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Connectix has posted a new update for Virtual PC for Windows. Thanks DosFreak. Download

T-Break has posted a review on the Iwill KK266plus-R motherboard. The Iwill KK266 was a pretty good motherboard and instantly turned us into Iwill fans. Where other motherboard manufacturers were cutting corners, Iwill offered everything- from performance and features to overclocking and support- and wrapped everything in a package that looked mega cool. And thus, we were quite eager to try the KK266+ which is a tweaked up version of the original. Read more

LONDON--Microsoft will give its 20 million e-mail users in Europe access to messages via their mobile phones, the company said Thursday, unveiling a new alliance with European mobile operators. The initiative involving a joint venture between Danish mobile operator TDC Mobile International and Anglo-Dutch CMG Wireless Data Solutions is the latest step in Microsoft´s plan to bring its software products and Web offerings to mobile devices, including phones, pagers and handheld devices. Read more

Asus has posted new Intel Ultra ATA drivers 6.20.2018. Thanks Mark. Download

PC Hardware has posted a review on the Promise FastTrack100 TX2 IDE RAID controller IDE RAID controllers represent one of the newest additions to a personal box list of gadgets. The IDE RAID controller is regarded right now like a popular choice between the users ready to spend a little bit more in order to increase performance. The storage system performance is a major drawback in a computer overall performance and there are no many things to do. It´s very interesting that SCSI standard is more than 10 years old and was regarded like a solution to IDE problems but it didn´t succeed to gain the market in the same degree as DDR has done in a few months. It´s a big difference between memory and storage standards but it was just an example. One of the major SCSI disadvantages is its high cost. As you may know a quality SCSI harddisk costs more than twice than an IDE harddisk of the same capacity. In most cases you have to pay for speed rather than for features. Read more

Hexus has posted a review on the Leadtek Geforce 2 Pro video card. On the subject of overclockability (if that´s a word) I feel that with some better cooling on the RAM chips I could get a stable 460 out of it and possibly something like 480 for a short period of time. If I happen to get my hands on some RAM sinks or such like I will give them ago and update this review to reflect the better overclock.So in short, I would definitely recommend this card based on its good performance and the price that they are now selling for. Read more

Viper´s Lair has posted a review on the Vantec CCK-6035D cooper cooler As you probably know, copper is in, and aluminum is passé. As CPUs run hotter, manufacturers need something new to handle the heat. Today, we´re going to look at the all new Vantec CCK-6035D copper cooler. Read more

The state attorney general has asked Qwest to give refunds to customers who lost high-speed Internet connections as a result of the "Code Red" computer worm attack, but the Denver-based Internet access provider is refusing. Read more

ExtremePage.at has posted new Kyro 1 and 2 drivers version 8.140 Download for Windows 2000 Download for Windows XP

Paraknowya has updated their Kyro & PowerVR FAQ to version 2.2 The English FAQ is now on version 2.2. I would like to say thanks to all the people who did the translations. We now have translations in German, Korean and Spanish. Most of the translations are still based on FAQ 2.1 but they will be updated as soon as possible. New to FAQ 2.2 are the questions I have problems with a missing cursor on the desktop. Help? New I have problems with blinking icons, can you help? New The Villagemark Benchmark Scores for non-KYRO boards are very low, did you specifically code the benchmark to produce low results on competitors products? New NVIDIA´s GeForce3 supports Early-Z to reduce the impact of overdraw, yet it is still considerably slower than a KYRO board. Is the scene sorted back-to-front to remove/reduce the advantage that Early-Z might bring? New I can´t see the menus in the Aliens vs Predator 2 demo. Why? New Read more

A new beta version of DeviceLock for Windows NT/2000/XP 5.0 is out. DeviceLock gives network administrators control over which users can access what devices (floppies, serial and parallel ports, Magneto-Optical disks, CD-ROMs, ZIPs, etc.) on a local computer. Once DeviceLock is installed, administrators can control access to floppies, CD-ROMs or any other device, depending on the time of day and day of the week. DeviceLock enhances access control for Windows System Administrators and helps control removable disk usage. It can protect network and local computers against viruses, trojans and other malicious programs often injected from removable disks. Network administrators can also use DeviceLock to flush a storage device´s buffers. Remote control is also available. Download

OC Workbench has posted an interview with Scott Thirwell from Abit OCW : ABIT released the TH7-II, a RAMBUS board using S478, currently no manufacturers did a similar board, what makes ABIT go with this combination ? a 850+S478 mainboard? Scott : ABIT put out the TH7-RAID last March for the 423 pin Intel P4 to use with Rambus memory. The P4 system was able to take advantage of the high memory bandwidth of Rambus and get great results. The board received a lot of attention due to the powerful performance. With the 478 pin CPU, it was a no brainer to continue to offer this strong combination. With the TH7II-RAID, we made even further improvements through ABIT engineered Read more

Neoseeker has posted a review on the Compaq iPAQ H3650 Handheld Organizer which uses Microsoft´s Pocket PC Operating System. Well first off I would have to say this is one [censored]y handheld. I personally love the look, very nice polished silver finish. I would say it pretty much looks like brushed metal but the casing is plastic. My first impressions of the size of the iPAQ was that it was of average size compared to other PDAs like the Palm IIIC and the Handspring Prism but then I found out that it was enclosed in a sleeve so I took that off and instantly the words "[censored]y" flashed in my mind. Read more

Overclocked Cafe has a review of ABIT´s KT7E motherboard, based on the KT133E chipset. For a budget motherboard it pounds out solid non-budget motherboard numbers. For those with 200MHz FSB AMD´s looking for a motherboard that will give them a bit more life out of their processor and SDRAM, it would be an excellent choice. Anyone looking to build a solid budget system, the KT7E becomes another excellent choice, it´s bare bones approach makes it affordable, couple that with a Duron and an MX based video card, and you are looking at a complete system at a very reasonable price. Read more

GideonTech.com has posted a review on the Glowire Case Mod Kit. One thing I did notice is that the wire connecting the Glowire to the driver gets a little hot to the touch. For all you temperature freaks out there, this may be something to look out for. Normal neon tubes give off virtually no heat, this unit may not be what you are looking for if temperatures are a major factor. Then again, it may not be enough to cause any type of concern in most cases. Read more

Storage Review has put up a Lite-On LTR-16101B CD-RW review As CD-RW popularity continues to expand, more and more players arrive to market with offerings of their own. Lite-On has historically been a big player in the CD-ROM drive market -- both in Taiwan as well as worldwide. They´ve only recently started to manufacturer burners though. Nontheless, Lite-On is gaining respect with solid, economical offerings. Their latest is a 16/10/40 unit(soon to be replaced with a 24X model!)recently put through SR´s benchmark trials. Come with us as we compare this drive to other 16X offerings as well as more recent 20X drives. Read more

Everything USB send some USB news: Actiontec unveils USB/Ethernet DSL modem Actiontec´s latest DSL modem features support for either an Ethernet or USB installation, (USB supported in Windows 98/ME/2000) allowing users to run the USB/Ethernet Home DSL Modem on most any system. Read more Bodelin ships USB microscopes Connectable via USB, the ProScope allows users to magnify objects and see it on their computer screen, as well as capture and save images. With an included 50x zoom lens and available 1x, 100x and 200x zoom lens´, the ProScope is a cool device for both kids and professionals alike. Read more SONICblue adds ONE MP3 player The Rio One is SONICblue´s solution to low-priced portable digital audio, with 32MB of built-in memory, as well as support for external Smart Media cards. Also included with the Rio One are a USB cable, one AA battery, ear phones, and audio management software. Read more

AMDZone has posted a review on the 1GHz Duron For months overclockers have been happily reaching 1GHz with their Durons. It has become perhaps the most overclocker friendly CPU on the market. Finally AMD has officially released the GHz Duron. It is just a simple speed bump? No, the GHz released today is the Morgan core Duron. It is the little brother of the Palomino we have already seen in the Athlon MP and Athlon 4. Let´s take a look at this chart to show some differences between the Morgan Duron and the previous Spitfire Durons. Read more

McAfee Virus definitions has been updated to version 4155 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

Market research firm and consultancy Gartner Inc. warned that the version of Windows which Microsoft Corp. plans to ship after Windows .NET Server – code-named “Blackcomb” – would probably be delayed through 2003. Read more

Hardware Daily has posted a review on M-Systems DiskOnKey The DiskOnKey is at once both a simplistic and technologically innovative little product. This little flash disk has the capabilities of being installed on virtually any machine to quickly transfer data back and forth. Now you may wonder of course how anything can just automatically work in a USB port, as we all know, many devices require drivers. Well in this case, on any Windows Millennium or Windows 2000 machine no driver is necessary. However, on Windows 98 the user will require a quick download from the DiskOnKey website. Read more

Warp2Search send words that Asus has posted Intel Inf Utility 3.20.1004 Supported Chipsets: 810/815/820/840/845/850/860 430TX/440EX/440LX/440ZX/440BX/440DX/440MX Older Chipsets are already supported by Operating Systems Read more

Trendmicro has posted new virus definitions (#927) for PC-cillin 98 and 2000 Download

Asus has posted more bios updates: Bios CUWE - Series 1016 - 09 Beta Bios CUW - Series 1016 - 09 Beta Bios MEW (-L / -B / -RM) 1016 - 09 Beta Bios P3W-E 1016 - 09 Beta Bios P3W 1016 - 09 Beta Download

NeoSeeker has posted a review on the Samsung SyncMaster 170MP monitor The Samsung 170MP monitor is extremely similar to the 150MP, but with a few refinements. The 170MP has a higher contrast ratio, leading to a higher definition of colour. In addition, it has improved horizontal and vertical refresh rates, producing even more stable images at higher resolutions. This monitor has the same sleek look and elegant feel of the 150MP topped with two extra inches. When comparing monitor sizes between CRTs and LCDs you must remember that LCD sizes are correct to the inch, and 17 inches is purely 17 inches measured across the diagonal of the screen. So the Samsung 17” 170MP is comparable in size to a 19 inch CRT monitor, which would make the 170MP a mammoth screen for the average user. Read more