Archive for August, 2004

Intel Announces 65 Nanometer Technology

Intel says it has achieved a significant milestone in developing next-generation chip manufacturing techology with the announcement of an advanced 65 nanometer process technology.
designtechnica.com

Can Microsoft Stomp iTunes With a Store of Its Own?

When Microsoft unveils its online music store later this week, the first song offered should be Dave Brubeck’s “It’s Déjà Vu All Over Again.” For Microsoft, taking a trail blazed by others - then trying to dominate the market - is a familiar tune. With the opening on Thursday, Microsoft will land itself in a [...]

Half-Life 2 Fool’s Gold

“Gabe Newell” tells forumites that the game will be gold on Monday, but it’s another hack.
Is Half-Life 2 going gold on Monday? According to Valve, it is not.
Someone posting as as Gabe Newell announced in a forum post on Half-Life 2 Fallout, that the game was going gold on Monday. Very brief and to the [...]

Security Watch Special: Windows XP SP2 Security Center Spoofing Threat

Windows XP Service Pack 2 promises to raise the security bar for the sometimes beleaguered operating system. Unfortunately, one of the new features could be spoofed so that it reports misleading information about system security, or worse, lets a malicious program watch for an opportunity to do damage without being detected. The feature is the [...]

Harry Potter Filming in Fort William

The Sunday Mail reports that the Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire production is headed to Fort William, Scotland this week for filming there.
comingsoon.net

World of WarCraft Open Stress Test

In case you don’t have a FilePlanet pay account, word on World of WarCraft.com is that they lifted the subscriber only restriction and are accepting normal applications. Here’s the poop:
Anyone interested in getting an advance look at World of Warcraft can now sign up for a chance to participate in the upcoming World of Warcraft [...]

HP-Apple Partnership Yields New IPod (AP)

AP - Hewlett-Packard Co. unveiled its own version of the iPod portable music player, showing the fruits of a groundbreaking partnership it had previously announced with Apple Computer Inc.
yahoo.com

Gmail Cracks Down on Third-Party Notifiers

crtfdgk writes “Recently, Google’s gmail service has attempted to change login protocols to block third-party gmail notifiers that alert you to new email. Google has now taken it one step further and created a word-identification script filter as part of the login process. Personally, I find Google’s gmail notifier annoying since it sits in my [...]

Kevin Smith Plans Clerks Sequel

Writer/director Kevin Smith ( Dogma , Chasing Amy , Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back , Jersey Girl ) announced on Friday that he has begun work on a sequel to Clerks , his independent classic from 1994.
comingsoon.net

Knight Rider: the Game 2 [Movie, Screenshots, New Game]

Knight Rider: the Game 2 section with screenshots & GC movie
3dgamers.com