February 02 2004 -
Intel cranks out new Pentium 4 - By John G. Spooner, CNET
News.com, Intel on Monday served up a large helping of megahertz
with five new Pentium 4 processors for desktop PCs. The new Pentium 4s,
which are expected to spawn a number of new desktop PC models, include
three chips based on a fresh processor design, code-named Prescott.
Intel also is adding two new versions of its current Pentium 4, dubbed
Northwood. A sixth chip, running at 3.4GHz, will be announced Monday,
but it won't be available until later in the quarter...
February 02 2004 -
Robots Clean House - BY TOBEY GRUMET, Popularmechanics.com,
Robotics has long been the property of science fiction. From Rosie
in "The Jetsons" to HAL in "2001: A Space Odyssey," robots represent a
world where machines can think and act much like humans. Yes, modern
technology has had a few of its own robotic victories--think rovers on
Mars--but none that have readily coexisted with humans on a daily basis.
Until now...
February 20 2004 -
Anatomy of an intellectual property theft - By John Hogan,
SearchWin2000.com, A leak hasn't gained this much attention since
the Titanic slipped beneath the waves. But don't look for the leak of
Windows source code onto the Internet to sink Microsoft. By most expert
accounts, the unauthorized release of Windows 2000 and NT4 code is more
of a nuisance than a threat to Microsoft and its customers. Nonetheless,
the news was brimming this week with various angles to this story.
Here's a recap, in case you missed something...
February 20 2004 -
DVD
copying software ruled illegal - Judge orders sales to halt;
company to appeal, The Associated Press, LOS ANGELES - A federal
judge ruled Friday that a software program that copies DVDs illegally
violates the copyrights of Hollywood studios. Judge Susan Illston ruled
in San Francisco that software made by Chesterfield, Mo.-based 321
Studios violates the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act, which
prohibits the circumvention of anti-piracy measures such as the Content
Scramble System protecting movies on DVDs...
February 20 2004 -
Dark energy confirmed as constant presence - Universe has at least 30 billion years left, scientists say, NASA
- STScI, These are Hubble images of three of the most distant supernovae
known. By tracking these exploding stars, astronomers can trace the
expansion rate of the universe, and determine how it is affected by dark
energy., By Robert Roy Britt, Senior science writer, Recent Hubble Space Telescope images of distant
exploding stars add further confirmation to the permanence of a
mysterious, repulsive force called dark energy that appears to dominate
the universe. While scientists are not ready to close the case, they
said today that dark energy, which is thought to permeate the cosmos and
work in opposition to gravity, does appear to be a constant presence as
predicted...
February 02 2004 -
MyDoom swarms the Net - ZDNet, Experts say MyDoom is the worst virus to date and the
damage will continue. SCO tasted its venom when its site was knocked
out--and Microsoft is the next target. Will the big bounties offered by
the two companies help nab the perpetrator(s)? ...
