New version fo Powerstrip has been released with some new and improved features like supporting of GeForce FX chip, better performance under Linux and so on.
More info.
Downlaod version 3.40.386.

PS: This software is very useful to adjust and change your graphic card settings, i.e. Overcloking your GPU, or your graphic card memory and so on.

Nvidia is going to lunch its new chip called NV35 in May, offering improved performance than previous NV30 and amazingly using the most popular DDR memory architecture than DDRII which was used in NV30 based products. (i.e. GeForce FX series).
First article,
Second one.

A new internet worm called Coronex-A is spreading around the world by taking the opportunity of SARS in regard of absorption of attentions. this new worm spreads by attaching itself to Outlook address book and claiming that it offers details on the current SARS epidemic.
More info here and here.

Version 5.0.5 od Divx codec has been released. (What the hell are you doing in DivX men?!! it is not a long time after releasing 5.0.3!)
Read more about the new features of this version here.
And grab the ad-free version here.

A good program to convert MP3 format files to Real Audio format ones, called : Acoustica MP3 Audio Mixer.
You can grab it here.

Two reviews of new AMD Opteron:
First,
Second.

Latest Windows XP Patch Slows PCs
In the name of God,
Microsoft's latest security patch can cause computers running Windows XP (news - web sites) to slow down to a crawl, affected users say.
Windows XP can take up to ten seconds to start an application after installation of the patch released last Wednesday with security bulletin MS03-013, say some users.
Source & Complete news @PC World.com
Farsi news

Another software to make up your windows XP: XP Skins , and hey don't forget, this software is free!!!
Download it here.

Review of the first IBM laptop based on Intel Centrino chip: Thinkpad T40.

A good convertor to convert all available media formats to WMA, suppoting WMA 9 and all of its features.Download it here.

The optimized version of SuSE Linux for AMD Opteron cpu.
Read more.

*** New relesed softwares ***

1- Windows Messenger 4.7.2009.
2- Divx and DivX Pro version 5.0.4 (ad-free version).
3- Paint Shop Pro 8 Public Beta 7.

A good site to show you how can TWEAK your computer and make it highly optimized in a friendly way!

Check this new persian weblog, named " pctech " and written by Ebrahim Darya about Computer related stuff.
Good luck Ebrahim!

And it is an article about new middle class and actually modest product of ATI: Radeon 9600 PRO.

A good review of VIA's Apollo KT400A and a comparison between it and nForce2. Try to read it if you are going to buy a new AMD-based motherboard.

The Symantec Web Security version 3.0 will have an integrated antivirus, content-based web traffic control ability and of course it will deliver a higher performance.
Read more.

Microsoft is going to release a virus and spam free version of its Windows in future; this new release will use a recently developed technology called " Windows Filter Manager Architecture ".
Read more about it here.

Intel release its first Pentium 4 processor with FSB=800 Mhz clocked at 3.0 Ghz. Canterwood is the first supporting chipset and i875P is the first one from this series.
Read more about this product in these recently published articles.
The first one
The second
The third
The fourh
The fifth
and the sixth.

Actual Windows Manager is a new software that the " Actual Tools " company claims has developed it upon this motto: Make your desktop handier, more user friendly and more beautiful at the same time!
Read more about it here and downlaod it here.

Read here the main differences between Thoroughbred and Barton cores in Athlon XPs with focus on their performance, heat emission and so on.

From left to right: Palomio, Thoroughbred and Barton.

A good comparison between different settings while encoding a movie file by MPEG 4 format with full photo-guide.(It is very useful for novice people who want to compress their movies into DivX format.)

New Intel Celeron processors at 2.3 and 2.4 gigahertz; here and here.

Microsoft is going to release an optimized and exclusive version of its 64-bit version Windows 2003 server for AMD new line Opteron based 64-bit processors. (like what Microsoft has done before for Intel Xeon an Itanium 2 processors.)
The story.

A good and well rounded review of 7 motherboards based on nForce2 chipset, is waiting for you right here!

One of the first motherboards which has been entitled to support new upcoming Intel CPUs with FSB=800 Mhz, model BH7 from ABIT, based on Intel 845PE chipset.

Here is a new persian weblog about new software releases called My Downloads, written by Fariborz.

AMD company is going to introduce her new Athlon XP CPUs with 400 Mhz FSB, based on new Barton core; these chips will be Athlon XP 3000+ and 3200+ and Abit is the first motherboard manufacturer which wants to support these new CPUs.
The source.

A through review and comparison of 2 monster harddisks, both with 250 gigabyte! capacity and 8 megabyte cache, one from Maxtor and another one from Western Digital.

*** New software versions ***
Take a look at these recently released softwares and downlaod them by clicking on them:
1- WinRAR 3.20 beta 3 (to open and manage .zip and .rar files).
2- Opera 7.1 beta 2 (Internet browser, Java included).
3- Magic Utilities 2003 version 2.01 (an all in one software to delete junk and unwantd files from your OS and make a more clean and stable system).

The lateset version of the successful game, Jedi Knight ; Version 3 is going to be released by fall 2003.
Here is the more information about this release and here is full of its beautiful and eye-catching screenshots.

One of our visitor and actually friends, Matin asked me:
... Can I install Panda and AVG antiviruses at the same time? and please show me a good review and comparison of current available antiviruses...

I should answer, Yes you can but with these new and enhanced antiviruses available these days, I would recommend you to use just one antivirus but beware to update it regularly, because it is more important, effective and wiseful to have more than one antivirus at the same time.If you are really addicted to internet (I think you are!), so it is better to get a good and effective firewall at the same time to ensure about security.
Here is a good and through review and comparison of antivruses.

Good luck, Farshad.
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P.S. Anyway I don't recommend Panda antivirus at all!!!

A new Software: SafeSystem.
If you really care about your privacy and system stabilty, you will be happy with this new-released program! SafeSystem will restrict others to see your folders and files as long as altering or deleting them (intentionaly:D or unintentionaly) as you defined before. It also limits users from downloading MP3s, pictures and ... as you have ruled it.
More info.
Downlaod the SafeSystem.

NXT, a british company, recently invented and developed a new technology called SoundVu; this technolgy is going to change the monitor screen to a new multi-usage interface to make it able play computer sounds and music via its screen and as the manufacurer says, it will bring a more live and hiqh quality sound while eliminates need to computer speakers.
Read the source, BBC.

Two news about Linux:
1- The Red Hat Linux 9 is officially released, you can read about Release note, New features and benefits, and Technical details.
2- nVidia is going to update its Linux drivers and softwares, Here.

Hey...It seems you are interested in PC games, eh?! so come on and take a look at this new game-oriented keyboard called Zboard. The manufacturer claims that it delivers some very new useful features and furthurmore, will increase the game playing excitement.
Article + Photos.

Take a look at this comprehensive and recently released article about the Bluetooth technology.

it is not a long time since we have seen the ATI's Radeon 9800 Pro & GeForce FX Series on the market, both the highest end products from their manufacturers but hey! it is some rumors about a newer chip from nVidia called NV35!!!
Here are some of the quoted features:
256MB of 256-bit memory clocked 400MHz (possibly higher for the "Ultra" versions of the NV35-based cards), Ccore clock, RAMDAC frequency and Vertex shader the same as NV30, better Ram stability in higher speeds and having better raw and pixel shader performance. The NV35 is rumored to be about 1.5 to 2 times as fast as the NV30!
Source : The Inquirer

A New messenger has came! No it's not the Cleine Deion's - great Canadian diva - famous song!
It is actually a new instant messenger called " MECA " with these eye catching features: File transfer, is typing, Set status, Chat and InterOp Chat, Emotions, SkinSharingâ„¢, Skin fader and much more!
Read more...
Download here.

The Winamp 5 - this media player was one of the first MP3 players in the world and although there been published many new players everyday with much more awesome features, it still rocks! - is going to be released in this coming summer!
Full Story.

New Intel chipsets (865 & 875) are coming this summer, they are supposed to support new P4 Processors with 800 Mhz FSB!
Read more.

Here you can download the latest nVidia drivers for:
Win 9x/ME
Win 2k/XP

Hi buddies
1- A fully-detailed review of ATI RADEON 9800 PRO 128MB with a complete photo album!, all in one here!
2- They compared the major contemporary Video cards regarding their performance in 3DMark03 here.

Hello
A comprehensive review of new AMD Athlon XP 3000+ based on Barton core. Some of the specifications are: 50+ million Transistors, 333Mhz FSB, 512KB L2 Cache and so on.
Full Story.

Hello buddies
And yes, here is the first post in the Iranian new year; you can find a good comparison between old harddisk trasfer protocol (IDE or Parallel) and the new one (Serial ATA) here.

Happy new year to all Iranians, we wish you and your family the best in this year.
Have a great and happy year.

Iran PC Team.

A new Internet worm: W32/Deloder-A

A new internet worm called W32/Deloder-A steals the east to guess administrative passwords in Windows OS, it uses TCP Protocol, Port 445 to share administrative-limited files with other network users and is originally from China.
By now many antivirus companies have alerted about that.
Full Story.

2003 Game Developers Conference: A Day In Pictures

Here you can find the article and the last pictures of Game developers and companies convention in 2003.

Hello every one

We are going to bring you everything about Computers (News, Downloads, Tricks, How to's, and so on.) here all in one place! and this would be a friendly weblog for everyone especially for Iranians.
So come here everyday to refresh your mind about Computers!

Written & edited by: Farshad Farshadmanesh