It would seem that Micron is serious about the merger to bailout Hynix Semiconductor. We will be seeing a lot of these "strategic" mergers while the economy is down.
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This is good news for the @home cable subscribers. At first I was pissed when @home pawned me off onto a local cable Internet provider but after hearing about the shutdowns I'm somewhat glad.
With a little network knowledge and a laptop just about anyone can hack a wireless network. "War Driving" as many call it is where people drive around and search for 802.11b signals. The wireless network is a great technology but is inherently insecure. The built-in encryption is easily cracked and with network packets being broadcast similar to a radio or TV signal anyone and everyone can gain access.
Nobody really knows what the future holds for the xbox and gaming and it won't stop anyone from speculating. I'm happy with the xbox and even though it is a great gaming platform it won't be replacing my PC any time soon.
The Register has the new Intel processor prices posted for all to see. Keep in mind these are bulk prices and unless you are buying over 1000 you will probably pay a little more. Rumor has it the 2.2GHz P4 will also be introducing at a lower price as well.
The New York Times has a lengthy article on this new transportation device. Basically it is an electric scooter that runs on two wheels similar to an old rotary lawn mower. Catch the full article here. If that link doesn't work there is a similar article at ABC.
In my search for all things security, I find some pretty good, but often temporary, organizations crop up. This one looks like it might have some staying power. It is OpenAntiVirus, Open source and willing to listen 
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Happy securifying
When the first production SiS645 motherboards started to be announced I became very intrigued. This chipset is the first officially licensed chipset for the P4, supports DDR333 and with the planned developments I think Via and Intel have their work cut out for them. Then again I could be wrong and the 645 might be just another SiS chipset to be forgotten. Anandtech takes a look at a SiS sample motherboard and gives use some numbers to chew on; it is a good read so I'd suggest taking a look.
This happens every year around christmas, you finally find that elusive item, buy it, only to get mugged on the way out of the store.
