Mark Hachman

Kaspersky Laboratories has discovered what may be the first virus unique to the peer-to-peer file sharing network, KaZaA. According to an advisory posted late on Friday, the Worm.Kazaa.Benjamin virus transmits itself using the KaZaA network. According to the virus definition, however, the virus only appears to spread by manual transmission, or voluntary downloading of affected […]

Microsoft officials have confirmed the presence of a detailed Web survey which resuscitates the idea that the company will move to a subscription pricing model for versions of its next Office suite. The survey purportedly is a Microsoft “concept piece” describing possible features and pricing models of Microsoft Office .NET, also referred to as Microsoft […]

Rayovac Corp. has designed a new battery which places more charging functions inside the battery itself, cutting the recharge time to an estimated 15 minutes. The I-C3 technology will first be deployed in AA batteries during mid- to late-2003, according to a spokeswoman for Rayovac, based in Madison, Wisconsin. For now, Rayovac is working with […]

Advanced Micro Devices added on to each of its mainstream product lines, and revealed that its own transition to the 0.13-micron “Thoroughbred” Athlon processors would begin later this month. As reported earlier, AMD was expected to launch the AMD 2100+ version of its Athlon processor, which actually runs at 1.7 GHz. AMD, based in Sunnyvale, […]

In conjunction with Intel Corp.s unveiling of the Xeon MP processor, Hewlett-Packard is revamping most of its IA-32 server line, including some of its storage products. The release of the Xeon MP will be felt by virtually all major OEMs, not just HP. However, HP has taken the opportunity to craft new products for most […]

The W32/GIBE worm that went into effect Wednesday seems to have done very little damage, even though the worm posed as a security update from Microsoft. The worm, known variously as W32/Gibe@mm, WORM_GIBE.A, or W32/Gibe-A, is hidden within an “Q216309.exe” attachment in an email message from the “Microsoft Corporation Security Center”. The email does not […]

A Silicon Valley startup is promising investors and customers an easy way to recharge portable devices, but is being extremely cagey on details of the new technology. MobileWise Inc., based in Mountain View, Calif., says it will offer a “surface” to recharge the batteries of mobile devices. The company will ship the technology before the […]

Next week, Intel Corp. will announce the successor to Serial ATA as well as a renewed push into the server chipset market, Intel executives said. The announcements will be made at the Intel Developer Forum, Intels traditional opportunity to guide, encourage, and in some cases dictate the direction of the PC and related platforms. The […]

Nvidia Corp. formally launched the GeForce4 graphics accelerator Tuesday night, adding improved antialiasing and multimonitor support in addition to significantly enhanced overall 3D performance. The GeForce4, as previously reported, was accompanied by first shipments of the NV17, now dubbed the GeForce4 440 Go. Both chips were unveiled at a press conference in San Francisco, supported […]

Officials at Intel Corp. said the company is currently shipping a version of its new 2.2-GHz Northwood processor, called “Prestonia,” to customers. According to resellers, rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Sunnyvale, Calif., is scheduled to ship a “Model 2000+” version if its Athlon MP processor by February, and perhaps later this month. Prestonia is virtually […]

Nvidia Corp. will announce its next-generation desktop graphics chip, which may be known as the GeForce4, in early February. Officials at Nvidia, Santa Clara, Calif., told ExtremeTech Thursday that the graphics chip code-named “NV25” will be formally announced on Feb. 5, along with a desktop version of the NV17, a chip that was previously released […]

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. has placed a multiprocessing version of its value-class Duron processor on hold, a victim of the success of the Athlon MP. The Duron MP, which has disappeared from the companys official processor roadmap, was originally designed to allow AMD entry into the sub-$1,500 server market, according to a spokeswoman for the […]