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walktalker · 29-03-01, 08:50 AM

Hello, friends !

Wedneysday edition was delayed because, well, there's no Microsoft IE available that runs under Linux. So back to the old Windows NT.

Microsoft wants a few good drivers
Microsoft wants bad drivers off the Windows highway. With the next version of its consumer Windows operating system, Microsoft is trying to make computers less daunting and prone to crashes. To reach that goal, Microsoft not only needs to clean up its own code, but also all the third-party drivers, little bits of software that help the system communicate with peripherals and other add-ons.
http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/ne...080326,00.html

Metallica complains - Napster's failing
Heavy metal band Metallica has complained to the U.S. District Court in San Francisco that Napster has failed to block access to its music as ordered under the court's injunction, the band's lawyer said on Wednesday. <I>Poor, poor Metallica

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http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/ne...702289,00.html

Windows Media 8 shrinks the streams
Microsoft released Windows Media version 8 Wednesday, a compression technology that lets companies encode high-quality audio and video into smaller packages. Promising 30 percent improved quality, Windows Media 8 lets content providers present near-DVD quality film at a bit rate as low as 500 kilobits, and near-CD quality audio at a bit rate as low as 48 kilobits, the company said.
http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/ne...080304,00.html

Free hardware design library proposed
A cadre of hardware developers is trying to bring concepts from the open-source software world to the hardware business. Engineers around the world, connected via the Internet, are seeking to develop a vast library of freely available hardware designs, similar to how Linux developers and other open-source programmers share intellectual property.
http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/ne...080214,00.html

Who will serve as Napster police?
Facing the prospect of a post-Napster world, tension is starting to build between copyright holders and Internet service providers over who should police other file-swapping networks that are poised to step in as replacements.
http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/ne...080218,00.html

Napster crawls through the loopholes
Is Napster in contempt of court? More than two weeks have passed since U.S. District Judge Marilyn Hall Patel issued her modified ruling on the injunction in the RIAA v. Napster lawsuit. Instead, she ordered to allow Napster to continue operation if they remove from their peer-to-peer exchange all songs on a list compiled by the plaintiff recording companies. Enter Aimster, Pig Latin, alternate spellings and a handful of other encoders and schemes, and it appears that Judge Patel's order has not only had little effect on Napster's operations, but may have created a monster.
http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/co...700952,00.html

Can your PC run Windows XP?
PC enthusiasts looking to grab an early copy of Windows XP may be in for a big surprise: Many will need more computing horsepower to run the operating system. Microsoft on Monday released the second test version of the new version of Windows, also launching a preview version for the public. But those spending $19.95 for the preview may be forced to buy additional memory or upgrade their processor to run the software.
http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/ne...080226,00.html

Sales of MP3 players expected to boogie
The market for digital-audio players is booming, according to a new study. Market researcher IDC's study forecasts that worldwide shipments of digital-audio players will grow from 3.3 million last year to 26 million in 2005. The bulk of these shipments will take place in the United States. IDC expects that U.S. shipments will grow from 2.8 million in 2000 to 18 million in 2005.
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200...html?tag=mn_hd

Supreme Court weighs copyright question
The U.S. Supreme Court signaled at least some support for a group of freelance journalists who want compensation from publishers for electronic versions of stories that originally appeared in print. Several justices questioned contentions by the New York Times Co. and other companies that an electronic article is part of a revised version of a print publication--something allowed under the U.S. Copyright Act without specific author permission.
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200...html?tag=cd_mh

Lawmakers voice spam concerns
U.S. lawmakers said Wednesday that they have asked the Securities and Exchange Commission to immediately look into corporate practices of sending spam to consumers.
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200...html?tag=cd_mh

Napster pushed to step up efforts
Napster's efforts to filter copyrighted music from its file-swapping network have failed, and the company must modernize its screening system or transform its trading system altogether, record companies told a federal court Tuesday.
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200...html?tag=ch_mh
http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,42677,00.html

Feds turn up heat on Net movie piracy
Federal investigators have nabbed a Washington state woman suspected of selling pirated movies and games on the Web. Jillann Reeves, 34, of Aberdeen, Wash., could face five years in prison and $250,000 in fines if convicted. Reeves has been charged with criminal copyright violations in connection with selling and distributing pirated software.
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200...html?tag=ch_mh

Bluetooth demonstration flops

It was meant to be a crowning moment for a long-promised technology designed to create a wireless link among devices around the home or office. But instead, the Bluetooth demonstration at the world's biggest computer and electronics show turned into an embarrassing flop when 100 transmitters equipped with the short-range radio technology failed to transform a convention hall into a wireless data network for visitors with handheld computers.
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200...html?tag=ch_mh

Oscar Goes to ... Duke Nukem?
Gaming isn't just for, well, gaming anymore. Now more than ever, video games are leaving the confines of the PC and game consoles and winding up on the big screen. Last week, Duke Nukem joined its brethren as the latest video game to be headed for the big screen when Dimension Film green-lighted the project. Duke will follow on the footsteps of Tomb Raider and Final Fantasy, successful gaming franchises that each have a movie premiering this year.
http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,42666,00.html

Congress Again Cool to Napster
Napster shouldn't expect any help from Congress anytime soon. The chairman of the House Judiciary committee, which oversees copyright law, said Wednesday that any legislation that could help the increasingly embattled firm will wait until after the U.S. Supreme Court rules.
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,42702,00.html

Saving that up, stay tuned

29-03-01, 08:50 AM	#1
walktalker The local newspaper man Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Montreal Posts: 2,036	Hello, friends ! Wedneysday edition was delayed because, well, there's no Microsoft IE available that runs under Linux. So back to the old Windows NT. Microsoft wants a few good drivers Microsoft wants bad drivers off the Windows highway. With the next version of its consumer Windows operating system, Microsoft is trying to make computers less daunting and prone to crashes. To reach that goal, Microsoft not only needs to clean up its own code, but also all the third-party drivers, little bits of software that help the system communicate with peripherals and other add-ons. http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/ne...080326,00.html Metallica complains - Napster's failing Heavy metal band Metallica has complained to the U.S. District Court in San Francisco that Napster has failed to block access to its music as ordered under the court's injunction, the band's lawyer said on Wednesday. <I>Poor, poor Metallica </I> http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/ne...702289,00.html Windows Media 8 shrinks the streams Microsoft released Windows Media version 8 Wednesday, a compression technology that lets companies encode high-quality audio and video into smaller packages. Promising 30 percent improved quality, Windows Media 8 lets content providers present near-DVD quality film at a bit rate as low as 500 kilobits, and near-CD quality audio at a bit rate as low as 48 kilobits, the company said. http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/ne...080304,00.html Free hardware design library proposed A cadre of hardware developers is trying to bring concepts from the open-source software world to the hardware business. Engineers around the world, connected via the Internet, are seeking to develop a vast library of freely available hardware designs, similar to how Linux developers and other open-source programmers share intellectual property. http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/ne...080214,00.html Who will serve as Napster police? Facing the prospect of a post-Napster world, tension is starting to build between copyright holders and Internet service providers over who should police other file-swapping networks that are poised to step in as replacements. http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/ne...080218,00.html Napster crawls through the loopholes Is Napster in contempt of court? More than two weeks have passed since U.S. District Judge Marilyn Hall Patel issued her modified ruling on the injunction in the RIAA v. Napster lawsuit. Instead, she ordered to allow Napster to continue operation if they remove from their peer-to-peer exchange all songs on a list compiled by the plaintiff recording companies. Enter Aimster, Pig Latin, alternate spellings and a handful of other encoders and schemes, and it appears that Judge Patel's order has not only had little effect on Napster's operations, but may have created a monster. http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/co...700952,00.html Can your PC run Windows XP? PC enthusiasts looking to grab an early copy of Windows XP may be in for a big surprise: Many will need more computing horsepower to run the operating system. Microsoft on Monday released the second test version of the new version of Windows, also launching a preview version for the public. But those spending $19.95 for the preview may be forced to buy additional memory or upgrade their processor to run the software. http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/ne...080226,00.html Sales of MP3 players expected to boogie The market for digital-audio players is booming, according to a new study. Market researcher IDC's study forecasts that worldwide shipments of digital-audio players will grow from 3.3 million last year to 26 million in 2005. The bulk of these shipments will take place in the United States. IDC expects that U.S. shipments will grow from 2.8 million in 2000 to 18 million in 2005. http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200...html?tag=mn_hd Supreme Court weighs copyright question The U.S. Supreme Court signaled at least some support for a group of freelance journalists who want compensation from publishers for electronic versions of stories that originally appeared in print. Several justices questioned contentions by the New York Times Co. and other companies that an electronic article is part of a revised version of a print publication--something allowed under the U.S. Copyright Act without specific author permission. http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200...html?tag=cd_mh Lawmakers voice spam concerns U.S. lawmakers said Wednesday that they have asked the Securities and Exchange Commission to immediately look into corporate practices of sending spam to consumers. http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200...html?tag=cd_mh Napster pushed to step up efforts Napster's efforts to filter copyrighted music from its file-swapping network have failed, and the company must modernize its screening system or transform its trading system altogether, record companies told a federal court Tuesday. http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200...html?tag=ch_mh http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,42677,00.html Feds turn up heat on Net movie piracy Federal investigators have nabbed a Washington state woman suspected of selling pirated movies and games on the Web. Jillann Reeves, 34, of Aberdeen, Wash., could face five years in prison and $250,000 in fines if convicted. Reeves has been charged with criminal copyright violations in connection with selling and distributing pirated software. http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200...html?tag=ch_mh Bluetooth demonstration flops It was meant to be a crowning moment for a long-promised technology designed to create a wireless link among devices around the home or office. But instead, the Bluetooth demonstration at the world's biggest computer and electronics show turned into an embarrassing flop when 100 transmitters equipped with the short-range radio technology failed to transform a convention hall into a wireless data network for visitors with handheld computers. http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200...html?tag=ch_mh Oscar Goes to ... Duke Nukem? Gaming isn't just for, well, gaming anymore. Now more than ever, video games are leaving the confines of the PC and game consoles and winding up on the big screen. Last week, Duke Nukem joined its brethren as the latest video game to be headed for the big screen when Dimension Film green-lighted the project. Duke will follow on the footsteps of Tomb Raider and Final Fantasy, successful gaming franchises that each have a movie premiering this year. http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,42666,00.html Congress Again Cool to Napster Napster shouldn't expect any help from Congress anytime soon. The chairman of the House Judiciary committee, which oversees copyright law, said Wednesday that any legislation that could help the increasingly embattled firm will wait until after the U.S. Supreme Court rules. http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,42702,00.html Saving that up, stay tuned