news of 2004-02-10



VPC 6.1.1 Update available

From Microsoft's site. Apparently paving the way for upcoming WinXP security updates or something. At least they say: "This update addresses security issues and bugs related to running upcoming Windows XP Professional service packs." ;-)

[ written by fryke™ on 2004-02-10 at 20:17 CET ]
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SonyEricsson: More phones in that video...

In the now pulled promotional video, there are other phones to be seen that have not - as of yet - been released. In the picture below you see the T650 on the left and a hinge-turnaround-kinda phone on the right.



Both look good to me at first sight.

[ written by fryke™ on 2004-02-10 at 19:16 CET ]
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Safari 1.2 improvements laid out

Dave Hyatt has written up what's new in Safari 1.2 (v125).

[ written by fryke™ on 2004-02-10 at 12:26 CET ]
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SonyEricsson T650 spotted in promotional video

The video has since been pulled from the web (... and is likely to appear again somewhere), but the rumours are that the T650 will replace the T610 and T630 models, featuring an 1.3 MP camera and a Memory Stick Duo Pro slot. Both additions will be welcomed by previous T610 and T630 users. (The camera of those phones, well, sucks.)

[ written by fryke™ on 2004-02-10 at 12:17 CET ]
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Wireless USB-2 and Firewire

While 1394ta.org has announced "wireless firewire" (802.15.3) in December, Intel is said to be announcing wireless USB-2 soon. Both will provide only about 55-60 Mbps, which is rather low for harddisk and DV use (what firewire is mainly used for) but might just be okay for printers, scanners and CD-RWs etc. Our take: USB will have an advantage here.

[ written by fryke™ on 2004-02-10 at 12:10 CET ]
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Update for Mac OS X 10.2.8

In Software Update, you can now download updated graphics drivers. Word is that DVD video playback should be better after the update.

[ written by fryke™ on 2004-02-10 at 12:06 CET ]
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MacRumors: More iTMS Europe delays?

In a new tidbit, MacRumors hints at various problems that might put iTMS Europe introduction further and further away. Bad news for us Europeans, Apple and the music industry?

[ written by fryke™ on 2004-02-10 at 12:03 CET ]
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Hypertransport 2.0

The new specification has just been released, features almost double the throughput of HT 1.0 (22.4 GB/s to 12.8 GB/s) and will probably be used by PowerMacs in the second half of 2004. The next iteration of the PowerMac G5 is likely not using it just yet.

[ written by fryke™ on 2004-02-10 at 11:58 CET ]
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