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Forrester Report Says Downloads Will Replace Discs

Eylül 9, 2025 • technewsworld.com

Online and on-demand media services in digital form are likely to make CDs and DVDs obsolete as consumers switch to downloads and streaming media to get their music, movies and other entertainment, according to Forrester Research. Providing evidence that downloads cost the music industry US$700 million in lost CD sales last year, Forrester said in…

Unicast Puts Full-Screen Video Ads Online

Eylül 9, 2025 • technewsworld.com

Move over, pop-ups. There is a new advertisement on the Internet promising television-quality video and audio without the usual stutters that typically have been associated with streaming media across the Internet. Online advertising company Unicast unveiled this week its “video commercial” online ad format, which the company said is capable of delivering full-screen, broadcast-quality video…

Electronic Frontier Foundation Targets ‘Abusive’ Patents

Eylül 9, 2025 • technewsworld.com

As part of its “Patent Busting Project,” the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) yesterday released its “Ten Most Wanted” patents — patents it claims pose the greatest threat to the public domain. At its web site, the EFF has posted a “wanted poster” that mimics those found on post office walls. “Wanted,” the poster declares, “by…

ESPN, Sprint Team Up on Mobile Sports Phone Service

Eylül 9, 2025 • technewsworld.com

The ESPN sports television network is teaming up with Sprint to create its own brand of mobile phone service. The new service, to be called ESPN Mobile, is expected to launch in the second half of next year. Sprint, the country’s third-largest wireless carrier, will allow ESPN to use space on its network in return…

RealNetworks’ Helix Targets Mobile Enterprise

Eylül 9, 2025 • technewsworld.com

In a bid for mobile business customers, RealNetworks this week unveiled its next generation Helix Server. The Helix Server Unlimited is Real’s enterprise solution for delivering streaming experience to wired, and now, wireless devices. The new version supports 3GPP technology. That allows enterprise customers to stream mobile content to a variety of handsets and other…

New Nokia Handsets Push Multimedia Technology

Eylül 9, 2025 • technewsworld.com

In a bid to stay ahead of the competitive pack, Nokia has unveiled five new mobile phones. The new models are scheduled to hit the market later this year. The Nokia 6151, 6080, 1110i, 6275 and 2875 are the newest phones in Nokia’s lineup. The phones leverage 3G networks and Bluetooth technologies to push wireless…

AOL Continues Acquisition Spree With GameDaily Purchase

Eylül 9, 2025 • technewsworld.com

AOL continued its string of acquisitions this week with its purchase of video game publisher GameDaily. The move prompted speculation on AOL’s larger strategy, as well as confusion over how the technology and content pieces will fit together for the venerable Internet company. The GameDaily deal, financial details of which were not disclosed, comes on…

Hitachi Announces 1 Terabyte Hard Drive Pair

Eylül 9, 2025 • technewsworld.com

Hitachi on Friday announced a pair of 1 terabyte (TB) hard drives and a new software technology targeted at digital video recording (DVR) applications. The one-two disk drive punch aims to tap into what the company sees as users’ insatiable desire for storage. Hitachi’s Deskstar 7K1000 hard drive targets consumers who want to create, share…

The Bumpy Road to Mobile Media Convergence

Eylül 9, 2025 • technewsworld.com

Industry participants and observers are looking for big things to happen in the smartphone space this year, as progress is being made in both technological and commercial realms. The difficulties and challenges that lie ahead are considerable, however, certainly if the vision of converging “quad play” services that integrate fixed and mobile telecommunications — and…

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