Author: gilles

Researchers are working on technology that could offer seven times as much storage. Researchers in Japan have reported success in an advanced data-storage technology that could help yield hard drives with capacities of seven times or more than today’s most advanced drives in as soon as five years. Their work is a refinement of perpendicular… Continue reading Fujitsu pushes hard drive limits

The United States Supreme Court, in a unanimous ruling, disagreed with two lower court rulings. Today’s opinion agrees with the MPAA and RIAA contention that P2P developers are responsible for the infringing activities of its users. The decision is a serious setback for commercial file-sharing companies, who were hoping a favorable Supreme Court decision would… Continue reading Supreme Court rules against P2P

UPDATE: Here’s an article on the best Grooveshark and Limewire alternatives in 2017. Thanks to Joel Stephens for letting me know! From the LimeWire forums, this is what’s new in LimeWire 4.9.0 beta: Searching: LimeWire now recognizes more types of licenses in the search results. In addition to Creative Commons licenses, which LimeWire 4.3 added,… Continue reading LimeWire 4.9.0 beta

MS AntiSpyware (beta) is a security technology that helps protect Windows users from spyware and other potentially unwanted software. Known spyware on your PC can be detected and removed. This helps reduce negative effects caused by spyware including slow PC performance, annoying pop-up ads, unwanted changes to Internet settings, and unauthorized use of your private… Continue reading MS AntiSpyware beta build 614

CCleaner (Crap Cleaner) is a freeware system optimization and privacy tool. It removes unused files from your system – allowing Windows to run faster and freeing up valuable hard disk space. It also cleans traces of your online activities such as your Internet history. But the best part is that it’s fast (normally taking less… Continue reading Crap Cleaner 1.20.118

When it comes to converting camcorder or DVD video, it pays to look at the space-saving Divx format. Tom’s Hardware analyzed the new Divx version 6 in the THG Lab, and compared it to WMV 9 and MPEG-2. >> Tom’s Hardware DivX 6 test >> http://www.divx.com

BBC is running is an interview with Niklas Zennström, the internet entrepreneur behind both Kazaa and Skype, about how his two inventions came about, and how broadband and wireless devices are shaping his vision for the future. From the interview: “On the other hand, Skype, just like Kazaa and other software, are encouraging people to… Continue reading Interview with Kazaa and Skype founder

This tropical island off the east coast of Africa is best-known for its white-sand beaches, its designer clothing outlets and its spicy curries. But tiny Mauritius is about to stake a new claim to fame. By year’s end, or soon afterward, it is expected to become the world’s first nation with coast-to-coast wireless Internet.” From… Continue reading Mauritius wants to be the first wireless nation

Winamp just released a new update for their popular media player! * Fixed: OSD stays onscreen in DirectDraw Mode * Fixed: Fullscreen video OSD doesn’t reappear after using Pause * Fixed: ML Playlist > Select all (no delete key) * Fixed: Vis data for in_mod (and possibly other input plugins) * Fixed: msvcp60.dll now linked… Continue reading Winamp 5.093

Mention ECS (Elitegroup) in the same sentence as enthusiast, high-quality motherboards and you might not have a favorable outlook towards their products or branding. Indeed, in the world of I.T. components, ECS has always played second or even third fiddle to many of the household names like ASUS, MSI and Gigabyte. However, little do many… Continue reading A visit to ECS