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1851.	Solve : IOBit Steals Malwarebytes' Intellectual Property?
Answer» Still makes no sense... IOBit is using their code...if they release a crippled product to foil IOBit they would only hurt their own reputation. Code from IOBit would only do what it's written to do... How would including it in MAM code accomplish anything ? ?In the database, LIKE they added the fake VIRUS, they should add ANOTHER fake virus definition, except it should look for IOBit's code ibstead of a real virus. I GIVE up...Quote from: Helpmeh on November 05, 2009, 03:28:07 PM In the database, like they added the fake virus, they should add another fake virus definition, except it should look for IOBit's code ibstead of a real virus. they already do that...

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Solve : IOBit Steals Malwarebytes' Intellectual Property?

Answer»

Still makes no sense...
IOBit is using their code...if they release a crippled product to foil IOBit they would only hurt their own reputation.
Code from IOBit would only do what it's written to do...
How would including it in MAM code accomplish anything ? ?In the database, LIKE they added the fake VIRUS, they should add ANOTHER fake virus definition, except it should look for IOBit's code ibstead of a real virus. I GIVE up...Quote from: Helpmeh on November 05, 2009, 03:28:07 PM

In the database, like they added the fake virus, they should add another fake virus definition, except it should look for IOBit's code ibstead of a real virus.

they already do that...

1854.	Solve : UltraHD TV?
Answer» http://hothardware.com/News/Got-HDTV-Get-Ready-For-UHDTV/ Quote provide four to 16 times the resolution of Blu-ray or 1080p high-def So amazing they can improve on the quality of blu-ray when it's ALREADY so GOOD. Just watched a interview from the blu-ray conference the other day and one of the directors was saying that blu-ray was it and how there is no way quality can be improved and I'm happy to report that the voice in the back of my head said I've heard that before ... Still that being said 16-times the resolution of blu-ray is more than I could imagine.I could see how a UHDTV would come in handy for something like a video wall or something like in Back to the FUTURE, where Marty pulls up 10 different channels to WATCH at once. At that point, each section of the screen could still be 1080p. I wouldn't mind having one big 55" screen with that kind of resolution in my office, instead of having 8 monitors. The heat that pour out of 8 monitors can be overwhelming at times (especially in the summer). One screen would be easier to manage too......Great.....Now I wanna watch Back To The Future.....

1855.	Solve : Bogus E-mails 'From' FDIC Link Computer Users To Viruses?
Answer» HTTP://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091027162009.htm

1856.	Solve : Simple Machines 2.0 Released?
Answer» Recieved this news this AM from my Inbox... Full Announcement.Very cool and very tempted to move over to 2.0 although probably will be updating to 1.1.10 before that happens. Will LIKELY be spending a full week sometime this month DEDICATED to the FORUMS after CHAT issues begin to dwindle down.

1858.	Solve : Google Set to Buy 4chan? Truth or Hoax?
Answer» http://scrapetv.com/News/News%20Pages/Business/Pages/Google-set-to-purchase-4chan-Scrape-TV-The-World-on-your-side.html If TRUE, a major scandal will ENSUE. Google's credibility will tank, and there will be a huge exodus at 4chan. If false, I will breath a sigh of relief and wipe the sweat off my brow. Google wouldn't get involved in it.Quote from: kpac on December 22, 2009, 03:35:11 PM Google wouldn't get involved in it. Just imagine how much this would tarnish their reputation. Why the heck would they want it ? ? This makes absolutely no SENSE at all. 10% of googles e-mail clients generate more traffic per minute than 4idjits generates in a month. Rubbish.I heard MICROSOFT is also poised to enter the paper clip industry. "Buy a box of 50 Clippy's and get the second box FREE!" Every box includes enough googly eyes to attach to all your paper clips.

1859.	Solve : What flip phone is a formidable replace for the iphone 3g??
Answer» Do you guys like the way stanza and the KINDLE app work on the iphone? Does it MAKE reading comfortable? ________________ Link REMOVED...

1860.	Solve : Firefox 3.5 Takes the Top Spot Worldwide?
Answer» http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/firefox_35_takes_the_top_spot_worldwide.php Firefox hit a new milestone today, as version 3.5 overtook Internet Explorer 7.0 with nearly 22% of the browser market, according to statistics from web analytics service StatCounter. This comes on the heels of statistics we saw earlier this month, which showed Firefox overtaking IE for overall usage in Germany. While IE still dominates the browser market - with 55% of people using some version - all combined versions of Firefox occupy 32% and have been steadily GAINING ground. Released at the end of June, version 3.5 of Firefox has quickly climbed the charts. IE 8, on the other hand - which was first released in beta more than a year earlier, with a full release in March 2009 - now HOLDS a similar 20% of the market to that of Firefox 3.5's 22%. It would seem that a majority of Firefox 3.5 users were already using 3.0 and upgraded, as the 20% drop in 3.0 use almost DIRECTLY CORRELATES to the 22% increase in 3.5.OOHRAH! (Jarhead) I am very pleased that FF is finally taking over. On my local tv station some "security expert" said that using microsoft's AV and IE8 was the best way to stay safe online and I'm just like, "How much did Micro$soft PAY him to say that bull**** infront of a national audience?"

1861.	Solve : MS Anti-virus?
Answer» Did you download 64-bit VERSION?Thanks, BRONI. I FOUND the 64 bit version on Filehippo.They have it at MS too. Next page after you CLICK download button.Here ya go. MSE 64 bit Download

1867.	Solve : Windows 7 student upgrade censored?
Answer» http://brainstormtech.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2009/10/24/windows-7-student-upgrade-censored/OMG!Old news...and MS was very quick to address the issue. They provided an alternate link to a closed MS SITE to DLoad a FRESH .ISO... This took place 2 days after the issue was FIRST reported.

1869.	Solve : ATI Radeon HD 5970 Dual-GPU Powerhouse Review?
Answer» AMD's "SWEET SPOT" GPU strategy over the last few years has been fairly predictable. Instead of producing the biggest, most powerful GPU possible--yields be damned--the company SETS out to produce a relatively high-end GPU, using a cutting edge fabrication process, that HITS a proverbial sweet spot between cost and performance. Then derivatives, and even multiples, of that GPU are used to flesh out a top-to-bottom line-up of graphics cards, that hit a broad range of PRICE points. Quote ... Compute performance: 4.64 TFLOPs Processing power (single precision): 4.64 TeraFLOPS Processing power (double precision): 928 GigaFLOPS ... Bet this would handle [emailprotected] well. Link

1870.	Solve : No. 10 1983 This Day in History?
Answer» The first known PC virus was created and launched... Full Story H8088N1Over the LAST months been working on and off on a new history feature that gives Computer history every day and while seeing if this was documented found it interesting that on this same day the first VERSION of Microsoft Windows was released. Coincidence? However, that being said I always really thought that technically the virus was BORN in 1982 by Rich Skrenta. So kind of a STRANGE they'd TITLE this day as being the day the actual virus was born. Guess that's the problem with history, it's all up to the persons interpretation that's writing about it. whew what a brain they have..

1871.	Solve : Microsoft admits Windows Updates principally created to annoy?
Answer» This just in from the news DESK.... Many feel that most USERS shouldn't post pictures... As the saying goes, the PROOF is in the PUDDING...@evil That brings a new MEANING to the proof being in the pudding....

1873.	Solve : micrsoft's new page easier to use?
Answer» http://www.microsoft.com/en/us/default.aspx what do you thinkNice. I see it's focused on Windows 7. it might be but the links etc are much easier to use and findYes, I like that top menu bar. SEEMS very well organized. Their web content is so vast that I can't imagine having to decide how it should be arranged for easy ACCESS by visitors.Yes, I like that top menu bar. Seems very well organized. this is what i mean INSTEAD of searching through loads of PAGES

1874.	Solve : NSA Is Giving Microsoft Some Help On Windows 7 Security?
Answer» The National Security Agency has been working with Microsoft Corp. to help improve security measures for its new Windows 7 operating system, a senior NSA OFFICIAL said on Tuesday. The confirmation of the NSA's role, which began during the development of the software, is a sign of the agency's deepening involvement with the private sector when it comes to building defenses against cyberattacks. Link Interesting. I'm glad to know COMPUTER security is getting this kind of attention and support from government agencies.Now if things get bad at MS we will be bailing them out. Times are tough, but NASA NEVER seems to be effected. Sorry... /rant Of course I have a hunch that the 'help' the NSA is giving them will only MAKE it easier for the NSA to access our data. Hang on a minute, some GUYS in suits are at my door.Yea and I misread NSA as NASA. I should wake up before ranting.

1875.	Solve : Avira switches to new update system?
Answer» http://techblog.avira.com/2009/11/19/avira-switches-to-new-update-system/en/ Due to the fast growing amount of malware out there in the wild our virus definition files grow fast as well. We monitored the situation with our Updates very closely. We realise that users of the free Avira AntiVir Personal had issues fetching the Updates in time recently and did come up with a few ideas how we could solve the problem and to better satisfy the needs of our users. Two of the results are getting realized today: First, we switch from our current virus definition files (called iVDF) to a new FORMAT called nVDF. iVDF consists of 4 VDF files, while nVDF uses at least 32 files – we need to TRANSFER less data for updating our virus definitions effectively in the future. This means that we need to deliver about 25 MByte to every Avira installation starting today for switching to the new update system. This might lead to some DELAYS for some users, especially for the users of our free version Avira AntiVir Personal. Just to get an idea about what we’re talking here: More than 100.000.000 Users are trying to get the update more or less on the same day. That is more than 2.5 Petabytes (or 2,500 Terabytes) of traffic. To ease the bandwidth bottleneck, we decided to additionally use a Content Delivery Network (CDN). We were first testing a CDN built up by our current Internet service provider. Shortly after activating the CDN, the redirectors – which redirect the update requests to servers close to the users LOCATION – were overloaded and couldn’t answer the requests anymore. The situation was solved a little later on, but the CDN isn’t big enough yet to SPREAD this huge update in time. So we decided to switch to a global player in the CDN market to deliver the update. We hope that the data is transfered much faster this way so also the users of free Avira AntiVir Personal can enjoy their security solution without any problems: After this Update the situation will get much better for the users of Avira AntiVir Personal. N.B.: Users of commercial Avira products like Avira AntiVir Premium, Avira Premium Security Suite or Avira AntiVir Professional don’t face any of these problems as they access our servers with reserved bandwidth.

1878.	Solve : Soon, music industry will beg you to illegaly download MORE copyrighted music :)?
Answer» Illegal downloads drive online music sales http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/broadband/illegal-downloads-drive-online-music-sales-645935 New survey suggests downloaders end up spending more in the end After years of bluster and misguided policy from government and the music industry alike, a change in the attitude to file-sharing may be on the horizon THANKS to a new survey that shows illegal downloaders actually spend more on music then their straight-as-a-die counterparts. The Demos poll of 1,000 people between 16 and 50 found that illegal downloaders on average spend £77 a year on music, whereas the rest fork out just £44. Discovery mechanism Analyst Mark Mulligan of Forrester Research took the OPPORTUNITY to highlight a truth policy makers seem unable or unwilling to grasp: "The people who file-share are the ONES who are interested in music. They use file-sharing as a discovery mechanism." WHETHER or not the Demos findings will have any impact on PETER Mandelson's plans to introduce a US style 'three strikes and you're out' approach to discouraging illegal downloading remains to be seen. Well, hopefully. But I do not spend any money on music. 0$$

1879.	Solve : ChromeOS and Android to merge??
Answer» Check out this article.No secret to me that one of Googles aims is to become one of the largest cell phone providers in the WORLD...i believe this is actually what CHROME is about.Would it be called 'Chromaroid'?RoidChrome...i believe.I'd better stock up on the 'Preparation Chrome'. It sounds painful either way.Just watch out. Don't make it angry or CHROM will 'ROIDRAGE!PreperationChrome ? ? Reminds me of the guy who was having that issue and asked his Druggist for a solution... The Druggist suggested a box of suppositories and said check back in a few days... Guy comes back 3 days later and the Druggist says " how did that work out ? ?' To which the guy replied " For all the good those things did i might as well have shoved them......."PATIO, when I look at your post I only see the top line, but when I go into quote it shows all the TEXT, what's up with that?That has nothing to do with the Joke...Would make a lot of sense for Google to do this to get this if they really plan on getting this out as fast as they're claiming is going to happen.

1882.	Solve : Google Search Results for Your Name Reveal Your Facebook Friends Even If Your Fa?
Answer» Now this is new! If you have a Facebook account, searching for your name in Google will TURN up not only a link to your Facebook page, but includes a LIST of your friends, as well! And that’s even if your privacy settings on Facebook are set to disallow public access, such as the “only My Networks and Friends can see my profile and personal info” settings. Is this a DEAL between Facebook and Google? Did Google intentionally tweak their search algorithm to include the Facebook "friends" information? Does Facebook know? Did they help them do it? More: http://www.smartestcomputing.us.com/index.php?showtopic=38215&st=0&gopid=141849&#entry141849Hi Broni. The ACTUAL problem here is the fact that googling a name gives information (maybe too much information) about said person. But if you un-check the last one ("Create a public search listing..."), this information isn't transmitted through search ENGINES. I like the other options because I can see who is asking to be my friend, or who I will be asking to be a friend. The search in Facebook doesn't do any wrong. It's there for a good reason. If it weren't there, facebook's usefulness would end. Two-Eyes

1883.	Solve : Turn a cheap webcam into a 3D scanner?
Answer» Full Story Fascinating...Wow that is really fascinating and something that could prove to be really helpful. I know I'd much rather create a 3D model using this technique then trying to do it in 3ds Max. Just think of the possible applications this would have. Not only for models and enthusiasts, but for insurance purposes and inventory. On the downside anybody RECEIVING VIDEO data from a webcam could model you.That is simply amazing. My HAT is off to the folks at CAMBRIDGE.

1884.	Solve : LCD Motion Blur: Fact and Fiction?
Answer» http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,2845,2356393,00.asp Quote Findings Highlights * Response time not a USEFUL spec for indicating picture blur. * Motion enhancement technologies can actually degrade image quality. * Motion blur may be DETECTABLE in moving still images but not in even fast-moving video. As a result, our bottom-line RECOMMENDATIONS are: If you stick with the mid- to top-tier models from the reputable brands, you should ignore response time specifications, not WORRY about LCD motion blur, and not spend extra for 120-Hz or higher refresh rates, strobed LED backlighting, or advanced motion blur PROCESSING.

1887.	Solve : Windows update next week?
Answer» Thursday 9pm est........................ Microsoft will release six groups of security patches next week, fixing bugs in the latest versions of Excel, Windows XP, Vista, and Windows Server 2003. Online criminals will typically e-mail the VICTIM with a maliciously encoded Office attachment that, once opened, gives the hacker access to the victim's computer. Microsoft isn't releasing further details on the flaws it's fixing until Tuesday. Three other less-critical updates are also planned for next week's "Patch Tuesday" security fixes. They include "important" updates for Microsoft Publisher 2007 and Windows XP Service Pack 2 as well as a FIX for Windows Vista. In descending order of severity, Microsoft rates updates as critical, important, moderate, or low. Tue Jul 10, 7:20 PM ET Microsoft Corp. published six security fixes — half of them rated "critical" — in its regularly scheduled software update Tuesday. The three patches with the company's most severe rating are designed to prevent malicious hackers from REMOTELY taking control of computers without permission. One of the updates targets a vulnerability in the company's spreadsheet program, Excel, that could let hackers break into a PC if its user opened a tainted spreadsheet. Microsoft also addressed critical holes in its .NET Framework, a massive library of computer code that is part of its newest operating system, Windows Vista, and versions of Windows XP, Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003. The third critical update is intended to prevent attacks on Windows 2000 Server and Windows Server 2003. The company also released patches with less urgent security ratings for the firewall built into Windows Vista, and for Microsoft Office Publisher 2007 and Windows XP Professional. PC users can visit Microsoft's security Web site to download updates, or SIGN up for an automatic security update program.

1889.	Solve : Download Dispatch- updated free apps ....?
Answer» CNET Download.com New releases Ad-Aware 2007 7.0.1.5 Scan your system for ad-supported SOFTWARE components and remove them. MediaCell Video Converter 1.2 Compress and convert your videos into MP4 and 3GP formats for PORTABLE devices. RealPlayer 10.5 Get the latest FREE version of this media player and jukebox from RealNetworks. Ad-Aware SE Definition File SE1R179 (07/04/2007) Update your Ad-Aware SE definition file to the latest release. Top 5 movers These hot titles are rising up the Windows Most Popular list. 1. MediaCell Video Converter - Up 18 spots to No. 11 2. PrimoPDF - Up 3 spots to No. 24 3. Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended - Up 6 spots to No. 41 4. Flyff - Up 8 spots to No. 38 5. Slim Browser - Up 9 spots to No. 41 Top 10 products These programs are the top 10 most downloaded Windows apps on CNET Download.com for the week ending July 1, 2007. 1. Ad-Aware SE Personal Edition 882,912 downloads 2. AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 701,749 downloads 3. BitComet 529,260 downloads 4. ICQ 423,543 downloads 5. WINZIP 385,089 downloads 6. LimeWire 344,437 downloads 7. BearFlix 301,558 downloads 8. AVAST Home Edition 208,268 downloads 9. WinRAR 199,123 downloads 10. Camfrog Video Chat 189,564 downloads http://news.com.com/?tag=hd_ts

1890.	Solve : Vista shipped. So where are the new games??
Answer» More empty promises from Patio's mothership ! Operating system, DirectX 10 supposed to usher in new era of PC gaming Remember the Vista launch of six months ago? PC gamers do. The operating system was supposed to usher in a whole new era for the second-fiddle platform. Gamers had good reason to be excited. Microsoft promised cutting-edge new games that took advantage of all that Vista and DirectX 10 had to offer. Vista would elevate games to the start menu – prime real estate. PC gamers, used to flashy, splashy consoles getting all the attention, reveled in the promise of the coming nirvana. Six months on, PC gamers are still waiting. And man, are they pissed. Why? Judging from the forums and blog posts, there is plenty to be peevish about — the anemic Games for Windows - Live initiative, slow game performance and Vista’s demanding system requirements. But the chief complaint is the lack of new games. At present, there are just a handful of titles that are support DirectX 10, the application processing interface that tells the video card in your PC how to draw the graphics onscreen. And to date, there are only two Vista-only titles — one of which is “Halo 2,” a three-year-old Xbox game. Yawn. To be fair, there are plenty of reasons why the title list is as SKINNY as an Olsen TWIN. The whole saga begins with Microsoft famously slipping Vista’s ship date several times, with the final move pushing the release date after the crucial holiday shopping season. That meant new PCS sold at year’s end didn’t come preloaded with Vista or with new graphics cards tucked into the guts of the hardware. As such, not many major-league studios have started developing titles for the new platform — yet. Some studios, like Gas Powered Games, were too far along in their game development to change course — particularly given the small initial audience. Other developers know that Vista and DirectX 10 will be ubiquitous soon enough, and see no reason to throw lots of dollars at development just now. “It’s a chicken-and-egg thing,” says Billy Pidgeon, an analyst with IDC. “We need more [game] software, yes, but we also need more Vista out there.” Microsoft, for its part, says that it’s on track with Vista, citing 40 million units sold to date. And the company points to its list of planned titles, which include “Alan Wake,” from Remedy, “Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures,” from Funcom and “Crysis,” from Crytek, as reasons PC gamers should hang tight — and quit complaining. “ I think by the time gamers get their hands on the titles that are really taking full advantage of DX10, which will be this year, all the discussion about ‘was it fast enough’ will go away because people will be that impressed,” says Kevin Unangst, global director of the company’s Games for Windows initiative. Microsoft faces an uphill climb, though. The game forums are rife with posts from furious gamers who feel as though the company duped them — or worse yet, that the Redmond company is actually conspiring to kill PC gaming. But Unangst says that nothing could be further from the truth. “Starting with Windows 95, we’ve built Windows as a gaming platform. Over the last year, we’ve invested more than ever,” he says. Industry watchers do believe that what Microsoft and its partners have started with Vista and DirectX 10 is unquestionably the future of PC gaming. And the rollout of any new platform — particularly one so dependent on third-party developers — is going to have some bumps in the road. “When DirectX 9 was introduced late in 2002, it took many months for mainstream games supporting [it] to appear,” says Jason Cross, a technology analyst with ExtremeTech.com. “In fact, it wasn't until 2004 that we started to see a fair number of games that really made use of it.” Why? Because game development is difficult and time-consuming. Electronic Arts, which has a large pool of talent AVAILABLE, still needs a year to crank out sequels. If you have a smaller team, or are creating a new game from scratch, that takes even longer. Add game-changing technology to the mix? Bank on three years — or in the case of Flagship Studios’ “Hellgate: London,” the long-anticipated title from the original “Diablo” developers — close to four years. “CHALLENGES come along with you’re working with changing technologies,” says company CEO Bill Roper. “It’s like trying to build a house on shifting sands.” The bad news? Game development times aren’t likely to get any shorter. According to Cevat Yerli, CEO of Crytek, the demands on game developers only increase as the technologies get more sophisticated. And as such, he predicts that the average development time for high-end will be two to three years – minimum, “The costs are more, the risks are bigger, the pressure for innovation is higher,” he says. “The gamers will have to be more patient.” http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19508286/ We have been patient its time that they get something out that can actually use directx 10 and some of the power of the newer video cards..... normally its the other way around games push the cards and OS not cards ahead.

1891.	Solve : iPhone?
Answer» Link with quite a long list of some of the new iPhone shortcomings. Feel almost a little sad for all those people WAITING in line for this after reading many of these. Link Holy "censored"... I saw a commercial for it yesterday...it seemed pretty awesome, however after reading that...this thing definitely has a lot of shortcomings. I'll hold off...iPhone isn't a phone at all, its a piece of ----! I hate touchscreen phones too, nasty stuff. I don't mind touchscreen on something like a tv on a plane, those work well.I think its a riot* These people who "are not members of puterhope", go out and buy the new TECHNO stuff and basically fund the new research for us who wait TILL its fixed ! Thanks wankers~ <<< "brown -NOSER" That's Bloody Wankers....isn't it ? ?

1892.	Solve : More Dell Ubuntu!?
Answer» Dell must be making money with linux some cool colors and some stronger specs. http://aving.net/usa/news/default.asp?mode=read&c_num=51247&C_Code=02&SP_Num=0I didn't see any REFERENCE to Linux in the ad....the white shorts sure LOOKED good Direct Dell page on these new laptops as well as different UBUNTU options for each of them. SURPRISINGLY you don't even have an OPTION to select Microsoft as the OS. LinkThat'll put a dent in their dingy.

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1893.	Solve : Google Desktop finally arrives on Linux?
Answer» Almost three years after Google Desktop’s launch in 2004 for the Windows operating system, Google has finally released a Linux version of the search application. Google Desktop enables Linux users to search for text inside OpenOffice documents, PDF and PostScript files, text and HTML, man pages, music, VIDEO and image files, web history and emails from Gmail and Thunderbird. The first version supports many POPULAR versions of Linux. It comes in the form of both RPM and a DEB distribution packages. The RPM can be installed on Red Hat, Fedora, SUSE, and Mandriva distributions. The DEB will install on Debian and Ubuntu systems. The program works with both KDE and GNOME. At this time, it only supports PCs with 32-bit x86 compatible processors. At this point, Google Desktop for Linux offers almost identical features to the Windows version, however, it lacks the Sidebar and Gadget features. Google Desktop for Linux joins other Google’s products that support the open SOURCE OS such as Picasa, Google EARTH and the Firefox toolbar. http://www.techspot.com/news/25906-Google-Desktop-finally-arrives-on-Linux.html

1894.	Solve : Intel Reveals “Larrabee” Teraflop Processor?
Answer» Intel Corp., the world’s largest maker of microprocessors, has disclosed several details concerning its project code-named Larrabee. Apparently, the latter, despite of certain media reports, has no direct relation to Intel’s graphics processing UNIT’s development, but is a part of Intel’s Tera-Scale initiative, under which the company develops chips for special-purpose computing. Intel’s code-named Larrabee processor, which seems to be an array of computational arithmetic logic units (ALUs) with caches as well as memory controller, will be CAPABLE of processing “well in excess” of a teraflop of data, according to Justin Rattner, Intel Corp.’s chief technology officer. The processor is set for release in 2010, but could show up in 2009, Mr. Rattner is quoted to have SAID, InformationWeek web-site reports. Even though the code-named Larrabee processor can compute 3D graphics, just like any other modern microprocessor VIA ray-tracing technology, it is not designed for computing traditional DIRECT3D or OpenGL computer graphics and is not a graphics processing units, such as ATI Radeon or Nvidia GeForce. http://www.neowin.net/index.php?act=view&id=41191

1895.	Solve : Two-tiered net could be coming?
Answer» I'm sure EVERYONE (except ISPs) would agree this is a terrible IDEA.. Net PROVIDERS (ISPs) may start charging some websites for faster ACCESS to customers, a report has predicted. It could create a "two-tiered internet" which, while making money for providers would risk alienating consumers, Jupiter RESEARCH said. Link

1897.	Solve : Microsoft entering the low-cost PC sales biz; first stop India?
Answer» MICROSOFT will begin selling PCs in India next month as part of its "Unlimited Potential" PROGRAM, an event that will mark the SOFTWARE giant's first entry into the PC sales business. Dubbed the IQ PC, the machines will cost RS21,000 (about $525), are manufactured in partnership with Zenith, and will sport AMD Athlon CPUs. Link

1898.	Solve : Super-soldiers may get brain-chip?
Answer» October 24, 2005 US military experts are attempting to create an army of super-human soldiers who will be more intelligent and deadly thanks to a microchip implanted in their brains. Scientists believe the implant will vastly improve the memory of troops so that they can recall every detail of their TRAINING and BECOME more effective fighters. Researchers at the University of Southern CALIFORNIA's bio-engineering department have created the chip, which acts in exactly the same way as the hippocampus - the part of the BRAIN that deals with memory. In experiments, the team removed that section of the brain of dead rats and inserted the chip in its place. The implant sent exactly the same electronic signals as the real thing. The next stage of the project is to test the implant on live animals. If this work proves to be as successful, experiments could one day be carried out on soldiers. I bet they don't use Windows. Where did you get this?! [glb]Flame[/glb]http://www.news.com.auRobo-cop strikes again..........-non_.fiction to fact........ why not disable war all together as a civilised world fighting should be no more, and the cash from weapons, trading into food and well being....... And anothergame for the kids a robot army.....? wheris judge dread hidding...... I always thought the gw was a robot........and he sqeaks when he moves......Imagine a chipped soldier seeing a BSOD. Wow thats a good idea! R0SSi don't think it would be handfull, there can be a chance you get hurt, a chip in your body and later perhaps they will exist viruses for the chips, so they start to shoot there own guys, nice stategy yay! award for reviving a two year old dead topic, i know i'll get like flamed for this.. but i was wondering... is this still going on? like the whole memory chip scenario? how do they know how much memory in TERMS of Gb/Tb whatever the brain has? how would they be able to match what they took out. if they make an implant with inferior storage capabilities, they've not only ruined a life but also decreased his usefulness... once again i know i've revived a dead topic, but why make a new one of the same type when there's one already here...Not sure if you'll get a reply on this being that the article is almost a year and a half old. Doesn't appear that much has happened with this story as I don't recall hearing about any soldiers in Iraq with these chips.well yeah that's true, but technology like that can take years to develop. even if it was mentioned two years ago, it might not be finished for another 10 years. i still have doubts though. no matter what software or hardware people come up with, there's nothing to rival the brainpower of someone willing to learn.

1899.	Solve : Dell says Linux is not for business?
Answer» SMEs must buy Windows By Nick Farrell: Thursday 21 June 2007, 08:17 WHILE DELL MAY have made some moves TOWARDS Ubuntu Linux, it is refusing to allow its business customers to buy it. According to one poster on an Ubuntu forum, Dell refused to sell him an Ubuntu machine for his small, non-profit business. Cosborn72 said he wanted to support Dell in its decision to sell computers with Ubuntu installed and tried to order one. The small business representative told him that he could not order one of the Ubuntu-based computers through the small business department. Instead cosborn72 had to go through the "home and home office" department. linkSeems like good enough reason to go elsewhere and buy a computer with no OS and then install Ubuntu, which can be downloaded at no cost.This type of action just solidifies my belief that Dell and Linux are not going to work, just as their attempts in the past didn't work. I do hope though that I'm wrong and that it's just a rough road and it's something Dell is WORKING out.I hope so to.Here at work we use suse so yes linux is for work And this is not a small business either.It's a CONSPIRACY!! Gates is discounting Windoze to Dell, and in return Dell is saying and implying nasty things about linux. Win/Win for Gates and Dell. ... hey.... ya never know...... There are millions of different companies using *nix, BSD, Solaris, and other platforms. In my opinion I think Dell's just doing this because of potential value of getting more many from business users and or some deal they have with Microsoft.Yah i agree with you but you would think they would discourage not pretty much flat out say no..... Once again they will just make the linux crowd angry like what they did with the warrenty everyone COMPLAINED they brought it back almost immediatlyThey should just put Linux on the boxes they have put in WalMart...that would make things a bit interesting. I think that would drive me CRAZY if they did all the boxes at wal-mart as linux. You know when someone buys a computer at wal-mart for 300$ they can't figure out that when it is all messed up they still have to pay normal price to get it fixed. Such as..... Hey i think i broke it. Get it and its loaded full of viruses and spyware. They refuse a backup and format and say can't you fix it? Sure I can fix anything you tell them 120$ to remove all of the viruses and spyware and repair all of the busted up windows files on it and they have a fit! What i only paid 300$ for the computer and this and that..... Well if you had gotten an anti-virus program and don't surf pr0n 16 hours a day downloading everything that comes up we wouldn't have this problem Actually that was more of a rant then anything else because with linux there would be less problems because less viruses for linux but anyone that does repair knows where i am coming from.I still think it would be fun.I just think it is great that linux is finally getting some good press other then the hardcore geek crowd.