Researchers at Royal Philips Electronics are developing new "fingerprinting" technology that could automatically identify and block transmission of digital-video files, potentially handing movie studios a new weapon in its war on peer-to-peer networks.
The revolution in communications, sparked by the Internet, might be experiencing growing pains but its one-to-one commerce points to a greener future.
Next month BT must offer rival operators the option of flat-rate tariffs for wholesale Internet links. The result will be cheaper access and new opportunities for e-commerce.
Tom Arnold doesn't use the internet that much. He primarily plays solitaire on his computer and only goes online to answer e-mail. Yet that did not sway the actor from joining the board of directors and acting as spokesman for Broadband Infrastructure Group, a St. Louis Internet company. Eventually he plans to launch an Internet talk show with the company's help.
The movie world has its Oscars, the television industry its Emmys and its Logies—even the Internet industry rewards the best Web sites with prestigious Webby awards. Now get ready for the Muddies—awards to recognise/expose the World Wide Web’s ugliest and most useless sites.
The Web portal's plan to become a major Internet content player is treading water, despite its Hollywood credentials.
There are some security practices every worker should be aware of. ZDNet Australia offers an easy step-by-step guide to make educating your employees easy.
The new generation of keyboard, video, and mouse (KVM) switches allows admins to tinker with their systems remotely over an IP connection. We look at six options.
The new generation of keyboard, video, and mouse (KVM) switches allows admins to tinker with their systems remotely over an IP connection. We look at six IP KVM packages.
Is the Mac application-starved? Our intrepid reviews editor investigates in the second part of our special Mac feature.
My name is Palm and these are my favourite downloads. Though it's barely four years old, to millions of users the Palm handheld is more than an organiser: It's enlightenment. We've tossed our little black books and notepads. Said sayonara to planners crammed with business cards and Post-it notes. Our Palm gives us instant access to phone numbers, e-mail, memos, and a calendar. It's the glue that holds our lives together in the digital age.
Unveiled today, Pocket PC represents Microsoft's renewed bid to extend the Windows family to handheld and smaller devices, as well as wrestle a share of the business from Palm Computing. Will it succeed? Come take a close look and decide for yourself.
Visa CIO touts new transaction technologies
Michael Dreyer, CIO of Visa, expresses what innovation means to him in different areas, such as their PayWave … Watch it now
Australian Govt funds IT start-ups
Google should come clean on datacentres
US shows what OPEL could have been
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