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Windows XP SP3 Build 3205 Released w/ New Features 286

Posted by Zonk on Sunday October 07, 2007 @04:13PM from the new-tricks-for-an-old-dog dept.

jBubba writes "Windows XP SP3 build 3205 is the first official & authorized release of the next Windows XP service pack; and has been made available to testers as a part of the Windows Server 2008/Windows Vista SP1 beta program. NeoSmart Technologies has the run-down on the included 1,073 patches/hotfixes including security updates. Contrary to popular belief, Windows XP SP3 does ship with new features/components, most of which have been backported from Windows Vista. Some included features: 'New Windows Product Activation model: no need to enter product key during setup. Network Access Protection modules and policies have been brought to XP after being one of the more-well-received features in Windows Vista. New Microsoft Kernel Mode Cryptographic Module - the Windows XP SP3 kernel now includes an entire module that provides easy access to multiple cryptographic algorithms and is available for use in kernel-mode drivers and services. New "Black Hole Router" detection - Windows XP SP3 can detect and protect against rogue routers that are discarding data.'"

Microsoft, Sue Me First 349

Posted by kdawson on Monday May 21, 2007 @07:31PM from the no-meee dept.

corigo writes "Supporters of free and open source solutions have thrown down the gauntlet at Microsoft's feet. Christian Einfeldt of Digital Tipping Point says 'Sue Me First,' and he's not alone. More and more people are signing up and challenging Microsoft to put their lawyers where their mouth is. The open source community is far from running scared. Will Microsoft step up to the plate, or are they just continuing a scare campaign with no real ability to leverage the patents they claim open source is infringing?"

Comment Re:EDGE not EVDO (Score 1) 1619

by potuncle on Wednesday January 10, 2007 @04:09PM (#17545012) Attached to: iPhone, Apple TV Headline MacWorld Keynote

Yes EDGE is a whole lot faster than GPRS, but EVDO blows them both out of the water. EVDO Rev. A (used by Sprint in the US) is capable of 3.1 Mb/s downstream. (from wikipedia) I have a Treo 700p from Sprint. It is a GPRS phone, but uses EVDO for data. I regularly get +400 kb/s.

Short Film About CERN's Large Hadron Collider 179

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Wednesday July 12, 2006 @06:12PM from the crash-test-donut dept.

Lobster911 writes "Seedmagazine.com has posted a new film, Lords of the Ring, about CERN's Large Hadron Collider. NESTA fellow Alom Shaha takes us through the world's largest machine, as he lets the scientists who work at CERN explain the LHC and what they hope to accomplish with it. The highly-anticipated collider is set to start up in 2007, running at full speed by 2008."

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