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UK Firm Claims Patents On Internet Downloading
News A UK company claims to own a number of patents that relate to the process of downloading software and virus-protection updates over the Internet. We have various patents that cover various ways of downloading software updates over the Web...
[June 14, 2004, 17:40]
UK Patent Firm Details Ambitious Claim
News British Technology Group (BTG) is armed with six patents in its battle with a number of unnamed technology companies over the claim that it has patented the process of downloading software updates over the Internet.
[June 21, 2004, 17:45]
'Rogue' Cleaning Tool Targets Mac Users
News Like this latest scam, the distributors used social-engineering techniques to trick users into downloading the software. Mac users have been warned by F-Secure against downloading a free "rogue" security application, MacSweeper.
[January 16, 2008, 12:43]
Microsoft's Licensing Check Rounded Again
News The check is meant to prevent people with unlicensed copies of the operating system from downloading additional software from Microsoft. This is done by downloading the tool, right-clicking on the file and selecting "properties", and then selecting...
[August 8, 2005, 9:35]
Excite@Home Snoops On User Downloads
News The ISP informed users of its Optus@Home broadband service that it would terminate customer accounts found to be downloading pirate software or copyright material. A message posted on a public newsgroup service from Cable & Wireless Optus, which...
[August 22, 2001, 12:36]
Netscape Ruling A Boost For Privacy
News When downloading the software, people saw only a small box of text asking them to "please review the licensing agreement". Before downloading the software, the user need not view any licence agreement terms or even any reference to a licence...
[July 10, 2001, 15:59]
UK Immune From TiVo Bug
News TiVo confirmed the problem with its digital video recording software and said it began downloading the fix to customers earlier this month. The company is downloading the fix with its updated software -- version 2.01 -- to batches of customers...
[April 19, 2001, 9:08]
EC Voices Vista Concerns
Talkback Does IE integration with Windows stop me downloading Firefox? Does Microsoft Windows Media player integration with Windows stop me downloading Cyberlink DVD, Real Player, Winamp or other media players?
[April 4, 2006, 12:09]
Buying Christmas Presents Online? Check Your Dates First
News But you may feel that downloading software onto someone's PC and then telling them "it's there" lacks some of the ceremony that is supposed to go with Christmas presents. So instead of downloading the product yourself, you can forward the...
[November 27, 2001, 10:24]
Hackers Hijack Microsoft DRM
News Hackers are using the digital rights management feature in Microsoft's Windows Player to fool people into downloading spyware and viruses, a security company claimed on Wednesday. After connecting to the Internet, it displays the message: "Thanks...
[January 12, 2005, 15:10]
2001: It's Not Too Late To Buy That Last-minute Present
News You may feel that downloading software onto someone's PC and then telling them "it's there" lacks some of the ceremony that is supposed to go with Christmas presents. So instead of downloading the product yourself, you forward the confirmation page...
[December 25, 2001, 6:31]
Nuggets: Sony Goes MP3 Crazy
News It comes bundled with Sony's OpenMG Jukebox music management software for downloading, organising and transferring music. As it stands the Music Clip can handle music in ATRAC3 or MP3 formats, although it is able to decode other formats by...
[November 17, 1999, 11:58]
US Electronics Giant Backs MP3
News Thomson's backing suggests that the MP3 format, used today for downloading music files over the Internet, could soon become part of the common audio systems found in homes and cars. Big Blue announced this month that it would team with Real...
[April 29, 1999, 9:10]
Microsoft Patches Two DRM Holes
News The new update also addresses a problem exposed a month ago, in which the Media Player and its digital rights management software could be used to show ads -- or even to lure unsuspecting Web surfers into downloading harmful software onto their...
[February 17, 2005, 8:55]
Microsoft And Sony Do Online Music Deal
News Will Poole, a Microsoft executive, says that Sony's content will encourage widespread downloading of the Windows software so people can listen to the music. While most major labels are testing digital-downloading plans, Sony Music is the first to...
[May 12, 1999, 16:38]
Mosquito Trojan Bites Smartphones
News A spokesman for Symbian told silicon.com that users need to be aware of the risks of downloading illegal software from an unknown source, such as a number of warez Web sites. Many in the security industry have warned that such a platform is ripe...
[August 10, 2004, 17:25]
A Year Ago: Microsoft And Sony Do Online Music Deal
News Will Poole, a Microsoft executive, says that Sony's content will encourage widespread downloading of the Windows software so people can listen to the music. While most major labels are testing digital-downloading plans, Sony Music is the first to...
[May 12, 2000, 7:01]
Napster To Go Legit As Part Of Roxio
News Roxio's $5m cash deal, which is subject to approval by the bankruptcy court, could see a Napster-branded file-downloading service re-appear, but it is unlikely to be operated along the same lines as the controversial original service.
[November 15, 2002, 12:33]
Centrally Managed Antivirus Software
News With a centrally managed antivirus solution, you have the benefit of downloading the virus signatures/definitions and software updates to a single server, thus requiring only one machine to be connected to the Internet on that port.
[January 8, 2003, 8:45]
New P2P Tools Mean Quicker Downloads
News As soon as one person starts downloading these pieces, he or she starts offering them to the network at large. We see people downloading like crazy," said Mark Ishikawa, chief executive of BayTSP, a Silicon Valley company that monitors file...
[May 27, 2003, 11:43]
