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Full encryption stops Amazon Web video leak: Adobe

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

Amazon.com has fixed a glitch in its video streaming service by adopting Adobe Systems encryption on all television shows and movies found on its site, software maker Adobe said. SEATTLE–Amazon.com has fixed a glitch in its video streaming service by adopting Adobe Systems encryption on all television shows and…
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Hole in Adobe software allows free movie downloads

Monday, September 29th, 2008

A security hole in Adobe Systems’ software is giving users free access to record and copy from Amazon.com’s video streaming service. NEW YORK–A security hole in Adobe Systems’ software, used to distribute movies and TV shows over the Internet, is giving users free access to record and copy from…
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William Shatner signs off on video autographs

Friday, August 15th, 2008

Customers of Live Autographs get not just a signed photograph, book or napkin; they receive a customized video clip with a short personal message from the star. LOS ANGELES–William Shatner sat in a drab office staring at a TV monitor displaying a message he was supposed to read to…
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IOC puts Beijing Games highlights on YouTube

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008

Clips and highlights of Olympic events are to be made available on the Google-owned video-sharing site YouTube. BEIJING–Clips and highlights of Olympic events are to be made available on the video-sharing site YouTube, owned by Google, under an agreement with the International Olympic Committee, the IOC said in a…
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Microsoft gives a new Xbox 360 experience

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

Despite ostensibly having what is regarded as one of the best user interfaces of all the major consoles, Microsoft is reinventing the Xbox 360’s look. Despite ostensibly having what is regarded as one of the best user interfaces of all the major consoles, Microsoft is reinventing the Xbox 360’s…
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Bill Gates bids farewell

Friday, June 27th, 2008

Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates joins CEO Steve Ballmer at a town hall event Friday, Gates’ final day as a full-time Microsoft employee. Bill Gates’ farewell speech to Microsoft reminded employees that the company knows how to come from behind as well as to lead. …
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Bill Gates bids farewell to Microsoft

Friday, June 27th, 2008

Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates joins CEO Steve Ballmer at a town hall event Friday, Gates’ final day as a full-time Microsoft employee. Bill Gates’ farewell speech to Microsoft reminded employees that the company knows how to come from behind as well as to lead. …
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Silverlight to star in NBC’s online Olympics coverage

Friday, April 25th, 2008

NBC is relying heavily on Microsoft’s Silverlight to present its online Olympic coverage which will include about 2,200 hours of free on-demand video. Perkins Miller is counting down the days to the start of the Olympic Games in Beijing this year. NBC’s senior vice president of…
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AT&T: Internet to hit full capacity by 2010

Friday, April 18th, 2008

Blame it on all that content, especially videos, bring thrown into the pipes. But don’t wish for government intervention, executive says.(By Andrew Donoghue of ZDNet UK)? AT&T to trim workforce ? Comcast, AT&T absent from FCC hearing U.S. telecommunications giant AT&T has claimed that, without investment, the…
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China defends new Web video and audio rules

Wednesday, February 6th, 2008

Government says only state-controlled companies can apply for licenses to stream videos, but lack of clarity leaves many confused. China’s new rules on online video and audio content banning violent, pornographic and fake material are aimed at promoting the Internet’s “healthy” development, according to a government statement. …
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With tech, nowhere to run, nowhere to hide

Wednesday, February 6th, 2008

Internet attorney Eric J. Sinrod notes that where technology travels, the law will follow–sometimes to our detriment. George Orwell’s 1984 envisioned a world where individuals were controlled and monitored by centralized government. In such a world, the individual had no place to hide from governmental omnipresence. …
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Nokia starts to roll out gaming, networking sites

Tuesday, February 5th, 2008

Expansion into mobile Web services includes N-Gage gaming service and “Share on Ovi” social-networking site. Nokia , the world’s largest cell phone maker, started to roll out its online gaming service N-Gage on Tuesday as it expands into mobile Internet services. Nokia also opened its social-networking site…
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‘Madden’ game picks Patriots to win Super Bowl

Friday, February 1st, 2008

Simulation in Electronic Arts’ video game predicts Pats will beat Giants by eight points in Sunday’s NFL championship. The New England Patriots will beat the New York Giants by a score of 38-30 in the Super Bowl, at least according to the popular Madden NFL 08 football video…
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Video games give actors second chance

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Games help resuscitate careers of many film and TV actors, whose distinctive voices can make them a hot commodity the game world. You may know actor Keith David for starring opposite Kurt Russell in the 1982 horror film The Thing or for his Tony Award-winning role in the…
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Veteran producer dials in Reality.tv

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

Executive producer of “America’s Funniest Home Videos” will launch “family-friendly” platform for user-generated content, marketers. Veteran reality TV producer Vin Di Bona is launching Reality.tv, a Web site offering an advertiser-friendly spin on user-generated content. The site will be powered by Dave Networks social networking and video…
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On ‘creative capitalism,’ Gates gets it

Friday, January 25th, 2008

perspective More people should follow the lead of Microsoft’s co-founder in freeing up innovative thinkers to help the developing world, and not just cause it feels good. Editor’s note: CNET News.com editor at large Michael Kanellos and chief political correspondent Declan McCullagh are facing off over Bill Gates’…
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Gates misses the point on ‘creative capitalism’

Friday, January 25th, 2008

perspective The Microsoft chairman’s well-intentioned pitch for corporate activism missed the root causes of poverty. (Hint: it’s not lack of corporate charity.) Editor’s note: CNET News.com editor at large Michael Kanellos and chief political correspondent Declan McCullagh are facing off over Bill Gates’ call for businesses to allocate…
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Take-Two stock jumps on ‘GTA IV’ release date

Thursday, January 24th, 2008

Take-Two Interactive Software will release the highly anticipated Grand Theft Auto IV video game on April 29. Take-Two Interactive Software said Thursday that it will release the highly anticipated Grand Theft Auto IV video game on April 29, sending its shares up about 11 percent. The announcement lays…
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YouTube to feature on wider range of mobile phones

Thursday, January 24th, 2008

Google’s video site to be available on Motorola, LG, Nokia, and Sony Ericsson phones capable of providing high-speed access. Popular video Web site YouTube is opening up its service to run on millions more phones capable of providing high-speed wireless Internet access, the company said on Thursday. …
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MySpaceTV, BBC Worldwide link up in video deal

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008

MySpace says it signed an agreement with BBC Worldwide to bring short video clips from programs such as Doctor Who and Top Gear to its online community. MySpace on Wednesday said it signed an agreement with BBC Worldwide to bring short video clips from programs such…
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