News tagged with copy protection
Sony adopting industry standard for e-books
Aug 13, 2009 |
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Sony, in a challenge to Amazon's Kindle, unveiled plans on Thursday to do away with the proprietary software on its electronic Sony Reader and convert its e-book store to an industry standard format.
DVD protector Macrovision changes name and purpose
Jul 16, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Macrovision Solutions Corp., once a maker of copy-protection technology for DVDs, officially changed its name Thursday to Rovi Corp. to mark its transition into a provider of TV listings data and related services.
Explosives prevent technology theft
Jun 25, 2009 |
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Product piracy causes billions worth of damage worldwide. A combination of visible and invisible copy protection is really effective against this. Explosive embossing is an economical procedure and can be ...
'The Sims' return with more personality quirks
May 22, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Maybe it's neat, childish, lucky, ambitious and insane - just depends on what traits gamers choose for their neighborhood of virtual playthings in "The Sims 3," Electronic Arts and Maxis' popular ...
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Japan scientists attack govt research cut plans
12 hours ago |
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Top Japanese scientists, including four Nobel laureates, have criticised the new government for plans to slash research budgets, warning the country will loose its high-tech edge.
Half of Euro online travel purchases legally unsafe: EU
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More than half of all people who buy flights, hotel rooms and hire cars online risk being left without compensation if companies fail under outdated law, the EU said Thursday.
Gadgets: Card reader helps you shop safer online
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16 hours ago |
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NetSecure Technologies SmartSwipe credit card reader is a new device to help Internet shoppers or small business owners.
Knockouts in human cells point to pathogenic targets
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Whitehead researchers have developed a new approach for genetics in human cells and used this technique to identify specific genes and proteins required for pathogens.
Whiteflies sabotage alarm system of plant in distress
19 hours ago |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- When spider mites attack a bean plant, the plant responds by producing odours which attract predatory mites. These predatory mites then exterminate the spider mite population, thus acting ...
Musical robots perform duets (w/ Video)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A flute playing robot unveiled by Waseda University last year has been joined by a robot saxophonist in a Classical music duet. The aim of the project was to design robots that could respond ...
Ginkgo biloba doesn’t prevent cardiovascular events but may have potential peripheral artery disease benefits
20 hours ago |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Ginkgo biloba didn’t prevent cardiovascular death or major events such as heart attack and stroke in people age 75 and older, but the herb may affect peripheral vascular disease, according to research reported ...
Obama to plead US case at global warming summit
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(AP) -- President Barack Obama will commit the United States to substantial cuts in greenhouse gas pollution over the next decade - despite resistance in Congress over higher costs - when he travels to a ...
Free e-samples of prescription drugs: At what cost?
Nov 25, 2009 |
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Search the Internet to learn about your asthma, high cholesterol or other common disorder, and odds are you'll be directed to a pharmaceutical company-sponsored Web homepage. There you'll often find an offer for a free sample ...
Implant-based cancer vaccine is first to eliminate tumors in mice
Nov 25, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A cancer vaccine carried into the body on a carefully engineered, fingernail-sized implant is the first to successfully eliminate tumors in mammals, scientists report this week in the journal ...
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