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TODAY ON iTnews.com.au:    Microsoft unveils PlayReady mobile DRM   Canada has second stab at MP3 tax   Apple brushes off TV delay rumours   SanDisk previews 4GB SD cards   Symbian reports bumper year   Toshiba fingers biometrics for phones   Yahoo injects messaging into its email   YouTube and iTunes add video content   Asian firms held back by virus fears   After boom years, wireless industry faces slowing growth   China detains six over 'Panda' virus   Broadcom claims victory in Qualcomm 3G patent spat   AMD goes low power for quad-core   Microsoft Office 2007 doubles the sales of Office 2003 in launch week   China abandons TV for the internet
Wednesday, 14th February 2007
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Tim Lohman,
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 This morning, Canada is making a second attempt to tax anyone buying an MP3 player under laws designed to protect recording artists, music publishers and record companies.

Also making news, Microsoft has unveiled a new digital rights management (DRM) technology dubbed PlayReady at the 3GSM show in Barcelona.

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IT Services
Microsoft unveils PlayReady mobile DRM
Single platform to ensure interoperability between Zune, mobile phone and PC.
By Tom Sanders


Government/Law
Canada has second stab at MP3 tax
Players should be taxed 'in the same way as recordable media'.
By Matt Chapman


Hardware
Apple brushes off TV delay rumours
Apple TV set-top box to ship in February, but might not reach consumers until
March.
By Shaun Nichols


Storage
SanDisk previews 4GB SD cards
Megacard and conversion kit 'to end customer confusion'.
By Iain Thomson


Operating Systems
Symbian reports bumper year
Mobile operating system enjoys strong growth.
By Iain Thomson


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Security
Toshiba fingers biometrics for phones
Fingerprint scanner on two new phones in laptop crossover.
By Iain Thomson


Internet
Yahoo injects messaging into its email
Webmail service to include support for real-time chat.
By Shaun Nichols


Internet
YouTube and iTunes add video content
Google and Apple ink deals for more movies.
By Matt Chapman


Research/Trends
Asian firms held back by virus fears
Lack of qualified IT staff seen as problem.
By Simon Burns


Telco/ISP
After boom years, wireless industry faces slowing growth
ISuppli predicts global mobile phone subscriber growth will decelerate to 12.8 percent in 2007, down from average annual growth rates of 25 percent the past three years.
By Staff writers


Government/Law
China detains six over 'Panda' virus
China has detained six men in their 20s for writing or profiting from a computer virus dubbed the "joss-stick burning panda" which has infected over a million PCs in the country, local media said on Wednesday.
By Staff writers


Government/Law
Broadcom claims victory in Qualcomm 3G patent spat
US court rules in favour of Broadcom.
By Robert Jaques


Hardware
AMD goes low power for quad-core
Forthcoming 'Barcelona' chip to outpace Intel by 40 per cent, firm claims.
By Tom Sanders


Applications
Microsoft Office 2007 doubles the sales of Office 2003 in launch week
Office 2007 took in 106.3 % more dollars for retailers than the previous version, the NPD Group said, and retailers sold 108.6 percent more units.
By Staff writers


Research/Trends
China abandons TV for the internet
Average user online for two hours 20 minutes every day.
By Simon Burns
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