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Amazons brand new UnBox video download service relies on recently hacked Microsoft DRM

Amazons brand new UnBox video download service relies on recently hacked Microsoft DRMno you can't watch it while it downloadsobviously. if it takes 4 hours by your estimates to download which seems generous, then if you start watching the 2 hour movie as it downloads, it will keep stopping. That's...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Better Idea, Local Movie store, Microsoft Corp., movie, digital-rights management, Unbox, DVD, video

Discussion threads 2006-09-08

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Blockbuster initiating rentals via SD cards at store kiosks

AmusingEvery second American has a rear-end the size of a flying saucer and people are worried about the "convenience" of not leaving their house?You've got to be kidding.I am not going to goto the Video store...and get some crap ladden movie on SD that I can not play on...

Tags: Consumer electronics, TV & Home Theater, IMHO, movie, DVD, SD card, kiosk, Blockbuster Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-11

Sony to charge $24.95 for Bravia owners to rent "Chance of Meatballs" before DVD release

Meteor, please!I'm still hoping for an early arrival of the meteor that will finally make dinosaurs like Sony extinct! ;)These companies just don't get it. And I doubt they ever will.Sony when will you learnNo wonder Sony is bleeding money, they live in a fantasy world where they think...

Tags: LIKE IT, DVD, Sony Corp., Bravia owner, Bravia

Discussion threads 2009-11-10

DEVONthink Personal 2.0pb7 (Mac)

Everything is digital today. But where to store all these e-mails, PDFs, Word documents, images and multimedia files you accumulate every day? How to organize them, and find the right one when you need it? DEVONthink is the solution for the digital age, the one database for all your documents....

Tags: Document, Apple Macintosh, DEVONthink, Internet, Storage, E-mail, Channel Management, Databases, Hardware, Online Communications, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

Software downloads 2009-09-15

How the Web OS has begun to reshape IT and business

What a BS conclusion ...Are you serious or just plain delusional???Using a server is not using cloud computing. In fact, any decent professional company would never even think about anything "cloud" except for basic web hosting.Let me just give you the top two most logical reasons why real companies...

Tags: Games, information technology, game, HTTP, crowdsourcing, Web, cloud computing

Discussion threads 2009-09-06

Good riddance: Digital music sales to surpass CDs in 2010?

Sorry kid. There are plenty of us who buy CDs. You might want to read this:http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=22862They are folks who don't give a rat's a$$ about being on the bleeding edge of technology.They have CD players in their cars, and most likely in their homes, and the purchase of an MP3...

Tags: Sales strategy, Digital media, digital music, CD, music, sales, Apple iTunes

Discussion threads 2009-08-18

Walmart to sell $298 Compaq laptop in time for back-to-school, 'while supplies last'

The annual back-to-school shopping trip is just around the corner. Load the family in the mini-van, drive over to your local Walmart, and watch as your shopping cart fills with new clothes, shoes, pencils, notebooks, protractors, calculators, and a million other things. The yearly resupply is...

Tags: Hard Drive, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Laptop Computer, Entertainment, Compaq Computer Corp., Notebooks, Advertising & Promotion, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Marketing, Jennifer Bergen

Blog posts 2009-07-24

Amazon gets bullied, pulls purchased e-books from Kindles

Amazon gets bullied, pulls purchased e-books from KindlesDTPALet's hope somebody decides to sue their butts off under a state's Deceptive Trade Practices Act -- claiming that an item sold has qualities, characteristics, source, certification, approval or etc., which in fact it does not have (e.g., claiming non-kosher products are kosher)....

Tags: E-books, Amazon.com Inc., e-book

Discussion threads 2009-07-17

Toybox Ten: 10 full-featured laptops for less than $750

Toybox Ten: 10 full-featured laptops for less than $750It's a laptop.If you need a terabyte get a server with Raid 1 or better.Ok here you go.A 1TB Hard Drive laptop, decent specs, 18 inch screen.http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220538Sometimes it is hard find what you want, now if you need something cheaper then I...

Tags: Notebooks, laptop computer, full-featured laptop, Toybox

Discussion threads 2009-07-01

The Internet devalues everything it touches . . .

Ever since I first heard about the Internet and then saw its incredible development and application across industries, I've been on the look out for the economic effects of this powerful platform technology. The specific economic influence I've been looking for is a strong deflationary trend. That's when we will...

Tags: Software, Craigslist, Advertisement, Technology, IBDT, Internet, Tom Foremski

Blog posts 2009-06-20

Will greentech investors discover food?

The first known death in the U.S. from the current round of infulenza has been reported. This swine flu bruhaha adds ammunition to arguments of those who favor more humane farming methods. The poor pigs may be getting a bad rap on "swine flu." There's no evidence...

Tags: Food, Investor, Food & Beverage, Manufacturing, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-04-29

IndieBound 1.0 (Mobile)

Keep up with what is going on in the book world. Each book includes a link to purchase direct from the website of an indie bookstore near you. Also included is a comprehensive book search and a location-based store finder to guide you straight to America's best bookstores. Browse indie...

Tags: American Booksellers Association, Mobile, Bookstore, IndieBound, Retail

Software downloads 2009-04-18

Pirate Bay court case bad news for students

Pirate Bay court case bad news for studentsThe Pirate Bay will win in the endThe courts in Sweden, after reading the ruling in it's entirety, basically totally IGNORED the law in question at the time of the accusations against the Pirate Bay owners, and used the NEW law they have...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, NOW IT, music, Pirate Bay

Discussion threads 2009-04-17

Is Warner juicing DMCA with automated infringement detectors?

Is Warner juicing DMCA with automated infringement detectors?Greedy IdiotsWhen will this stop?RE: Is Warner juicing DMCA with automated infringement detectors?It won't stop.It is the result of greedy corpulent American business using the standard practice where litigation is always easier than innovation, but coupled with hugely excessive individual greed where many...

Tags: Digital media, automated infringement detector, Warner, DMCA

Discussion threads 2009-04-07

How Nokia Ovi Store will trump Apple on global stage

It may not be the most high-profile announcement around, but Nokia's Ovi Store may affect millions more mobile phone users than Apple's App Store ever will, 25,000 apps be damned. At least that's the impression that I got last week after sitting down with Nokia's VP for...

Tags: Nokia Corp., Apple Inc., Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-03-25

Movie Challenge Lite 1.0 (Mobile)

Three distinct Game Types, five distinct Categories, three distinct Power-Up options, easy, Medium & Hard Difficulty Levels, local Leaderboards, gorgeous graphics & Stunning sound effects, automatic Game Save feature keeps your session in progress even when you exit the application for more mundane iPhone OS tasks.Note: The "Download Now" link...

Tags: Mobile, Movie, Apple iTunes, Redwind Software, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics

Software downloads 2009-03-05

Do you really think Apple

Do you really think AppleRight on, Adrian!i really can understand that for the increasing number of people who have to tighten their belts these days, an inexpensive Mac would be desirable. As you said, however, ain't gonna happen.From the number of folks I see in my local Apple store when...

Tags: Apple Mac OS X, Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Notebooks, Desktops, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-02-23

TrapCall exposes anonymous cellphone callers

TrapCall exposes anonymous cellphone callersWhy not just make my number an 800 numberThen they wouldnt call me. They would think i was a business. Vongage offers 800 numbers.They will be getting a lot of business this year. If there's any one industry that is on a hiring binge,...

Tags: Cellular phones, Telecom & Utilities, anonymous cellphone caller, TrapCall, cellphone caller, cell phone, phone

Discussion threads 2009-02-18

Delivering Video On Demand Too Demanding For Cablevision

Cablevision Systems, one of the two biggest suppliers of subscription television services in the nation’s largest metropolitan area, has a problem. And it doesn’t really want to talk about it. Delivery of videos on demand are freezing up. The problem, according to a customer service representative, has...

Tags: Cablevision Systems Corp., VoD, Movie, Video, Maiella, Corporate Communications, Cable, Marketing, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2009-02-11

Movie Challenge: Oscars Special 1.0 (Mobile)

Movie Challenge: Oscars Special gives you the chance to win $100 or equivalent in local currency in iTunes credit. Use the in game predictions template to send us your predictions for the 2009 Awards. The contestant with the highest number of correct predictions wins, it couldnt be simpler.Note: The "Download...

Tags: Mobile, Movie, Apple iTunes, Redwind Software, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics

Software downloads 2009-02-03