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Saw over NeoWin that Mandrake Soft has released Linux Mandrake 8.1 MandrakeSoft is proud to announce Mandrake Linux 8.1 as the newest alternative to Microsoft Windows and Macintosh operating systems. Mandrake Linux 8.1 is a complete operating system that provides both fully configured, easy to use desktops plus advanced, fine-tuned professional tools, including powerful server solutions. Read more

OC Workbench has posted a new ECS K7S5A bios Read more

McAfee Virus definitions has been updated to version 4163 If you are using VirusScan 5.x, you can easily update your DAT files from the VirusScan Central (the main VirusScan menu) and click on the Update button. The DATS will be downloaded and applied for you. Updates for VirusScan, and all McAfee products that include VirusScan, ensure that your virus protection is constantly updated as cures for new virus threats are published. The cures are included in a virus definition file called a DAT file. The easiest way to obtain new DAT files is to use the UPDATE button from VirusScan 5.x Central. DAT files are published weekly, or in the event of a virus outbreak. Download

Symantec has released a new virus definitions update for Norton Antivirus. This update will work on the following products: NAV for Lotus Notes (Intel) NAV for MS Exchange (Intel) NAV 4.0, 5.0 and 2000 for Win9x NAV 4.0, 5.0 and 2000 for WinNT NAV 2000 for Win2000 NAV for Firewalls pcAnywhere32 7.5 and higher for WinNT Norton Utilities for Windows 95/98 (all versions) Norton SystemWorks (all versions) Download

.... For Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server REDMOND, Wash. -- Sept. 26, 2001 -- Microsoft Corp. today announced that leading enterprise independent software vendors (ISVs) have completed rigorous stress-tests to ensure optimal performance and scale for the complete range of hardware and software configurations qualified by the Microsoft® Windows® Datacenter Program. Business-critical applications from BMC Software Inc., CommVault Systems Inc., IBM Corp., Microsoft, NetIQ Corp., NSI Software, Onyx Software Corp., SAP AG and VERITAS Software have met intensive testing requirements to achieve the Certified for Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server status, as granted by independent third-party test lab VeriTest. Read more

PC Stats has posted a review on the Vantec CCK-6027D Copper Heatsink If you thought gold was the colour of choice for all things shinny then you are sadly mistaken - everyone interested in performance cooling knows full well that copper is king. Like its predecessor, the CCK-6035D, the half-pint Vantec CCK-6027D is based on a full copper thin-fin base design and packs a powerfully noisy Delta fan up top. The question is, how will the shorter CCK-6027D compete against the larger CCK-6035D? Which one should you be thinking about getting? One of these two heatsinks outperforms the other, and it isn´t the heatsink you think it is. That´s right, where size doesn´t matter, fin density does, and this copper cooler from Vantec has got a few tricks up its´ sleeves that surprised even us. Read more

Tweakers Asylum has put up Part 1 of their PSU Tech Guide. So you just got that brand new 1.4 GHz TBird and a motherboard equipped with an AMD-761 Northbridge. The loudest HSF you could find rests atop your new CPU with a thin film of Artic Silver 2 giving you a perfect rippled pattern on the bottom when lifted off. Each stick of ram is tested at 266 MHz DDR CAS 2 and your RAID array gives you enough storage space to run your own ftp site. Well.. Let me tell you this, you’re missing something, the power supply. Read more

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Accelenation have posted their review of the Hercules Fortissimo II soundcard. The Fortissimo II, as I am sure you can guess, is the follow-up to Hercules´ successful Fortissimo card and offers quite a few notable features which set the two apart. First of all The Fortissimo 2 uses Crystal´s SoundFusion 4624 audio processor, a scaled-down version of their 4630 chip that powers Hercules´ GameTheater XP card. Now this card is intended to serve the same purpose as something like an AMD Duron processor. It is supposed to give you the most ´bang for the buck´ and offer features which no other sounds cards offer for the same cost. The question is, does it succeed? Well, let´s take a deeper look at the specifications. Read more

A security vulnerability exists in Exchange 2000 Outlook Web Access, because it will accept and process a request for an item in an authenticated user´s mailbox without verifying first that the folder structure is valid. An attacker could mount a denial of service attack by repeatedly levying a request for a non-existent but deeply nested folder in his own mailbox. Read more

Hoping to boost interest in its Windows XP operating system, software giant Microsoft said Wednesday it will offer an add-on package of programs providing digital media features and video games. The bundle of software, called Plus for Windows XP, will sell for about $40 and will hit shelves Oct. 25, the retail launch date for the XP operating system, Microsoft product manager Geordie Wilson said. Read more

3D Game Man has posted a video review on the iWill KK266R Motherboard and OCZ PC150MHz Ram Check it out

Analysts are advising against using Microsoft´s Internet Information Server (IIS) because of its multitude of vulnerabilities that viruses like Nimda and Code Red exploit. The Gartner Group has advised enterprises that had not yet made web server decisions to "weigh security heavily and to evaluate other web server software offerings" rather than opting straight out for IIS. Read more

Riva Station has posted a review on the ATI RADEON R7500 video card The 7500 is nonetheless an innovative card. It is the first dual display card with adequate 3D gaming performance. Those whose computers are workstations as well as gaming rigs will certainly appreciate the comforts and advantages of having a second display. Programming and video/picture editing are perfect applications for such an environment. Until now, if you chose a dual display card, you were always forced to compromise. Read more

Maximum Hardware has posted a review on the PCMod´s Rheobus Kit One of the first things that most people do when they enter "the lab" where I test and review components is wonder how I manage to get anything done with all the noise. I really can´t blame them; when a single computer has over 10 fans running at full speed, and there is more than one computer in the same room, things tend to get a little loud! If you´re like me and don´t mind sacrificing your hearing in order to drop your CPU temperature by a few degrees, then it likely doesn´t bother you. However, I´d be willing to guess that when you want to listen to that brand new MP3 you just downloaded or play a quiet, thinking game, such as Chess, the last thing you want to hear is a jet engine-like "whirrr" from all your fans running. This is where the PCMod´s Rheobus Kit, that the good folks at CrazyPC.com generously provided, comes in. Read more

Anandtech has put up a review on the Tyan Tiger K7 dual Athlon motherboard The Tiger MP picks up where the Thunder K7 left off in that it is the perfect motherboard for the workstation user. It´s rare that you find a workstation in need of dual 100Mbit Ethernet controllers or such a weak on-board PCI Video solution; the Tiger MP comes with none of that excess baggage to a workstation user. What is preserved however is the performance and quality of the original Thunder K7, just in a cheaper (less than $250), more basic package. Read more

Neoseeker has posted a review on Handspring´s Visor Prism PDA The HandSpring Visor Prism is the first HandSpring Visor with a color display. The backlit active-matrix LCD display supports 16-bit color, which means that it is of capable of displaying 65.536 distinct colors on the 160x160 active matrix color screen. Being the first color Palm-based PDA, it has stiff competition with Pocket PC based devices. The Visor Prism runs Palm OS version 3.5.2H and uses a 33MHz Motorola Dragonball VZ processor with 8MB of RAM. Read more

Hardware Anaalysis has posted a new article "i845, handicapping the Pentium 4?" Intel´s i845 chipset has been released a few weeks ago and motherboards now slowly start appearing in the market. However is it a valid alternative to the i850 and does the cost reduction give it a good price/performance ratio? Read more

GideonTech has posted a review on some aluminum coolers from Bits Power. These are slightly different in design, they utilize what they call ´skiving technology´. It makes the heatsink look like it was smashed by a heavy object on its way over here. Odd looking, but it does perform quite well. Read more

ActiveWin reports that MSN Explorer 7 is planned for a October 25th release Just had information come in that along with the Windows XP launch on October 25th in the U.S., MSN 7 will launch as well as a national focus for MSN Broadband. (initially in 20+ cities). Read more

Everything USB send some USB related news: MS unveils Wireless IntelliMouse Explorer With 5 fully programmable program-specific buttons, the Wireless IntelliMouse Explorer gives users the same features of the Intellimouse Explorer, but allows for wireless freedom, with up to 6 feet of range. Read more TechIdea to publish USB 2.0 market report Tech Idea´s bi-monthly report on the latest of the USB industry keeps readers up to date on numerous topics, including: USB technology updates, analysis of current events and the effect of each on the market, market trends by market segment, factors affecting market growth, analysis of leading USB companies, new applications and ideas of USB 1.1 and 2.0, and tips to develop market forecasts and strategies for growth. Read more

Overclockers Melbourne has put up a Socket A cooler roundup. Coolers from more than 5 different manufacturers are examined under both stock conditions and on overclocked CPU´s with 2 different fans, in order to accurately measure the heatsinks capability. Read more

Promise has released new drivers for the FastTrak 66/100 TX2/TX4 controller. Thanks Station Drivers. Download

Overclocked Cafe has posted a review on DTI´s 2015XLS 15" LCD monitor. Before we look at whether or not this thing really works, let´s take a look at how it works it´s magic. Basically, it takes advantage of how our own eyes and brain perceive images by essentially displaying two 512x768 images stretched across the screen. The left image appears on odd columns where the right image appears on even columns. Both images are shown simultaneously using an ´illumination plate´ behind the LCD panel. DTI uses this to perform what they call ´parallax illumination´. Your brain takes the two images and combines them to form an apparent 3D image. Think about the ´Red/Blue glasses´ type of 3D and how it works. A slightly different image is seen by the left and right eyes, creating an illusion of depth when the images are combined in our brains. Read more

PCStats has posted a review on the MSI MX400 Pro-VT32S Video Card MSI has added S-Video VIVO (Video In, Video Out) and 5 ns SDRAM. Last but not least, who could forget the pretty red PCB too! The MSI MX400 Pro-VT32S can be quite a worthy competitor, "can" being the key word. At stock, it doesn´t have enough power to compete with the higher end cards, but when it´s overclocked it leads to quite a performance gain! Many times being able to compete with cards that should be faster such as the ATI Radeon. Read more