Creative push out an audio first

Audigy 2 to offer first Advanced Resolution DVD-Audio quality for the PC Creative Labs has announced its Sound Blaster Audigy 2 range that allows PC owners with a DVD drive to listen to their audio files at five times the detail of conventional CD-audio. Creative CEO Sim Wong Hoo said: 'With the introduction of the Sound Blaster Audigy 2, we are setting an audio standard for the PC that is currently emerging in consumer electronics.' The Audigy 2 is the only standalone card with the audio quality assurance of a THX certification. ...more

Multi multi-dimensional browser previewed

A Korean company has developed an Internet browser capable of displaying both 2D and 3D multimedia on the World Wide Web. Komid claims it's the first time that 2D and 3D capabilities have been integrated into one browser. The iConnector software will make its debut at Comdex in Las Vegas next month and will be available free-of-charge from December. ...more

iPod handbag

The iPurse could be the ultimate in iPod exhibitionism. Masquerading as a run-of-the-mill handbag, it transforms into a portable hi-fi by way of a neat slot for an Apple iPod and two integrated stereo speakers. The iPurse is available in two, iPod-matching white designs - Groove Purse Speaker Purse for iPod and Groove Purse Triplet Speaker Purse for iPod - yours for the princely sum of $145 (about ?90), plus whatever it takes to get it shipped over from the US. ...more

Media Center PCs prone to new DoS attack flaw

Microsoft has issued a security advisory over a flaw discovered in Remote Desktop Services, a component of Windows found in versions of Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 and Windows 2000. The vulnerability, described in advisory number 904797, could enable a limited denial of service attack - it can be exploited to cause the Windows system to crash via a specially crafted RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) request. This protocol, which is used for example by Terminal Services, allows users to create a virtual session onto their desktop computer, allowing access to data and applications from another computer. ...more

Spammer gets nine-year jail term

In the first conviction of its kind, a notorious spammer has been sentenced by a Virginia Court to nine years in prison. Jeremy Jaynes, 30, was convicted by a jury last November with a recommendation that he be sentenced to nine years in jail. Judge Thomas Horne has agreed. ...more