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1. French House defeats three-strikes Internet piracy bill

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Thursday, 09 April 2009

   ... that can be made with such endeavors. Personally, I'd choose to be a farmer before engaging in such actions. See the original AFP article republished on MSNBC.  ...

2. ISOHunt search site lawsuit could make Google, Yahoo, others illegal

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

   Wednesday, 18 March 2009

   ... very easily -- as can Yahoo, MSN, etc. In most states, viewing pornography below a certain age (typically 18) is illegal, yet it is very easy to bypass those kinds of security features on websites linked ...

3. Lala.com testing 10-cent “trapped in your browser” song rentals

   (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

   Wednesday, 28 May 2008

   ... MSN Music Store as a prime example. “If Microsoft, the richest technology company in the world, cannot keep their store going that indicates you need to expect any store to be in jeopardy of shutting down,” ...

4. Microsoft to cancel all PlaysForSure DRM

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Wednesday, 23 April 2008

   Microsoft officially put an end to its PlaysForSure digital rights management last year, but said it would continue to support the platform for users with existing MSN Music tracks.  However, the ...

5. The lost laptop and the $54 million lawsuit

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Tuesday, 12 February 2008

   Best Buy is yet again at the center of an unusual lawsuit: A customer sues the retailer for $54 million over her laptop that the company apparently lost during a repair process. A ridiculous amount? ...

6. Bill Gates pokes fun at himself during CES 2008 keynote

   (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

   Sunday, 06 January 2008

   ...  MSNBC will have more than 3000 hours of live and on-demand Olympic programming  Not much was said about Vista except that 100 million people are currently using Microsoft’s latest consumer ...

7. EMI to debut iTunes John Lennon video album at Starbucks

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Monday, 26 November 2007

   ... followed in August of this year. John Lennon’s music tracks were first published digitally in November of 2005 on Rhapsody, Napster, MSN and Yahoo! Unlimited. ...

8. MSN claims to have reached record online video audience with Live Earth webcast

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Brief)

   Saturday, 07 July 2007

   MSN said that its webcast of the Live Earth concert series had the “the most simultaneous viewers of any online concert ever.” The website did not disclose how many simultaneous users it recorded ...

9. In praise of the iPhone with some rough seas ahead

   (Mobility/Mobility Opinion)

   Wednesday, 04 July 2007

   Analyst Opinion - There are very few products that can capture the interest of people like the iPhone did, one of them was the iPod. Doing this is incredibly risky, as a result, but I believe it is better ...

10. Helio Ocean waves into the US

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Friday, 11 May 2007

    ... AOL, and MSN. Another new feature Helio says is new to the US market is advanced notification of contacts who are using IM services.  For example, when a user begins to type in a friend's name, ...

11. Opinion: Can Zune survive?

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Opinion)

    Tuesday, 03 April 2007

    ... a user-friendly online store platform.  Meanwhile, the Zune Marketplace confuses consumers with dollar-to-point conversions, a completely different DRM platform from MSN Music, and a difficult-to-navigate ...

12. Microsoft believes it can sell a million Zunes by June

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Wednesday, 06 December 2006

    ... by the blockbuster debuts of the PS3 and Wii, was met with lukeward reception. Lackluster reviews have slammed the Zune Marketplace store and criticized the move to just shove the MSN Music store and Microsoft's ...

13. Microsoft takes Zune website live

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Monday, 06 November 2006

    ... starve for a Wi-Fi capable music player in white black or brown, expect some Zune news later this week. Related articles: MSN Music gets replaced with Zune Marketplace Microsoft's Zune to hit retail on ...

14. MSN Music gets replaced with Zune Marketplace

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Friday, 03 November 2006

    In an attempt to form a strong partnership like iPod/iTunes, Microsoft has announced that it will be closing the doors on its MSN Music store in favor of the Zune Marketplace, the music store platform ...

15. D-Link offers power line home network kit

    (Networking/Networking Features)

    Tuesday, 24 October 2006

    D-Link, the company best known for its home networking products, today announced the availability of a new device, the "Power Line Network Kit", which allows consumers to expand an existing home network ...

16. Microsoft takes on YouTube with "Soapbox"

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Tuesday, 19 September 2006

    ... to the number of Internet companies that are trying to emulate the extreme popularity of YouTube. Officially titled "Soapbox on MSN Video", the user-driven platform will expand on the existing MSN Video ...

17. MSI preps Bluetooth audio transmitter for Ipods

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Thursday, 07 September 2006

    Micro Star International (MSI) has received FCC approval for a Bluetooth audio transmitter that will enable users of Ipods and other MP3 players as well as other devices with audio jacks to wirelessly ...

18. MS launches Live spaces

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Brief)

    Wednesday, 02 August 2006

      Microsoft has launched the updated version of its MSN Spaces blogging software, Live Spaces, which it says allows users to connect with their friends online in real time. Microsoft has launched ...

19. Microsoft confirms 'Zune' device to compete with Ipod

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Friday, 21 July 2006

    In an exclusive interview with Billboard magazine that appeared only in print today, MSN entertainment marketing vice president Chris Stephenson officially stated Microsoft is indeed working on an MP3 ...

20. Seagate offers 1 TB NAS device for homes and small businesses

    (Networking/Networking Features)

    Monday, 10 July 2006

    Seagate Maxtor is offering a new network storage device that can hold up to 1 TB of information. The Maxtor Shared Storage II device has a Gigabit Ethernet connection and has two USB 2.0 ports for connecting ...

21. Microsoft's and MTV's URGE challenge iTunes with radio, custom playlists

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Wednesday, 17 May 2006

    ... in Microsoft's new WMP. MSN Music will still be available, though it's likely that service will be played down significantly as MSN's focus changes to more Google-like services. Windows Media Player 11 ...

22. Qualcomm promises 73.5 Mb/s wireless broadband by 2008

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Friday, 07 April 2006

    Qualcomm expects the second generation of EVDO wireless broadband solution to be commercialized within two years and offer substantially more bandwidth than today's DSL and cable broadband offerings: ...

23. Motorola makes way for Microsoft's 2H 2006 iPod competitor

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Monday, 13 February 2006

    An announcement at a major wireless industry conference in Barcelona today points the way toward a timetable for Microsoft's next-generation "MSN Music" service: A new generation of handsets will be made ...

24. Texas expands lawsuit against Sony BMG

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

    Thursday, 22 December 2005

    ... a second form of anti-piracy technology used by the label violates the state's spyware and deceptive trade practices laws. Read the complete story here. (AP via MSN)  ...

25. Kazaa accused of flouting court order

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

    Tuesday, 06 December 2005

    ... owns Kazaa, said they had complied with the order. Read the complete story here. (MSNBC)  ...

26. Linksys preps wireless router with integrated UpnP server

    (Networking/Networking Features)

    Thursday, 20 October 2005

      Linksys appears to be readying a new wireless router that integrates an UPnP media server. This is a first for Linksys, which has previously stuck to the media adapter end of things with its WMA11B ...

27. UPDATE: Microsoft to reveal APIs, DRM technology to RealNetworks

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Tuesday, 11 October 2005

    ... The two companies will now work together to provide digital music services, beginning immediately with MSN Search featuring full song download capabilities from Real's Rhapsody service. In a joint announcement ...

28. Apple in talks to introduce videos to iTunes

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Monday, 18 July 2005

    ... Calif., computer and electronics company has told some entertainment-industry executives could be unveiled by September. Read the complete story. (MSNBC)  ...

29. Sony takes bite out of Apple's iPod in Japan

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Brief)

    Thursday, 14 July 2005

    ... service that has not yet been launched in Japan. Read the complete story. (MSNBC)  ...

30. Microsoft's online music plans hit rivals' shares

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Sunday, 12 June 2005

    ... MSN Music download service last year to rival Apple Computer's iTunes, said on Friday that "offering a subscription service was an important step in helping people find and discover great music online." ...

31. Microsoft launches MSN Messenger 7.0

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Thursday, 07 April 2005

      Thursday morning, Microsoft announced the immediate release of MSN Messenger 7.0, its latest consumer-oriented instant messaging (IM) solution, and MSN Spaces, its Web-based blogging service.  ...

32. Mobile carriers seek cheaper anti-piracy software

    (Mobility/Mobility Brief)

    Friday, 01 April 2005

    ... of mobile operators. Read the complete story. (MSNBC)  ...

33. MSN Messenger gets music integration

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Friday, 11 February 2005

      BetaNews has learned that the latest beta builds of MSN Messenger 7 have begun exhibiting signs that Microsoft plans to integrate its music properties into the software. BetaNews has learned that ...

34. Microsoft pushes online music entry

    (Networking/Networking Brief)

    Tuesday, 12 October 2004

    ... market, Microsoft formally launched its own service Tuesday. Microsoft's MSN Music service virtually mirrors the scope of music offered by Apple's iTunes Music Store, with a library of more than 1 million ...

35. Virgin Group to launch US online music service

    (Networking/Networking Brief)

    Monday, 27 September 2004

    ... service, Microsoft's MSN and others offering pay-per-download. Read the complete story.  ...

36. Microsoft takes on iTunes

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Monday, 30 August 2004

      Microsoft's MSN division is expected to finally enter the music business this week with a public beta of its new online music service. Microsoft's MSN division is expected to finally enter the ...

37. Microsoft Pushes SPOT Strategy with Smart Watches

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Thursday, 05 June 2003

      Microsoft has delivered more details of its Smart Personal Objects Technology initiative, unveiling a wireless service based on the MSN platform and announcing that the first SPOT-based "smart watches" ...

38. Apple Denies Rumors of Purchase of Universal Music

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Wednesday, 16 April 2003

      Despite many news reports (including our own) that Apple Computer is in the process of trying to acquire Vivendi Universal's Universal Music Division, Apple's CEO, Steve Jobs, denied that Apple ...

39. Napster numbers climb again

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Thursday, 05 April 2001

    ... music at MSN network Web sites. While specific songs are not supplied on demand, Microsoft is making it possible to perfrom searches among thousands of stations for specific music or genres. MSN has the ...

40. Microsoft's MSN sites add free music

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Thursday, 05 April 2001

      Microsoft Corp., has announced that it will provide free streaming music at MSN network Web sites. The EU's Commissioner for Competition said recently that he is finishing his analysis of approximately ...

41. Napster blocks songs, sort of

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Tuesday, 06 March 2001

    ... non-conciliatory tune and said, "If a legitimate service that demonstrates secure technology is developed, we may license Duet content to Napster but at the same time as others such as MSN, Yahoo, Freeserve, ...

42. Windows XP will push copyright protection

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Friday, 16 February 2001

    ... time. To read the Belgian story, go to msnbc.com. For more on European copying levies, see dailynews.yahoo.com.  ...

43. Juno seeks subscriber super-computer

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Saturday, 03 February 2001

    ... Richard Parsons, for instance, says that he has not yet seen a legal business model for Napster that makes money. Read the Gnutella source article at msnbc.com. The Napster skeptics can be read at dailynews.yahoo.com ...

44. SDMI loses chief anti-pirate

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Thursday, 25 January 2001

    ... Web sites including HotMail.com, Microsoft.com, MSN.com, WindowsMedia.com, Encarta.com, Carpoint.com and Expedia.com. Early speculation by the company included the possibility that the problem was due ...

45. IBM enters copyright protection fray

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Tuesday, 23 January 2001

    ... other interactive Internet services. Some of the functions may appear in the PS2, but the PS3 will see the strategy full-blown. For more, see msnbc.com and theregister.co.uk.  ...

46. SDMI hack muted by DMCA

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Wednesday, 17 January 2001

    ... of speed competition between Intel and Advanced Micro Devices will slow in the coming year. Read the source article at msnbc.com.  ...

47. Christmas virus prompts warnings

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Thursday, 21 December 2000

    ... service, the people behind Aimster are preparing to bridge AOL's services with Microsoft's MSN Instant Messenger, Yahoo's Instant Messenger, and others. Aimster works with AOL's Instant Messenger to enable ...

48. MP3.com e-rallies supporters

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Sunday, 01 October 2000

    ... urged users to e-mail Senators Orrin Hatch and Patrick Leahy, forcing Leahy to shut down his e-mail system. For more information, read pcworld.com and/or msnbc.com.  ...

49. Study says file-sharing inevitable

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Tuesday, 19 September 2000

    ... of this year. For more on the Forrester study, click english.hk.dailynews.yahoo.com, msnbc.com and/or idg.net. To read about the RIAA efforts, go to newsBytes.com.  ...

50. Music industry asks hackers' help

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Friday, 15 September 2000

    ... To learn more, go to msnbc.com. To visit the Linux Journal, click www2.linuxjournal.com.  ...