Copycats, your number's up

Article Abstract:

Matsushita, IBM, Toshiba and Intel are calling for changes to the standard for hard disks which would permit copy protection to be included in set-top boxes, PCs, personal stereos and digital VCRs. This would effectively stop the digital copying of audio and video.

Japan, Product standards, safety, & recalls, ELECTRONIC & OTHER ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT, Electrical & Electronic Equip, Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing, Household audio and video equipment, Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing, Video Home Recorders & Players, Patents & copyrights, Consumer Audio Recordings, Integrated Record Production/Distribution, Prerecorded records and tapes, Standards, Electrical equipment and supplies industry, Electric equipment industry, Toshiba Corp., Laws, regulations and rules, International Business Machines Corp., IBM, Prevention, Sound recordings, Matsushita Electric Industrial Company Ltd., MC, Digital recording, Digital sound recording, Copyright infringement

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And now for Bill Gates's next trick

Article Abstract:

Microsoft's new Windows XP operating system will be available in different versions for home, office and data-centre use. However, each version will use the same underlying code, thus making support and driver development easier.

Prepackaged software, Software Publishers, Product development, Systems Software Pkgs (Micro), Computer software industry, Software industry, Microsoft Corp., Operating systems (Software), Brief Article, MSFT

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Stop this magahertz madness

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The continuing emphasis on speed as the key measure of a PC's performance is discussed. Particular attention is given to rivalry between AMD and Intel to produce the world's fastest chip.

Semiconductors and related devices, Semiconductor Devices, Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing, Strategy & planning, Management, Semiconductor chips, Integrated circuits, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., AMD

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