HD DVD/Blu-ray Decryption Key Widely Posted Online |
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Friday, 04 May 2007 |
The Advanced Access Content System Licensing Administrator (AACSLA), which licenses the copy-control technology that's supposed to secure HD DVD and Blu-ray discs, has embarked on what appears to be a quixotic quest: trying to unpublish the number that nullifies its digital lock. The number in question, a 128-bit integer, is the "processing key" that decrypts HD DVD and Blu-ray video so it can be viewed. Code breakers published this key back in February, rendering the upcoming generation of video discs able to make copies before there's even much of a market for them. Evidently having forgotten failed efforts to suppress DeCSS -- code that decrypts DVDs -- the AACSLA has been sending Digital Millennium Copyright Act takedown notices to blog service providers like Google in an effort to erase its number from the Web. The AACSLA's attorney demanded that Google remove four blogspot.com Web pages that contain the number....more  (0) Comments |
Enterprise IP And Ethernet Spending On Pace To Eclipse Legacy Services |
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Wednesday, 02 May 2007 |
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Enterprise spending on IP and Ethernet will eclipse legacy services in 2010, reflecting the acceleration of firms toward next generation networks. Enterprises lead overall spending for US business wireline data services, with this segment expected to account for over 60% of the US business market for wireline data services in 2007, reports In-Stat. The enterprise segment will continue to account for a similar percentage of overall wireline business spending and experience modest, consistent growth through 2011, the market research firm says. “Carriers continue to expand the capabilities of IP VPN and Ethernet services, making them an increasingly attractive alternative to legacy services such as Frame Relay and Private Line” says Steve Hansen, In-Stat analyst. “Looking forward to 2010, these services will be the leading revenue generators in the Enterprise segment.”...more (0) Comments |
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Edutainment Toys A Fast Growing Market For Semiconductors |
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Wednesday, 02 May 2007 |
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Over the past three years, there has been a sharp escalation in the development and marketing of edutainment toys aimed at toddlers, grade-school children, and more recently, at infants, reports In-Stat. The edutainment market is distinguished by innovative uses of existing technology typically found in mainstream consumer electronics products, the market research firm says. Therefore, semiconductor companies now have an opportunity to leverage existing, portable, multimedia solutions in order to power products found in the price-sensitive edutainment toy market....more (0) Comments |
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Wi-Fi Hotspots To Increase By Nearly 25% In 2007 |
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Wednesday, 02 May 2007 |
ABI Research forecasts that in 2007, worldwide Wi-Fi hotspots will grow by nearly 25%, to 179,500. While almost three-quarters of these sites (72%) are still found in North America and Europe, the Asia Pacific region is growing very rapidly. Growth in China has been much slower than originally thought. Still, the Asia Pacific region will come close to matching the number of North American hotspots by 2012. Europe remains the market leader with over 70,000 hotspots. One major driver of Wi-Fi hot spots is retail establishments. McDonalds is making rapid progress in turning its 4,000 locations into hotspots.
"The growing Wi-Fi hotspot market is fueling a demand for Wi-Fi access points," says ABI Research vice president Stan Schatt. "More than 900,000 access points will be shipped this year specifically for use in hotspots. Not only are hotspot and subscriber numbers growing, but we have observed a dramatic increase in the number of Wi-Fi sessions per subscriber. This means that subscribers are connecting more often to check their e-mail and surf the Internet."...more (0) Comments |
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First Quarter Global Chip Sales Grew By 3.2 Percent From 2006 |
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Tuesday, 01 May 2007 |
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Worldwide sales of semiconductors of $20.3 billion in March were 1.0 percent higher than the $20.1 billion reported for February, and 3.2 percent higher than the $19.7 billion reported for March 2006, the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) reported. First-quarter global chip sales amounted to $61.0 billion, an increase of 3.2 percent from the $59.1 billion reported for the first quarter of 2006. Sales declined by 6.5 percent in the first quarter of 2007 compared to the $65.2 billion reported for the final quarter of 2006....more (0) Comments |
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Spending On Consumer Electronics Reaches $1200 Per Year |
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Tuesday, 01 May 2007 |
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The average US household owns 25 consumer electronics products and the average adult spends $1,200 annually on these products according to a study released by the Consumer Electronics Association. The 9th Annual Household and Teen CE Ownership and Market Potential Study also reveals the most owned CE products and tracks the growth rates of popular product categories. The top five growth sectors were digital video recorders (DVRs), network routers or hubs, MP3 players, cable modems and digital cameras....more (0) Comments |
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