCB, a custom cooler slapped on top of it and they pre-overclocked it to get closer the Radeon HD 3870 performance level, all that for roughly 140 EUR / 179 USD. Not bad. Next page please, where we'll have a look at the technology empowering this graphics card and then startup the in-depth review. Full URL: http://www.guru3d.com/article/radeon-hd-3850-review-diamond-viper-ruby-edition-512-mb/ <http://www.guru3d.com/article/radeon-hd-3850-review-diamond-viper-ruby-edition-512-mb/> --

Hello Technology News Community, I4U NEWS reviews the Asus EAH3850 X2 Video Card. Quote from the review: "Today we are checking out the Asus EAH3850 X2 dual GPU video card. This is one of the fastest ATI graphics cards you will find. If you only have space for one card and you prefer ATI, the EAH3850 X2 is worth a serious look. After all the testing was done there was no doubt that the Asus EAH3850 X2 is the fastest ATI video card I have tested. It isn’t as fast as the top cards from NVIDIA like the 9800 GX2, but it’s not as expensive either. The Asus EAH3850 X2 retails for around $350." Full Review: http://www.i4u.com/full-review-425.html Photo: http://www.i4u.com/images/2007/eah3850x2-stock.jpg Homepage Link: http://www.i4u.com We would very much appreciate if you post this news story/review on your site. As always I4U News is open to cross-post your technology stories. Please visit http://www.i4u.com for more stories. As long as you provide credits and links to the original story on I4U News we appreciate any cross-posting of our content. If you don't want to receive review and news submissions from I4U News please just reply to this email indicating that or use the unsubscribe link below. We appreciate giving us a chance to inform you about our latest reviews and please apologize if this email reaches you in error or does not meet your interest. best regards, Chief Editor Luigi Lugmayr :: I4U Technology News Network :: http://www.i4u.com - Technology News http://shop.i4u.com - I4U Shop http://pricewatch.i4u.com - Shopping Guide http://www.wristdreams.com - Technology Wrist Watches :::

Hi all, We have posted a review of ASUS' X48-based P5E3 board. Title: ASUS P5E3 Premium WiFi-AP ( -at -) n ( -at -) Techgage Link: http://techgage.com/article/asus_p5e3_premium_wifi-ap_n/ Quote: X48 is new, but there are many boards already begging for your dollars. We are taking a look at the most robust of them all, the P5E3 Premium, which includes built-in WiFi, a great board design and fantastic overclocking abilities. It would almost be a perfect board if it weren't for the $375 price tag.

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 [slackware-security] mozilla-thunderbird (SSA:2008-128-02) New mozilla-thunderbird packages are available for Slackware 10.2, 11.0, 12.0, 12.1, and -current to fix security issues, including crashes that can corrupt memory, as well as a JavaScript privilege escalation and arbitrary code execution flaw. More details about these issues may be found here: http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/known-vulnerabilities.html#thunderbird http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1233 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1234 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1235 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1236 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1237 Here are the details from the Slackware 12.1 ChangeLog: +--------------------------+ patches/packages/mozilla-thunderbird-2.0.0.14-i686-1.tgz: Upgraded to thunderbird-2.0.0.14. This upgrade fixes some more security bugs. For more information, see: http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/known-vulnerabilities.html#thunderbird (* Security fix *) +--------------------------+ Where to find the new packages: +-----------------------------+ HINT: Getting slow download speeds from ftp.slackware.com? Give slackware.osuosl.org a try. This is another primary FTP site for Slackware that can be considerably faster than downloading directly from ftp.slackware.com. Thanks to the friendly folks at the OSU Open Source Lab (http://osuosl.org) for donating additional FTP and rsync hosting to the Slackware project! :-) Also see the "Get Slack" section on http://slackware.com for additional mirror sites near you. Updated package for Slackware 10.2: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.2/patches/packages/mozilla-thunderbird-2.0.0.14-i686-1.tgz Updated package for Slackware 11.0: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-11.0/patches/packages/mozilla-thunderbird-2.0.0.14-i686-1.tgz Updated package for Slackware 12.0: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-12.0/patches/packages/mozilla-thunderbird-2.0.0.14-i686-1.tgz Updated package for Slackware 12.1: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-12.1/patches/packages/mozilla-thunderbird-2.0.0.14-i686-1.tgz Updated package for Slackware -current: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/xap/mozilla-thunderbird-2.0.0.14-i686-1.tgz MD5 signatures: +-------------+ Slackware 10.2 package: 6b7959fe16dc8ffe11e8ed9fcdfeb8b9 mozilla-thunderbird-2.0.0.14-i686-1.tgz Slackware 11.0 package: 6b7959fe16dc8ffe11e8ed9fcdfeb8b9 mozilla-thunderbird-2.0.0.14-i686-1.tgz Slackware 12.0 package: 6b7959fe16dc8ffe11e8ed9fcdfeb8b9 mozilla-thunderbird-2.0.0.14-i686-1.tgz Slackware 12.1 package: 6b7959fe16dc8ffe11e8ed9fcdfeb8b9 mozilla-thunderbird-2.0.0.14-i686-1.tgz Slackware -current package: 6b7959fe16dc8ffe11e8ed9fcdfeb8b9 mozilla-thunderbird-2.0.0.14-i686-1.tgz Installation instructions: +------------------------+ Upgrade the package as root: # upgradepkg mozilla-thunderbird-2.0.0.14-i686-1.tgz +-----+ Slackware Linux Security Team http://slackware.com/gpg-key security ( -at -) slackware.com +------------------------------------------------------------------------+

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 [slackware-security] php (SSA:2008-128-01) New php packages are available for Slackware 10.2, 11.0, 12.0, 12.1, and -current to fix security issues. Note that PHP5 is not the default PHP for Slackware 10.2 or 11.0 (those use PHP4), so if your PHP code is not ready for PHP5, don't upgrade until it is or you'll (by definition) run into problems. More details about one of the issues may be found in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-0599 Here are the details from the Slackware 12.1 ChangeLog: +--------------------------+ patches/packages/php-5.2.6-i486-1_slack12.1.tgz: Upgraded to php-5.2.6. This version of PHP contains many fixes and enhancements. Some of the fixes are security related, and the PHP release announcement provides this list: * Fixed possible stack buffer overflow in the FastCGI SAPI identified by Andrei Nigmatulin. * Fixed integer overflow in printf() identified by Maksymilian Aciemowicz. * Fixed security issue detailed in CVE-2008-0599 identified by Ryan Permeh. * Fixed a safe_mode bypass in cURL identified by Maksymilian Arciemowicz. * Properly address incomplete multibyte chars inside escapeshellcmd() identified by Stefan Esser. * Upgraded bundled PCRE to version 7.6 When last checked, CVE-2008-0599 was not yet open. However, additional information should become available at this URL: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-0599 The list reproduced above, as well as additional information about other fixes in PHP 5.2.6 may be found in the PHP release announcement here: http://www.php.net/releases/5_2_6.php (* Security fix *) +--------------------------+ Where to find the new packages: +-----------------------------+ HINT: Getting slow download speeds from ftp.slackware.com? Give slackware.osuosl.org a try. This is another primary FTP site for Slackware that can be considerably faster than downloading directly from ftp.slackware.com. Thanks to the friendly folks at the OSU Open Source Lab (http://osuosl.org) for donating additional FTP and rsync hosting to the Slackware project! :-) Also see the "Get Slack" section on http://slackware.com for additional mirror sites near you. Updated package for Slackware 10.2: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.2/testing/packages/php5/php-5.2.6-i486-1_slack10.2.tgz Updated package for Slackware 11.0: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-11.0/extra/php5/php-5.2.6-i486-1_slack11.0.tgz Updated package for Slackware 12.0: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-12.0/patches/packages/php-5.2.6-i486-1_slack12.0.tgz Updated package for Slackware 12.1: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-12.1/patches/packages/php-5.2.6-i486-1_slack12.1.tgz Updated package for Slackware -current: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/n/php-5.2.6-i486-1.tgz MD5 signatures: +-------------+ Slackware 10.2 package: 4efe7aac0d75ac62b7a81795d026c9b4 php-5.2.6-i486-1_slack10.2.tgz Slackware 11.0 package: f34eb2916cac7003750fc56b79d7974b php-5.2.6-i486-1_slack11.0.tgz Slackware 12.0 package: ffca00ec8ce0209e7d9c31c2d922e2fe php-5.2.6-i486-1_slack12.0.tgz Slackware 12.1 package: 9b0e03d4a306b64c7b61abd3d3de935d php-5.2.6-i486-1_slack12.1.tgz Slackware -current package: b0ccfaca2876c09ee8359a1b6a012406 php-5.2.6-i486-1.tgz Installation instructions: +------------------------+ First, stop Apache: # apachectl stop Next, upgrade to the new PHP package: # upgradepkg php-5.2.6-i486-1_slack12.1.tgz Finally, restart Apache: # apachectl start Or, for Apache 1.3.x versions using SSL: # apachectl startssl +-----+ Slackware Linux Security Team http://slackware.com/gpg-key security ( -at -) slackware.com +------------------------------------------------------------------------+

A news post would be great. OCC has published a new review on the VisionTek Radeon HD 3870 X2 Overclocked Edition Here is a quote from the review: Quote: "Overclocking a pre-overclocked card? Can it be pushed any further? The answer is yes. It didn't take me long to discover that this video card does not like to be pushed, but I was able to obtain a minimal overclock on the already overclocked beast of a video card. I reached 850MHz on the core clock from the stock frequency of 840MHz, and on the memory I obtained a frequency of 975MHz over the stock 960MHz. It's not much, but we'll see if it gives a performance increase at all." Title: VisionTek Radeon HD 3870 X2 Overclocked Edition Review Link: http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/visiontek_3870_x2/ Img: http://www.overclockersclub.com/siteimages/articles/visiontek_3870_x2/8_thumb.jpg

Razer Destructor Professional Gaming Mat Review ( -at -) ThinkComputers.org Review URL: http://www.thinkcomputers.org/index.php?x=reviews <http://www.thinkcomputers.org/index.php?x=reviews&id=758> &id=758 Image URL (336 X 256): http://www.thinkcomputers.org/reviews/razer_destructor/email.jpg Alt Image URL (194 X 150): http://www.thinkcomputers.org/reviews/razer_destructor/thumbs/8.jpg Quote: "The Razer Destructor Professional Gaming Mat is certainly something gamers should look into buying. Razer's test showed an increase in tracking of 37% with laser mice and 25% compared to other gaming-grade surfaces. This surface is of the highest quality. Razer claims it as the Razer Fractal surface for high-precision gameplay. Something that you probably haven't seen with any other gaming-grade mousepad is a protective carrying case, which comes included with the Destructor. Perfect for on-the-go gamers."

Hello, OCIA.net has posted their review of the USB 2.0 Computer Copy Cable. Below is a direct quote from the review: "For most computer savvy users, transferring data between two computers is relatively easy. If you have a network set up, you can share data between two computers. Alternatively, you can simply use a flash drive... but that might not be very efficient if you are transferring a large amount of data. But, for those users who aren't as "skilled" with computers, this can present quite a problem. I have seen countless people burn CD after CD of data to transfer to their laptop, which of course is time-consuming and wasteful." Direct Link: http://www.ocia.net/reviews/usbcopycable/page1.shtml Image Link: http://www.ocia.net/images/icons/287.jpg Site Link: http://www.ocia.net A news posting on your site would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance for your support! Thanks, OCIA.net Staff http://www.ocia.net