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News Soon, people will be able to copy a digital movie onto a specially made DVD under rule changes expected to be adopted by the DVD Copy Control Association (DVD CCA), the group that... [11 Aug 2006]
Microsoft and Apple 'must improve security patches'
News For example, a DVD-ROM drive has a device driver, as does a monitor. Apple and Microsoft are being urged to issue security updates for all device drivers in computers running their operating systems. Device drivers are... [03 Aug 2006]
Vista beta goes public
News People can either download the software from Microsoft's website or pay a small fee to get it on DVD. After months of limited testing, Microsoft late on Wednesday made a beta version of Windows Vista publicly available... [08 Jun 2006]
Vista won't crack the living room, says AMD
News Advances in Windows Vista, such as increased support for high-definition video and new DVD standards, help PC technology in its battle for consumer living rooms, Rod Fleck, a fellow with AMD said in a presentation at... [24 May 2006]
Windows fix in patch of bother
News The HP software in question ships with cameras, printers, scanners and some DVD drives, Microsoft said. A "critical" Windows patch can cause trouble on computers that run certain HP photo-sharing software or the Kerio... [18 Apr 2006]
Bertelsmann eyes a 'MySpace' for silver surfers
News German media group Bertelsmann plans a return to the internet and is looking at transforming its Direct Group of book, CD and DVD clubs into an internet networking scene for older people. The company believes that Direct... [04 Apr 2006]
Home Office loans laptops to prisoners
News Under the Access for Justice Scheme, they can go through the paperwork, a lot of which is available only on DVD. Prisoners are to be given laptops to research evidence set out against them while they are incarcerated. [08 Mar 2006]
EU backs €2.7bn 'invisible computing' research
News Embedded systems, which are hidden from the user and cannot usually be manipulated or reprogrammed, are found in virtually all electronic equipment used today from wireless telephones and DVD players to those in cars and... [07 Mar 2006]
Microsoft plans 'easy online upgrades' for Vista
News New PCs that come with Vista will come with a Windows Automatic Upgrade DVD, which can be used with a later update that is purchased online. Microsoft is planning to make it very easy for Windows Vista owners to upgrade... [07 Mar 2006]
RFID specialist touts cheaper, smaller tags...
News Tagging individual items could cut down on DVD and CD theft. RFID specialist Impinj has devised a way to make it easier for manufacturers and stores to put RFID tags on shirts, CDs and other consumer items, a move that... [22 Feb 2006]
Courts lack technology to show CCTV
News Most CCTV footage, however, is now on DVD, research from the National Audit Office said. He said: "CCTV footage doesn't just come as DVD - it can be multiplex. It's not quite as simple as playing it on a... [20 Feb 2006]
BSkyB P2P deal warms studios to movie downloads
News Content cannot be downloaded onto more than one PC, transferred to other devices or burnt to DVD. BSkyB has charmed several major movies studios into allowing it to provide a legal P2P film download service to its... [10 Jan 2006]
Gates wows Vegas with Vista keynote
News Along with Vista, Gates is also made his case for HD DVD - one of two competing formats for next-generation DVDs. Gates said Microsoft would offer an external HD DVD drive that can connect to the... [05 Jan 2006]
Cisco splashes $6.9bn for set-top box maker
News Earlier this year, it bought a small European company called Kiss Technology, which makes DVD players that can be connected to other devices in the home. Cisco Systems, the dominant player in equipment that runs the... [21 Nov 2005]
Sony recalls millions of copy-protected CDs
News Sony notes that the copy-protection software is not activated on an ordinary CD or DVD player, or on a Macintosh computer. Anyone who has purchased one of the CDs, which include southern rockers Van Zant, Neil Diamond's... [16 Nov 2005]
