Technology Mindset

Not too long ago, just after the release of AMD’s latest Radeon HD 4000-series graphics cards, a rather surprising announcement were made by the graphics firm Gainward. The company, which until that time had one of NVIDIA’s best board partners, decided to extend a pair of new ATI Radeon-based graphics cards, with the latest HD 4850 and 4870 graphics processors.
Well, because it was almost two months ago, it is very likely that the company’s relationship with AMD has been strengthened over time, making it possible Gainward to prepare a custom design for one of AMD’s advanced graphics, HD 4870.

First and foremost, keep in mind that non-reference video card is designed to boost graphics performance and provide the computer gaming enthusiasts with the latest tools for high-end gaming. The Gainward HD 4870-based graphics card, which is yet to be officially unveiled, should make an exception to that rule, especially since it is equipped with a custom dual-slot, dual-fan cooler to effectively lower the GPU temperatures. Leaks out photos, as well as several of the card’s specifications, has already signed on Expreview site.

This is not the company’s first non-reference Radeon-based graphics cards, but it is the first to incorporate an HD 4870 GPU and a high-performance custom cooler. According to the information published on the above website, the card is clocked at a GPU speed of 775MHz, while 512 GDDR5 memory is clocked at 1000Mhz. The card will have an additional BIOS setup that will produce the card with reference clock rates, namely the 750MHz and 950MHz for the core and memory, respectively.

In the case of custom dual-fan cooler, it seems that Gainward decided to equip the card with a 80mm fan and a second, smaller 70mm fan, to keep the high-speed GPU in a cool temperature. Although no details about pricing are yet available, it is believed that the card will fall in stores in early September.

The largest advertising serving the program in the world, Google’s AdSense, endangering people’s safety, by offering them “malvertizements” - ads that, when clicked, directs users to sites that host malicious software, rogue security or other threatening applications. This time, several sources have identified a MediaMan ad that Google AdSense on Mashable, which, when clicked, links to a Russia-based antivirus false site which hosts malware.

As the bloggers who first discovered the error in the AdSense network was in Russia at that time, it is likely that users from different countries were localized ads of the same nature. The question that arises is how malvertising managed to infiltrate the system. Google is usually aware of the threats and check all the suspect flash files that are served by optimistic people. But the shortcomings that still allow the hijackers ability to infect the machines of the users who can not think of any advertising serving program is more reliable than AdSense.

“MediaMan has been discovered long ago that a malvertisement so it’s a surprise to see them popping up in the AdSense network. […] Now, I am not submitting this to shame Google (I am sure their content team had already withdrawn this ad) - I put it up here more as a call to action. “said Mike Nolet, CTO and a founding member of AppNexus, a cloud computing company that aims to reduce the number of problems online advertising companies face today. Nolet was the first to face the adverse publicity.

Another blog also confirmed that the AdSense offered dangerous content, and is recommended for users to rely on an online security tools that gave a full description of each given. SWF file. Besides dimension, weight, actionscripts and links that can be controlled by a Flash file, the tool analyzes on the specific file hosts some form of malicious software. In the case of the ad provided by Google, the message is displayed by AdopsTool was: “The file has a sprite / movieclip containing Malware ActionScript code. Contact the creative agency for monitoring and cleaning of the file.” This proves that the malware could have been detected by a simple control.

Graphics chip vendor Nvidia reported will introduce a line of processors designed for small, portable computers, in Computex exhibition in Taipei next week.

In the Inquirer report sheds light on a product called Tegra, that Nvidia plans to unveil this week. While Tegra name is known for some time, Nvidia has kept the details of the product under wraps.

According to the report, Tegra will include two products for Tegra APX 2500 and CSK 600/650, which are based on one processor core Arm11 and will compete in this space against Intel Centrino chip package of Atom, announced in April.
In Tegra products will be placed on the same graphical capabilities of current Nvidia GeForce staff, said the report.

In 2500 APX the information is intended for portable computers, while CSK chips will be used in larger funds. Devices based on the chip will run Windows CE, instead of Windows XP, as Arm processor cores are not in support of the latest operating system.
Nvidia is also expected to unveil a cheaper product in computer Computex, in conjunction with Via Technologies. Nvidia will make a chip, which maintains a set of the forthcoming Isaiah Via processor and offer better graphics capabilities than previously available to the Via processor line.

Following the releases of Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, Microsoft has moved onward to the next iterations of both its client and server operating systems. And just as Windows 7 is the successor of Vista, so Windows 7 Server is designed to be the next version of Windows Server, and to replace Windows Server 2008. The Redmond company is completely mute on Windows 7 but it did manage to point to 2010 for a potential general availability date, talk about the MinWin core. Not the same is valid about Windows 7 Server. Details on the next generation Windows Server platform are even scarcer than those for Windows 7, but the operating system is already dog-fooded over at Microsoft.

On June 4h and 5, 2008, in Redmond, Washington, Microsoft is hosting the Windows Rally Technologies, an event where the company will demonstrate, among others, Windows 7 Server. The Windows Rally Partner Summit held in Building 20, Microsoft Main Campus, according to the official schedule which can be downloaded straight from Microsoft (via UX Evangelist). Microsoft failed to provide a great deal of details, and the participants are unlikely to share anything on the Windows 7 Server demonstration since all the partners are under a strict non-disclosure agreement. However, the main demo will focus on the Business Scanning feature of Windows 7 Server. However, one thing is clear at this point in time, along with Windows 7, Microsoft is also dog-fooding Windows 7 Server, while also serving the operating system to its closest partners.

“This session will introduce participants to the Business Scanning feature which is planned for Windows 7 Server. An overview of the technology will be presented, including the required protocols, Active Directory, Security and Windows Server Manager integration. The scanning functional model, theory of operation and the usage scenarios will be discussed. A development requirements overview will be presented to IHVs to show how MFPs can interact with Business Scanning,” Microsoft revealed.

Due to scheduled maintenance, paypal service will be down aprox one hour

As announced on the official website, Paypal will be down for approx one hour. PayPal, one of the most popular websites on the Internet and surely the most used service for online payments and money transfers, has announced that the service would be unavailable on May 29 for approximately one hour due to scheduled maintenance. Jim McGuire, vice president of network operations at PayPal, said the website would become inaccessible on Thursday, May 29, at 11pm PDT (Friday, May 30, at 6:00 am GMT) for one hour during which most of the PayPal payment functions will be unavailable. However, Payflow Gateway customers will not be affected by the maintenance, McGuire explains.

Besides the unavailability of the PayPal website, payments processed by PayPal on the popular eBay bidding website will also be unavailable. Moreover, users won’t be able to log into their PayPal accounts to verify payments. Obviously, those made through PayPal or other merchants will also be suspended for one hour.

“PayPal continually makes improvements to our systems and platforms so that we can continue to provide you with the best online payment processing solution. Rest assured, we will be monitoring the scheduled maintenance very closely to ensure that we return to normal functionality as soon as possible,” Jim McGuire explains.

As mentioned, PayPal is one of the most popular services on the Internet and, for many users, it represents the main solution when it comes to online payments and money transfers. PayPal was acquired by eBay in October 2002, when the company paid $1.5 billion. Since the acquisition, PayPal has grown up a lot and currently exists in several countries around the world.

According to Wikipedia, PayPal hosts more than 164 million accounts and supports no less than 19 currencies worldwide. Moreover, people from 190 countries could take advantage of the PayPal features, more countries being expected soon as part of the PayPal evolution