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Has Microsoft just killed HD?

Has Microsoft just killed HD?Great news!I think this is great news. It will give the advantage to independent content providers to supply HD content without DRM encumbrances. If Hollywood types arrogantly insist that consumers must play with their ball under terms reviled by their customers, they should keep their ball,...

Tags: microsoft windows vista (longhorn), digital rights management (drm), blu-ray, digital media, movie industry, microsoft windows vista, microsoft corp.

Discussion threads 2006-08-25

27% of movie industry professionals claim to have lost revenues to piracy

According to a recent survey of Variety, Broadcasting & Cable and Multichannel News readers by In-Stat, half of TV and movie industry professionals say that piracy is a threat to their bottom lines, and 27% have already lost revenue due to the illegal theft or reproduction of their intellectual property....

Tags: movie industry

Blog posts 2005-01-13

27% of movie industry professionals claim to have lost revenues to piracy

According to a recent survey of Variety, Broadcasting & Cable and Multichannel News readers by In-Stat, half of TV and movie industry professionals say that piracy is a threat to their bottom lines, and 27% have already lost revenue due to the illegal theft or reproduction of their intellectual property....

Tags: movie industry

Blog posts 2005-01-13

Fox joins Blu-ray group

Fox joins Blu-ray groupFox joins Blu-ray groupFox was a member of the HD-DVD forum long before signing up with Blu-Ray forum. I don't believe they've committed to either format. HD-DVD is insufficient for HD content as many longer movies will involve multiple discs or mutliple sides flips. Who needs that?Breakthrough...

Tags: hd dvd, dvd, consumer electronics, storage, movie industry, hd-dvd, toshiba corp., fox

Discussion threads 2004-10-04

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Intel: Linux has 'no place' on desktop

Intel: Linux has 'no place' on desktopIt's GainingI think Ubuntu and Wubi have made big strides in putting Linux on the desktop. My first encounter with Linux was back in the early(?)/mid 90s. I installed an early Slackware version of Linux on my 486 (along with OS/2, PC/DOS, Win 3.1...

Tags: operating systems, unix, open source, intel corp., ubuntu, wubi, newbie, linux, microsoft windows, desktop

Discussion threads 2008-08-06

Sorry, no-can-do, says Tufts

Tufts University responded last week to a subpoena in yet another file-sharing case by explaining why they could not actually identify the "Does" named in the case. While this is hardly a new argument, the IT department at Tufts did a particularly nice job of refusing politely, with a...

Tags: dhcp, tufts university, riaa, peer to peer (p2p), networking, internet, christopher dawson

Blog posts 2008-08-06

Talking Firefox security with Mozilla's Window Snyder

LAS VEGAS -- Mozilla security chief Window Snyder wants to open-source much more than the Firefox browser. During a sit-down chat at the Black Hat security conference here, Snyder announced plans to launch three new initiatives around threat modeling, training and vulnerability metrics that push the envelope...

Tags: mozilla firefox, window, training, web browser, mozilla corp., window snyder, web browsers, security, internet, ryan naraine

Blog posts 2008-08-06

Mozilla taps crowd for concepts: Will the browser usurp the OS?

Mozilla taps crowd for concepts: Will the browser usurp the OS?1997 called. It wants its article backAs a reader of News.com and ZDNet for years and years, I had to laugh when I saw the headline for this one. Sounds familiar, except it would have been about Netscape.Next maybe you...

Tags: operating systems, web browsers, desktops, operating system, web browser, desktop, mozilla corp.

Discussion threads 2008-08-06

IBM should spend another $1B to sell its Symphony OpenOffice-Linux desktop to the masses

IBM is enlisting the help of the top three Linux distributors to help its desktop Office and messaging software gain ground. It's a small step forward but Big Blue must reach out to the masses to win this game. At LinuxWorld, IBM announced that Canonical/Ubuntu, Novell and Red...

Tags: microsoft office, ibm corp., linux, open source, unix, operating systems, desktops, software, hardware, paula rooney

Blog posts 2008-08-06

Yes, Macs are expensive ... so what?

Yes, Macs are expensive ... so what?I'm telling you whatBuy a pc twice as fast as a mac in hardware performance terms.RE: Yes, Macs are expensive ... so what?I can agree with him. I wouldn't want to pay out that much money for a desktop or laptop when they will...

Tags: desktops, microsoft windows vista (longhorn), microsoft windows, low-end pc, apple macintosh, macs are, microsoft windows vista, apple inc., pc, adrian

Discussion threads 2008-08-06

Time for Google to take out Sprint

Time for Google to take out SprintWhy change the name?The Sprint name stands for poor quality. Google has a reputation for high quality.I assume that, along with the name change, Google might institute policy changes which would decrease dissatisfaction with the brand, in order to protect its own good name.Sprint...

Tags: wimax, product marketing, wi-fi, wireless, branding, telecom & utilities, google inc., sprint communications

Discussion threads 2008-08-06

Podcast: Churchill Club women in technology

In this installment of the Churchill Club podcast series, a panel of executives talk about the critical factors in their success and how they overcame the obstacles of the fast-paced tech industry that is often considered to be dominated by men. Speakers include: Gina...

Tags: women, podcasts, internet, larry dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-06

Don't trust Google with your data

Don't trust Google with your dataNo, I don't trust Google BUT...I trust Google more than I trust me. There is a bigger chance that I'll lose my own data than Google will. I don't have the energy nor do I choose to spend the money to constantly backup all of...

Tags: backups, cloud computing, google inc.

Discussion threads 2008-08-06

Today's assignment : Coding an undetectable malware

Today's dynamic Internet threatscape is changing so rapidly, that the innovations and creativity applied by malware authors can easily render an information security course's curricular on malware outdated pretty fast, or worse, provide the students with a false feeling of situational awareness about today's malware that's driving the entire cybercrime...

Tags: malware, antivirus software, virus, cyberthreats, spyware, adware & malware, viruses and worms, security, dancho danchev

Blog posts 2008-08-06

Telecom spending to reach $923.91 bln in 2008

Total communications spending is projected to increase 5.4% to $923.91 bln in 2008, as strong gains in the institutional and alternative media sectors offset the downward pressure of declining traditional advertising spending, according to Veronis Suhler Stevenson. The industry’s primary growth driver in 2008 is the institutional sector, particularly professional...

Tags: telecommunications, compound annual growth rate, sector, investment, workforce management, advertising & promotion, training and certification, finance, human resources, marketing, am

Blog posts 2008-08-05

MIT team working on $12 'Apple II' desktop

MIT team working on $12 'Apple II' desktopAwesome, butThe Apple ][ was based on the 6502 processor, which I'm not even sure is even produced today. They'd probably have better success with a Zilog Z-80 derivative or even a Motorola Dragonball which powered the Palm Pilots. At least the 68000-derived...

Tags: team management, desktops, apple ii, mit team, massachusetts institute of technology, apple inc., team, desktop

Discussion threads 2008-08-05

Vizio VP322

Mostly on the strength of aggressive pricing, Vizio in the last several years has taken the flat-panel HDTV market--both LCD and plasma--by storm, rocketing past better-known brands and becoming one of the best-selling names in the country. The company has also introduced some unique products, among them the VP322, which...

Tags: monitors & displays, tvs, color temperature, vizio vp322, vizio, plasma, lcd, vp422, hdtv

Product reviews 2008-08-05

Sony BDP-S350

Sony has been the public face of Blu-ray since the format's inception, and while most of the focus during the bitter Blu-ray vs. HD DVD format war was on the company's PlayStation 3, Sony has been making standalone Blu-ray players from the start, beginning with the $1,000 BDP-S1. Unfortunately, that...

Tags: consumer electronics, dvd, game players, media players, monitors & displays, tv & home theater, sony bdp-s350, sony corp., sony playstation 3

Product reviews 2008-08-05

LinuxWorld video: Merrill Lynch moves to stateless computing

LinuxWorld video: Merrill Lynch moves to stateless computingThis guy has been drinking too much clould computing Kool AidPutting your fate in someone else's hands is simply not a good idea. You may get away with doing so once or twice, but eventually you will get bitten very badly. As for...

Tags: corporate communications, now here, stateless computing, linuxworld, computing, merrill lynch & co. inc., video

Discussion threads 2008-08-05

Sonos Digital Music System BU150

Sonos has been around since 2005, when the small company introduced its first multiroom digital music system to glowing reviews (including a CNET.com Editors' Choice Award). The product was comprised of two base stations and a unique for the time remote with a full-color screen that allowed you to wirelessly...

Tags: digital music, digital media, wi-fi, zp120, zoneplayer zp120, sonos

Product reviews 2008-08-05