McAfee has patented technology to detect and block pirated content within a web browser, impeding access to sites that infringe copyrights and redirecting users to approved content sources instead. More...
An update to Google's YouTube app for Android added some interesting code, indicating you could be paying to subscribe to channels in the near future, though the company has been tight-lipped. More...
Dropbox is to bring some big changes in coming months, with a greater emphasis on image sharing and file previews. Gone are the days of structured folders; the future seems to be document previews! More...
Preserving a backup from your Android handset can be a wise idea, though it has been one that has long required root access. While not the first to avoid this, SAB claims to be able to avoid rooting. More...
It appears, thanks to a screenshot from a tipster, that Microsoft is testing an expanded content view for Bing. The idea seems to be to provide more content on the home page with an an expanding pane. More...
Grant Shapps, a Conservative housing minister in the UK, was found to have abused Google's Adsense. Now, the search engine has responded in turn, blacklisting 19 sites operated by the family. More...
Online services like Netflix, Hulu, Pandora, Spotify, Steam and many others have changed the way millions of people access media. They've brought upon an era of instant, on-demand digital media... More...
Google offered Neowin some new information about their upcoming search result changes, including how that information will impact results from its own YouTube service. More...
Google's recently announced efforts to cut down the search results for websites that have pirated content have raised questions on how searches for YouTube videos will be affected. More...
GEMA, a German group responsible for royalty collection, has managed to take Google to court over YouTube's copyrighted videos, winning the case and potentially unleashing havoc on the site. More...
3D may be making big bucks in cinemas across the globe, but sales of 3DTVs to home users remain sluggish, to say the least. A new survey suggest that this isn't likely to change any time soon. More...
It looks like Facebook has plans to continue branching into areas of the social networking world that the company has yet to penetrate. Over the weekend, drop.io, a popular private content sharing platform, announced via... More...
While Microsoft's E3 2010 offering will undoubtedly focus on Project Natal and expanding the life span of its flagship gaming console, it seems like Hulu might grab some time in the limelight. Gearlive, citing a... More...
Google and Hulu may be two totally separate and different companies, but they do share one important trait: they don't mind picking a fight. Starting with search, Google pushed and shoved its way into many... More...
If you live in the UK and have been waiting to get in on some Hulu action, you can forget about it. Hulu has reportedly abandoned its plan to bring the popular US based... More...
Take-Two has announced in a conference call that it intends to release more exclusive Grand Theft Auto IV episodes for the Xbox 360 in 2009, GamesIndustry.biz reports. (We might do some work of our own... More...
The top MySpace user complaint about advertising is that the ads are irrelevant, according to Michael Barrett, executive vice president and chief revenue officer for Fox Interactive Media and MySpace: "Why can't I see more... More...
Apple Incorporated is expanding the free educational content available on its online iTunes Store in a new category called "Beyond Campus" within iTunes U, a free service which Apple has offered to universities since 2006... More...
It's ironic: The copy protection created to stop the illegal copying of DVDs is the same technology that has prevented users from legally downloading paid-for content and then burning it to a DVD for playback... More...
Internet search leader Google Inc. has started hosting stories and photographs distributed each day by the AP, Agence France-Presse, The Press Association in the United Kingdom, and The Canadian Press on its own servers. Google... More...
Officials from Nintendo have confirmed plans to release original downloadable content on the Wii, with an announcement today at a private Nintendo developer conference. The company describes WiiWare as a "game-creation service" that will allow... More...
Episodic content for GTA:IV is exclusive to the 360, how long for though, we don't know. What has emerged though, is the price Microsoft has had to pay for such a privilege. The measly sum... More...
Turbine's The Lord of the Rings Online which only launched about two months ago has just gotten one of its first free "expansions" today. Launching around 2PM EST today, Book 9: Shores of Evendim greeted... More...
NBC Universal Incorporated plans to make some of its news, entertainment and sports television programming available as widgets that users can personalize and add to blogs, Web sites, wikis and social networking profiles. NBC will... More...
Either Microsoft missed the memo regarding why YouTube is such a hit, or the software giant watched the Google-Viacom lawsuit and decided it would rather not have similar problems. After a two-month hiatus, Microsoft has... More...
The popular YouTube video website will soon be available directly through Apple's TV set-top box. Apple says that starting from mid-June, Apple TV users will be able to automatically stream YouTube content onto their... More...
Microsoft has once again pushed back the release date for the Windows Vista edition of Halo 2 to May 31. Halo 2 Vista was originally set for release on May 8, but Microsoft decided to... More...
The Internet's blog sites have become overgrown with a variety of unpleasant content, including porn, offensive language, hate posting, and malware, a new threat analysis has suggested. According to Scansafe's Monthly Global Threat Report for... More...
ZenZui, a new company formed by former Microsoft researchers and others, promises a slicker, quicker way to access and interact with Web content. However, it is limited to sites that buy into the company's technology... More...
Even though DreamScene is still technically a preview release, Microsoft has just posted a little Content Pack featuring 4 new animated backgrounds. The four videos are: A field of thistle, with a bee gathering... More...
Out there, in the blogging world, a lot of facts can get mixed up with rumours and lies. George Ou has attempted to put an end to the whole Vista and DRM confusion. I said... More...
Video sharing site YouTube has reportedly reached a deal to automatically filter out copyrighted material. Digital 'fingerprinting' technology from content protection firm Audible Magic will be used to pre-screen user-submitted videos for copyrighted work, according... More...
It seems Joost has won the first battle with potential rival YouTube. Viacom, which includes entertainment companies MTV Networks' Comedy Central, Black Entertainment Television and Paramount Pictures, has announced a deal to license its programming... More...
Capcom has already confirmed postlaunch support for its Xbox 360 action game Lost Planet: Extreme Condition, but today the publisher announced that it is going to be offering more than a few bug fixes and... More...
Sony has denied claims that it was preventing the porn industry from using the Blu-ray high-definition format. Sony has said it has no control over the licensing of Blu-ray, and has no problem with the... More...
Ah, it is about time more major game studios and developers look towards episodic gaming. While they do that, Valve will be sitting pretty counting the cashola. Well maybe not, but you get my point... More...
The surprise entertainment hit of the holidays wasn't in theaters; it was in the living room. With more than 1,000 hours of premium high- and standard-definition content available, Microsoft Corp. announced today at the 2007... More...
The latest Free Booster Pack for Tripwire Interactive's RO Ostfront contains a number of new features included a new map and two new vehicles. Tripwire previously hinted that the new map would be a remake... More...
As the fuss over Lumines Live! dies down (until they release another booster pack, at least), Microsoft's kicking up another bit of Xbox Live controversy as the fall gaming season kicks into gear by premiering... More...
Red Orchestra one of the best first person shooters on the market, will very soon, once again get a nice content update from its developers at Tripwire Interactive. This is the third (or fourth, I... More...
IGN reported that 2K Games has announced a new patch (1.2) for their popular game, Prey. The new content is expected to include four new multiplayer maps and five new characters. The PC patch is... More...
THQ has announced the promised content pack for Saints Row has now been released on Xbox Live. For 100 Microsoft Points, you can download the "Funky Fresh Pack" which will allow you to add a... More...
According to this post on the 3d Realms website, the previously mentioned content that was in development for Prey will indeed be free for PC users and Xbox 360 users as well. It was rumored... More...
On Wednesday, Google updated its Google Earth application with features that teach users about the location they are looking at. According to Google, this list of content providers will grow automatically. Special icons mark the... More...
3D Realms "weekly" update for the week of August 11th has alot of news on an upcoming patch and indeed new content being done for Prey. The patch will obviously contain the normal... More...
Apple is on a roll with securing video content agreements to flesh out its iTunes Music Store lineup. The iPod maker has struck several deals recently, including significant agreements with Turner Broadcasting System (TBS) and... More...
The world of Oblivion won't stop expanding. Listed on the official download site is a preview for yet another piece of content, Mehrunes' Razor. This represents the fifth piece of pay-for-download content released since the... More...
Opera Software today announced the first public Beta of Opera 9. This version includes Widgets, small Web programs running in their own windows that are fun, easy-to-use and live on users' desktops. The Opera... More...
Hot off the heels of the Red Hot Chili Peppers announcement, Apple announced today that they had reached an agreement with Dave Matthews Band and is now featuring their entire catalogue for the standard song... More...
As reported by Think Secret, according to a "highly placed industry executive" CEO Steve Jobs is currently in talks with major movie distributors regarding a possible iTunes movie distribution system for full-length videos. According... More...