Microsoft is expected to release the first test version of its new Windows Media Player software Wednesday in the US, marking a significant upgrade aimed squarely at the burgeoning portable device market.
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Plans to hard-wire copy protection into popular digital music and video devices are being shelved as the consumer-electronics industry grapples interminably with antipiracy policies, standards and consumer rights.
Microsoft is expected to soon unveil copy-protection software that will for the first time give portable digital music players access to tunes rented via all-you-can-eat subscription services--a development that some industry executives believe will shake up the online music business.
Cisco Systems, a multibillion-dollar player in security tools for businesses, is planning to move into the consumer market.
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New wireless networking chips for handheld devices are giving second life to the 802.11b standard and could soon test the theory that Wi-Fi and mobile data services can work hand in hand rather than compete.
Today's smart phones are less about ring tones and more about extending your corporate applications well and truly into the field. Say goodbye to the deskbound worker -- and hello to a potential data and security nightmare, warns David Braue.
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