In a report from the AP, “Internal data such as information concerning US military operations in Iraq have recently been leaked to the Internet from a privately owned personal computer of a (Japanese)Air Self-Defense Force member loaded with a file sharing software.” A first lieutenant in Japanese the ASDF apparently took his own laptop to [...]

Wal-Mart, the worlds biggest retailer and corporate behemoth, has announced plans to begin testing a video digital download service beginning next year. Though don’t get too excited just yet, as it is part of a dual approach that ties digital downloads to the purchase of an actual DVD in the store. “We feel like it [...]

Amid growing concerns over digital piracy, Hollywood studios are pressing for major changes to the iTunes platform. In the latest after to avoid the well publicized failures of the music industry, Hollywood studios want Apple to introduce a “new model” for movie content delivery according to one studio exec. Following on the heels of yesterdays [...]

The potential creation of an exclusive contract between Apple and the Beatles is especially notable given the legal wrangles between the band’s record label and the computer company. Apple Corps and Apple Computer have been playing tug-of-war over the Apple name for over 20 years, with iTunes garnering a recent win in a London courtroom [...]

Allofmp3 pulled out its hired violins today to woo the press with a sad song about a hard done-by web site just trying to make its way in a temporarily legal world. An attorney and PR representative for the Russian music site claimed, during a press conference, that the world has ganged up on Allofmp3.com. [...]

Microsoft Corp launched its first new computer operating system in five years Thursday, saying that despite delays, the product’s emergence is perfectly timed for PC users who increasingly need to coordinate information from a dizzying array of sources. Opening an hourlong demonstration and press conference at the Nasdaq Stock Market, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer acknowledged [...]

There’s little doubt that BitTorrent, Inc is growing with astounding gust, thanks in part to its robust file-sharing application. With this rapid change is the arrival of dozens of independent and mainstream artists distributing work and taking advantage of the BitTorrent protocol. One change that has the BitTorrent community stumped is the reported departure of [...]

Apparently the owner of ExtremeIS, Ryan Porter, decided to register the domains he hosted on the servers he rented out in his own name rather than in the names of the people who he rented servers to. I was recently handed an e-mail telling me of a pretty disturbing turn of events that have occurred [...]

The Bush administration wants North Korea’s attention, so like a scolding parent it’s trying to make it tougher for that country’s eccentric leader to buy iPods, plasma televisions and Segway electric scooters. The U.S. government’s first-ever effort to use trade sanctions to personally aggravate a foreign president expressly targets items believed to be favored by [...]

Nintendo Co Ltd is on track to meet its target of selling 4 million units of its Wii game console globally by the end of the year, with the potential for exceeding that goal limited only by manufacturing constraints, Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime said on Wednesday. “All systems are go for reaching the [...]

How much can artists expect to benefit from Microsoft’s Zune MP3 player? Microsoft recently agreed to pay a royalty to Universal Music, which with acts like U2 and Jay-Z is the world’s most successful label, of more than $1 for each sale of each Zune sold. Click here to find out more! Universal promised it [...]

Floating in midair, an image hovers above a seemingly ordinary table. This unique technology, developed by a former architect, creates one of the most convincing open-air holographic-like images in existence. In late 2003, a small company from the San Francisco Bay Area demonstrated a unique revolutionary display technology. The (then) prototype device projected an image [...]

Universal Music Group Chief Executive Doug Morris said on Tuesday he may try to fashion an iPod royalty fee with Apple Computer Inc. in the next round of negotiations in early 2007. Universal, the world’s largest music company, owned by French media giant Vivendi, was the first major record label to strike an agreement with [...]

It seems P2P TV has become popular enough for some people to begin policing the distribution of their streams illegally Sports authorities in the UK have hired a company called NetResult to seek out and police the interent for unauthorized streaming of their matches. The FA Premier League, Uefa, Cricket Australia and other sport bodies [...]

Other file-sharing companies have tried to go legit and failed as there has never been enough assurances of content security to make the movie executives feel comfortable enough to embrace the P2P medium. Having BitTorrent, which has massive amounts of street-cred and brand familiarity, sign a deal with Hollywood studios is big news, and could [...]

BitTorrent Inc, developer of a popular online file-sharing tool, says it has reached licensing deals that will boost the number of movies and TV shows it can offer as part of a video download service launching next year. The privately held company said Tuesday it had signed agreements with Viacom Inc.’s Paramount Pictures, News Corp.’s [...]

It seems the final death blow has finally been struck against the Russian music-downloading service AllofMP3. After successfully beating back assaults on multiple fronts, it appears as though the WTO will insert the final proverbial nail in AllofMP3′s coffin. First Visa and Mastercard jointly announced a halt in accepting credit card transactions from people trying [...]

A new agreement between Verizon Wireless and YouTube means that starting in December, Verizon V CAST subscribers will be able to watch videos uploaded to YouTube. The pact also enables easy uploading of videos shot on subscribers’ cell phones. V CAST subscribers will be able to watch a limited selection of videos on YouTube, including [...]

Console hacking enthusiasts have already taken the first steps towards making the PS3 backup friendly, installing LINUX and using it to dump a 7GB ISO file from Madden 07 onto an external hard drive. Pool Boy over at PS3News points out that this is exactly how the PSP backup scene got started, and that the [...]

Commons license or play stuff from the iTunes store, the pricing system for purchasing music by the song is a little weird, and its chassis isn’t quite as tough as I’d thought initially.  But after using the Zune for two weeks and a day and being pretty satisfied with its design, features, and performance, I [...]