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Google axes paid video downloads

Google axes paid video downloads

Google has discontinued its paid video download service. The service offered users online access to premium videos, mostly television shows.
Shaun Nichols Aug 14 2007 2:00PM Software
Online video chaos causing frustration

Online video chaos causing frustration

The massive explosion in user generated content is creating frustration for internet users, according to a recent survey from Kelton Research commissioned by online video site Weshow.
Staff Writers Aug 14 2007 1:52PM Software
US boffins claim graphics processing breakthrough

US boffins claim graphics processing breakthrough

US computer scientists have developed a technique that allows the generation of highly complex images like smoke-filled bars and smog-choked cityscapes without the computational drag and slow speeds that have dogged previous computer graphics methods.
Robert Jaques Aug 14 2007 1:50PM Software
Business process management software market booming

Business process management software market booming

The market for business process management suite (BPMS) software is booming, new research reveals.
Robert Jaques Aug 14 2007 1:48PM Software
Sony pulls three retro games from PSN

Sony pulls three retro games from PSN

Sony has pulled three of its retro PSOne games from the PlayStation Network (PSN), its online networking platform for the PlayStation 3, due to severe technical issues.
Staff Writers Aug 14 2007 12:55PM Software
Google makes appeal to packrats

Google makes appeal to packrats

Google has launched a new service that will allow users to expand their Picasa and Gmail storage limits.
Shaun Nichols Aug 14 2007 11:45AM Software
Firefox ponders marketing overhaul

Firefox ponders marketing overhaul

The Mozilla Corporation is preparing a number of changes to the marketing of the open source Firefox browser in a bid to further grow market share.
Tom Sanders Aug 14 2007 6:15AM Software
DARPA finalises urban challenge contestants

DARPA finalises urban challenge contestants

Software-driven cars could be in your city soon. The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has announced the 36 teams selected to take part in its Urban Challenge contest.
Iain Thomson Aug 13 2007 1:53PM Software
Universal goes DRM-free

Universal goes DRM-free

Universal has announced that it is abandoning the practice of embedding digital rights management (DRM) software in its music.
Iain Thomson Aug 13 2007 12:19PM Software
Facebook adds ad hoc ad-block

Facebook adds ad hoc ad-block

Social networking site Facebook has introduced a feature that gives advertisers the option not to appear on specified pages.
Staff Writers Aug 13 2007 10:53AM Software
Google gets behind open source

Google gets behind open source

Signs up to Open Invention Network (OIN).
Iain Thomson Aug 10 2007 2:24PM Software
Online travel bookings boom in China

Online travel bookings boom in China

Largest agent now handling five per cent of flights.
Simon Burns Aug 10 2007 2:05PM Software
VMWare eyes virtual appliances to combat software bloating

VMWare eyes virtual appliances to combat software bloating

Custom built operating system makes for better, safer software.
Tom Sanders Aug 10 2007 1:59PM Software
Firms struggle with open source licenses

Firms struggle with open source licenses

59 percent lacks open source licensing policies.
Tom Sanders Aug 10 2007 1:57PM Software
Lord of the Rings visual effects firm opts for Microsoft

Lord of the Rings visual effects firm opts for Microsoft

Weta Digital, the firm behind the Lord of the Rings visual effects, today announced a licensing agreement with Microsoft that will see it use Redmond's technology in its movie, commercial and other multimedia productions.
Robert Jaques Aug 9 2007 11:57AM Software
IBM and Novell gang up against Red Hat

IBM and Novell gang up against Red Hat

IBM and Novell have signed a bundling and support agreement that will bundle IBM's open source WebSphere Application Server Community Edition (WAS CE) software with Novell's SuSE Linux Enterprise Server.
Tom Sanders Aug 9 2007 6:56AM Software
US court rejects threat to 'vote-trading' websites

US court rejects threat to 'vote-trading' websites

The US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled yesterday that so-called " vote-swapping" websites are protected by the First Amendment.
Robert Jaques Aug 8 2007 2:23PM Software
Apache market share slips below 50 percent

Apache market share slips below 50 percent

A new survey of over 100 million websites has shown that Apache's market share has fallen to below 50 percent.
Iain Thomson Aug 8 2007 2:17PM Software
Blizzard announces new WoW expansion

Blizzard announces new WoW expansion

Blizzard has given details of the newest expansion to its hugely popular online role-playing game World of Warcraft.
Staff Writers Aug 8 2007 1:14PM Software
Dell looks to add 'Zing' to consumer line

Dell looks to add 'Zing' to consumer line

Dell has agreed to acquire Zing Systems, a software company that specialises in audio synching and streaming products for mobile devices.
Shaun Nichols Aug 8 2007 10:46AM Software

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