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The global economic recession is expected to lead to more widespread software piracy

Software piracy worsens in Asia: study

Technology / Software

created May 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Software piracy in the Asia-Pacific region continued to worsen last year, a study said Tuesday, driven by the rapid growth in computer sales and the availability of bootleg programmes online.





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Study: Unlicensed spectrum space worth $100 billion for wireless use

Technology / Telecom

created Sep 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A study commissioned by Microsoft Corp. estimates that the unlicensed "white spaces" spectrum coveted by the software giant and other technology companies could be worth more than $100 billion over the next 15 years.


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New study looks at unauthorized use of US newspaper stories

Technology / Internet

created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 2

A study of the use of US newspaper stories on the Web has found that more than 75,000 websites reused content from newspapers without authorization during a 30-day period.


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New Windows tool checks for piracy

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created Apr 26, 2006 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (24) | comments 0

In an attempt to curb piracy of its Windows operating system, Microsoft Tuesday put out a tool that checks whether a PC is running a copy of Windows that is fully licensed.


Chinese paper accuses Google of hampering searches (AP)

Chinese paper accuses Google of hampering searches

Technology / Internet

created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(AP) -- Google Inc. faces a new controversy in China after a Web site run by the Communist Party's main newspaper accused the U.S. search giant of trying to keep Internet users away following its reports ...


First White Spaces Network Brings Broadband Internet to Rural America

Technology / Telecom

created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

For the first time in the U.S., unused TV broadcast channels freed up by the transition to digital TV are being used to wirelessly deliver high-speed Internet connectivity to business, education and community users. These ...


Averting radio spectrum saturation, opportunistically

Technology / Telecom

created Apr 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Mobile users want better video calls, streaming television and faster downloads, placing more demands on the limited radio spectrum available to operators. Could handsets that intelligently sense their radio ...


Microsoft unleashes lawsuits, raids in piracy crackdown

Technology / Business

created Dec 04, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Microsoft Corp. said Thursday it has unleashed a series of lawsuits and is cooperating in criminal prosecutions worldwide in an effort to stem piracy of its software.


Microsoft's cloud computing system is growing up

Technology / Software

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (10) | comments 2

(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. leads its industry in part because a vast army of outside computer programmers design software that only runs on its Windows operating system. Now, the company is fighting to keep those programmers ...


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Microsoft's monthly security fixes spare Windows 7

Technology / Software

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(AP) -- Microsoft's newest computer operating system has survived its first few weeks on the market without needing any security fixes.


"Walky" Project (Keio University in Tokyo)

iPhone Software That Controls Robot Movements (w/ Video)

Electronics / Robotics

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- At the graduate school of media design at Keio University in Tokyo, a project called "Walky" is under developed. Researchers have developed specifically designed software for the iPhone that ...



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