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November 16, 2005
Sony BMG is recalling music CDs that use controversial anti-piracy software. The copyright protection software which automatically installs when a consumer inserted a music CD with the XCP digital rights management technology in their computers is designed to limit the number of copies that users can make of the CD and restrict ripping of the disk.
The software was widely criticised because it used virus-like techniques to stop illegal copies being made. Sony is also providing software to make it easy to remove the controversial program from Windows computers reports BBC
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November 14, 2005
Faith, Inc, a Japanese content provider has announced plans to launch an exclusive MVNO AKA mobile virtual network operator in the US. Voce will launch by offering unlimited flat rate service users in New York and Los Angeles using Cingular's network. For a $1500 sign up fee and $500 per month, Voce will offer their subscribers unlimited voice and data, personalized live service, and new, exclusive handsets every 4 months.
PhoneScoop - Forbes - Engadget
Image Brown Vertu. - NOT ONE OF THE HANDSETS CHANGED EVERY 4 MONTH
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Sun Microsystems today announced the introduction of the UltraSPARC(R) T1 - formerly known as "Niagara". The world's first high-performance, energy efficient processor will debut in a new line of Sun Fire servers before the end of 2005. Using patented CoolThreads chip multi-threading technology that leverages the threaded nature of Solaris 10, the world's most advanced operating system, the breakthrough chip is the world's first Eco-responsible processor: research shows that UltraSPARC T1 processor performance could eliminate the number of Web servers in the world by half, slashing power requirements and having the same effect in reducing carbon dioxide emissions as planting one million acres of trees.
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November 13, 2005
Pocket-Lint UK has announced the launch of
the first annual Pocket-Lint.co.uk Awards - The Fluffies. The awards will reportedly heap plaudits upon the cream of this year's gadgets, rewarding real innovation and excellence in design. (so the iTunes phones will not be nominated)
The awards, to be held on the 1 December 2005 will be decided from a
shortlist of products, as decided by Pocket-Lint.co.uk readers. Any product fitting into one of the 12 categories below and launched in the UK after 1 December 2004 will be eligible. Readers will also be able to vote for the Vodafone sponsored, Pocket-lint Readers Award nominating the best overall product of 2005.
See what gadgets have been nominated and vote for your
favorite Gadget of 2005 at Pocket Lint
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November 12, 2005
Music publisher Sony BMG said on Friday it would stop making CDs that use controversial copyright protection software. The copyright protection software which automatically installs when a consumer inserted a music CD with the XCP digital rights management technology in their computers is designed to limit the number of copies that users can make of the CD and restrict ripping of the disk.
From Sony's point of view, its motives are reasonable; but security experts say this is a potential threat to security. Sony however denied that the technology is malicious, or compromises security in any way reports Techtree.com
The software sparked a class action lawsuit against Sony in California last week, claiming that Sony has not informed consumers that it installs software directly into the "roots" of their computer systems with rootkit software, which cloaks all associated files and is dangerous to remove reports Reuters
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November 7, 2005
Yahoo Inc. and Google Inc. are set to roll out new wireless services, taking advantage of advanced networks and cellphones to provide features similar to those available on computers, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.
Yahoo soon will introduce a cellphone it will sell through a partnership with SBC Communications, according to SBC executives. The phone will take Yahoo a step closer to linking music, photos and email with consumers' existing online accounts, address books and preferences, the paper said.
Google is tailoring some Internet services for use on wireless devices. Starting Monday, consumers using some types of cellphones will be able to access satellite maps wirelessly as they can on the Google Maps service, the paper said.
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File-sharing service Grokster will stop distributing software that allows users to copy songs without permission.
The settlement, announced by the Recording Industry Association of America, a trade group that represents the U.S. recording industry, comes four months after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Grokster and other Internet file-sharing networks were encouraging copyright infringement.
The settlement includes a permanent injunction prohibiting infringement, directly or indirectly, of any of the plaintiffs' copyrighted works. This includes the immediate cessation of the distribution of the Grokster client application, and the cessation of operation of the Grokster system and software, according to a music industry release reports Hollywood Reporter.
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September 28, 2005
Japan's Toshiba Corp. said on Tuesday it had developed the world's first PC able to read HD DVD discs, a next-generation disc format it is promoting over a rival standard pushed by Sony Corp..
Toshiba and Sony, leading rival camps, have waged a three-year battle to have their different standards adopted for the next-generation of DVDs, which promise much greater capacity for high-definition movies reports Reuters.
Toshiba, along with NEC Corp. and Sanyo Electric Co., has been promoting HD DVD, while Sony and Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., the maker of Panasonic brand products, have been developing a technology known as Blu-ray.
September 26, Intel and Microsoft announced their support for HD-DVD. The need for a new standard is apparent. People are buying High-Definition television sets, and as should be immediately obvious to anyone who has seen the same video displayed side by side in standard-definition and high-definition format reports ZDNET.
Toshiba, said the PC would be introduced in Japan in early 2006. It is still considering the timing for an overseas launch.
The PC will be equipped with a slim, read-only HD DVD drive produced by Toshiba Samsung Storage Technology, a joint venture between Japan's second-largest electronics conglomerate and South Korea's Samsung Electronics.
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E Ink Corporation, today announced that it will offer samples of electronic paper displays through the AM-100 EPD Prototype Kit, enabling prototyping across a wide range of display applications. The high-resolution display in this kit is bright, high-contrast, thin, lightweight, viewable from all angles and able to operate with dramatically less energy than liquid crystal displays (LCDs).
This is the first high-resolution developer kit that contains a graphical electronic paper display. E Ink's EPD technology offers the bright, bold look of ink-on-paper and is ideal for mobile devices because it can be read in any lighting condition, including direct sunlight, and at any viewing angle - just like paper. A resolution of 170 pixels per inch (PPI) and the capability of displaying four gray levels give this 6" diagonal display text quality with the clarity of newsprint. Once updated, the display image remains visible without energy, so the power draw of the display is reduced by up to 99% compared to traditional LCDs.
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September 26, 2005
Sunday, China imposed new rules on Internet news sites in another step to regulate web sites in the country. "The State bans the spreading of any news with content that is against national security and public interest," the official Xinhua news agency said in announcing the new rules, which took effect immediately reports Washington Post
The news agency did not detail the rules, but said only "healthy and civilized news and information that is beneficial to the improvement of the quality of the nation, beneficial to its economic development and conducive to social progress" will be allowed, Xinhua said.
China's population of Internet users has surpassed 100 million and is the world's second largest after the United States, which has 135 million.
China has a dedicated band of cyber police who patrol the Internet with the aim of regulating content. Postings that criticize the government or address sensitive topics are quickly removed.
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