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TECH NEWS JANUARY:
Agilent system offers SiS test speeds of up to 2.5Gbit/s Agilent Technologies on January 27 announced that Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS), a leading supplier of core logic and graphics chipsets, has purchased the Agilent 93000 SoC Series NP-models for testing of its HyperTransport devices used in high-performance PCs, workstations and servers. More here at DigiTimes D-Link to launch world’s first 802.11a/g WLAN products next month, sources say Shortly after its launch of 802.11g-standard products two
weeks ago, D-Link will release the world’s first WLAN routers and network
interface cards (NICs) supporting the 802.11a and 802.11g standards next
month, according to sources. NEC launches world’s thinnest and lightest Tablet PC NEC’s new Tablet PC, measuring 15mm thick and weighing 999 grams (2.2 pounds), is the world’s thinnest and lightest Tablet PC, reported the Japan Industrial Journal. More here at DigiTimes Internet Suffers A Worm That Hit Servers This Weekend The Sapphire worm that hit servers running Microsoft SQL this weekend was a serious disruption for Internet users. In what might be described as the largest incident since the Code Red and the Nimda worms swamped servers in 2001, the Sapphire worm which also known as Slammer and SQLExp infected more than 120,000 computers and caused a lot of scrambling within many corporate networks. Reports indicate that many Internet service providers under siege from the worm for most of the weekend. What is most unique about this situation is that the worm exploited a six-month-old flaw in Microsoft SQL servers. Server patches must continue to be priority one in avoiding these types of situations and many IT shops still are failing to keep up with the patches in an effort to thwart these documented exploits.
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08:27 EST [David]Samsung rolls out industry’s first 4GB DDR module Samsung Electronics on January 20 announced the industry’s first 4GB DDR SDRAM module. The DIMM (dual in-line memory module) encompasses thirty-six 1Gbit DDR components that achieve 4GB density for high-performance applications such as servers, workstations and supercomputers. More here at DigiTimes 08:28 EST [David]Epox adds new nForce2 motherboard Epox Computer recently introduced a new nForce2 motherboard, the EP-8RGA+, for the Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) platform market. Based on Nvidia’s Based on Nvidia’s nForce2 IGP integrated chipset, Epox’s EP-8RGA+ supports a 333MHz FSB (front-side bus) and AGP 8x graphics technology. More here at DigiTimes 07:59 EST [David]Wistron likely to ship three million notebooks this year More here at DigiTimes 07:57 EST [David]VIA unveils 1GHz Nehemiah processor VIA Technologies on January 22 added one more product line to its C3 processor portfolio. Based on the company’s new-generation Nehemiah core, VIA’s latest C3 processors are manufactured on the 0.13-micron process and available now in both the Socket 370 CPGA (ceramic pin grid array) and EPGA (enhanced ball grid array) packaged modes. More here at DigiTimes Delays Delivering Dell Axim 5 Dell launched its Axim X5 PDA in November 2002 as part of
its strategy to move into the PDA handheld market. As of today and earlier,
message boards on Dell's Web sites are filled with complaints from unhappy
buyers who have not yet received the PDAs that they ordered several weeks ago.
A Dell spokesperson said that Dell is aware of the longer-than-normal wait. A
typical wait time for Dell to complete an order normally averages three to
five days, but many Axim X5 orders have been averaging two weeks or longer to
be completed. 07:49 EST [David]U.S. Video Game Sales Up in December December 2002 video game sales in the United States
increased 7% from sales in December 2001, according to financial analysts.
Research firm NPDFunworld also reported that total video software sales
increased 21% from calendar year 2001 to 2002, with total gaming retail sales
(including hardware and software purchases) increasing 10% over 2001. Total
sales for 2002 were estimated at $10.3 billion, a new high for the gaming
industry. Game developers Electronic Arts Inc. and THQ Inc. reported sales up
in December 2002 of 18% and 25%, respectively. Take-Two Interactive Software
Inc., the developer of the "Grand Theft Auto" series and its newest release,
"Grand Theft Auto: Vice City," reported that it sold 1.4 million copies in
December 2002, for a total of 4.4 million since its October 2002 release. In
terms of number of units sold, Electronic Arts was in first place, selling
five of the top twenty titles. 00:30 EST [David]NEC president to retire in March NEC president Koji Nishigaki will retire at the end of this fiscal year on March 28, citing ill health, reported the Asahi Shimbun. He will be succeeded by Akinobu Kanasugi, currently president of subsidiary NEC Solution. More here at DigiTimes 00:30 EST [David]AMD rolls out 64Mbit flash with security features Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) on January 20 introduced a
64Mbit page-mode flash memory device with advanced security features for
wireless applications like mobile phones and set-top boxes. Called the
“Am29PDL640G,” this 3.0-volt flash device offers 1.8 and 3.0V input and output
voltage options, hardware-based simultaneous read/write and low standby power.
00:28 EST [David]Nvidia heats up multimedia card competition with Personal Cinema line Nvidia recently extended its frontline against rival ATI
Technologies into the multimedia card sector with its new Personal Cinema
solution. Products for the line are expected to hit the market in February.
2.5G Networks Expand at Low Speed
Supercomputers Set for Linux
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Jeffrey Burt
Sobig Virus Picks Up Steam
Lirva worm that began spreading last week. It arrives via e-mail, always in a message from the address big@boss.com and carrying one of four subject lines: More at eWEEK Intel’s mobile CPU sales to grow 15% in 2003, 2004, says In-Stat Intel’s mobile processor unit sales are projected to grow a
modest 15% in both 2003 and 2004, according to a recent report by In-Stat/MDR.
Average prices will hold stable this year despite a reduction in average clock
speeds with the introduction of the new Banias (Pentium M) processor. VIA launches new Mini-ITX motherboard EPIA-V VIA Technologies recently added one more product series to
its Mini-ITX line. Designed at a form factor sized 17×17cm, the new EPIA-V
series can be equipped with either VIA’s C3 or Eden processors. Intel unveils 2.4GHz mobile P4 Following its latest price cuts on notebook-use processors,
Intel on January 14 announced the launch of six new mobile processors,
including its current top-end 2.4GHz Pentium 4-M, and one mobile-platform
852GM integrated chipset. MP3 Sharing Hoax Attacks RIAA A hoax message posted to two security mailing lists Monday
suggests that the Recording Industry Association of America has hired a group
of hackers who have developed a worm capable of infecting and shutting down
peer-to-peer file-sharing software. The hackers claim to have released the
worm, on the RIAA's orders, and that it now controls almost 95 percent of "all
P2P participating hosts." Trio Tackles Wireless Roaming Motorola Inc., Avaya Inc. and Proxim Corp. on Tuesday
announced plans to collaborate on devices and supporting software and hardware
that can roam between cell phone networks and wireless LANs without
interruption. Intel Releases New Products for Mobile Market Intel Corporation has released six new mobile processors,
including the Mobile Intel Pentium 4 Processor-M at 2.4 GHz, Intel's
highest-performing mobile processor yet. Intel 4Q revenues exceed expectations Encouraged by strong sales, Intel on January 14 reported
fourth-quarter 2002 revenues of US$7.16 billion, surpassing its previously
projected revenue range of US$6.8 billion to US$7.0 billion. Shipment of Intel Processor Chips Heisted On Sunday morning, thieves lifted a shipment of Intel processors estimated to be worth $10 million just outside Heathrow Airport in London. The processors were said to be in a van that was parked for a short time in a commercial area near Heathrow that was subsequently stolen. While police recovered the stolen van a short time later, only about one quarter of the shipment in the van remained. According to police, the Intel processors were believed to have originated from Miami, Florida, with the final destination unknown. Whether the theft occurred before shipment out of Heathrow or after the processors had arrived at Heathrow is not yet known. No arrests have yet been made, but the investigation is continuing. This is the second large heist of computer chips near Heathrow, when $4.5 million worth of processors were stolen in October 2002. Nvidia said to sell NV30 cards, NV31 and NV34 chips to downstream clients Nvidia is said to have decided to handle all the design and production of new GeForce FX (NV30) graphics cards to ensure product stability and quality. According to industry sources, Nvidia will only release the more simplified NV31 and NV34 chips to card makers for product design. You will never pay retail again for ink cartridges. Click HereIntel to aggressively push wireless communication standard in 2003 Anticipating the potential of wireless communication, Intel is planning to concentrate more of its resources this year to promote the new Centrino notebook platform, said Kelly Wu, country manager of Intel Taiwan. Though unable to disclose any actual figures, Wu said that this would be a focal point and would receive even more attention than the company's Pentium 4 products. Serial ATA Promises Big Performance The first ATA hard drives appeared on the scene in the late 1980's, and have evolved into the latest ATA100 and ATA133 standards. Also known as IDE (for integrated drive electronics), the ATA standard has gone through a number of iterations. Today's ATA hard drives max out at 133MB/sec (Maxtor) and 100MB/sec (everyone else). The original ATA standard specified a connection speed of 3.3MB/sec. Early ATA drives offered 10-40MB of storage -- a staggering amount at the time, but completely useless for most PC applications today. Capacities have evolved along with connection speeds, and we now have 320GB ATA drives available. However, today's hard drives still use an interconnect standard that's over fifteen years old, even as capacities and drive technologies have progressed. Microsoft Unveils New Gadgets at CES At the annual 2003 Consumer Electronics Show this week in
Las Vegas, Bill Gates opened CES with a speech that introduced several new
smart personal object technology (SPOT) products that are significantly
different from its traditional software products. One is a design for a
"smart" watch that tells time, and also tracks, reports and updates the local
weather for its wearer, even when the wearer travels. It will also feature
short text messaging and the ability to access Outlook (wirelessly) from a
computer. Fossil, Citizen and Suunto will reportedly produce the watch. Simple
versions will retail for less than $150 US, and more expensive versions will
also be produced. True to Microsoft's subscription type revenue stream, the
watch will require a data service subscription, perhaps with a monthly fee.
DECEMBER: DirecTV DSL closes its doors. Flowing the FCC denial of the Hughes and EccoStar merger, DirecTV to consolidate its looses and raise the bottom line decided to shutdown its money loosing Broadband division. http://www.directvinternet.com/ NOVEMBER, 2002 AMD postpones 90nm products to 2004 Affected by the delayed launch of K8-core processors, the
introduction of 90-nanometer (nm) products by Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)
will be pushed back to the first half of 2004, the company’s latest roadmap
showed.
Following its launch of the AGP 8x-supporting NV18 and NV28
chips in September, graphics chip designer Nvidia on November 12 introduced a
new series of AGP 8x-based products, including the Quadro4 980 XGL, Quadro4
580 XGL, Quadro4 380 XGL and Quadro4 280 NVS, for the workstation market. "Yahoo! is Toast!" claims New Web Portal A new Web portal has been launched that hopes to appeal to
unhappy Yahoo! portal users and lure them away from Yahoo. The new portal,
MyWay.com, has launched an aggressive advertising campaign in 38 major
Internet markets, including Yahoo's own community of Sunnyvale, California,
declaring that "Yahoo! Is Toast!" Bill Daugherty, a CEO of BullDog Holdings,
which salvaged the Excite Network from bankruptcy, is the brainchild behind
the MyWay.com campaign. He is counting on the fact that many Web surfers are
fed up with Yahoo's fee-based services, on top of the plethora of annoying ads
that appear on the site and clog its speed. Daughtery is also banking on the
fact that Yahoo users are fed up with Yahoo's newly "loosened" privacy
policies, which enable Yahoo to sell a broader range of its registered users'
personal information. Intel's new 3GHz Pentium 4 chip should soon let loose a torrent of new, high-performance desktop PCs. Dell will start selling Pc's with the new 3Ghtz chips starting at $2000. |
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