Decade-old vulnerability found in Windows
A team of researchers and analysts claim to have found a critical vulnerability that affects all versions of Microsoft's Windows platform dating back to the year 2000. Server software development company 2X Software say that the relatively simple vulnerability found could be used to initiate a denial of service (DoS) attack against the operating systems affected, from the ancient Millenium Edition and Windows 2000, to the latest Windows 7 in all versions.
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HIS releases IceQ series Radeon HD 5770 cards
Three months have passed since HIS introduced its Radeon HD 5750 IceQ+ cards, and now the company is preparing to roll out a couple of IceQ-ed Radeon HD 5770s too. Known as the HD 5770 IceQ 5 and HD 5770 IceQ 5 Turbo, the upcoming cards have 800 Stream Processors, a 128-bit memory interface and 1GB of GDDR5 memory, DirectX 11 and CrossFireX support, dual-DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort outputs, and make use of a dual-slot UV sensitive cooler featuring three copper heatpipes that's supposed to be both more efficient and quieter than the reference solution.
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Microsoft shows first production Win Phone 7 device
Microsoft showed off the first production device running Windows Phone 7. Revealed during a taping of the Engadget Show, the early prototype is an LG-made QWERTY slider that bears a strong resemblance to the eXpo. Not much is known about the device itself besides its 5-megapixel camera, but it will have to meet Microsoft's chassis guidelines, which includes the three-button interface, a fast processor and an 800x480 or larger touchscreen.
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Palm releases webOS 1.4
Palm has finally decided to do something about its webOS by releasing a most timely update, this time round bringing the version number up to webOS 1.4. This will come across as an over-the-air update, and is readily available for customers who are subscribed to the Sprint network in the US, while folks living on the other side of the pond will be able to get it as well assuming they’re under the O2 UK, O2 DE, O2 Ireland and Movistar umbrellas. As for Palm webOS smartphones which are available on other networks, expect the update to roll out in a short while.
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Nvidia Optimus: To Merge What Cannot Be Merged, Take Two
The technology of implementing a discrete graphics card into a mobile PC which already possesses its own integrated solution (IGP) has been around for a while already. Both ATI and Nvidia have presented their own solutions, both of which have been given a warm welcome because of the advantages they bring to the table. The idea behind this entire technology is to provide top performance by activating the discrete graphics when it’s needed, while providing maximum power consumption savings when ordinary work is being done and image rendered on the IGP. Nvidia has thus far presented models with the “switchable graphics” option, i.e. option which enables you to turn on the discreet graphics card manually when needed in order to use its potential for gaming, GPU rendering, HD material playback and similar tasks (one of the representatives would be ASUS UL50Vt). The next step is called the Optimus platform and it presents us with a technology which offers a new way of combining the integrated GPU and discreet graphics solution on mobile platforms.
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Intel announces Atom N470
Intel has announced the introduction of the Atom N470 processor today instead of on March 1st, as planned. Big brother to the N450, the Atom N470 is a 45nm single-core chip clocked at 1.83 GHz with GMA 3150 integrated graphics, 512k of L2 cache and support for DDR2-667 memory. The N470, which is part of the Pine Trail platform, offers a bit more power to an average netbook so expect multiple OEMs to come up with machines powered by it in the coming months.
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Asus unveils its custom Radeon HD 5000 line-up
Asus' family of custom-cooled Radeon HD 5000 series cards has now been presented in an orderly fashion. Starting off small, we have the EAH5770 CUcore/2DI/1GD5 which makes use of a special cooling system featuring a tuning-fork shaped heatsink with a copper rod weighing up to 5.8oz embedded to help speed up heat transfer. A low-noise fan is also included, as this is an actively-cooled solution. In terms of specs, the EAH5770 CUcore is pretty stock , with a 850 MHz core clock, 1GB of GDDR5 memory @ 4800 MHz, 800 Stream Processors, DirectX 11 and CrossFireX support, plus D-Sub, DVI and HDMI outputs.
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New Toshiba Portégé Tablet announced
Toshiba come up with the new Portégé M780 Tablet PC that boasts multi-touch display capability. Capable enough to deliver an enhanced computing experience to students, educators and business professionals via the now well-known benefits of touch, it also offers an alternative platform to everyday computing which is sure to get your friends all curious about your latest purchase. Granted, this will be much more hefty compared to a skinny and lightweight netbook, but the features and specifications which we’ll look at later after the jump might just persuade you to pick one up.
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Sony ships first BRAVIA Freeview TVs
Sony has announced a new line-up of flat-panel televisions featuring hardware for tuning into Freeview HD content. The consumer electronics giant confirmed that the 19-strong TV line-up will go on sale beginning this weekend. Seven types of BRAVIAs branded TV will be available in different sizes.
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