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- The DRM grinch who stole Christmas
- The DRM grinch who stole ChristmasThe solution, everyone just use MS products.Actauly products that support the MS formats. (MS is not like Apple and doesn't sell the hardware.)Sort of like using a browser to view ZDNet pagesor use the talkbacks...Why can't you people get it together?Ever wonder whyalmost none...
- Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, MP3, Sony DRM, digital-rights management, Apple Inc., AAC, Apple Macintosh
- Discussion threads 2005-11-15
- Trojan using Sony DRM to hide
- Antivirus vendor BitDefender reports they have detected the first trojan using Sony DRM to hide. The trojan named Backdoor.IRC.Snyd.A by Bit Defender, also dubbed Backdoor.Win32.Breplibot.b Kaspersky Troj/Stinx-E Sophos W32/Brepibot virus McAfee is essentially impossible for a normal user to detect when hidden by Sony DRM software. From the...
- Tags: trojan horse, Sony DRM, Bitdefender
- Blog posts 2005-11-10
- Follow up on Sony DRM fiasco
- Follow up on Sony DRM fiascoNewer computersSo, how does a patch stop it from bluescreeing Vista? Or whatever comes out after that?I won't have to think twice, the purchase won't happen, *EVER*. If I don't see an official CD logo on a CD, it's not purchased by me, since there's...
- Tags: Patches, Digital rights management (DRM), SECURITY, Spyware, adware & malware, Sony Corp., patch, Sony DRM, Follow-Up, digital-rights management
- Discussion threads 2005-11-03
- Microsoft and Yahoo further deepen ties
- Microsoft and Yahoo further deepen tiesNot What it SeemsWe've been told that DRM is needed to "protect content". This is not the case. DRM is being used to take an otherwise widely portable format (mp3) and use DRM to lock the music to specific players and services.DRM is just another...
- Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Microsoft Corp., Sony DRM, digital-rights management, DRM IS, Yahoo! Inc.
- Discussion threads 2005-10-31
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- Amazon's Kindle for PC app available; It's a handy download
- Open formatYou say the Kindle is less open than the Sony or B&N readers. Are you saying that a Sony book can be read on the Nook? Or that a Nook book can be read on a Sony reader? I think you're pretty well mistaken on...
- Tags: E-books, Cellular phones, iSlate, e-book, ebook reader, PC App, Amazon Kindle, handy download, Amazon.com Inc., PC
- Discussion threads 2009-11-10
- Spring Design sues Barnes & Noble over Alex, Nook
- I kind of want to see barnes and noble win this one...The whole concept of a sliding image preview isn't exactly revolutionary, and it does look decidedly different from the bulky, 2003-esque block interface of the alex.On a personal note, I think the alex looks like some children's toy out...
- Tags: Sales channel, E-books, NDA, Barnes & Noble Inc., B&N, credit card, patent, Nook, password
- Discussion threads 2009-11-03
- B&N's Nook e-reader: Weirdly unrevolutionary
- An ebook reader is a pretty good idea for limited useI honestly don't see myself buying an e-reader for books, simply because the cost. $25 for a good hardback is something you want to keep. Even paperbacks are worth keeping if the story is there. You cannot keep...
- Tags: Wireless LANs, E-books, Wireless and Mobility, ebook reader, nook, Wi-Fi, e-book, B&N, e-reader
- Discussion threads 2009-10-20
- Barnes and Noble e-book reader 'Nook' to be unveiled today
- What is the difference between this and the Que?RE: Barnes and Noble e-book reader 'Nook' to be unveiled todayWell, the Kindle is still pretty pricy for me. I was in Toys R Us the other day and they had a Sony e-reader (1st time I've ever ACTUALLY seen one....
- Tags: E-books, Kindle DX, e-book, Nook, Barnes & Noble Inc., e-book Reader, Kindle2, pricing strategy
- Discussion threads 2009-10-20
- Spring Design debuts Google Android-based e-book reader, Alex
- Myself, I do not even want a separate device, no matter how cheap. AND, I want to be able to read my books on any of my devices, such as smart phone, netbook, or desktop.ExactlyI would like to read my eStuff on my desktop, laptop or any other device. I...
- Tags: E-books, Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Google Android, Google Inc., e-book Reader, e-book, digital-rights management
- Discussion threads 2009-10-19
- Barnes & Noble ebook reader named the QUE, coming 7 January
- It will be interesting to see . . . If they can keep the price down, or will they blow themselves out of the water by making it more expensive than everything else out there . . .Hard to price higher than the Kindle DXNo matter what features you put...
- Tags: E-books, Digital media, Que, e-book, Barnes & Noble Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-10-19
- Google challenges e-readers by taking e-books directly to browser
- Kindle Format?Did they also say how they propose to display Kindle's proprietary format in your browser?Oh myDunraven, go get a good strong cup of coffee, drink it down, and read the article again. You just aren't awake yet.This is cool!NTRE: Google challenges e-readers by taking e-books directly to browserAnyone...
- Tags: Web browsers, E-books, e-reader, Web browser, Google Inc., e-book
- Discussion threads 2009-10-15
- Mint Studio Speaker System
- The last Mint product we looked at--the Mint 220 Wireless Digital Music Station--offered us something that we had not yet seen in an iPod speaker dock. Instead of combining iPod playback with a CD player or AM/FM alarm clock radio, the Mint 220 gave us the ability to wirelessly stream...
- Tags: Digital media, USB extender, USB, Apple iPod
- Product reviews 2009-10-12
- Microsoft considering making Zune services available to Apple users
- Hell Yes!iTunes is the only thing that's making me want to ditch my iPhone. It's a bloated piece of garbage. At least on Windows. However, the Zune software runs beautifully. I already have the Zune Pass so win-win.Yep!!!I sure hope they do port it to other...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, Digital music, Digital media, Zune Platform, Apple Inc., software, Microsoft Zune, Zune HD, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-10-06
- SanDisk announces new 16GB memory card in time for Sony PSP Go release
- SanDisk announced a few new products today intended to increase the storage capacity of handheld gaming systems. For the first product I'll talk about, SanDisk's timing couldn't be better. The Sony PSP Go will be available tomorrow, October 1, and SanDisk has just the thing for...
- Tags: Sony Corp., Card, Nintendo Co. Ltd., Memory Card, SanDisk Corp., Sony PlayStation Portable, PSP Go, M2, Flash Memory, Games, Personal Technology, Jennifer Bergen
- Blog posts 2009-09-30
- Music execs crying about royalties again; Time for a start-over
- Once Upon a TimeWhen we had music stores and vinyl discs and LPs were premium items, stores had listening booths for people to check the recording out. Since that was a performance in commercial context, publishers and songwriters could have asked for performance rights back then. They didn't because it...
- Tags: Performance management, Advertising & Promotion, media cartel, U.S. Congress, start-over, performance, RIAA
- Discussion threads 2009-09-17
- Sony to ship Chrome with Vaio PCs
- So the two biggest offenders of privacy want to collaborate on PC software? This is simply hilarious! Sony's pre-installed rootkit and Google's Chrome which sends data to Google and becomes their property on everything you browse working together on the same PC is just a bad idea. ...
- Tags: Rootkits, Desktops, PC, Sony Corp., Sony Vaio, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-09-01
- Asus to launch Eee e-book reader in 2009; MSI mulling move over
- Will it run Windows? {nt}.I would only be interested if......they merged e-book reader and netbook functionality into one. A lot of my reading is on the web, but it would be nice to be able to read e-books also when traveling. The unit must have...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, E-books, netbook, e-book Reader, MSI, ASUS
- Discussion threads 2009-08-27
- Inching closer to the perfect e-reader for students
- What would we want in an ideal e-reader to jam in our students' backpacks? I've talked about it before (there are links to my other e-textbook musings in this particular post, too), but we'd certainly want color and high-resolution images. Touch and note-taking capabilities are obvious choices. And...
- Tags: E-reader, Sony Corp., Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2009-08-26
- Hollywood studios offer 'download to own' DivX movies online; Film Fresh the new iTunes?
- Too little, too late?This should have happened a long time ago. Since these files are being downloaded anyway, by charging a fair, low price, these media companies stand to get a lot of cash where they didn't get a dime before.The question is, is it already too late?What about DRM?I...
- Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, DVD, Consumer electronics, Apple iTunes, Hollywood Studios, digital-rights management, DivXNetworks, Film Fresh, PlayReady
- Discussion threads 2009-08-26
- SONY goes "Open Kimono" with sexy new e-Readers
- Sound like checkmate, they have everything the Kindle does for less $$ $They even have better quality. I want to buy one right now although it has to have the books that I want.At the risk of sounding fanboy-ishI must ask. How does the 6" $299 Sony touch (but...
- Tags: E-books, e-book, Sony Corp., e-reader, Amazon.com Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-08-25
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