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WD Launches 320GB Passport Essential Drive

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WD has introduced its new My Passport Essential Portable USB Drives. These new drives are redesigned to complement WD’s popular My Book family of external drives and seek to introduce a sleek new form that feels good in hand and fits neatly in a pocket or purse.

The drives feature a glossy black finish and come with 320GB of space. Apart from just looking good, they have been equipped with WD’s Sync software, which allows consumers to take desktop content with them by simplifying the synchronization of essential personal files and Microsoft Outlook data on a PC.

“The newly designed My Passport Essential drives are the perfect travel-friendly storage device to hold the rich media content generated by higher resolution photos and HD videos and music,” said Jim Welsh, vice president and general manager of WD’s branded products group. “The desire to carry and keep digital files close at hand continues to grow, and this new drive offers a sleek and stylish solution with plenty of storage capacity for consumers on the move.”

WD’s My Passport Essential USB Drives are available now at select retail stores and from WD’s online store. The price of the WD Passport Essential USB Drive 320GB is $199.99 (MSRP).

source:tech2 

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Automatic Office 2003 SP3 in Feb

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Those customers who haven’t already installed SP3 and have chosen to receive updates automatically will start receiving the service pack from February 27; although they will receive the update progressively, with not everyone receiving it on the same date, Microsoft said.

Microsoft made an announcement to this effect on Monday following several user complaints regarding security settings in Office 2003 SP3 that was released in September 2007. The settings blocked access to some of the older file formats.

The upcoming Windows Update contains numerous security- and stability- enhancements. Service Pack 3 for Office 2003 in particular has improvements to make Office 2003 work well with Windows Vista and other new Microsoft products.

It promises to give users greater control over which macros can run in Excel, as also patch identified security holes. It offers IT administrators new tools to protect against social engineering attacks.

Meanwhile, for those of you who don’t particularly fancy Office 2003 SP3 automatically installed on your computers, make sure not to set Microsoft Update to ‘Automatic’.

source:techtree 

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High Speed NAND Flash Introduced

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Yesterday, Intel Corp and Micron Technology unveiled a new high-speed NAND flash memory technology that can greatly enhance data access and transfer in devices that use Silicon for storage.

The technology is jointly developed by Intel and Micron, and manufactured by the companies’ NAND flash joint venture (JV), IM Flash Technologies (IMFT). It promises five times the speed of conventional NAND, allowing data to be transferred in a fraction of time for computing, video, photography, and other consumer applications.

he new high-speed NAND promises speeds up to 200 megabytes per second (MB/s) for reading data, and 100 megabytes per second for writing data — thanks to the new ONFI 2.0 specification and a four-plane architecture with higher clock speeds.

In comparison, conventional single level cell NAND is limited to speeds of just 40 megabytes per second for reading data and less than 20 megabytes per second for writing data.

Speaking at the occasion, Frankie Roohparvar, vice president (NAND Development) of Micron said the company looks forward to unlocking newer possibilities with high-speed NAND. That they are working with an ecosystem of key enablers and partners to build and optimize corresponding system technologies that take advantage of its improved performance capabilities.

Pete Hazen, director (Marketing) of Intel NAND Products Group, said the computing market is embracing NAND-based solutions to accelerate system performance through the use of caching and solid-state drives. At up to five times the performance over conventional NAND, the high speed NAND from Intel and Micron will enable new embedded solutions and removable solutions that take advantage of high-performance system interfaces, including PCIe and upcoming standards such as USB 3.0.

source:techtree 

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Fujitsu Unveils the LifeBook U1010

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Fujitsu has introduced in India a 3.5G-enabled mobile companion — the LifeBook U1010.

Touted as the world’s smallest tablet-convertible ultra mobile PC (UMPC), the LifeBook U1010 is based on the Intel Ultra Mobile Platform and powered by Intel processor A110 with 800MHz of processing power.

The U1010 exhibits versatility with its multi-functional design. Users can twist the screen to make it a Tablet PC with pen input, or use it like a notebook with a QWERTY keyboard.

Weighing just half a kilogram, the U1010 has dimensions of 171mm(w) x 133mm(d) x 26.5-32.0mm(h). It sports a 5.6-inches WSVGS display with resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels, and a passive touch panel. In addition, it has a palm resistance touch screen that allows the fingers to do the work, in the absence of a stylus.

According to the company, the new LifeBook can handle multiple operational possibilities like watching movies, listening to music, viewing and editing documents, video-conferencing, as well as surfing the Internet.

The U1010 integrates both 3.5G and HSDPA, and promises superior Broadband Internet connectivity with a bandwidth of up to 3.6Mbps. It packs 1GB DDR2 400MHz memory, and 40 GB hard disk for storage.

Additionally, the U1010 is packed with a suite of security features, including trusted platform module support and 2-level BIOS lock for documents. It is equipped with a fingerprint sensor that allows users to encrypt sensitive files with a swipe of the finger.

Other features include: integrated Intel Graphics with 3D accelerator, RealTek ALC262 HD audio codec with built-in digital microphone, integrated 0.3 mega pixels camera, Bluetooth, and digital card reader.

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Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Leaked

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As Microsoft is working on the latest update for Windows Vista, also known as Service Pack 1 or SP1, news has it that it has been leaked on to the internet. Vista SP1 is supposed to be released in Feb and it seems just the right time for Microsoft to label the latest builds as RTM or Release to Manufacturing.
Microsoft is just about to release it to the partners and may be someone from the developers was naughty to release it. Or may it was someone from the partners. Anyway, the leak is some kind of a standalone executable and has the build 6001.18000.080126-2040. Another leak has it as 080118_1840, but its a pretty early timestamp (18-01-2008) which suggests that its a fake. These builds are probably escrow and candidate for the final RTM.
If you don’t have patience to wait till release then go ahead!! But it may screw up your OS also I am not sure about this package nay way try it with your own risk

–Visat SP1–

source:winvista

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HTC TouchFLO 2 “Manila” leaks out, are you brave enough to install it?

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I have zero information if these screenshots are legit or just a simple PhotoShop result but according to Swiss Windows Mobile fan-site “Mobile-Devices.ch”, bellow you see some screenshots of HTC’s upcoming/next TouchFLO GUI which is code-named “Manila”.
No further information given so it’s not clear if it is real (really from HTC), an HTC development environment or really HTC “TouchFLO 2.0”; also Mobile-Devices.ch hasn’t mentioned where they got the information from but from what you can see from the screenshots, it could be real

UPDATE: Original source seems to be “The HTC Insider” Blog. But also no word here if it is legit and where it comes from.
UPDATE 2: Okay, as I’ve heard from several anonymous sources (thanks for the E-Mails), this is indeed a new user interface, HTC might release later this year – most likely with its upcoming devices (but it might also replace the current TouchFLO as available on the HTC Touch, HTC Touch Dual and HTC Touch Cruise). Nevertheless, it’s intend for internal testing and usage only and the files, floating around the Internet aren’t intend to be installed on current production devices. If you are not a developer, better don’t install anything yet.

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Microsoft warns users against using vLite

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THE GLORIOUS empire of the Vole, upon which the sun does not set, is miffed that people would want to slim down its flagship operating system, Vista.

Earlier this week we mentioned a third party application, called vLite that offered to turn Vista from an over-bloated slug into something a bit closer to British Medical Association guidelines on obesity.

Speaking to News.com, a huffy SpokesVole did not bless such changes that strip out applications from Windows Vista prior to installing it on your system.

He hinted darkly that one day you might need one of those applications and your cut down operating system will fail you in your hour of need.

Future Windows updates and service packs could be impossible to download and your system will become unstable.

Apparently, the Vole does have a project as part of its Windows 7 development process, to create a slimmed-down Windows kernel called MinWin. Pity about the name as any Goon fan knows Min was an ancient crone who seems on the verge of breaking down. In ancient Egypt the God of fertility, Min, also had huge gonads.

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Heat probs reported for Intel E8400s

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A HEAP of heat problems with Intel’s E8400 microprocessor are being reported on a host of hardware forums.

Users are claiming that the sensor diodes aren’t up to scratch and that’s causing the overclockers to get overheated themselves.

That’s not something Intel is admitting. A response from an Intel techie to a user over at OC Forums claims it has nothing to report on sensor problems but that just seems to be adding fuel to an already crackling blaze.

A search on Saint Google reveals there’s plenty of heated discussion raising people’s temperatures around the world.

source:theinquirer

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Mozilla freezes Firefox 3.0 Beta 3

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As Mozilla Corp. began the final push on Firefox 3.0 Beta 3 this week, it also announced that at least one more beta will be necessary before it starts building release candidates.

On Tuesday, Mozilla “froze” the code for Firefox 3.0 Beta 3. Testing of the beta is scheduled to start on Monday.

At the same time, in a message to the mozilla.dev.planning newsgroup, Mike Beltzner, Mozilla’s interface designer, said that a fourth beta would be required.

“[We] will be adding another milestone before moving on to Release Candidate builds,” Beltzner said. “Our goal is to do a quick turnaround on Firefox 3 Beta 4, but we cannot provide a good estimate until we know the size and scope of blockers remaining after the Beta 3 code freeze.”

As of Beta 3, all efforts will turn to addressing bugs that could stymie the preview’s release, Beltzner added. “We will be driving the list of blocking+, P1, target=beta 3 bugs to zero,” he said. As of Thursday at 9 p.m. (EST), there were three bugs that met his criteria; in Mozilla’s nomenclature, such bugs are dubbed “blockers,” meaning they are crucial enough that they require solutions before the beta is allowed to ship.

According to notes from a Tuesday meeting, Beta 3’s tentative schedule points toward a release on or about Feb. 13.

Those same notes also noted the status of efforts to make the browser’s add-ons compatible with the upcoming preview. Approximately 41% of all extensions, by usage, have been modified so that they will work with Beta 3, Mozilla reported. Several widely-used add-ons, however, do not yet support Firefox Beta 3, including IE Tab, Forecastfox, Fasterfox and Firebug.

Mozilla released Firefox 3 Beta 2 on Dec. 18, beating a self-imposed deadline by several days. The company regularly declines to set a release date for the final version of the browser.

source:computerworld 

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Barracuda bites back in ClamAV spat

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Security vendor Barracuda Networks has vowed to defend itself against a patent infringement accusation by Trend Micro..

Barracuda claims to have received repeated requests from Trend Micro to remove ClamAV from its products or pay a licence fee.

ClamAV is a free and open source security application originally developed by Tomasz Kojm in 2001. More than a million unique IP addresses download updates daily.

The software was acquired by Sourcefire, the company that created Snort, in August 2007.

However, Barracuda claims that Trend Micro is seeking to enforce a patent that gives it control of antivirus scanning at the gateway, thereby dragging ClamAV, as a gateway scanning tool, into the row.

“Trend Micro’s actions illustrate that ClamAV and other open source projects remain vulnerable to commercial patent holders attempting to hinder the free and open source community,” said Dean Drako, president and chief executive at Barracuda.

“Trend Micro appears to be seeking an interpretation of its ‘600 patent such that it would have exclusive control of gateway antivirus scanning.

“Scanning for viruses at the gateway is an obvious and common technique that is used by most businesses worldwide.

“So this interpretation would mean that anyone, including the owners of the more than one million active ClamAV installations, could potentially be sued by Trend Micro.”

Barracuda claims that Trend Micro’s subsequent ITC claim alleges that Barracuda infringes on Trend’s ‘600 patent, but effectively implies that any anyone using ClamAV at the gateway infringes on the patent.

Barracuda believes that the patent is invalid due to prior art, and that neither its products nor ClamAV infringe the patent.

“Trend Micro’s claim with the ITC is unfounded since the ITC generally oversees import issues,” said Drako.

“Barracuda designs and manufactures all of the products in question in the US. We believe that Trend Micro’s actions are a blatant abuse of the US legal system.

“Since Trend Micro is a consumer of free and open source software we call on Trend Micro to drop these attacks.”