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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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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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Microsoft announced that it will cut the price of its Xbox 360 game console to $199, just in time for the holiday shopping season. SEATTLE–Microsoft said on Wednesday it plans to cut the U.S. prices of its Xbox 360 video game machine, lowering the price of its entry-level console…
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The summer Olympic games provided the first battleground for a war between Microsoft and Adobe over the Internet’s next big competition. SEATTLE–As the world’s best athletes competed in Beijing, the summer Olympic games set the stage for a battle between Microsoft and Adobe over the Internet’s next big competition….
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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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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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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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Video games are known to improve hand-eye coordination but now they’re being used to help someone quit smoking or lose weight. Raleigh, North Carolina–Video games are known to improve hand-eye coordination but can they help someone quit smoking or lose weight? Hot on the heels…
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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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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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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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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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HD DVD isn’t dead, at least not quite. That leaves many options and potentially expensive mistakes for consumers. It turns out the Super Bowl, which was supposed to be a blowout, was a lot more competitive than the fight over the next DVD format, which was supposed…
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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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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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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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Consumer spending for console and portable games netted $8.64 billion, a 34 percent increase from 2006, with Halo 3 in the lead. DVD sales might have slipped in 2007, but another key segment of the home entertainment market had a banner year: video games. Sales of video…
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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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It may have gotten a bad rap, but peer-to-peer technology is increasingly used as a legitimate distribution tool for high-bandwidth applications like video. Peer-to-peer technology has gotten a bad rap for years, but a group of Internet service providers led by Verizon Communications is working to harness the…
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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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