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RealDVD goes live, let the lawsuits begin

ZDNet senior editor Sam Diaz offers his views on the recent lawsuits filed by the movie industry against Real Networks for its new RealDVD software. The movie studios are suing Real Networks alleging the software violates the Digital Millennium Copyright Act DMCA. Diaz says consumers should be able to enjoy...

Tags: Software, Lawsuit, Movie, RealNetworks Inc., RealDVD, Movie Studio, Tools & Techniques, Management, Sam Diaz Memo, RealNetworks, Hollywood

Videos 2008-10-01

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Five big issues with ARM and Android netbooks

The tech industry is always looking for the next big thing: Bing is gaining on Google, the Palm Pre will dethrone the iPhone, and so on. One of the latest "next big things" is the duo of ARM and Android which, if you buy the hype, will wrest the PC...

Tags: Google Android, ARM, Smart Phone, Qualcomm Inc., Netbook, Tech Industry, Hardware Compatibility, SSD, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Linux, Smart Phones, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, John Morris

Blog posts 2009-06-15

Future of netbooks, laptops unfolds at Computex

For a peek into the crystal ball of mobile computing, we take a look at what has been announced at Computex in Taiwan this week Credit: Concept design from Freescale Semiconductor Taiwan's Computex conference has been quietly generating some interesting news on...

Tags: Laptop Computer, Netbook, Android, Hardware, netbooks, Computex, Scott Stein CNET Crave

News items 2009-06-04

Real files antitrust countersuit against Hollywood's "illegal cartel"

Real files antitrust countersuit against Hollywood's "illegal cartel"AmazingAs much a I loathe virtually every application coded by RealNetworks, this has got to be the one case where I'm actually completely behind them. We need the slippery slope to start sliding in the favor of the consumer.Ironically enough, the way I...

Tags: DVD, files antitrust, RealDVD

Discussion threads 2009-05-13

Real files antitrust countersuit against Hollywood's "illegal cartel"

Real Networks has turned the tables on Hollywood movie studios, filing a countersuit in U.S. District Court today that accuses the studios of violating antitrust laws by collaborating to form an "illegal cartel" that's trying to monopolize the DVD market. PDF The countersuit accuses the DVD Copy...

Tags: Antitrust, Studio, Real, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-05-13

RealDVD hearing: Don't block the software because of what-ifs

RealDVD hearing: Don't block the software because of what-ifsMPAA's moot point[i]The Motion Picture Association of America alleges that RealNetworks - which makes the software - is trying to circumvent copyright protection technology on DVDs, using [b]its own protections that would impose limitations and restrictions but could be altered or removed...

Tags: CSS, Tools & Techniques, Digital media, RealDVD, MPAA, software, DVD

Discussion threads 2009-04-28

RealDVD hearing: Don't block the software because of what-ifs

If I could be be punished for the things I could do - instead of what I actually do - I would been behind bars years ago. Hollywood movies studios are trying to punish RealNetworks for something that its software could do, not what it actually does,...

Tags: Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-04-28

More Microsoft competitors join European browser-bundling antitrust case

On April 15, the European Commission EC granted a request by the European Committee for Interoperable Systems ECIS to become an interested third-party in the current browser-bundling case involving Microsoft. ECIS is an association whose members include a number of Microsoft rivals, including Adobe, Corel, IBM, Nokia, Opera, Oracle, RealNetworks...

Tags: Antitrust, Microsoft Corp., Web Browser, ECIS, Web Browsers, Corporate Law, Internet, Business Operations, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-04-16

Google Chrome...bundled with RealPlayer?!

Google Chrome...bundled with RealPlayer?!Is this a good move?I haven't yet come up with any reason to install Chrome on my system, as we already have a plethora of browser choices, and I tend to classify Google's other software as crapware. I do wonder about aligning with a software company...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, RealNetworks RealPlayer, Chrome, Google Inc., RealPlayer?, Google Chrome

Discussion threads 2009-03-05

Real posts Q4 loss, forecasts declining revenue for Q1

Real Networks reported a net loss for the fourth quarter and said it expects first quarter revenue to decline, compared to the same quarter a year ago. Statement It reported a net loss of $240.5 million, or $1.78 per share on sales of $152.6 million, a decline...

Tags: Revenue, Net Income, Operational Accounting, Finance, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-02-12

RealNetworks: Revenue in line; Charges pile up

RealNetworks said Tuesday that its fourth quarter revenue will be in line with its expectations, but detailed a bevy of charges. The company statement said its revenue for the fourth quarter will be $151 million to $153 million. However, it will be writing down goodwill and acquired...

Tags: Revenue, RealNetworks Inc., Goodwill, Games, Asset Management, Operational Accounting, Personal Technology, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-02-03

News to know: Yahoo's Bartz, Genachowski, Sony's loss, Chrome for Mac

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Larry Dignan: Yahoo confirms Bartz in charge; Can she save Yahoo? Yahoo to name Bartz CEO; Now the fun begins Sam Diaz: Ya-hoooo: There's a...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Sony Corp., Larry Dignan, Apple Macintosh, Yahoo! Inc., Dana Blankenhorn, Apple Inc., Sam Diaz, Federal Government, Microsoft Windows, RSS, Desktops, Telecom & Utilities, Operating Systems, Government, Software, Internet, Hardware

Blog posts 2009-01-14

Patent wars: RealNetworks wins; Global Crossing pays up

Patent wars: RealNetworks wins; Global Crossing pays upNot all patent actions are thinly disguised extortion.If Katz really did invent something non-obvious, he's entitled to make his money off it.

Tags: Patent Wars, Global Crossing Ltd., RealNetworks Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-01-13

Patent wars: RealNetworks wins; Global Crossing pays up

RealNetworks defeated a patent infringement suit that was trying to come back from the dead. Meanwhile, Global Crossing licensed a portfolio of call center patents from Ronald A. Katz Technology Licensing, an outfit that collects dough from a who's who of corporate America. First, RealNetworks said on...

Tags: Patent, Global Crossing Ltd., RealNetworks Inc., Ronald A. Katz Technology Licensing, Katz, Ronald Katz, RAKTL, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-01-13

Real plugs critical holes in Helix Server

RealNetworks has shipped a new version of its Helix Server to plug at least four vulnerabilities that introduce code execution and denial-of-service risks. The flaws affect Helix Server Version 11.x, Helix Server Version 12.x, Helix Mobile Server Version 11.x and  Helix Mobile Server Version 12.x.  Three...

Tags: User Interaction, Vulnerability, RealNetworks Inc., Authentication, Security, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2009-01-02

Amid bleak job picture IT system design, consulting shines

The U.S. economy lost 533,000 jobs in November, but computer system designers and technology consultants are holding their own. According to the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics, the job picture stinks see full report. The unemployment rate ticked up to 6.7 percent and the layoffs (AT&T,...

Tags: Business Operations, Consulting, Human Resources, Information Technology, It Operations, Job, Larry Dignan, Management, Outsourcing, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Recruitment & Selection, Strategy, Unemployment, Workforce Management

Blog posts 2008-12-05

Secunia: Less than 2% of Windows PCs fully patched

It's long been established that the unpatched state of the Windows monoculture is the reason we are facing a malware epidemic. Yet, the latest vulnerability patching statistics from Secunia's PSI Personal Software Inspector is a major eye-opener for everyone tracking the security of the Windows ecosystem.  According...

Tags: Program, PC, Malware, Windows PC, Secunia, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Tools & Techniques, Security, Viruses And Worms, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Management, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-12-04

Google: it’s time to get Real

In my previous post, I alluded to some of the issues that might prevent an average consumer -- "Joe Sixpack", John Q. Public, or Jane Doe from migrating to Linux on the desktop. One of them, without any doubt, is the lack of a way to...

Tags: Google Inc., Apple iPod, Apple Inc., Apple iTunes, Digital Music, Linux, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software, Consumer Electronics, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-11-05

Real vows fight for RealDVD, adjusts outlook

Like everyone else, Real Networks is bracing for an uncertain economic future. But CEO Rob Glaser sees two potential bright spots that could help the company ride the storm. On an earnings call with analysts, Glaser said that the company's latest product, the controversial RealDVD, which allows users to import...

Tags: Revenue, Lawsuit, RealNetworks Inc., RealDVD, Operational Accounting, Finance, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-10-29

VIDEO: iTunes, mp3 rippers paved the way for RealDVD

There's another legal showdown brewing between Hollywood and the techies. RealNetworks and the motion picture studios are headed off to court over RealDVD, just-released software that allows users to rip their personal DVD collections into a PC or portable hard drive. Yeah, just like everyone's been doing with music CDs...

Tags: Rip, CD, Video, MP3, Apple iTunes, Music, RealDVD, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-10-02