Microsoft and RealNetworks, Inc. today announced three agreements valued at $761 million to RealNetworks to settle their antitrust case and create a new partnership to innovate and promote consumer choices in digital music and games. The three agreements include an agreement to resolve all the companies...
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Thomas Hawk has been going on about his issues with Media Center (keep it going Thomas!!) and I would like to thank him for it. I would also like to thank Matt Goyer , Charlie Owen , and the rest of the eHome division. This is how it is supposed to work everyone. Media Center has a community built around...
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Today, most digital content has some sort of copy/content protection on it. This really isn’t anything that is new, for example… DVDs have CSS HBO and other premium analog content are protected with CGMS-A VHS and DVDs have Macrovision Most Cable Providers enable 5C on everything but “must carry” channels...
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CNET Newsburst | I’ve noticed some clicks from CNET Newsburst in the past, but the other day I visited the site to see what it was all about. Newsburst is basically a web-based RSS Aggregator. Nothing new or extremely exciting there, RSS is all over the place. What got my attention was when I clicked...
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Site Feed of the Day: Chris Lanier | I recently did an interview for Tim Coyle and his blog The F-Stop Blues . Tim covers many of the same subjects as I do and has had a number of great articles, guides, and reviews that compare and contrast services or products related to digital media. Be sure to check...
Follow up to Windows Media DRM10 Cracked? And Update For DRM-Enabled Media Players (KB891122) Many news sites are now reporting that “Japanese hackers discovered a potential weakness in its copy protection technology”. In case anyone would like to know a bit more about the issue here it is. =) The below...
Final Update : EXCLUSIVE: Windows Media DRM 10 Crack Updates Hot off the Microsoft Download Center RSS Feed... This package improves the functionality and robustness of the Windows Media DRM platform. A reboot may be required. File Name: WindowsMedia-KB891122-x86-ENU.exe Download Size: 6057 KB Date Published...
Final Update : EXCLUSIVE: Windows Media DRM 10 Crack Updates Update 2: Update For DRM-Enabled Media Players (KB891122) - http://msmvps.com/chrisl/archive/2005/02/15/36006.aspx So, the word is that a popular internet magazine in Japan has posted information on how to crack the protected files. It appears...
Okay, everyone sorry for the delays in posting. Just a bit has happen over the past few days. Issue #1 - MVP Status I talked with my lead a few days ago and found out the reasons, and it was one of them I had posted before. J My sometimes ill attitude towards some of the Newsgroup posts. No problem there...
Here's the Press Releases for the big day. There are posts below on most of these subjects. :-) Microsoft, Industry Partners Deliver on Promise of Digital Entertainment Anywhere http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2004/oct04/10-12ExperienceMore.asp Microsoft and Industry Partners Deliver on Digital...