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RIAA to stop suing users, cuts them off instead

Andrew Lyle — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 19:02:18 +0000

RIAA has reached an agreement to stop suing individuals who continue to share music illegally, but will cut your internet connection off instead. The decision was reached with ISP's to send a warning letter to... Read more...

RealPlayer flaw: Stop using Internet Explorer

Steven Parker — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 10:56:06 +0000

Security experts are warning RealPlayer users to stop using Internet Explorer until a patch is released for a flaw researchers discovered which could allow code execution. Researcher Elazar Broad has posted to the Full Disclosure... Read more...

RIAA: Client side filtering to stop piracy via encryption

Simon Andrews — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 02:33:17 +0000

As if an ISP filtering what content gets to you wasn't enough, Cary Sherman of the infamous RIAA says that the only way to really defeat piracy is via a client-side monitoring service, much like... Read more...

Woolworths stores to stop selling HD DVD

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:26:05 +0000

Woolworths has through its high street heft behind the Blu-ray Disc format. From March, it will no longer sell HD DVDs in its shops. The change will coincide with the release of Pixar's Ratatouille, but... Read more...

Look 'n' Stop 2.0.6p1 Beta

Razvan Serea — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 14:55:24 +0000

Look 'n' Stop is a personal Firewall. Secured by Look 'n' Stop, your PC becomes fully invisible to net hackers by stopping all suspicious traffic. Rated among the highest firewall in leak tests. Unlike other... Read more...

Google to Stop Selling TV Downloads

Sat, 11 Aug 2007 21:26:36 +0000

According to an email sent to customers yesterday, Google will stop offering download-to-own and download-to-rent programs Aug. 15, a service which the search company has been offering since January of 2006. The move shows that... Read more...

DRM loathing spreads around the world: next stop, Brazil

Wed, 06 Jun 2007 20:29:59 +0000

In South America, the Centro de Tecnologia e Sociedade at a Brazilian law school has joined forces with consumer group Idec to mount an anti-DRM campaign of its own. The group doesn't advocate an end... Read more...

China tells 'dating' websites to stop selling sex

Sun, 27 May 2007 18:32:56 +0000

The Beijing Online News and Information Panel has accused 12 dating websites in Beijing of being a cover for prostitution and has ordered them to clean up their act: "The outrageous pimping content in some... Read more...

Look 'n' Stop 2.0.6

Razvan Serea — Sat, 26 May 2007 21:09:31 +0000

CNN to stop charging for net video

Fred Derf — Thu, 24 May 2007 22:40:34 +0000

CNN will give away access to an online video service that now costs $25 USD a year, becoming the latest news organization to revamp its revenue model on the web. CNN Spokeswoman Jennifer Martin said... Read more...

MySpace aims to stop video reposting

Sat, 12 May 2007 21:36:37 +0000

In addition to other copyright protection features already implemented, MySpace has launched Take Down Stay Down, which prevents users from reposting videos that have been removed at the request of the copyright owner. The social... Read more...

Corel updates WinDVD to stop AACS hackers

Sun, 08 Apr 2007 03:24:42 +0000

Corel Software, the company that purchased InterVideo last August, have issued a mandatory update to address the recent cracks that have extracted volume and title keys from AACS-protected Blu-ray and HD DVD titles. While the... Read more...

Look 'n' Stop 2.06 Beta 2

Razvan Serea — Sat, 31 Mar 2007 21:42:05 +0000

RIAA Pressures Students To Stop Illegal Downloads

Thu, 01 Mar 2007 04:06:12 +0000

Thanks to johnathonm for his submission to the front page. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) said it sent 400 letters to 13 U.S. universities advising of potential copyright infringement lawsuits against students who... Read more...

Look 'n' Stop 2.06 Beta 1

Razvan Serea — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 13:46:49 +0000

Vista Aims to Stop Hackers' Social Engineering Ploys

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 11:02:49 +0000

Microsoft maintains that by addressing the social aspect of IT attacks, the portion that can dupe even the smartest users into launching malware-laden attachments or clicking unknown URLs, Vista will improve PC security significantly. Microsoft... Read more...

Microsoft tries to stop Vista piracy monster

Steven Parker — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 10:05:39 +0000

Microsoft has issued an update to Windows Vista that's intended to stop a piracy monster. The software maker said Thursday that the update is aimed at thwarting a technique that was letting some people use... Read more...

Chip Can Stop PC Viruses, But Cost is a Hurdle

Tue, 28 Nov 2006 04:24:09 +0000

Researchers in Japan have developed a microchip that blocks computer viruses before they enter PCs, an advance that could change how security software is used. Chips in routers can stop viruses without slowing down programmes... Read more...

Intel pressures Via to stop making CPUs

Michael Stanclift — Sun, 26 Nov 2006 04:48:42 +0000

CPU maker Intel is pressuring smaller rival Via Technologies to exit the CPU market, industry sources in Taiwan claim. In exchange, Intel will allow Via to continue making PC chipsets which use Intel's patented technology,... Read more...

Microsoft to McAfee: Stop Lying to the Public

Steven Parker — Sat, 21 Oct 2006 10:57:22 +0000

A statement released to the press very early this morning from Ben Fathi, Microsoft's corporate vice president for security technology, gives some subtle but clear indications that, if McAfee wants to take its claims against... Read more...

NEC Image Chips Stop Car Crashes

Mon, 28 Aug 2006 16:55:52 +0000

Image detection processors have initially been deployed for facial recognition in security applications. NEC is among the first of the electronics manufacturers to apply image detection to the automotive industry for accident prevention. The first... Read more...

Google wants people to stop googling

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 09:25:25 +0000

Google has said it intends to crack down on the use of its name as a generic verb, in phrases such as "to google someone." The Internet search giant said such phrases were potentially damaging... Read more...

Intel to stop production of four Pentium D CPUs by year-end

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 14 Aug 2006 13:35:57 +0000

Intel informed its channel partners in Taiwan that it plans to stop manufacturing four desktop-use Pentium D processors (model numbers 830, 840, 930 and 940) by the end of 2006, according to channel sources. The... Read more...

Microsoft Strider Project to Stop Search Spam

Steven Parker — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 10:09:52 +0000

Microsoft Research has embarked on a new project to automatically seek out search engine spam before it can be used to defraud advertisers on MSN, Yahoo and Google. Called Strider Search Defender, the tool combines... Read more...

Industry to stop 'music cheats'

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 18:27:17 +0000

The BPI has invited ISPs to "enforce their own terms of use" The recorded music industry's trade group has told internet service providers (ISPs) to freeze the accounts of customers who illegally fileshare. The British... Read more...

Could a Patent Lawsuit Stop the Xbox 360?

Sat, 15 Apr 2006 06:07:22 +0000

An injunction that could disrupt the distribution of the Xbox 360 game console is possible because of a patent suit that Lucent Technologies has filed against Microsoft, according to attorneys who... Read more...

Dell to Stop Free Home Delivery of Computers

Fri, 30 Sep 2005 19:39:54 +0000

Dell Inc. will stop its practice of sending low-end computers to customers homes without charge in order to cut costs, the company said on Thursday. Starting on October 10, Dell's free shipping offer on basic... Read more...

180 Solutions Says New Software Will Stop Illegal Downloads

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 08 Sep 2005 15:10:01 +0000

Advertising software bÃªte noir 180 Solutions Inc. said Wednesday that it will release a new version of its client software that will prevent unauthorized installations of the product. 180 Solutions will require its distributors to... Read more...

HP to Stop Reselling iPod

Fri, 29 Jul 2005 21:57:55 +0000

Apple and HP announced today that HP would no longer be reselling Apple's wildly popular iPod portable music player come September. After a highly touted deal that was met with great fanfare when it... Read more...

Expiring offer: Best Buy will stop rebates

Sat, 02 Apr 2005 20:32:27 +0000

Retailers' love affair with mail-in rebates may be coming to an end. In response to customer complaints, Best Buy Co. Inc., the world's largest electronics retailer, promised Friday to eliminate mail-in rebates within two years.... Read more...

iPOD: where will it stop ?

Wed, 30 Mar 2005 12:12:33 +0000

iPOD ... I don't think a single day goes by without an article about the innocent player from Apple to be published. In 2001, iPOD revolutionized the music industry, hard-disks and took Mac sales with... Read more...

Apple to stop CeBIT presentation of iPod shuffle clone

Mon, 14 Mar 2005 15:50:26 +0000

After the company Luxpro banished its "Super shuffle" from its CeBIT stand on Friday, the iPod Shuffle lookalike again put in an appearance on Saturday. "It's not identical with the iPod Shuffle, it's better" -... Read more...

Fix: SQL Server 2000 may stop responding to requests

Steven Parker — Tue, 25 Jan 2005 08:26:19 +0000

Microsoft have posted a knowledge base article (KB 891017) that resolves a problem when SQL Server 2000 performs a large deallocation. When a large deallocation occurs in Microsoft SQL Server 2000, SQL... Read more...

Google Steps Up to Stop Comment Spam on Blogs

Wed, 19 Jan 2005 11:52:52 +0000

Search engine and web leader Google have announced their efforts to cut down on the amount of spam seen on blog comments. A problem that afflicts and annoys many bloggers, it's also a major issue... Read more...

eBay To Stop .Net Passport Sign-In

Thu, 30 Dec 2004 01:40:29 +0000

Online auction site eBay will stop allowing users to sign in via their .Net Passport. In an announcement made earlier today, eBay stated that towards the end of January, users would only be able to... Read more...

Sony to stop PSone LCD manufacture

Wed, 07 Jul 2004 16:10:30 +0000

The official LCD monitor and speakers for Sony's PSone console, which made it possible to play the diminutive system without a TV attached, is set to be discontinued by the company later this summer. Sony... Read more...

Lindows Seeks to Stop Microsoft's Foreign Lawsuits

Wed, 17 Mar 2004 17:49:24 +0000

Besieged in Europe, where it recently has had to cease doing business in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg, Lindows.com Inc. has submitted a motion to the U.S. District Court in the Western District of Washington... Read more...

Microsoft battle to stop EU fine

Wed, 28 Jan 2004 17:06:15 +0000

Microsoft is to embark on a last-ditch charm offensive over the coming weeks to avoid paying a multibillion-dollar fine to the European Commission, which is preparing to make a ruling on its long-running antitrust investigation... Read more...

Kodak to Stop Selling Traditional Cameras in U.S.

Wed, 14 Jan 2004 04:56:00 +0000

Eastman Kodak Co. on Tuesday said it will stop selling traditional film cameras in the United States, Canada and Western Europe, another move by the photography company to cut lines with declining appeal in favor... Read more...

Canada ruling won't stop music lawsuits

Tue, 16 Dec 2003 22:59:22 +0000

A ruling in Canada declaring downloading music through peer-to-peer services legal, but uploading illegal, may do little to prevent the music industry from taking its own action against file swappers. That's because... Read more...