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Reverberations in online music

Internet users continue to be well attuned to digital songs, even with the occasional off-note.

December 14, 2007 6:23 AM PST

DRM troubles drive ex-Microsoft employee to Linux

Former Microsoft security expert may switch from Windows Media Center to LinuxMCE over frustration with Microsoft's DRM.

September 26, 2007 7:54 AM PDT

Apple, others draw legal threat over media players

California company accuses Apple, Microsoft, Real and Adobe of violating copyright law by "actively avoiding" its products.

May 11, 2007 10:38 AM PDT

Cybercrooks add QuickTime, WinZip flaws to arsenal

Security holes in media player and compression software had not previously been used in cyberattacks, according to Symantec.

May 11, 2007 6:29 AM PDT

Welcome, tweens, to the musical world of Disney

Mix Central sells only kid-friendly songs and videos, assures concerned parents that only adults have purchasing power.

May 9, 2007 12:45 PM PDT

Mac hacked through QuickTime flaw

Hack-a-Mac contest winner exploited a zero-day bug in QuickTime that could also expose Windows users.

April 24, 2007 11:51 AM PDT

Akamai to open up for rich media

Move to make reference designs from its Stream OS available will enable content providers to create customized media players for receiving rich media.

April 16, 2007 4:58 AM PDT

EMI, Apple partner on DRM-free premium music

Music label confirms that it will sell higher-quality, copy protection-free digital music through iTunes Store.
Photos: Apple's DRM-free duet with EMI

April 3, 2007 6:25 AM PDT

New iTunes version still not fully Vista-ready

An update released Monday addresses several compatibility issues with Vista, but a few outstanding ones still need to be fixed.

March 7, 2007 4:34 AM PST

Apple plugs eight QuickTime holes

Vulnerabilities in Apple's widely used QuickTime media player software can expose both Macs and Windows PCs to attack.

March 6, 2007 4:41 AM PST

Lions Gate opens up to iTunes

Film studio makes movies, from Dirty Dancing to Terminator 2, available for sale via the Apple store.

February 13, 2007 12:12 PM PST

Apple's Jobs calls for DRM-free music

Record companies are the ones who demand digital rights management technology, not Apple, CEO says in rare open letter.

February 7, 2007 6:43 AM PST

Apple to Windows iTunes users: Don't install Vista yet

Microsoft's latest operating system may lead to compatibility issues, iPod corruption.

February 5, 2007 6:27 AM PST

Apple plugs zero-day QuickTime flaw

Patch for serious vulnerability in media player software comes 23 days after details of the flaw and attack code were publicly released.

January 24, 2007 6:36 AM PST

Hitachi database software finds U.S. customer

Blue Peach will use Hitachi's embedded database to power search functions in digital media server.

January 3, 2007 5:55 AM PST

Apple plugs QuickTime hole

Patch fixes vulnerability that could expose information stored on a Mac to outside attackers.

December 21, 2006 6:57 AM PST

Gloomy iTunes predictions premature

Report shows declining iTunes sales, but it was based on data from fewer than 200 U.S. households and warns of drawing conclusions.

December 14, 2006 6:44 AM PST

MySpace to Apple: Fix that worm

After worm spreads on social-networking site, MySpace asks Apple to update its QuickTime media player.

December 6, 2006 6:54 AM PST

MSN Music presses mute on downloads

Two years after trying to take on iTunes, the site will stop selling downloads, instead pointing to Zune site and Rhapsody.

November 2, 2006 8:05 PM PST

Microsoft Windows Media Player 11 ready to sing

A week after the company had initially hoped to debut the new jukebox player, it posts a free download of the program.

October 30, 2006 3:00 PM PST
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