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Microsoft Corp. announced today the beta 1 release of the next embedded version of the Microsoft
Windows 2000 operating system, currently code-named "Whistler Embedded." "Whistler Embedded" delivers all the richness, innovation and reliability of the next generation of Windows in a componentized version, enabling embedded developers to select specific technology components required for a wide range of unique Windows Powered devices. Beta 1 is focused on delivering embedded client scenarios, including Windows-based terminals, advanced set-top boxes and retail point-of-sale kiosks. With the release of "Whistler Embedded" beta 1 coming only 48 days after release of the "Whistler" beta, Microsoft underscores its commitment to bringing the latest, most innovative Windows technology to the embedded space in a timely manner.
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Windows 2000 operating system, currently code-named "Whistler Embedded." "Whistler Embedded" delivers all the richness, innovation and reliability of the next generation of Windows in a componentized version, enabling embedded developers to select specific technology components required for a wide range of unique Windows Powered devices. Beta 1 is focused on delivering embedded client scenarios, including Windows-based terminals, advanced set-top boxes and retail point-of-sale kiosks. With the release of "Whistler Embedded" beta 1 coming only 48 days after release of the "Whistler" beta, Microsoft underscores its commitment to bringing the latest, most innovative Windows technology to the embedded space in a timely manner.Read more
Tweakers Asylum has posted a review on some Crucial PC133 CAS 2 SDRAM.
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A new PowerStrip 3.0 beta is available.
Hardware OC has posted a Digital Cameras article.
Sharky Extreme has posted a interview with Dave Orton, president of ATI Technologies.
x-bit labs has posted their regular Monthly Hardware News Overview for the month of December, 2000.
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Lord Kolya send words that the 62nd issue of ZZZ online is out.
The read in the latest issue of ZZZ online about:
- 117.5 gigabyte pennies
- snake robots
- making closed envelopes transparent
- personal robotic assistant
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The read in the latest issue of ZZZ online about:
- 117.5 gigabyte pennies
- snake robots
- making closed envelopes transparent
- personal robotic assistant
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Opera Software has released a new version of their Internet Browser.
Alex van Kaam has released a new version of Motherboard Monitor.
Hexus.net has two new databases. The first is a CPU Database, for all overclocked CPUs and the second is for online traders, check it out here.
Voodoo Extreme has put up a Q&A with Brian Burke about the NVIDIA/3dfx merger.
Microsoft has released the Windows Media 8 Encoding Utility. Thanks Luka.
OC Workbench send words that the Celeron 800/100 is out in Japan.
Case Modders Australia has posted a new article called "The Stealth Projekt"
You added some fans to you case when you modded painted it didn´t you? Do you think cramming all that hard earned computer hardware into that modded mid-tower case is giong to benifit seriously with all that extra cooling if there are big, fat restriction´s to airflow in that case? I think not. So today boy´s and girl´s, I will show you the art of Stealth cable modding. Ok ok, It´s not really stealth but hey, it sound´s good doesnt it?Read more
Microsoft said it began informing customers and its reseller partners of the change on Friday. The shift in policy comes at a time when some analysts are questioning just how much demand -- corporate or consumer -- there really is for Windows 2000 on the desktop.
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Here the press release from 3dfx Interactive (Thanks Anthony):
SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- In an effort to protect its creditors and maximize shareholder value, 3dfx Interactive, Inc. (Nasdaq: TDFX - news) announced today that it will substantially reduce all of its workforce as part of an initiative to significantly reduce expenses. In addition, the company said its Board of Directors will recommend to its shareholders that they approve the sale of most of the company´s assets to NVIDIA Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA - news) as outlined in a definitive agreement between the companies that was signed today, and also approve a plan to dissolve the company following completion of the asset sale.
``After aggressively pursuing a wide range of options that take into consideration the interests of our creditors, our shareholders, our employees and our customers,´´ said Alex Leupp, president and CEO, 3dfx Interactive Inc., ``we strongly believe that to reduce expenses, sell our assets and dissolve the company provides the highest return to our creditors, shareholders, and employees.´´
``We expect that the combined technologies of 3dfx and NVIDIA will continue the legacy that 3dfx began in 1994,´´ Leupp continued. ``NVIDIA is the number one supplier of graphics technology to the OEM market. With the addition of 3dfx´s high-quality technology that leads the retail market, we believe the combination of the two will result in even greater PC graphics leadership.´´
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SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- In an effort to protect its creditors and maximize shareholder value, 3dfx Interactive, Inc. (Nasdaq: TDFX - news) announced today that it will substantially reduce all of its workforce as part of an initiative to significantly reduce expenses. In addition, the company said its Board of Directors will recommend to its shareholders that they approve the sale of most of the company´s assets to NVIDIA Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA - news) as outlined in a definitive agreement between the companies that was signed today, and also approve a plan to dissolve the company following completion of the asset sale.
``After aggressively pursuing a wide range of options that take into consideration the interests of our creditors, our shareholders, our employees and our customers,´´ said Alex Leupp, president and CEO, 3dfx Interactive Inc., ``we strongly believe that to reduce expenses, sell our assets and dissolve the company provides the highest return to our creditors, shareholders, and employees.´´
``We expect that the combined technologies of 3dfx and NVIDIA will continue the legacy that 3dfx began in 1994,´´ Leupp continued. ``NVIDIA is the number one supplier of graphics technology to the OEM market. With the addition of 3dfx´s high-quality technology that leads the retail market, we believe the combination of the two will result in even greater PC graphics leadership.´´
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NVIDIA Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA) today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire certain graphics related assets of 3dfx Interactive (Nasdaq: TDFX), a pioneer and a recognized leader in graphics technology. These graphics related assets include, but are not limited to, patents, pending patent applications, trademarks, brand names, and chip inventory related to the graphics business of 3dfx. In addition, 3dfx and NVIDIA have agreed to stay the patent infringement litigation between them through the closing of the transaction, at which time it will be jointly dismissed with prejudice.
Under the terms of the agreement, NVIDIA will pay to 3dfx a total consideration of $70 million in cash and 1 million shares of common stock. The asset acquisition has been approved by the board of directors of each company and is subject to 3dfx shareholder approval, the satisfaction of regulatory requirements and other customary closing conditions. This acquisition will be accounted for as a purchase and is expected to be complete in the first quarter of NVIDIA´s fiscal year 2002.
Founded in 1994, 3dfx was an early pioneer in the 3D graphics industry and has been recognized for its ability to bring some of the world´s finest games, educational content, interactive entertainment and media-rich business applications to life.
NVIDIA executives will conduct a conference call on Monday, December 18, 2000 at 7:00AM, Pacific Time. The conference call number is 212-231-6017, reservation number 17310062. A recorded playback of the conference call will be available through Wednesday, December 20, 2000. The call-in number for the replay is 800-633-8284 (US), 858-812-6440 (International), (passcode: 17310062). A live webcast (listen-only mode) of the conference call will be available at http://www.nvidia.com/Company.nsf/Investor.html; at http://www.streetevents.com; and at http://www.bestcalls.com. You must have a compatible media player installed on your computer in order to listen to the webcast. You may download a media player for free at the sites listed above.
Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA) today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire certain graphics related assets of 3dfx Interactive (Nasdaq: TDFX), a pioneer and a recognized leader in graphics technology. These graphics related assets include, but are not limited to, patents, pending patent applications, trademarks, brand names, and chip inventory related to the graphics business of 3dfx. In addition, 3dfx and NVIDIA have agreed to stay the patent infringement litigation between them through the closing of the transaction, at which time it will be jointly dismissed with prejudice.Under the terms of the agreement, NVIDIA will pay to 3dfx a total consideration of $70 million in cash and 1 million shares of common stock. The asset acquisition has been approved by the board of directors of each company and is subject to 3dfx shareholder approval, the satisfaction of regulatory requirements and other customary closing conditions. This acquisition will be accounted for as a purchase and is expected to be complete in the first quarter of NVIDIA´s fiscal year 2002.
Founded in 1994, 3dfx was an early pioneer in the 3D graphics industry and has been recognized for its ability to bring some of the world´s finest games, educational content, interactive entertainment and media-rich business applications to life.
NVIDIA executives will conduct a conference call on Monday, December 18, 2000 at 7:00AM, Pacific Time. The conference call number is 212-231-6017, reservation number 17310062. A recorded playback of the conference call will be available through Wednesday, December 20, 2000. The call-in number for the replay is 800-633-8284 (US), 858-812-6440 (International), (passcode: 17310062). A live webcast (listen-only mode) of the conference call will be available at http://www.nvidia.com/Company.nsf/Investor.html; at http://www.streetevents.com; and at http://www.bestcalls.com. You must have a compatible media player installed on your computer in order to listen to the webcast. You may download a media player for free at the sites listed above.
PC Stats has posted 4 new articles:
How to Register a Domain Name
Where to Go to Download Free Software
More than just a banner: the basics of web advertising
Annals of e-mail - pure commentary
How to Register a Domain Name
So you plan to be the next www.filthyrichwebmogul.com? Plan to ride a nifty push-bike to work, wearing flip-flops and capri pants and a sun hat? Or, better yet, plan to spend your days at home, tele-delegating work amongst your web-developer minions?Read more
Where to Go to Download Free Software
Computers are expensive. The software that makes them do what they do is extortionate. And you're bound to pay a pretty penny for essentials like leather office furniture, etc., when you're outfitting your office. So once in a while it's nice to take advantage of the freebies that circulate on the web. The free stuff is called shareware, and it'll do anything from upgrade your Word program, to calculate complex accounting logarithms, to send a barking Mother's Day card to your mom back on the homestead.Read more
More than just a banner: the basics of web advertising
Advertising has become a ubiquitous force in the virtual world. Most web pages devote the top and/or bottom and/or side panels of their sites to adverts. In fact, the convention has become so predominant that it's a wonder web-surfers continue to respond to the ads. For most people, advertising on the web is like wallpaper in a room: you know it's there, but you don't pay much attention to it. There are other things you came to see.Read more
Annals of e-mail - pure commentary
The dot.com industry has already altered the way people do business. Techies go to work in cargo pants and orange sweatshirts (with matching beanies), and don't get home till days later, thanks to bunkbeds installed over their desks. That wardrobe alone would pose an impediment to a normal social life; but add the time factor, and you've got a frightening proportion of today's 20-somethings maintaining their friendships mainly via the internet. So how will they do it?Read more
