Tuesday Tech News
Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on January 12, 2005 at 1:13:41 AM
Microsoft releases malicious software removal tool.
EU Members want to redraft software patents.
Tsunami affects earth part 2.
Express card to replace PCMCIA?
Apple releases $499 Mac.
Intel earnings are good.
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The Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool checks Windows XP, Windows 2000, and Windows Server 2003 computers for and helps remove infections by specific, prevalent malicious software—including Blaster, Sasser, and Mydoom. When the detection and removal process is complete, the tool displays a report describing the outcome, including which, if any, malicious software was detected and removed.
EU Members want to redraft software patents.
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A motion for restarting the legislative process on the Computer Implemented Inventions Directive has been signed by 61 MEPs from 13 countries, according to anti-patent Web site NoSoftwarePatents.com. The signatories include a former Polish prime minister, a former European Commissioner and three vice-presidents of the European Parliament. The motion has also been published on the FFII Web site.
Tsunami affects earth part 2.
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They also found the earthquake decreased the length of day by 2.68 microseconds. Physically this is like a spinning skater drawing arms closer to the body resulting in a faster spin. The quake also affected the Earth's shape. They found Earth's oblateness (flattening on the top and bulging at the equator) decreased by a small amount. It decreased about one part in 10 billion, continuing the trend of earthquakes making Earth less oblate.
Express card to replace PCMCIA?
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More than twice as fast as existing cards, and half the size, new ExpressCards will sport an orange rabbit logo and are aimed at adding features such as high-definition TV broadcast viewing and speedy backup storage to notebooks.
Apple releases $499 Mac.
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The $499 Mac Mini comes with a 1.25GHz PowerPC G4 processor and a 40GB hard drive, while the $599 Mac Mini comes with a 1.42GHz processor and an 80GB hard drive.
Intel earnings are good.
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The chipmaker, which upped its own estimate for the fourth quarter in December, turned in a substantially higher-than-expected profit of $2.1 billion, or 33 cents a share, for the period, slightly lower than the $2.2 billion in net income reported for the third quarter of 2003. Revenue for the quarter, which ended on Dec. 25, was $9.6 billion, up around 12 percent from revenue of $8.7 billion a year ago.