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Utility Stops Windows Genuine Advantage Callbacks | Thursday, 22 June 2006 | 11:41
A private security company has found a way to stop the controversial callback component in Microsoft's Windows Genuine Advantage anti-piracy tool. Firewall Leak Tester, a company that provides tools to test the quality of personal firewall software, has released a utility called RemoveWGA that blocks Microsoft from "phoning home" from Windows PCs on a daily basis.
"Once the WGA Notification tool has checked your OS and has confirmed you had a legit copy, there is no decent point or reason to check it again and again every boot," the company said in a note explaining its motive for releasing the tool. The WGA tool, which is a mandatory part of the Redmond, Wash., software maker's battle to curb Windows piracy, includes two separate components: WGA validation and WGA notifications. Validation determines whether the copy of Windows installed is pirated or not, and Notifications is set up to nag users whom Microsoft believes are not running "genuine Windows" and "suggest" where they can "learn more about the benefits of using genuine Windows software."
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Microsoft Developing Robotics Software | Wednesday, 21 June 2006 | 09:24
Microsoft recently announced the launch of their new Microsoft Robotics Group and the first product release, a software program to help robotics developers. Despite the timing this has nothing to do with the recent abdication by Gates, and was actually instigated by Gates before his departure.
"It might take many years, but Microsoft believes robotics could present a big opportunity as the market grows, said Tandy Trower, general manager of the Microsoft Robotics Group. He cited estimates predicting that consumer robotics alone will grow into a multibillion-dollar industry in five to 10 years."
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https://www.technewsworld.com/stor...obotics-Software.xhtml
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IBM "Frozen Chip" Hits 500GHz | Wednesday, 21 June 2006 | 09:19
IBM and Georiga Tech have demonstrated a 500GHz Silicon-germanium (SiGe) chip, operating at 4.5 Kelvin (-268.65 degrees). The "frozen chip" was fabricated by IBM on 200mm wafers, and, at room temperature, the circuits operated at approximately 350GHz.
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Opera 9.0 Released | Wednesday, 21 June 2006 | 09:14
After teasing us with Opera 9.0 Beta, Opera has released Opera 9.0. One nice feature is the ability to render CSS properly and pass the ACID2 test. The full Opera 9.0 changelog is also available.
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https://my.opera.com/welcome...ow.dml/306342
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AMD-ATI Merger on the Way? | Tuesday, 13 June 2006 | 13:38
There is news that the possibility of a merger between industry heavyweights AMD and ATI. This is largely based on a "prediction on recent checks in the PC food chain" by industry analyst Apjit Walia.
A move like this might give AMD some leverage over Intel, who has been slashing prices lately to compete with a major surge in AMD popularity in both the home and server markets. Despite AMD's recent gains Intel still has a dominant market share and consumers have high hopes for their upcoming Conroe processors.
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https://www.forbes.com/markets/econo...nologies-0531markets10.html
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Genuine Advantage Tool Phones Home | Thursday, 8 June 2006 | 13:57
A major concern with the new Windows Genuine Advantage tool, designed to limit piracy, is that the application phones home daily via your internet connection, reports the Associated Press. Finally confirming the previously undisclosed activity, Microsoft says the the daily report was implemented as "a safety measure designed to allow the tool - to quickly shut down in case of a malfunction."
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