Tech News for Tuesday March 21st 2000.

nVidia NV-15 hardware information.
Posted: 03/21/2000     Source: The Register  Added by: Kim Heise
Let me start at the top so you know what's the big excitement here: The nVidia GeForce 256 DDR is the fastest video card on the PC market today and the GeForce 256 is also known as the NV-10. News is starting to leak about the sequel to the GeForce 256 (NV-10) called the NV-15 or the GeForce2 with some "mind-bending" performance.

To give you an idea, the current GeForce 256 (NV-10) DDR processes between 400-500 million pixels/sec and the upcoming GeForce 2 (NV-15) is said to processes 1600 million pixels/sec. Now that's very impressive.

Anyway, the Register has posted some "hot" information regarding the NV-15. Take a peak:

As we reported earlier this year, Nvidia's NV15 chip is speeding towards completion. The chip is likely to be called the GeForce 2 and will clock to between 180 and 200 MHz, according to reliable sources.

And, as reported earlier, the chip will support between 32MB and 64MB of double data rate (DDR) memory, and may also be able to use other memory types.

Creative Labs will be the first off the mark with a product, and its likely name will be the 3D Blaster GeForce 2.

The fill rate may be as high as 1600 million pixels per second, a figure four times greater than previous cards based on the NV10 - the current Geforce256 - processor. That means we can expect 80FPS in Quake 3 at a resolution of 1024x768 in 32-bit colour. The transform and lighting (T&L) features will be augmented by clipping, which is expected to increase the performance of the chip.
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ALERT: Fake Athlons in Circulation!
Posted: 03/21/2000     Source: Computer Nerd  Added by: Kim Heise
For those of you out shopping for AMD Athlon K7 CPU's be aware that there are fake AMD CPU's on the market. Basically some unscrupulous individual is taking (for example) 550mhz CPU's and marking them as 700mhz CPU's. If you should come across one of the fake CPU's you note the seller's details and call AMD directly (should have a hotline number on their web site).

The counterfeit CPUs were marked as Athlon 650 0.25 micron (C types) with serial numbers on the case of 219936022369, 219936022600 and 219936022907. The paper sticker inside the cartridge on the circuit card with the original serial number had been removed and replaced with another sticker with slightly smaller size and different printing than the original AMD sticker. The serial numbers on the inside sticker were nearly but not exactly the same as on the cartridge (219936022781, 219936022780, 219936022802, respectively).
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AMD and VIA merger? - No!
Posted: 03/21/2000     Source: N/A  Added by: Kim Heise
Just too keep you in the loop: There is a rumor circulating the internet that AMD and VIA are in talks about merging into one company. To put the rumor straight, VIA has officially announced that this story is not true. Just an FYI, folks.
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Office 2000 Service Release 1 (SR-1) Update.
Posted: 03/21/2000     Source: Microsoft  Added by: Kim Heise
Microsoft has released the final Office 2000 SR-1 update and you can download the active setup program here. 

I wish companies would get rid of these active setup programs or allow users to download the entire package manually because not everyone has dual T1's connected to their home PC's for downloading these massive updates. It would be very helpful if one could download the entire package from a fast location and then distribute it via CD Rewritable or some similar medium.

For a complete list of fixes, visit this site.
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98lite IE removal system reaches RC1.
Posted: 03/21/2000     Source: The Register  Added by: Kim Heise
98lite is a very powerful utility that removes the integrated Internet Explorer 5.x interface from Windows 98 and Windows 98SE. The same team is developing a similar version for Windows 2000 to "strip" out Internet Explorer 5.x. Here's what the Register team have to say:

Version 3.0 of 98lite, the software designed to allow Windows 98 to run without the integrated Internet Explorer, has reached RC1 stage and according to developer Shane Brooks final code should be ready in a few weeks time. Brooks also promises a quick follow up for Windows 2000, and dangles the prospect of an "embedded" version that will cut the Windows 98 install down to 15-20 megabytes.
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Tech News for Monday March 20th 2000.

Netscape 6.0 to be released as beta next month.
Posted: 03/20/2000     Source: Yahoo  Added by: Kim Heise
Netscape will be releasing a beta version of 6.0 within the next 25 days for testing. The new browser implements many new exciting features via the "Gecko" HTML rendering engine. Here's a list of some of the improvement:

    -- Small Size and Speed:  Netscape is reversing the trend of software
       bloat by developing a browser that is small in size and excels in
       performance. Customers benefit from a small download and a fast
       browser, while third-party developers benefit from a compact browser
       engine that can be easily embedded in myriad network-ready devices.
    -- Services on the Net:  The most interesting applications being developed
       today are free, Web-based services. The goal is to harness the Web for
       the benefit of users, and Netscape 6 will expose those services through
       the browser. The best recent example is Smart Browsing, which continues
       to improve on one simple goal:  helping users to find the information
       they want quickly.
    -- Same-Time Messaging:  Instant messaging with buddy lists is emerging as
       the next killer application on the Web. Instant messaging is popular
       and powerful because it enables people to communicate quickly from any
       distance, and notifies them when friends, family, and colleagues are
       online. In many cases, instant messaging is becoming a low-cost
       alternative to the telephone. It also brings same-time community to the
       Web by enabling people with common interests to participate in their
       own chat sessions.
    -- Standards Compliance:  Users insist on a full-functionality Web
       browsing experience. Because of its full support for existing browser
       technologies and industry-leading support for the latest Web standards,
       Netscape 6 will give users access to all the power of the Web today and
       will unleash the potential of Web standards to build the Web
       applications of tomorrow.

Top companies like IBM, Intel, Liberate, NetObjects, Nokia, Red Hat, and Sun Microsystems are going to adopt the new "Gecko" HTML rendering engine.
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Connect your regular phone to your PC.
Posted: 03/20/2000     Source: NewsBytes  Added by: Kim Heise
Go2Call.com  has developed a hardware add-on device to your PC called "Fonenet Connect". This fancy device allows you to plug any regular phone, including cellphones directly into your PC so you can chat via online phone services. This is certainly one of those "Why didn't I think of that?" stories.

Go2Call.com has taken the wraps of FoneNet Connect, a self- powered PC interface unit that allows PC users to connect their regular phone to the PC for voice chat, PC-to-PC calls and PC-to-phone Internet telephony calls.

The $59.95 interface unit has been designed to work with almost all regular phones, including cordless units. Thanks to this, the firm says, users can hook up their cordless phone and stroll away from their PC while making Net telephony calls.

The company says that the unit is a great advance over messing around with microphones and speakers on a PC Internet setup, and also, perhaps more importantly, the call quality is greatly improved.
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Caldera delays IPO, hikes price.
Posted: 03/20/2000     Source: CNET  Added by: Kim Heise
Day traders, you may start your engines! Get ready for another roller-coster ride on Wallstreet once Caldera finally offers an IPO. Here's a sneak peek of what's expected:

Linux seller Caldera Systems raised its initial public offering share price but delayed the offering until Monday.

The company initially expected to sell 5 million shares at a price between $7 and $9 apiece, but today it raised the range to $10 to $12, the company said in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing.
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Store 10GB on clear adhesive tape.
Posted: 03/20/2000     Source: Villa-Bosch  Added by: Kim Heise
No, this no April fools joke and not because it's not April! Read it for yourself:

Scientists from the European Media Laboratory in Heidelberg, working together with the Institute of Computer Science at the University of Mannheim, have demonstrated that 10 gigabytes of data can be stored on a roll of conventional adhesive tape of the brand “tesa Multi-Film, kristallklar”.

Whatever will they think of next? Read the full article here.
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Cisco embraces IPv6.
Posted: 03/20/2000     Source: InfoWorld  Added by: Kim Heise
Kudo's to my longtime friend Andrew Bradford for forwarding me this link regarding Cisco's support for IPv6. Cisco will be developing networking devices that support IPv6 to give the much needed internet upgrade a boost. Currently the internet, as you know it uses IPv4 which is slowing falling behind with the rapid growth of the network. 

Some of the much applauded features in IPv6 is faster packet routing routines and larger network IP ranges.

Here' the direct quote from Andrew:
Cisco is pretty much the leader in backbone internet equipment and they're only now coming out with the IPv6 support. I'm sure part of it has been trying to get it done
right, but the RFCs have been out for a while. Interesting that Sendmail
8.10 with its IPv6 support just came out, and BIND 9 with IPv6 support also
is on its way sometime this year. Still, don't expect a huge rush to adopt
the "next generation Internet".
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Windows "Millennium" reaches beta 3?
Posted: 03/20/2000     Source: ActiveWin  Added by: Kim Heise
Several web sites have posted news that Windows Millennium has reached Beta 3. ActiveWin has crushed the rumor that Windows Millennium beta 3 is not expected until sometime in April.

In case you are wondering what Windows Millennium is: It is a updated version of Windows 98 adding the look and functionality of Windows 2000. No more DOS legacy system in Windows Millennium which is the best reason to upgrade from Win9x when the final is available in Summer sometime.
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Microsoft Office 2000 Service Pack 1.
Posted: 03/20/2000     Source: ActiveWin  Added by: Kim Heise
Microsoft will be releasing Office 2000 service pack 1 tomorrow sometime. I will keep you posted regarding release information and download locations as soon as it becomes available.
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Tech News for Saturday March 18th 2000.

Indrema Announces LINUX-Based Console.
Posted: 03/18/2000     Source: Indrema  Added by: Kim Heise
I have no idea how I could have missed this in the news today: Indrema is releasing a entertainment console that uses the Linux operating system. The hardware configuration is very impressive - to say the least. This new Linux based gaming console makes no "ifs or buts" about locking horns with the Microsoft "X-Box" and the Sony PlayStation II.

BeOS 5 Available March 28th.
Posted: 03/18/2000     Source: Beta News  Added by: Kim Heise
I'm sure by now you are getting rather tired of hearing me mention BeOS 5.0 but if you are looking for another alternative to Windows X and Linux then BeOS is just your cup of tea.

You will be able to download your free version of the operating system here sometime after/on March 28th, 2000.
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Top Selling USB devices.
Posted: 03/18/2000     Source: USB  Added by: Kim Heise
USB.org has posted a page listing the number one selling USB (universal serial bus) devices on the market. USB or universal serial bus devices are becoming more and more popular as the service becomes more reliable with every Microsoft OS enhancement.
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Huge AMD Athlon 800 mhz price cuts.
Posted: 03/19/2000     Source: ZDNET  Added by: Kim Heise
AMD will be cutting the price on the 800mhz Athlon K7 CPU's by 50% compared to the Intel Pentium III 800mhz. These price wars by the CPU kings are mostly good news for the consumer - except when premature architectures begin to hit the market and create instabilities or an environment that is changing to rapidly for OEM's to support.
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Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 7.5.
Posted: 03/18/2000     Source: Savage News  Added by: Kim Heise
Microsoft is gearing up to release a major service pack for Windows NT 4.x that includes a whole slew of new improvements. It does make sense to keep supporting Windows NT 4.0 because of the large installed user base. Take a look at some of the new updates:

DirectX 5.0 API Support w/DirectSound and DirectPlay Improvements
45% More optimized code than SP 6.0a
Internet Explorer 5.5 Final Included!
Vulnerabillities within the IIS and SQL Server have been resolved.
All SP 6.0 Compatibility issues have been resolved.
DSL/Cable/Satelite Internet Support Fully Integrated now.

Keep an eye out for Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 7.5 which should be available to the public in May-June timeframe.
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Tech News for Friday March 17th 2000.

Intel's upcoming "Foster" chipset to use DDR-RAM.
Posted: 03/17/2000     Source: The Register  Added by: Kim Heise
The team over at the Register are always ahead of the news game and I wish I knew who their contacts were. On to the topic: Intel is going to be using DDR-RAM on the upcoming "Foster" chipset instead of the over hyped RAMBUS memory. That's not difficult to see why since RAMBUS will cost you an arm & a leg and the performance is negligible over current DRAM.

Here's was the Register has to say:

According to Nathan Brookwood, principal analyst at Insight 64 in the US, the reason that server vendors have avoided Rambus memory is that they use lots of DRAM in these systems, and would end up paying between four to six times the cost per megabyte if they use RDRAM.

At the same time, Brookwood clarified market share projections for Rambus chips, following our story yesterday. He said: "The most aggressive RDRAM forecasts for this year call for ~120M chips, enough for ~15M RIMMs. Since a typical high-end PC has slightly more than 128MB of memory, this translates into 10-12M PC's, which is consistent with the positioning of Rambus-based systems in the performance and/or enthusiast segments."
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Windows 2000 patches.
Posted: 03/17/2000     Source: ActiveWin2K  Added by: Kim Heise
ActiveWin is kind enough to setup a page that display and keeps a complete list of all the Windows 2000 patches. If you use Windows 2000 then you should bookmark this site so you can keep track of all the OS patches.
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ATI Rage Mobility 128 Preview.
Posted: 03/17/2000     Source: Sharky Extreme  Added by: Kim Heise
ATI has developed a 3D accelerator called the "Rage Mobility" for laptops that shows very impressive results. Here's graph taken directly from the article that shows how impressive this laptop 3D accelerator performs:

Wow! All I can say is that I'm very impressed. Maybe it's time to take another look at laptops. Read the full article here.
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Windows 2000 updated "Detonator" video drivers.
Posted: 03/17/2000     Source: Voodoo Extreme  Added by: Kim Heise
Voodoo Extreme has gotten their hands on the latest official reference drivers from nVidia. If you own a TNT/TNT2/TNT2-Ultra or GeForce video card and you use Windows 2000 then download "Detonator" drivers v3.81. here.
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Largest online credit card theft.
Posted: 03/17/2000     Source: ZDNET  Added by: Kim Heise
This was bound to happen one day since the internet commerce is growing so rapidly, security holes are bound to crop up everywhere.

Anyway, ZDNET reports and the largest internet credit card fraud ever in history. Here's some of the details but read on here.

In the largest known case of cybertheft, a computer intruder stole information on more than 485,000 credit cards from an e-commerce site and then secretly stored the massive database on a U.S. government agency's Web site, MSNBC has learned. Credit card companies notified financial institutions, but many of the compromised accounts remain open to this day because the banks neither closed them nor notified customers of the theft.
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Why is my cable modem so slow?
Posted: 03/17/2000     Source: ZDNET  Added by: Kim Heise
Since cable modems share bandwidth it seems obvious that one of these days the speed with begin to slow down dramatically. However, my understanding is that it is still a long time before this happens and you would hope the cable companies ramp up network "pipelines" to accommodate the growth.

ZDNET has posted an article about the rapid growth of the cable modem industry and that the cable modem companies are not keeping ahead of the game.

The cable industry's rush to wire up America with high-speed Internet access is running into a serious problem: Too many heavy Internet users are crowding online at once, in some cases creating major bottlenecks and slowdowns.

If this is the case then it's more apparent than ever that the future is going to go wireless with relatively unlimited bandwidth since you are not squeezing all traffic through a tiny cable.
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Another Sony PlayStation 2 flaw found.
Posted: 03/17/2000     Source: Yahoo  Added by: Kim Heise
There is a new bug in Sony's latest PlayStation 2 entrainment system that allows a user to watch DVD's from any region worldwide. Since this violates the DVD consortium agreement, Sony could be facing various lawsuit.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese electronics giant Sony Corp. faced fresh embarrassment on Friday when its new, hugely hyped PlayStation2 (PS2) game console revealed another flaw, sending its share price sliding.

Sony's game making unit Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) said it had found users of PS2, launched two weeks ago in Japan amid huge publicity and frenzied demand, could manipulate it to watch digital video disk (DVD) software sold overseas.

That is in breach of an agreement among DVD player makers worldwide that stipulates machines can only play domestically sold disks equipped with disenabling codes.

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Tech News for Thursday March 16th 2000.

Latest CPU prices update.
Posted: 03/16/2000     Source: Shark Extreme  Added by: Kim Heise
Take a look at the latest CPU price list. The Intel 550E which is the best Intel CPU to purchase right now because of the low price and the highest over clocking potential. The 550E Slot-1 version is now pegged at $205.00 and has in many cases over clocked to 795mhz. Not bad for around $200 when you consider the 800mhz Intel Pentium III is going to cost you $700+. Make sure you add a reliable motherboard to go along with that deal.

Still no prices on the 1ghz CPU's from either camp.
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BeOS 5 Available March 28th.
Posted: 03/16/2000     Source: Beta News  Added by: Kim Heise
Another powerful alternative operating system to Microsoft is about to hit the streets on March 28th 2000. Be will be launching BeOS 5.0 which will include a whole slew of new features. What's so special about this new version? Read on....

What makes BeOS 5 special is that it can be downloaded for free, and run within Windows, without repartitioning the hard drive or making any other adjustments. It runs within a self-contained file, and can be started by simply doulbe-clicking the file on the desktop.
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Sun Ships Free Solaris 8.
Posted: 03/16/2000     Source: TechNet  Added by: Kim Heise
Sun Microsystems, at war with Microsoft in the enterprise and dot-com arenas, officially began shipping Solaris 8 on Tuesday, a company spokesman said.

The Palo Alto, Calif.-based company tried to upstage Microsoft's launch of Windows 2000 by announcing its own upgrade -- Solaris 8 -- on Jan. 26. However, the company indicated at that time that the software upgrade would not ship until early March. Windows 2000, which beat Sun to the punch, was widely available on Feb 17.
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Cisco Systems purchases two companies.
Posted: 03/16/2000     Source: CNET  Added by: Kim Heise
Apparently it's become rather apparent to Cisco that wireless is way of the future. Therefore the company snatched up JetCell (a wireless communications company) and Infogear Technology who specializes in software development.

Cisco Systems just added two more small companies to its list of purchases.

The networking giant today said it has agreed to buy JetCell, a wireless technology maker, in a stock deal worth $200 million, and InfoGear Technology, a maker of software used to manage information appliances, in a stock deal worth $300 million.

JetCell's wireless technology will allow Cisco to offer its customers mobile voice and data services over corporate networks, the company said.
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MS may try to boost WinCE, Linux-style.
Posted: 03/16/2000     Source: ZDNET  Added by: Kim Heise
I was wondering when Microsoft was going to try and take the route of distributing free source to help boost the slumbering WinCE market. As the Palm Pilot becomes ever more popular, Microsoft struggles to try and break into the palm-size PDA market. 

Feeling pressure from Linux in the embedded-device market, Microsoft Corp. is contemplating giving Windows CE to some developers for free.

Tech News for Wednesday March 15th 2000.

IBM to ship 75GB hard drive.
Posted: 03/15/2000     Source: ZDNET  Added by: Kim Heise
"Big Blue" is getting ready to ship the worlds largest hard drive at 75GB of space clocked at 7,200 rpms. These new drives from IBM use glass disks to pack data packets more densely together.

IBM (NYSE: IBM) said in a statement its 7,200 rpm Deskstar 75GXP drive for desktop computers held 75 gigabytes of data, more than 10 times the capacity of drives found in the average home personal computer.
A single one of the new drives can now store the equivalent of up to 159 music compact discs or "the data contained in a stack of documents 20 times taller than the Washington Monument," the statement said. The monument is just over 555 feet tall. Twenty times that height is 11,100 feet, or 2.1 miles.
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3dfx Rampage info.
Posted: 03/15/2000     Source: Virtual Zone  Added by: Kim Heise
Virtual Zone has posted some details on 3dfx's next generation video processor after the Voodoo4/5. What? - after the Voodoo4/5! The Voodoo4 & 5's are not even available and the company already discusses the next generation products!

If this article posted at Virtual-Zone is accurate then all this 3dfx hype is beginning to get on my nerves. I would like to see some solid products shipped relatively on time before announcing what's being developed down the pipeline. This is only going to hurt the company. 
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Kingston To Drop Memory Prices.
Posted: 03/15/2000     Source: Electric.com  Added by: Kim Heise
Memory maker, Kingston Technologies is going to slash RAM prices by 20% and I wonder what the repercussions are going to be across the memory market. You usually tend to find Kingston memory modules at any of the major computer outlets such as CompUSA and Best Buy. 

Kingston announces new lower pricing on memory for today's most popular systems. Memory buyers can save an average of 20% on Kingston memory products. Check out a sampling of the decreases below.

Why is Kingston lowering prices on the most popular memory products, despite spot market increases? Before we can answer this question, we must look at what affects the price of a memory module.
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Detailed "Detonator" 5.08 driver review.
Posted: 03/15/2000     Source: 3D Colony  Added by: Kim Heise
Mike Chambers over at nVNews points to a 8 page review on the latest beta "Detonator" reference drivers. 

nVidia develops reference drivers for TNT/TNT2/TNT2-Ultra and GeForce video cards called "Detonator" drivers. All video card manufacturers that use the nVidia chipset on their video cards develop their own in-house drivers based on the latest batch of "Detonator" reference drivers.

As you can imagine the article (lengthy at 8 pages) delves into all sorts of details on the latest batch of "Detonator" drivers. Well worth the read because it also discusses the new features and gives you an idea of what direction nVidia is moving.
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Yahoo, eBay Discuss Possible Merger .
Posted: 03/15/2000     Source: NewsBytes  Added by: Kim Heise
Rumor has it that two of the top Internet players are considering a major merger.

Two of cyberspace's most preeminent players are reported to be in merger talks, that - if successful - would be the largest collaboration yet among "dot-com" firms.

Yahoo Inc. [NASDAQ:YHOO], the most-visited destination on the Internet, is holding talks about a possible alliance or merger with eBay Inc. [NASDAQ:EBAY], the world's largest online auctioneer, according to reports Tuesday night by broadcaster CNBC.

CNBC reported a 50-50 chance of an alliance, and a smaller possibility that Yahoo will buy eBay outright, CNBC said.
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Intel buys high-speed chip designer.
Posted: 03/15/2000     Source: CNET  Added by: Kim Heise
Intel is feeling the heat from AMD and the company is moving into new directions to remain competitive. Last I heard was that AMD is making huge strides into the high-end PC market that was once dominated by Intel because of the production problems with speedier Pentium III's.

LONDON--Intel, the giant chipmaker, agreed to buy Copenhagen, Denmark-based Giga, a designer of high-speed chips used in networks and communications products, for about $1.25 billion in cash.

Intel is buying the company from NKT Holdings, which will book a gain of 4.6 billion Danish kroner ($599 million) from the sale. Giga products are used mainly in high-speed data transmission services and Internet-related applications.
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Ultimate PC system.
Posted: 03/15/2000     Source: N/A  Added by: Kim Heise
Several people have asked me on what components would make up the ultimate PC if you were to build it today. Here's my suggestion:

• Intel 550E Slot-1 CPU (this chip is the most over-clockable Intel CPU. Can achieve 800mhz.)

• Abit BE-6 II motherboard. (Ultra-66 IDE and very configurable.)

• Any GeForce 256 DDR video card.

• SoundBlaster Live!

• 133mhz 128MB SDRAM.

• Plextor 12/4/32 CD-Recorder (IDE).

• Full tower case with 300 watt power supply.

• Microsoft Keyboard & Optical Intellimouse Explorer.

• Any of the new 30GB and larger Ultra-66 hard-drives.

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FreeBSD 4.0 final released.
Posted: 03/15/2000     Source: eFront News  Added by: Kim Heise
FreeBSD 4.0 final has been released and you can download it free today! FreeBSD is (as the name implies) a free UNIX operating system that currently powers some of the major web sites such as Yahoo.

FreeBSD offers advanced networking, performance, security and compatibility features today which are still missing in other operating systems, even some of the best commercial ones.

The quality of FreeBSD combined with today's low-cost, high-speed PC hardware makes FreeBSD a very economical alternative to commercial UNIX workstations. It is well-suited for a great number of both desktop and server applications.

You can download either the CD ISO image or the directory archives from ftp.freebsd.org.
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Compaq Announces PCs with 1GHz Athlon Processors.
Posted: 03/15/2000     Source: AMDZone  Added by: Kim Heise
Here you go, the first 1ghz machines are showing up available for those power hungry users. Compaq is the first to announce systems shipping with 1ghz Athlon CPU's. I've heard HP and Gateway are similarly about to ship new 1ghz systems.

HOUSTON, March 6, 2000 - Compaq Computer Corporation (NYSE: CPQ), a global leader in consumer computing solutions, today announced the first Internet PC featuring the 1GHz AMD Athlon, the fastest processor in the consumer market. These systems will be available via Compaq's "At Home" Web site and through Compaq's "Built For You" kiosks located in thousands of popular retail stores across the United States. Customers will be able to place orders beginning on Thursday, March 9, 2000.

As far as I know no companies have started shipping 1ghz P3 systems at this time because Intel is having silicon production problems.

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