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Publié: août 15, 2007, 8:29pm CEST
Microsoft said Wednesday that it had licensed its audio watermarking technology to Activated Content in an effort to spur the efforts behind embedding trackable "watermarks" in audio files.
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Publié: août 15, 2007, 7:44pm CEST
File sharing company LimeWire has announced plans to open a legitimate music store, which it will eventually integrate into its popular -- and controversial -- P2P software. The company is facing increasing pressure to clean up its business after being sued by the record industry.
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Publié: août 15, 2007, 7:35pm CEST
Although it appears to be outpacing Blu-ray in turns of actual player sales, HD DVD disc sales are struggling to keep up, with Blu-ray outselling its rival by a 2-to-1 margin in the first half of 2007, according to Home Media Research.
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Publié: août 15, 2007, 6:30pm CEST
The former head of Mediaservices has been cleared of any wrongdoing surrounding AllofMP3 after a Russian court threw out charges against him.
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Publié: août 15, 2007, 6:30pm CEST
Reports in The Inquirer and a separate British technology blog citing OEM sources as saying they've been alerted to expect delays in shipments of its new quad-core Barcelona CPUs in all but the 1.9 GHz "HE" lower-power frequencies, were soundly denied this morning to BetaNews by an AMD spokesperson.
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Publié: août 15, 2007, 6:10pm CEST
Microsoft this week began rolling out new features to users of its Windows Live Hotmail service, most notably adding increased mail storage of 5GB for free accounts and 10GB for paid subscribers. The company has also add "vacation replies" and the ability to turn off the Today screen.
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Publié: août 15, 2007, 5:56pm CEST
DirecTV said Wednesday that it had signed an agreement with Current Group, which would allow it to offer Internet broadband services via power lines. The service will premiere in Dallas later this year or early next year.
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Publié: août 15, 2007, 5:26pm CEST
Yesterday, the US-CERT bureau of the Dept. of Homeland Security renewed its warning about the outbreak of "Storm Worm" variants, this time acknowledging what it calls public reports of its renewed spread. Anti-virus companies familiar with these "outbreaks" know there have been a multitude of e-mail worms, each of which is delivered using a different hype-inducing or fun-filled headline.
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Publié: août 15, 2007, 5:19pm CEST
A small Mountain View, Calif. based company isn't waiting for EarthLink and Google to iron out contractual details to provide free Wi-Fi in the city of San Francisco.
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Publié: août 15, 2007, 5:17pm CEST
Security firm Symantec has joined up with chip giant Intel to research and develop security solutions built directly into the hardware used by computers. Symantec software would interact directly with the Intel chips at the hardware level, rather than relying on an operating system like Windows.
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Publié: août 15, 2007, 4:44pm CEST
Along with the release of several other new products, Sirius on Wednesday debuted the Stiletto 2, the second live-reception capable version of its popular portable radio. The updates adds Wi-Fi connectivity.
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Publié: août 15, 2007, 4:41pm CEST
A week after the United States and Canada saw the Xbox 360's price tag slashed to better compete with the PS3 and Nintendo Wii, Australian gamers can buy Microsoft's console for the same price as a Wii. Starting today, the Xbox 360 Core will run A$399.95, down from A$429.95. The Pro model has been lowered from A$649.95 to A$579.95.
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Publié: août 15, 2007, 1:38am CEST
At long last, a Belgian company called Option N.V. announced this morning it has received US Federal Communications Commission approval for an actual HSUPA device: a wireless broadband card for notebooks called the GlobeTrotter Express. Its premise: US travelers need access to high speed communications in those countries that offer it.