Office 2003 SP3, Mice & A Contest

Subject: General Tech | September 28, 2005 - 11:50 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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It's not Patch Tuesday, but CNET is letting everyone know that Office 2003 got a bit of a facelift and a security upgrade.  If you use it, head to Office update to get it.   Even better, it looks like you won't need to dig out the old disks to do it.  Plus, Overclockers Online has a Coolermaster contest going on.

"Microsoft Office 2003 SP2 is designed to prevent "phishing" attacks and improve the han

Even Linux gets expoited nowadays

Subject: General Tech | September 27, 2005 - 06:50 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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2 Media players running on *NIX have expolit flaws, story on CNET.

"A flaw has been discovered in RealNetworks' RealPlayer version 10.0.5.756 Gold and Helix Player 1.0.5.757 Gold running on Linux or Unix operating systems, according to a report released Tuesday by the French Security Incident Response Team, or FrSIRT."

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Norton 2006 coming soon to a store near you

Subject: General Tech | September 27, 2005 - 11:53 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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One of the oldest disk management and virus suites will be updating it's software within the next 2 weeks.   It's probably too soon for them to have incorporated the anti-worm and anti-fishing software they gained control of from 

WholeSecurity last week, but it's detection ablities will undoubtably be improved from 2005.

Symantec, in the next two weeks will start selling the 2006 editions of its consumer security software prod

They Say It's Your Birthday

Subject: General Tech | September 23, 2005 - 01:43 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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It's been 30 years today since Bill Gates and Paul Allen formed a little company in Albuquerque, called Micro-Soft!

"Software King of the World, Microsoft, is celebrating its 30th birthday today.

Always Practice Safe SMS

Subject: General Tech | September 22, 2005 - 05:56 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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The recent reports of bluetooth enabled cars being infected with viruses may have turned out to be mostly false, but it has been discovered that your SmartPhone could infect your PC.  CNET has the full story.

"A Trojan virus that attempts to spread from smart phones to users' PCs was discovered Wednesday, marking one of the first cases of virus "cross-sharing" between the two devices, according to security firm F-Secure."

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New Version Of Firefox & More

Subject: General Tech | September 21, 2005 - 04:10 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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CNet has a writeup on the newly released 1.0.7 version of Firefox, which you can download from here.

"Firefox 1.0.7 was issued late Tuesday, a representative said.

iPod Nano Thrown From Car

Subject: General Tech | September 12, 2005 - 05:58 PM | Ryan Shrout
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Well, all in the name of science at least...  The reviewers at ArsTechnica put the iPod Nano through an abundance of tests including a stress test that included being thrown from a car at 50 mph! 

Last Tuesday, Apple's solution came in the form of the iPod nano, a mini-mini-version of their current iPod color line. That's right, it's more miniature than the iPod mini, and the display is color!

Future DVD VIdeo Wars Compromise?

Subject: General Tech | September 7, 2005 - 03:11 PM | Ryan Shrout
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Well not really, but you can expect to see lots of devices coming out like this new Samsung player that plays both the upcoming Hi-Def video standards: Blu-Ray and HD-DVD.

Samsung will bring out a DVD machine next year capable of playing both Blu-ray and HD DVD if backers of the rival standards fail to agree on a unified format, a newspaper said.

Intel Pledges 1500 PCs, Wireless Access Points, Technical Support For Hurricane Katrina Disaster Rel

Subject: General Tech | September 3, 2005 - 08:59 PM | Joe White
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SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 2, 2005 - Intel Corporation today announced it is coordinating the donation of 1,500 laptop personal computers to the American Red Cross for distribution to shelters in support of Hurricane Katrina disaster relief efforts. In addition, Intel will donate 150 wireless Internet access points to enable wireless local area connectivity in all permanent shelters and is providing fifty Wi-Fi transmitters for installation in the New Orleans downtown and airport area.

AMD To Power The Governing Body Of World Motorsport

Subject: General Tech | September 3, 2005 - 07:09 AM | Joe White
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SUNNYVALE, CA -- September 2, 2005 --AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced it will become the Official Technology Partner of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), the international non-profit organization concerned with automotive, motoring and mobility issues and the governing body of world motor sport.

AMD Comments on Intel's Answer to AMD's U.S. Federal District Court Antitrust Complaint

Subject: General Tech | September 1, 2005 - 08:16 PM | Joe White
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SUNNYVALE, Calif. - Sept. 1, 2005 - AMD (NYSE: AMD) released the following statement today regarding Intel Corporation's answer to AMD's complaint filed in U.S. federal district court in the district of Delaware on June 27, 2005, which asserts that Intel committed illegal antitrust violations to exclude competition.

"Intel's response is not surprising considering what they are trying to hide, but the facts of illegal monopoly abuse are clear and undeniable," said Thomas M.

Intel Files Response To AMD Complaint

Subject: General Tech | September 1, 2005 - 08:07 PM | Joe White
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SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 1, 2005 - Intel Corporation today filed its response to a lawsuit recently initiated by Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) regarding Intel's business practices. In the response, Intel refutes AMD's claims and states that its business practices are both fair and lawful.

Intel Donates $1 Million To American Red Cross In Support Of Hurricane Katrina Disaster Relief Effor

Subject: General Tech | September 1, 2005 - 08:04 PM | Joe White
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SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 1, 2005 - Intel Corporation's philanthropic arm, the Intel Foundation, announced today that it will make a $1 million donation to the American Red Cross in support of Hurricane Katrina disaster relief efforts. The Foundation will also match dollar-for-dollar employee contributions in support of the relief effort during September.

Intel Sees More 'Aware' Technologies That Can Adapt To People In The Next Decade

Subject: General Tech | August 25, 2005 - 08:51 PM | Joe White
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INTEL DEVELOPER FORUM, San Francisco, Aug. 25, 2005 - Intel Corporation today outlined long-term research to make electronic products smarter, safer and capable of adapting to the way people use them around the world. These "user-aware" platform technologies could be used to build systems that intuitively respond to people and their ever-changing needs.

Unwired Australia To Receive Aud$37 Million Investment From Intel Capital

Subject: General Tech | August 25, 2005 - 06:50 PM | Joe White
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SYDNEY, Australia, Aug. 24, 2005 — Unwired Australia, a wireless broadband carrier, and Intel Corporation announced today that Intel Capital has agreed to invest in secured convertible notes issued by Unwired with a face value of AUD$37 million (approximately US$27.9 million at present exchange rates). The investment is part of the companies' efforts to advance the deployment of WiMAX networks.

Technology Innovation Accelerated Award Winners Announced

Subject: General Tech | August 25, 2005 - 06:49 PM | Joe White
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INTEL DEVELOPER FORUM, San Francisco, Aug. 25, 2005 - Lenovo's demonstration of its ThinkPad* X41 Tablet captured top honors at the inaugural Technology Innovation Accelerated Awards held at the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco.

Feel like Trying Windows XP 64-bit?

Subject: General Tech | August 25, 2005 - 12:30 AM | Ryan Shrout
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The fine folks over at VIAArena have put together an article that that outlines their experiences using the new Windows XP x64 Edition OS.

After installing Avast I transferred my emails that I had saved from my previous system, into Microsoft Outlook Express. Microsoft Outlook Express comes bundled with WinXP x64. I always run spell check before I send an email. But as soon as I hit spell check, I received an error message… Error. Spell Check could not run.

More Intel Press Releases

Subject: General Tech | August 24, 2005 - 07:33 PM | Joe White
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