Digital Photo Space heats up
Everyday I am amazed at the number of cool services I find by reading weblogs. People love to share cool things. If you thought Flickr was cool check out Webshots this site is somewhat like flickr but a heck of…
Wireless carriers not happy about DRM
The wireless carriers are not happy with licensing feeds being put on them and are basically feel they are being robbed. Personally I am glad that industry is starting to feel some pain maybe someone will wake up someday and…
ADV: Podcast and Portable Media Expo
Todd the Geek from Geek News Central along with a large number of Podcasters will be at the 2005 Podcast and Portable Media show being held in Ontario California. Contest Announcement! We want to see as many of the Geek…
MCI Accepts Verizon Buyout
MCI announced Tuesday that its board had decided to accept an updated offer from Verizon rather than Qwest, which should end a month and a half standoff between the three companies as well as shareholders. The new offer is for $7.6 billion in…
Google Acquires Urchin Software
Google said late Monday it has agreed to acquire Urchin Software Corp., which makes software to help companies analyze the traffic at their Web sites. Thousands of Internet sites use products from San Diego-based Urchin to help better understand their users’…
Sony Ordered to Stop PlayStation Sales & P2P Info
Sony was told to stop sales of it’s PlayStation console as a judge upheld a jury ruling in California in 2004 that Sony used Immersion’s vibrating controller technology in their PlayStations. According to a company representative, Sony will still be…
Hear Me, I Want to Listen
Digital Rights Management (DRM)is a tool that doesn't reflect the general preference of legal music downloaders. Before you read on, hoping that I will advocate for the free distribution of music, let me warn you: I'm a strong supporter of copyright and the protection of intellectual property; I want artists and distributors to make a decent living, but I'm frustrated by the current misuse of digital technology that attempts to thwart illegal distribution. In practice, DRM makes creates compatibility problems that make it excessively difficult, and in most cases, impossible, to listen to music that has been purchased online.