DVD player-makers aim to divide the world, but techies thwart plan

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Asian retailers have thwarted the anti-piracy efforts of digital video disk (DVD) player manufacturers and Hollywood studios. Manufacturers and studios has divided the world into six regions with studios encoding films on DVD differently and manufacturers making different DVD models for reach region. This prevented a DVD from one region to be played in a DVD player from another area to discourage piracy. However, Asians retailers have undermined these efforts by simply removing the code readers from players before selling these to customers.

Product development, Motion Picture and Video Industries, Patents & copyrights, Video Discs, International aspects, Digital video disk, DVDs (Digital videodisks), Videodisks, Software piracy

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Nokia guide to 9110 Web phone is considerably less than handy

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The Nokia 9110 Communicator represents the future of the cellular telephones. The device is capable of connecting the user to the Internet under the standard called the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP). These WAP phones are expected to contribute to the further blurring of the distinction between handheld computers, laptops and cellular phones. One of the main problems encountered in operating such a complex device, however, is in setting it up, a situation that was not remedied by the accompanying user guide.

Product standards, safety, & recalls, Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing, Cellular Mobile Tel Equip, Evaluation, Product/Service Evaluation, Product information, Cellular telephones, Wireless telephones, Nokia Corp., Nokia 9110 Communicator (Smart phone)

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China's new generation of techies improvises to stay well connected

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Chinese techies improvise their computers to get in touch with people worldwide. Roger Meng, who gets only $183 monthly, has to allocate a large portion of it to indulge his passion for computers, the Internet and software. To reduce his expenses, he recycled a Pentium microprocessor and assembled his own computer from used components and a hard drive with bad sections. He has since created a Web site which gets 3,000 average daily visits.

China, Computers, Electronic Computer Manufacturing, Population information, Usage, Digital computers, Telecommunications systems, Technological innovations, Chinese, Chinese (Asian people)

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