Samsung and bungs

Samsung and bungs

TypePad Blogs, Friday 23 November 2007 at 17:23:46

Sneak has no idea what Korean for scandal is, but it might as well be "Samsung" after the latest news from the...

Sneak has no idea what Korean for scandal is, but it might as well be "Samsung" after the latest news from the Far East. Hot on the heels of the last bribery scandal in which Samsung Electronics officials were accused of doing naughty things with large brown envelopes, it seems former presidential anti-corruption advisor (oh the irony) Lee Yong Chul has been on the end of some less than above-the-board practices. He has accused a Samsung executive of giving him a five million won "holiday gift". Oh dear, Sneak thinks that this isn't going to do Samsung any good as it tries to repair its somewhat tarnished image. There's even a pressure group called, rather snappily, the National Movement to Unveil Illegal Activities by Samsung and its Chairman. Maybe they should just stick to making chipsets. Sneak has no idea what Korean for scandal is, but it might as well be "Samsung" after the latest news from the Far East....

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World of Warcraft character name change now live for European players

World of Warcraft character name change now live for European players
In the series of cool features that will over-flow the cash coffers of both Blizzard and Vivendi, the character name change for World of Warcraft has now been launched for Europe. So, if your Tauren Shaman has matured and doesn't find 'N00b PWN3R_69' as being an appropriate name anymore you can check out the Account Manager and pay €8 or £6 for a name change.

EU agrees public funding for satellite project

EU agrees public funding for satellite project
Budget ministers agreed to finance outstanding start-up costs of the Galileo system, which is expected to rival the American GPS.

France plans to cut off internet pirates

Internet users in France who download music and films without paying for them could find their web access shut down by a government body, under a ground-breaking industry agreement backed by President Nicolas Sarkozy. The plan, which Mr Sarkozy is to endorse in a speech on Friday, will put France at the forefront of the battle against internet pira... read more

Windows XP SP3 Yields Performance Gains

Windows XP SP3 Yields Performance Gains
After a disappointing showing by Windows Vista SP1 [url=http://exo-blog.blogspot.com/2007/11/vista-sp1-performance-dud.html](see previous post)[/url] , we were pleasantly surprised to discover that Windows XP Service Pack 3 (v.3244) delivers a measurable performance boost to this aging desktop OS. Testing with OfficeBench showed an ~10% performance...

Partisan announced and pixelated

ND Games and Paradigm will bring back the World War II theme back with their upcoming game Partisan but they will also bring back memories of Pyro Studios' classic series, Commandos. Categorized as an PC-only action RPG Partisan will place the players in the shoes of a former Red Army captain, demoted during prewar repressions, that finds himself on the frontline. Outnumbered and outgunned, the captain will have to go though various missions and liberate all the captured comrades from his battalion.

Partisan's main features include:

- A unique combination of action and tactics with RPG features
- Different mission styles, ranging from violent street fights to carefully planned stealth operations
- A wide range of combat tactics lets players find their own combat methods
- Various levels, ranging from idyllic landscapes to ruined cities and formidable underground fortifications
- A rich set of character skills that can be improved
- A vast amount of WWII-period weapons ranging from well-known models to experimental prototypes

The game will be released in the first quarter of 2009 so it is pretty far off but you can still get a quick glimpse of how it will look like by visiting the GC gallery.

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WinAce 2.69

WinAce is not just another archiving shell. With it's own powerful compression format ACE and built-in support for other popular compression types like ZIP, RAR and MS-CAB (to name a few), WinAce could actually become the only archiver you need. [img]images/news/icons/software.gif[/img] Download: [url=http://www.winace.net/files/wace269i.exe]Win... read more

Family misfortunes

Family misfortunes

TypePad Blogs, Tuesday 20 November 2007 at 12:09:30

Because of his sidelines in wall-rendering, roofing, spam emailing, tarmacing, and wholesale "staff" importing, Sneak always likes to keep an eye on...

Because of his sidelines in wall-rendering, roofing, spam emailing, tarmacing, and wholesale "staff" importing, Sneak always likes to keep an eye on what is being covered on BBC1's Watchdog television programme. Last night he was shocked to see that ITV, that fine purveyor of all that is high quality, had angered some of its viewers with an online game linked to its "All Star Family Fortunes" show. Apparently the webbed Family Fortunes contains some rather rude survey results, rude enough to wrankle the type of people that would play Family Fortunes online. And Sneak assumes that these are a pretty hardy bunch. Sneak was watching Watchdog with just one eye, but is pretty sure that there were references to people being kicked in the balls, and much worse. Now, unfortunately the page just displays an error message, specifically a "page not found". What a shame ITV didn't think to keep its fans a little happier, and replace the 404 with one of those "Er Ar" sounds. That would have kept the w***ers happy. Because of his sidelines in wall-rendering, roofing, spam emailing, tarmacing, and wholesale "staff" importing, Sneak always likes to keep an eye on what is being covered on BBC1's Watchdog...

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Havok Causes Havoc in GPU Physics

Havok Causes Havoc in GPU Physics
AMD says GPU physics is dead until DirectX 11. PC gamers have been looking for more than just pretty graphics when it comes to their game titles over the last few years. Not only do gamers want realistic graphics, but they want realistic physics as well. Physics have long been a part of PC and console games to some extent. As games get more complex...

Amazon to debut Kindle e-book Reader

Amazon to debut Kindle e-book Reader
On Monday, the online retail giant will unveil its Kindle e-book reader at a high-profile event in N...

MSFN is looking for newsposters

We are looking for news posters who are interested in the posting news on MSFN.org website. You must be a member of MSFN to apply. As you know, we generally post news about Microsoft products, hardware, software and Windows in general. We require a minimum of 25 news posts per week. Further you must have your sources / resources for posting news. ... read more

New antivirus software for Playstation 3

New antivirus software for Playstation 3
Security vendor Trend Micro Inc has launched software for Sony's Playstation 3 that promises to blo...

Apple announces Final Cut Express 4

Apple on Thursday unveiled Final Cut Express 4, a significant upgrade to its consumer-oriented video... read more

Windows XP SP3 Yields Performance Gains

After a disappointing showing by Windows Vista SP1 [url=http://exo-blog.blogspot.com/2007/11/vista-sp1-performance-dud.html](see previous post)[/url] , we were pleasantly surprised to discover that Windows XP Service Pack 3 (v.3244) delivers a measurable performance boost to this aging desktop OS. Testing with OfficeBench showed an ~10% performance... read more

Apple releases first Leopard update

Apple Inc. today issued the first update for Leopard, its three-week-old operating system. The updat... read more

HMRC leak raises prospect of new data rules

Rosalie Marshall, IT Week, Thursday 22 November 2007 at 00:00:00

Will the loss of two CD-roms make the government overhaul its security procedures?

The HMRC data loss scandal could lead to an overhaul of UK security procedures, leaving IT directors facing the prospect of having to deal with new regulations that aim to...

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AMD Launches New Graphics Cards

AMD Launches New Graphics Cards
In preparation for its next-generation Phenom processor, AMD launched graphics cards that will work ...

CyberLink PowerDirector 6 build 2319 Patch

CyberLink PowerDirector 6 build 2319 Patch
With CyberLink PowerDirector 6 you can edit videos and slideshows automatically, quickly fix and improve videos with magic enhancement tools, express your creativity with over 300 effects and styles, import high-def video content, including the AVCHD format, and publish directly to the web on YouTube or Streamload. Updates List: Supports the...

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 1.1 Patch Released

This is the release of the v1.1 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare patch by Infinity Ward. This patch ad... read more

Interview : Keeping networks on right side of law

Dave Bailey, IT Week, Tuesday 23 October 2007 at 00:00:00

Misconfigured devices can land firms in legal hot water, warns Intelliden chief Alan Black

IT Week: As chief executive of Intelliden, could you explain how policy-based compliance management can benefit network managers? Black: Our policy-based compliance management tool defines network policies, and then manages...

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Web 2.0 confusion hindering firms

Phil Muncaster, IT Week, Wednesday 21 November 2007 at 00:00:00

Business benefits are misunderstood by many IT and business leaders, according to new research

A widespread lack of understanding about the business benefits of Web 2.0 technology and ways of working with it is hindering its spread within the enterprise and leading to many...

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Sony Launches Playststion PSP Store

Sony Computer Entertainment America has just launched the PSP version of the online PlayStation Stor... read more

Skype encryption stumps German police

German police are unable to decipher the encryption used in the Internet telephone software Skype to monitor calls by suspected criminals and terrorists, Germany's top police officer said on Thursday. Skype allows users to make telephone calls over the Internet from their computer to other Skype users free of charge. Law enforcement agencies and in... read more

AMD Launches New Graphics Cards

AMD Launches New Graphics Cards
In preparation for its next-generation Phenom processor, AMD launched graphics cards that will work ...

T-Mobile will sell unlocked iPhone in Germany

T-Mobile will sell unlocked iPhone in Germany
T-Mobile said Wednesday that it will sell the iPhone in Germany without a contract, complying with a...