Warner heeft bekend gemaakt dat zij een deal gesloten hebben met Microsoft, die inhoudt dat zij de komende 3 jaar gebruik zullen maken van het Windows Media-formaat bij het commercieel distribueren van muziek over het Internet. Dit is te lezen bij CNet.com. Hierbij sluiten zij zich aan bij drie andere grote platenmaatschappijen, te weten Bertelsmann's BMG, Sony Music Entertainment en EMI. Allen zijn zij overtuigd door de anti-piracy mogelijkheden die het Windows Media-formaat biedt.
Volgens CNET kan de groei van Windows Media ook een grote impact hebben op de verkoop van Windows 2000 Server:
If Windows Media takes off, Microsoft could gain important leverage for its Windows 2000 server software, which incorporates Windows Media multimedia creation and delivery applications. The company has put multimedia at the forefront of its Windows 2000 strategy, placing it squarely in competition with companies such as RealNetworks, which also sell multimedia server software.
Although RealNetworks has said consumers do not care about codecs--the technology used to encode and decode various types of data--the company earlier this year licensed Microsoft's audio format for use in its RealJukebox digital music organizer, signaling the growing acceptance of the format among major record labels.
The Lian Li is a case worthy of the enthusiast. It's easy to access, fun to mess with, and a good cooler. Good, but not as good as the CoolerMaster. I'm inclined to attribute this fact to the lack in the Lian Li of the CoolerMaster's blowhole. Why? Well, because of the large number of similarities in design between the two cases, it's the one thing that really sets the two of them apart (things like coloration aside).
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The sound quality of the HipZip, when not impaired by the crappy headphones it comes with, is rather good. We hooked the device right up to our reference speakers and played MP3’s which gave us good results. There are also bass and treble controls that we needed to set rather high to get good sound quality.
Nadat Kyle nog even kort uitlegt waarom DDR RAM theoretisch beter presteert dan SDRAM toont hij ons de gebruikelijke benchmarkresultaten die we gewend zijn van de afgelopen dagen. De cijfers geven aan dat de nieuwe combo inderdaad sneller is, maar er zijn geen schokkende resultaten. Toch is de review aardig om te lezen vanwege de luchtige manier waarop deze geschreven is. Het enige opzienbarende is dat de testsysteembouwers bij AMD wel een tweaker-lesje "heatgrease aanbrengen" mogen gaan volgen, want dit is natuurlijk niet zo netjes:
Jammer dus.
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Sinds 12 oktober is het faillissement van Klein Informatica opgeheven. Sindsdien zijn de medewerkers volop bezig geweest een oplossing te vinden van de openstaande vorderingen.
:[/break]The implication is that systems and boards are unlikely to be available until December at the earliest. The delay follows AMD's admission that SMP Athlons won't ship until the middle of next year
While IBM officials did not precisely clarify why the
project was cancelled, analysts speculated that the
relative performance of Crusoe chips could be a
factor.
Yamaha, an established leader in the CD-Recordable market, announces 16X
professional grade media to complement its new CRW2100 LightSpeed Series
16X/10X/40X CD-RW recorders and high-quality CD-R/RW recording media. The
new media is ideal for any type of storage, from data to photos to music. Each disc
is completely compatible with 1X through 16X recording speeds, has 100-percent
compatibility with all leading brand CD recorders, and has an average expected data
life of greater than 100 years.
If you remember 
"The release of Whistler Beta 1 represents the next step in delivering on our vision for Windows and will provide software and hardware vendors with a single code-base on which to develop applications and devices for both home and business PC users," says Microsoft senior VP Brian Valentine, who oversees the Windows Division at Microsoft. "This release will help us continue to receive the feedback we need, which will help ensure broad compatibility of software applications and hardware devices and ultimately provide the best customer experience."
"The Internet is revolutionizing the way we gather information, shop and do business," said Jodie Bernstein, Director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection. "This collaboration with law enforcement agencies, industry and consumers will create a climate where e-commerce can be conducted with confidence. We want the dot con artists to know that we're building a consumer protection coalition that spans the globe. We aim to make the 'Net safe for consumers," she said.