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RealNetworks was forced to temporarily stop the sales of their RealDVD software, due to the legal action initiated by the movie industry. “Due to recent legal action taken by the Hollywood movie studios against us, RealDVD is temporarily unavailable. Rest assured, we will continue to work diligently to provide you with software that allows you to make a legal copy of your DVDs for your own use” reads a notice posted on RealDVD.com. Real Networks unveiled in early September its RealDVD software, which is able to make an exact copy of a copy-protected DVD and then add another DRM layer for...
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There are a number of programs out there which are used to
rip DVDs. The technology is not new, and the principle is simple: you copy the
DVD to your hard disk, and watch it without requiring the original disk.
However this practice has always been a little shady as far as the law is
concerned. Advocates argue that it allows them to backup their movies and spare
the original discs some wear-and-tear, while others – record companies mostly –
cry wolf at the potential pirating uses of this type of software.
Now, there are many programs that can rip DVDs. Some are
paid, but most are...
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Ford Motor Co. has come up with a method to permit parents
to set restrictions on their teens. The device, called MyKey, is an electronic
car key, which connects with an on-board computer to establish the identity of
the driver, enabling such restrictions as car speed limits, shut off the radio
if the seat belt isn’t buckled, and nag drivers about their speed at certain
pre-set values.
Vehicle monitoring systems that watch over drivers, warning
them, have been a staple of modern automobiles for a few years. Only during the
past year, however, have parents been given more and more...
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AMD, Advanced Micro Devices, announced on Tuesday that it
will split in two companies as designing and manufacturing their products is
becoming a more and more difficult job to pull off. The new companies will take
care of designing and manufacturing separately. AMD cut a deal with ATIC, which
is going to invest up to $6 billion in AMD products in the following 5 years,
the deal allowing Advanced Micro Devices to focus more on designing better and
more powerful microprocessors.
The funds will enable AMD to expand its Dresden
operation and build a state-of-the art plant in Albany,...
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In a new effort to convert into real dollars the huge
traffic of YouTube, Google is trying a new trick. Starting today, YouTube will
have a new system of ads through which the users who are watching a music video
will be able to buy the song from Amazon or iTunes.
Of course, Amazon and Apple’s iTunes will share the earning
with the largest video-sharing site.
According to Reuters, YouTube is planning to extend the ad
system to the video games. For example, Spore, the game released by Electronic
Arts, is also available to be bought through the new system.
Meanwhile, The
New...
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In an unexpected move, Microsoft has slashed the European prices of its Xbox 360 gaming platform....
Microsoft wants the Yahoo deal,
but doesn’t want to rush into things, Microsoft’s Chief Software...
Rumors about Beatles’ music
catalogue becoming available in digital format have been circulating...
The SXSWi keynote address of
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg had the Austin Convention Center room...
Novell Vice-President Miguel de Icaza
had a few things to say at the MIX08 conference in Las Vegas...
As you probably know by now, Google has immediately yielded to the Military and took down panoramic...
The second biggest electronic retailer in the US, Circuit
City, has decided to help
its...
Right after the Financial Times reported that Sony and
Microsoft are talking about a possible...
Adidas and Samsung teamed up to
unveil ‘miCoach’, a product combining mobile technology with sport...
Steve Ballmer decided to take a
look at all around Microsoft and answer some questions at the...
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