Microsoft Unveiling X-Docs


New Business Software Allows Users To Enter, Collect Data. Microsoft is unveiling new business software that will allow users to enter and collect data across a variety of platforms. The product, named X-Docs, combines word processing, graphics and other functions.

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Satellite systems hackable - study


Critical commercial satellite systems relied upon by federal agencies, civilians and the Pentagon are potentially vulnerable to a variety of sophisticated hack attacks that could cause service disruptions, or even send a satellite spinning out of control, according to a new report by the General Accounting Office, the investigative arm of Congress.

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Chess Champ Kramnik Trounces Deep Fritz Computer


World champion Vladimir Kramnik outwitted the world's most powerful chess computer Deep Fritz on Tuesday, to win the third game in a match dubbed the 'Brains in Bahrain' contest.

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Breitband-Studie: Kabel hat noch Chancen


Breitband ist zum Synonym geworden für ein Bündel verschiedener Medien- und Kommunikationsdienste, die das Medienverhalten und die Nutzung elektronischer Kommunikationsdienste revolutionieren sollen. Um künftig möglichst das gesamte Spektrum dieser Dienste über eine Plattform anbieten zu können, sind umfangreiche Investitionen in den weiteren Ausbau der Kommunikationsinfrastrukturen notwendig.

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AMD Overclocking Guide - October 2002


AMD has long been known for selling processors that have a huge amount of overclocking potential. Though the parent company may not like the fact that buyers are getting something for nothing, they have normally turned the other cheek when it comes to making a product that is still easy to squeeze some extra power from. It used to be that all you needed was a simple #2 pencil to unlock the fury of your processor, but that was before the Palomino core design hit the streets. With this revision, enthusiasts had to step back and look for a new way to get those massive overclocked speeds.

¬> <a href="www.tweaktown.com"target="_blank">Guide

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Office chair that cleans the air around you


Scientists are considering 'smart furniture' to protect workers from air pollutants and even anthrax. 'The idea is to build into the furniture the ability to actually clean the air in a breathing zone, the air immediately around the individual,' said US researcher Alan Hedge.

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Hackers in Russia Defaced State Department Web Site


Hackers in Russia were behind obscenities scrawled on a State Department Web site, a senior State Department official said on Friday.

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Former DrinkOrDie Member Chris Tresco Answers


Okay, former DrinkOrDie member and convicted warez dude Chris Tresco got his answers to your questions back to us, so here they are. (Note: Chris does not advise you to follow in his footsteps.)

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Drei-Zentimeter-Disk speichert ein GB


Philips hat bei der Ceatec 2002 in Japan eine wieder beschreibbare optische Mini-Disk gezeigt. Die so genannte "Small Form Factor Optical Storage"-Scheibe [SFFOS] hat einen Durchmesser von 30 Millimetern und fasst bis zu ein GB Daten.



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Bugbear strikes millions of computers


Bugbear finaly in the news.

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Warum Windows abstürzt


50 Prozent aller Abstürze bei Windows oder Windows-Programmen sind auf lediglich ein Prozent der Programmierfehler zurückzuführen.

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Die Null-Prozent-Kredite der Microsoft-Bank


Von der Öffentlichkeit kaum wahrgenommen hat Bill Gates' hochliquider Software-Konzern einen Bank-Ableger gegründet, Microsoft Capital. Seit kurzem bietet er für Business-Kunden zinslose Kredite - ein umstrittenes Geschäft.

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