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February 24, 2005
The Federal Bureau of Investigations has issued a warning over a fake email claiming to be from the FBI that contains a virus in the attachment. The email uses the fbi.gov domain and Attempts to sound authentic, it is likely to confuse some consumers and even con the gullible ones among them to open the attachment reports EarthTimes.org. I am one of the gullible ones, thanks to Norton it was deleted before I could get my paws on the attachment. The mail first warns recipients that "their Internet use is being monitored by FBI's Internet Fraud Complaint Center and that they have accessed illegal websites." The message asks the recipient to click on an attachment to answer some questions about their alleged illegal Internet use. The attachment contains a virus that infects the user's computer.
So far experts have not been able to determine what exactly the virus does once it infects the computer. Anti-virus firms say the virus is probably a low or medium risk as it hasn't spread as widely as some well-known malicious programs like MyDoom.
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In an effort to keep home and small business users abreast of virus and computer threats, the UK Government has launched a new website offering realtime alerts. Anyone who registers for the free service, ITsafe,by supplying a e-mail address or mobile phone number, will be able to receive warnings of high-risk viruses and other security issues as soon as the government National Infrastructure Security Coordination Centre(NISCC) considers them notable reports TechWorld.com. The drive funded by the Home Office, hopes to become an important port of call for the UK's large population of computer users. Home Office Minister, Hazel Blears, launched ITsafe with a promise. "Signing up to this service will give users an extra level of defense in two key ways;by providing general advice on IT security and issuing official alerts if and when it is felt there is a serious enough threat from a virus ofother form of threat," web address - http://www.itsafe.gov.uk
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Anthony Greco, 18, has become the first person to be arrested for the sending of unsolicited instant messages aka spim. Greco was lured from New York to Los Angeles under the pretence of a business meeting. He was arrested upon arrival at LA airport last Wednesday. Greco allegedly sent 1.5 million messages advertising pornography and mortgages. According to US reports the recipients of the messages were all members of the MySpace.com online networking service. Greco had allegedly threatened to share his methods for spamming members of the group if MySpace.com didn't sign an exclusive marketing deal which would have legitimised the messages he was sending via the service. Greco believed he was flying to Los Angeles to close that agreement with MySpace president Tom Anderson reports silicon.com. Assistant US Attorney Brian Hoffstadt confirmed the arrest was the first criminal case brought against an individual sending spam over IM.
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AMD yesterday demonstrated the industry's first x86 dual-core processor at the company's Austin facilities. AMD showed off an HP ProLiant DL585 server powered by four dual-core AMD Opteron processors manufactured on 90nm silicon-on-insulator process technology.
Based on AMD's existing system infrastructure and industry-standard architecture, enterprise customers can expect more efficient processing power without the penalties of increased power consumption and heat dissipation, thanks to a simple upgrade path to more efficient computing. The dual-core AMD Opteron processor for servers and workstations is expected to offer the best performance per watt in the market when AMD plans to make it available in mid-2005
"Dual-core technology provides an attractive path for increasing processor performance with little or no increase in power consumption or heat dissipation," observed Nathan Brookwood, principal analyst at Insight64. "AMD laid the groundwork for its dual-core processors years ago, when it gave its single-core AMD64 processors the on-chip plumbing they would need to support a second core at a later date. As AMD moves dual-core technology from theory to practice, it is reassuring to see that current investments in core logic and platform technology will remain relevant for years to come."
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February 23, 2005
imation, Japan has announced the 'FlashGO' a new card reader, capable of reading 9 memory card types. Works with Windows 98 SE/Me/2000/XP, after the Mac OS 9.0. Available March 1st. Supported memory card types include SD memory card /MMC/ memory stick/memory stick Pro, miniSD/ memory stick Duo/ memory stick PRO Duo and CF/Microdrive. As for interface USB 2.0. Measures 62.5x100x78mm and weighs 115g.
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Denon Corporation, Japan, has announced the 2ch "DCD-SA11 CD/SACD player set for release in March - Expected price 367,500 Yen. As for color ring premium silver (SP).The DCD-SA11 is an update to the DCD-SA1 announced August 2004, features the original DENON technology for high-quality audio - Advanced AL24 Processing (192kHz/24bit). Measures 434x415x138mm and weighs 19kg.
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French Telecoms equipment provider Alcatel and US software giant Microsoft Corp. Tuesday announced plans to jointly develop Internet-based TV services for telephone companies. The two groups said in a statement they aim to "rapidly accelerate the availability of Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) services for broadband operators world-wide."
"It will join Alcatel's expertise in high-speed networks with Microsoft's software expertise in interface solutions," Alcatel director of development Marc Jalabert said in a press conference.
"We are committed to integrate the current Alcatel video solutions with Microsoft TV IPTV Edition, resulting in a market-leading integrated offering," Alcatel Chief Executive Serge Tchuruk said.
Eric Boustouller, Microsoft France chief executive, said the Alcatel/Microsoft cooperation would target fixed telephone operators in order to "speed up the widespread delivery of the Internet-television services offered" by broadband operators.
Potential clients include Verizon of the United States, Telecom Italia of Italy, Bell of Canada and Swiss Com of Switzerland. At a news conference, Alcatel development director Marc Jalabert said the two groups also intend to cooperate over cable and ADSL digital TV platforms.
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Sirius Satellite Radio announced Tuesday that it has reached an agreement to broadcast NASCAR auto races and related events over a five-year period for $107.5 million, beating rival XM Satellite Radio Holdings. Sirius will become the exclusive satellite radio partner for NASCAR. Last fall Sirius announced it had entered a five-year, $500 million deal to broadcast shock jock Howard Stern's radio show beginning in 2006 reports USAtoday. Sirius expects to end 2005 with more than 2.5 million subscribers. XM, based in Washington, D.C., says it had more than 3.2 million users at the end of 2004.
Sirius' shares traded lower Tuesday after news came out over the weekend that a regular on Stern's show had received a subpoena from the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding the trading of Sirius stock.
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Samsung Electronics has started mass production of the world’s largest-capacity multi-chip package (MCP) for 3G phones. The 2.5Gb MCP will allow for intense video playback on mobile phones with digital multimedia broadcasting support (DMB) reports Mobile Mag
The MCP consists of two 1Gb NAND flash memory chips and two 256Mb Mobile DRAMs allowing for four hours of high-quality QVGA video to be stored. The chip will benefit manufacturers to produce slimmer, lighter handsets with increased functionality.
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IBM yesterday introduced its X3 architecture and the new Hurricane chip set, which the company said is designed to put superior technology on top of the Cranford chip from Intel Corp. The X3 enables customers to run applications and rapidly process business data to meet critical business needs.
"What we're announcing is the third generation of what we call enterprise X architecture -- and the manifestation of well over $100 million worth of investment in this architecture to bring break-through performance to the scalable part of this market," said Jim Northington, vice president of the high-performance solutions group for the IBM xSeries.
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