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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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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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After Intel announced that it has finally realized to incorporate WiMax technology into notebooks, manufacturers like Lenovo, Acer, Asus and Toshiba jumped to the opportunity to support and embed the new technology. Though the WiMax technology had a slow start in the U.S, the equipment to support the new technology only being installed in Baltimore, Lenovo has already announced that ThinkPad notebooks like X301, W500, W700, SL400 and X200 will be compatible with WiMax as well as with the old-fashioned Wi-Fi. Asides from Lenovo, notebook manufacturer Acer also announced that its Aspire...
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 WiMax Mania After Intel announced that it has finally realized to incorporate... |
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