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E-reader trend needs common standards

E-reader trend needs common standards

News More players eye piece of e-reader market, but consumers benefit only if readers are built to support one common standard, say industry players.

Friday, September 18 2009 04:19 PM

Tags: Notebooks and tablets, Standards, E-book, Spokesperson, Standards, Korea, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., digital-rights management, public domain, Notebooks and tablets


A front-row seat for media's meltdown

A front-row seat for media's meltdown

Insight newsmaker Big Champagne CEO Eric Garland, who tracks file sharing for media companies, says studios will fare better in the Digital Age and Hulu should not charge fees.

Thursday, October 29 2009 12:19 PM

Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, downsizing, Mom, Hulu, Web sites, Web 2.0, TV, Music, Napster Inc.


Apple AirPort Express Base Station (802.11n)

Apple AirPort Express Base Station (802.11n)

Reviews Don't pick up a new, 802.11n-enabled AirPort Express if you're looking for superfast wireless networking performance. You should consider it, however, if you're in the market for a new Wi-Fi router that offers portability, ease of use and the unique ability to stream iTunes over your network.

Wednesday, March 26 2008 03:45 PM


In remembrance: DRMs

Blogs Last week, I was at a WIPO-organized forum on copyright and related rights in Singapore. Several persons spoke about...

Monday, November 02 2009 10:07 AM


Report: Microsoft bans 1 million Xbox Live players

News Players who were caught modifying their consoles to play pirated games have been booted from the popular service, InformationWeek says.

Thursday, November 12 2009 10:54 AM

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Game players, Games, Gamer, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Xbox Live, Microsoft Xbox 360, console, digital-rights management, Activision Inc.


Utopic world of free-for-all content

Blogs Hi, my name is Eileen Yu, and I'm a Barry Manilow fan. All right, there, I've said it. I'm a huge, big, out-of-this-...

Friday, June 26 2009 04:05 AM


EA to offer 'Spore' DRM-free

News It will be one of several titles distributed via Valve's Steam platform. The move is likely to win EA points with gamers.

Wednesday, December 24 2008 08:23 AM

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Games, Video Game, Electronics, Gamer, FIFA, Electronic Arts Inc., digital-rights management, News.com, blog


iPREPpress Miriam-Webster Pocket Dictionary for iPod (Windows)

Product Reviews iPREPpress Miriam-Webster Pocket Dictionary for iPod (Windows)

Sunday, October 19 2008 03:35 AM

Tags: Apple Inc., IBM Lotus Notes, iPrepPress, performance, Apple iPod, external hard drive, digital-rights management, Microsoft Windows, disk


iPrepPress Merriam-Webster Pocket Dictionary for iPod (Mac)

Product Reviews iPrepPress Merriam-Webster Pocket Dictionary for iPod (Mac)

Sunday, October 19 2008 03:35 AM

Tags: Apple Inc., IBM Lotus Notes, Apple Macintosh, iPrepPress, performance, Apple iPod, external hard drive, digital-rights management, disk


iPREPpress Miriam-Webster Pocket Dictionary for iPod (Windows)

Product Reviews iPREPpress Miriam-Webster Pocket Dictionary for iPod (Windows)

Tuesday, March 31 2009 03:36 AM

Tags: Apple Inc., IBM Lotus Notes, iPrepPress, performance, Apple iPod, external hard drive, digital-rights management, Microsoft Windows, disk


How should you handle software updates?

Techguide Different scenarios--computers in a well-secured enterprise network or those plugged directly into a DSL modem at home--affect how software patching should be handled.

Monday, March 02 2009 12:34 PM

Tags: Security Management, Security applications/tools, Microsoft Corp., Security, Security Patch, Software Update, computer, Chad Perrin, software, patch management


DRM is failing, British MPs told

News The British Library, the Royal National Institute for the Blind and the open rights movement tell U.K. Members of Parliament (MPs) how DRM makes life harder.

Friday, February 03 2006 11:53 AM

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), International governments, Policy and management, Employee policy/training


Microsoft patches free-music hack

News A utility that could have breached the digital rights management in recent versions of Windows Media has prompted urgent action at Microsoft.

Wednesday, August 30 2006 11:00 AM

Tags: Security, Hacking


Utility cracks Microsoft DRM

News The DRM-stripping utility FairUse4WM reappears almost a year after it first threatened Microsoft's Windows Media Player.

Tuesday, July 17 2007 09:49 AM

Tags: Copyright, Digital rights management (DRM), Media players


DRM and unintended consequences

Techguide DRM "protects" content by encrypting it and preventing the user from accessing it in unauthorized ways--including copying it.

Monday, May 05 2008 06:00 AM

Tags: Authentication and encryption


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Use shades of gray to enhance scale in Excel

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Excel's palette is generous, but don't throw buckets of pigment all over your spreadsheets just because you can.


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Ultimate 2012 recovery site: the moon

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Have you seen the disaster movie "2012"? A friend from Control Risks and I did, and we reluctantly concluded we wouldn't be able to write off the cost of our..... by Nathaniel Forbes

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