IBM Launches Developers' Resources In Second Life |
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Thursday, 22 March 2007 |
IBM launched Codestation, an area in Second Life where it can provide developers with training and information, as well as teach developers about the benefits of collaborating in Second Life. The centerpiece of the island is a labyrinth where developers can program robots to solve the maze, and run races with each other, as a means of learning to code within Second Life. The island also features a code library, with objects associated with the code on display. Developers can download the code and interact with it, and IBM will be inviting developers to contribute code to the objects as well....more  (0) Comments |
Vonage And VoIP Win Regulatory Decision From An Appeals Court |
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Thursday, 22 March 2007 |
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A three-judge panel puts the stewardship of Internet telephony in the FCC's hands. VoIP providers scored an important and perhaps conclusive regulatory victory Wednesday when a three-judge federal appeals court ruled that the Internet phoning service is a data service and not a telephone service. The decision means that the Federal Communications Commission and not state regulatory agencies will oversee voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services. The decision was a victory for Vonage Holdings, which had been challenged in the case by the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission, though the overall burgeoning VoIP industry will also benefit from the decision. A coalition of VoIP providers ranging from Google and Microsoft to Cisco and Skype immediately hailed the decision....more (0) Comments |
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DVD Home Copy Trial Tests Digital Content Rights |
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Wednesday, 21 March 2007 |
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Trial begins for a civil suit that could become a test case on questions about what fair use rights systems makers and end users have with their digital content. The DVD Copy Control Association (DVD CCA) is suing Kaleidescape (Mountain View, CA), claiming the company's home servers violate in several ways a contract designed to protect DVDs from being copied. Kaleidescape's high-end servers can store and back up hundreds of DVD and CD music and movie files on hard disks and send the digital files over a wired Ethernet home network to Kaleidescape players in the house. The systems also have an Internet connection to gather metadata about the music and movies and download software updates from the company....more (0) Comments |
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Ahead Of The Bell: Palm Set For Buyout |
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Tuesday, 20 March 2007 |
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Palm is set to ink a long-rumored buyout deal by the end of this week, according to an industry publication. The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based handheld computer and smartphone maker has been considered a takeover target for months. According to unstrung.com Palm's financial adviser, Morgan Stanley, wants to wrap up a deal by the time Palm reports fiscal third-quarter results Thursday. While cell phone manufacturer Nokia is a leading candidate to buy Palm, pondering a bid of $19 per share to $20 per share, Palm's management is leaning toward selling to a private equity investor, unstrung.com reported. The interested private equity buyers could be Texas Pacific Group and Silver Lake Partners, the site said....more (0) Comments |
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Is DRM Doomed? The Case Against Digital-Rights Management |
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Tuesday, 20 March 2007 |
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The debate over digital-rights management is coming to a head. On the one hand, efforts to implement technology to prevent the copying of consumer-oriented entertainment is increasingly viewed as ineffective. Indeed, no less an industry figure than Apple CEO Steve Jobs has called for the elimination of DRM. At the same time, content providers continue to search for a magic technical elixir that'll protect their revenue streams against unauthorized copying. Still, what with industry leaders such as former Yahoo Music head David Goldberg joining the chorus in support of Jobs' stance, it's apparent that the industry may be nearing some kind of inflection point, which could lead to a new approach toward DRM....more (0) Comments |
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Portable PC Adoption And Emerging Markets Claim Larger Share Of PC Future |
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Tuesday, 20 March 2007 |
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Worldwide PC shipments rose 7.3% from a year ago to 64.7 million units in the fourth quarter of 2006, according to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker. This was slightly slower than the past several quarters, and down from more than 15% in 2004 and 2005. Fourth quarter growth was also a few points behind expectations as slow commercial buying – particularly of Desktops in more mature regions – constrained the market. Annually, PC shipments reached 227.7 million units with growth of 9.5% and shipment value of US$231.9 billion with growth of 6.1%. Desktop volume of 138.3 million units was up less than 2% over 2005, while Portable shipments of 82.4 million were up 26.3%. While Desktop volume will grow by low single-digit rates throughout the forecast with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.8% from 2006 to 2011, Portable PC shipments will maintain a CAGR of 16.1% over the same period. As a result, Portable PCs will represent more than 50% of all Client PCs worldwide in 2011 with a CAGR for Client PC shipments of 9.1%....more (0) Comments |
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