Tag archive: Blaster

Creative's hot little Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit processor is getting some upcoming playtime in computers as the company announced today three PC motherboard manufacturers will incorporate it into their upcoming American product line ups as the only integrated on-board audio solution. The Sound Blaster Live! chip delivers 24-bit/96kHz, 7.1 surround sound with special audio enhancements for music, movie and game sounds. GIGABYTE,… Read More

The current rash of viruses dates to August, when three worms, all given the highest “category 4″ threat rating, were discovered within 12 days. Blaster, Welchia and SoBig infected-millions of computers, creating so much havoc that the spawned whole families of similar worms In fact, Symantec reported, “almost one third of all attacking systems targeted the vulnerability exploited by Blaster,” and that… Read More

The man, who is not from Washington, has been questioned by federal agents and put under surveillance. Law-enforcement sources would not give his name or location. The man is expected to be in custody by 1:30 p.m. today, when the U.S. Attorney's Office in Seattle holds a news conference about developments in the Blaster worm investigation. He is allegedly responsible for taking the original Blaster worm and changing it into a more sinister… Read More

The Graphics Blaster Picture Perfect has an ESP of US$179.99 and is immediately available online from www.creative.com and will also beavailable at selected retail locations. “As multi-megapixel cameras become commonplace, editing and combining large images on the PC takes longer. By speeding up the photo editing and panoramic stitching processes, the Graphics BlasterPicture Perfect enables amateur photographers to spend more time on their… Read More

Now it's as simple as connecting to a USB port for any PC user to upgrade from motherboard audio to premium-quality audio for listening to MP3 music or creating MP3 or WMA music from compact discs.The compact, portable Sound Blaster MP3+, slated for availability this month, is priced at only US$59.99 and the Sound Blaster Go! is priced at US$79.99 and is slated for availability in July. "With more than 200 million sound cards sold, Sound… Read More