Tag: techdigest
Virgin Media versus BSkyB: 'supercomplaint', compensation, ratings
The war between Murdoch's Sky and Branson's Virgin Media continues to rumble on, and (unsurprisingly) consumers are the ones most suffering. Sky pulled a number of their most popular channels from Virgin Media last week after Virgin refused to pay…
Bournemouth Council's broadband streaming from the sewers
I'll leave aside toilet-humour jokes about what many consumers think about their broadband service, and instead move straight on to reporting that Bournemouth Borough Council has begun laying fibre-optic cable for broadband through the town's sewer network….
DVD Forum approve CSS Managed Recording specification for download DVDs
CSS Managed Recording, a technology allowing films to be downloaded from the Internet and burnt to DVD using the same content protection system as commercial DVDs, was approved by the DVD Forum yesterday. The main requirement is that different blank…
Asustek one of first companies to launch LED backlit notebook computer
Asustek Computer, who make PCs under the Asus brand name, will launch their first notebook computer featuring an LED backlit display screen on March 7 in Taiwan. Most current laptops use CCFL (Cold Cathode Fluorescent Tube) technology because it's currently…
Independent film producers may start using iTunes
According to a news item at Apple Insider, iTunes may become the distribution channel of choice for independent film producers who can't get large-scale deals but want to get their work into the open….
Tim Berners-Lee speaks out against DRM and for Net Neutrality
Grandfather of the world wide web, Tim Berners-Lee, has appealed to the US Congress to protect the concept of Net Neutrality. He also questioned the value of Digital Rights Management (DRM) He said that it was very important for lawmakers…
Apple Special Event at National Association of Broadcasters April 15
Whilst it probably won't be anything to do with Leopard, or super-fast Mac Pros, Apple has announced that it's holding a special Apple event at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) on Sunday, April 15. The assembled crowd, those from…
Don't miss a blinkin' thing with the BlinkCam
It hadn't bothered me before I read an article that claims the average human loses 192 hours of visual sight time to blinking during their lifetime. Actually, it doesn't really bother me now either – I'd rather have properly…
Canon developing software to take blink-free photos
People blinking in photos is a real pain (at least it avoids redeye I suppose), but Canon is planning to come to the rescue by developing camera software that will only take a shot when no-one is blinking. Several manufacturers…
US recording industry asks students not to pirate music
In what sounds like a rather futile exercise, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) sent 400 letters out to 13 US universities advising of potential copyright infringement lawsuits against students who are using computer networks to illegally download music….