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CNET launches free music downloads
Talkback The new CNET music site is interesting, but it leaves a *LOT* to be desired if they hope to actually help consumers find free downloads. And their "charts" are sorted based on "number of downloads. Since they just launched, all songs have zero...
[April 26, 2004, 17:46]
OpenOffice 3.0 - 5m downloads and counting
Blog According to OpenOffice.org evangelist John McCreesh, the free office productivity suite has seen more than 5m downloads since it was made available two weeks ago. A week ago, McCreesh blogged that the suite had been downloaded 3m times in its...
[October 27, 2008, 14:40]
Kazaa halts software downloads
News Netherlands-based Kazaa has temporarily suspended downloads of its file-swapping software from its Web site, pending a decision by a Dutch court expected 31 January. By halting downloads, "Kazaa took the most drastic measure it can imagine," the...
[January 18, 2002, 9:34]
New.net downloads reignite Kazaa controversy
News Kazaa's file-swapping software downloads are again in the spotlight following complaints regarding New.net software, which comes bundled with the popular P2P download. However, Hernand took pains to point out that affilitate members were expected...
[April 10, 2002, 9:58]
Sony division to offer self-destructing movie downloads
News However, allowing downloads of movie files opens the door to illegal copying. A subsidiary of the electronics maker Sony is to sell downloadable movie files that self-destruct after a given time. According to Japanese newspaper Nikkei Business...
[May 30, 2003, 8:38]
News Burst: DSL to make movie downloads easy
News While downloads via narrowband are time-consuming, BT acknowledges that ADSL broadband access will make it easier and cheaper for users to transfer very large files, making movie downloads from sites like Scour a reality.
[July 25, 2000, 10:36]
Microsoft temporarily halts IE 5.5 downloads
News Microsoft said Thursday it has temporarily halted downloads for its Internet Explorer 5.5 Web browser while it updates the accompanying service pack. The action comes as Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft suffers its third day of widespread...
[January 26, 2001, 8:39]
Sun to drop free StarOffice downloads
News Sun Microsystems is to drop its free downloads of StarOffice 5.2 on Wednesday night, as it ramps up promotional efforts around the fee-based StarOffice 6.0, the company said. Sun said it will stop free downloads of StarOffice 5.2 at midnight on...
[May 27, 2002, 13:33]
Free iTunes Downloads
Downloads Free iTunes Downloads is a Dashboard widget that shows free music, TV shows, and other content on iTunes. New free downloads are posted every week with images and album artwork. Most of the free downloads are only available in the USA iTunes store...
[April 18, 2008, 8:00]
Microsoft stands firm on SP2 downloads
News Despite allegations that downloads of the upgrade were way behind schedule at 20 million copies by mid-September, the company said on Monday that this meant it was on course for its distribution target.
[September 27, 2004, 17:30]
Downloads soar despite crackdown
News Music downloads among US adults have risen sharply during the past several months, despite a crackdown by the music industry to curb such behaviour. Between February and March, the number of people who reported that they download music files...
[April 27, 2004, 12:05]
Yahoo rethinks music downloads
News Yahoo also distributes Roxio's Napster music service, which lets customers buy music downloads and sign up for subscriptions. Still, many large companies, including Microsoft and Coca-Cola, now have plans to offer music downloads.
[February 9, 2004, 7:50]
A Year Ago Today: MS claims over 1m IE 3.0 downloads
News The firm said that English language downloads were already double the total of IE 2.0, released in December 1995, and that a frenzied total of 45 million hits struck Microsoft on the first day of availability.
[August 20, 1997, 11:07]
Microsoft sued over European music downloads
News Those companies) are offering downloads of music over the Internet, which can be downloaded onto CDs for a fee," said E-Data spokesman Gerald Angowitz. A small New York company has sued Microsoft, charging that the software giant's new music...
[October 14, 2003, 16:20]
Pressplay to offer unlimited downloads
News Along with the unlimited downloads and streams, consumers will be able to burn 120 songs a year to CDs after paying their annual fee. Sources familiar with the plans said other new features will be added or expanded, including the offer of...
[August 1, 2002, 7:41]
G.SHDSL: Faster DSL means faster downloads
News Some versions of DSL technology offer faster downloads than uploads. An emerging high-speed Internet standard in Europe may hold potential for faster download speeds and broader availability for many US businesses -- if they're willing to wait awhile.
[September 21, 2001, 15:08]
Microsoft expands e-commerce downloads
News Microsoft plans to expand its e-commerce efforts and will offer downloads of its media software through more than 200 retailers. Microsoft has been selling downloads of Plus Digital Media Edition from its Web site since last year through a...
[September 1, 2004, 12:05]
Client-Centered Energy and Delay Analysis for TCP Downloads
White Papers This paper investigates client-centered techniques for trading download time for energy savings during TCP downloads, in an attempt to reduce the energy delay product. In mobile devices, the Wireless Network Interface Card (WNIC) consumes a...
[December 6, 2007, 0:01]
Google warns of drive-by downloads
News Drive-by downloads, in which malicious websites exploit browser vulnerabilities to execute malicious code, have increased since April 2007, warned Google researchers last week. Drive-by downloads are caused by URLs that attempt to exploit their...
[February 19, 2008, 13:58]
Yahoo! Japan to offer free music downloads
News Japan will offer free music downloads after signing a deal with a Japanese copyright society. Piracy, illegal downloads and the lack of compelling artists has caused CD sales to shrink worldwide. Yahoo!
[April 7, 2003, 7:44]
