Content owners are in a curious position: though certainly not wanting to put themselves in a place where they are at the mercy of their distributors (increasingly, ISPs), TV and movie companies continue to oppose network neutrality. The reason isn’t hard to find, either.
Exonerated RIAA defendant Tanya Andersen will refile her malicious prosecution lawsuit against the RIAA on Friday. The discovery process could reveal information that is sensitive and potentially harmful to the RIAA, but the group has no choice but to stand and face the music this time around.
The US and Canada have both seen recent movement on the idea of letting consumers pay $5 a month to ISPs in return for having legal access to P2P music. It might bring illicit P2P users into the light, but some are still unconvinced that compulsory licenses are the way to go.
From iPods to navigation systems, some of today’s hottest gadgets are landing on store shelves with some unwanted extras from the factory — pre-installed viruses that steal passwords, open doors for hackers and make computers spew spam.
If you’ve applied for Apple’s iPhone Developer program, check email for your rejection letter. The twitterati are reporting widespread disappointment and anger as thousands of iPhone developer hopefuls have received a “Thank you but no thank you” message in their inbox.
P4P is a new peer-to-peer file transfer protocol tested by Verizon that uses network topology information from service providers to boost performance. Verizon thinks that increasing the efficiency of P2P, rather than throttling it, is a more effective way to ease congestion and reduce network costs.
This year is definitely turning out to be the “year of the PS3″. With a victory over HD-DVD, 360 shortages and (finally) some high profile releases, Sony managed to sell 280k units while the 360 sold 254.6K. But the PS2 outsold BOTH of them with 351k. No surprises as to who beat EVERYONE else for the no.1 & no.2 positions.
Buffering the technology that provides you with slow digital entertainment.
GTA IV multiplayer details have emerged in the newest issue of PSM Spain. There are 15 multiplayer game modes, which include deathmatch and free roam. The host can decide how many peds are involved, the type of vehicles, the type of weapons, the flow of traffic, etc.
It seems like just yesterday we were looking back and saying, “hey, why does the Xbox only have like five good games? The PS2 has so many…” Then again, the PS2 was undoubtedly littered with trash, since developers tend to lend to the murky water of crapware every year in their publishers need to make a few extra bucks.
TMF, a popular Dutch music channel which is part of MTV said it will use data from BitTorrent and other file-sharing networks as a resource for their playlist selection. The data from these sources gives a more accurate picture of what people actually listen to, rather than counting single sales alone.
By integrating digital video recording (DVR) features into Apple TV, Apple stands to transform it’s niche media hub business into a serious growth driver worth over a billion dollars annually, according to one Wall Street analyst.
