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Universal Pictures has already started touting its US$150 million re-hash of "King Kong," due out around Christmas. But how will the mighty ape be kept safe from the Evil File Sharing Villains? High-speed Internet connections can mean huge, extremely fast downloads and, as a result, movie studios ar...
The consumer electronics industry has had a hard time with standards. Each manufacturer has its own specialty and few components work well with products from other companies. CE products have a mixed ease-of-use record. The most famous problem is probably the VCR which had the ability to time-shif...
Sirius Satellite is looking to get a jump on its satellite radio competition -- mainly XM -- and leverage the increasing popularity of the medium via its new portable player, touted as a wearable satellite radio that allows users to capture and store Sirius content as well as MP3 and WMA files. Siri...
In a move to capitalize on opportunities and challenges in the emerging digital entertainment industry, Intel yesterday said it is developing a broad family of PC, consumer electronics and mobile platforms and technologies. Dubbed Intel Viiv, the technology is designed to enrich consumers' enjoyment...
In a move to capitalize on opportunities and challenges in the emerging digital entertainment industry, Intel yesterday said it is developing a broad family of PC, consumer electronics and mobile platforms and technologies. Dubbed Intel Viiv, the technology is designed to enrich consumers' enjoyment...
Music being burned onto CDs is becoming a bigger threat than P2P file-sharing to both the music industry and record stores. The news comes from Recording Industry Association of America chief Mitch Bainwol, speaking for his bosses and the RIAA's owners, the members of the Big Four record label carte...
In announcing its new anti-piracy protections, the Blu-ray Disc Association indicated it had adopted the same content management system used in the HD-DVD format, known as Advanced Access Content System. Blu-ray backers said they had also included a "Blu-ray specific" enhancement for content protect...
Major Hollywood movie studios announced this week that they, along with movie theater and technology industry players, have reached agreement on the specification for next-generation, digital film distribution and projection. The news comes amid sliding box office sales and heavy competition from ho...
XM Radio and Napster today announced a service that links listening to music to purchasing it, which one analyst said should be welcomed by consumers. "In the new world of digital music, portability is the holy grail and anything that you can do in service of portability will be appreciated by consu...
Electronic Arts announced this week that it has been granted the rights to develop games based on J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings." EA has been developing games based on New Line Cinema's theatrical productions of "The Lord of the Rings" since 2001. The new deal expands EA's rights to the bo...
It's the recording industry's dream -- or at the very least, it's not another nightmare: Illegal music file-sharing is being kept in check, with the number of legal tracks downloaded internationally tripling in the first half of 2005, according to new figures released by the International Federation...
Sony yesterday announced new tools to allow software companies to develop games for its PlayStation 3 video game console. The electronics maker said yesterday morning that it will acquire Britain's SN Systems and has formed alliances with U.S.-based Ageia Technologies, Havok and Epic Games to make m...
Sony today announced new tools to allow software companies to develop games for its PlayStation 3 video game console. The electronics maker said this morning that it will acquire Britain's SN Systems and has formed alliances with U.S.-based Ageia Technologies, Havok and Epic Games to make more tools...
Microsoft came up with a hulking win in the gaming world yesterday, announcing that it had cemented exclusive rights to develop and publish multiplayer, online games using Marvel super heroes. No financial terms were released. Marvel's lineup includes the "Hulk," "Spider-Man," the "Avengers," "Fanta...
In the latest version of Rambus' high-bandwidth XDR memory interface, XDR2 uses a DRAM core innovation known as microthreading and other enhanced technology to allow data rates of 8 GHz and higher, five times today's graphics DRAM memory, the Japanese company said. The interface is expected to be av...
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