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iTunes hits 250 million downloads

January 24, 2005 Apple CEO Steve Jobs says the music store is selling more than a million songs every day. TAGS: Apple iTunes Music Store, song, Apple iTunes, Steve Jobs, Apple Computer, download, CEO

File-sharing programs carry Trojan horse

January 3, 2002 Popular file-sharing programs Grokster and LimeWire are privacy time bombs, say computer experts who found "spyware" bundled with the downloads. TAGS: file-swapping, Grokster Ltd., LimeWire, computer expert, trojan horse, file-sharing, Kazaa, Symantec Corp., code, download, spyware, antivirus

Australia to give away porn-filtering software

June 21, 2006 Country's IT minister says $86 million allocated for free online downloads of a Web application, yet to be chosen. TAGS: Helen Coonan, minister, Australia, initiative, filter, representative, home PC, Internet Service Provider, family, download, information technology

Did downloads curb 'Idol' single sales?

December 7, 2004 Lower-than-expected sales for single may be due to fans preferring to download the track. TAGS: Telstra Corp., single, track, download, copy

Napster hack leads to free downloads

February 16, 2005 Subscription music services battle ability to turn copy-protected downloads into unprotected files. TAGS: Napster Inc., digital media, antipiracy, content provider, Winamp, hacker, download, song, Apple Computer, America Online Inc., music, DVD, CD

Comcast gives broadband users a speed boost

June 1, 2006 New feature allows users to get turbocharged downloads whenever excess capacity is available on the network. TAGS: Comcast Corp., Cox Communications Inc., bandwidth, capacity, broadband, cable company, download, e-mail, video

Firefox sees 100 millionth download

October 20, 2005 With 100 million downloads under its belt, Mozilla Foundation looks to upcoming release of the next version of its browser. TAGS: milestone, Firefox, Mozilla Web browser, Mozilla Corp., download, Web browser, Netscape Communications Corp., security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp.

Ban the iPod at work?

November 16, 2005 Consumer gadgets like iPods and PDAs pose a threat to corporate security. Also: Making sure downloads aren't spyware. TAGS: security risk, gadget, bot, Time Warner Inc., security, PDA, download, spyware, Apple iPod

LokiTorrent fights MPAA legal attack

December 31, 2004 The Web site, a hub of the BitTorrent peer-to-peer network, has virtually put out the hat to finance a legal fund. TAGS: BitTorrent, P2P, finance, download, file-sharing, server

Microsoft releases public download of Vista

June 8, 2006 After months of limited testing, the software giant makes beta version of Windows publicly available for download. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Vista, software company, download, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Group backs program to certify downloads

November 16, 2005 Trusted Download Program, backed by several tech companies, is designed to protect consumers from adware, spyware. TAGS: TRUSTe, adware, Time Warner Inc., download, spyware

TV station puts downloads up for sale

March 22, 2005 British broadcaster starts selling clips from popular car show, a move that could help thwart rampant U.K. piracy. TAGS: piracy, broadcaster, U.K., station, TV, download

Firefox reaches 25 million downloads

February 18, 2005 Mozilla's browser continues to build a strong following, challenging the dominance of Microsoft's IE. TAGS: Mozilla Corp., Firefox, open source, download, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., security

Latest toe in the movie download pond? Wal-Mart

November 28, 2006 Retail giant launches program that bundles a video download with purchase of the physical DVD. TAGS: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., portable device, digital video, download, movie, DVD, Microsoft Windows Media Player, Windows Media, copy, video, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, PC, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft says Vista beta testers better hurry

June 29, 2006 Cutoff for downloading current test version of next operating system is nearing, company blogger warns. TAGS: tester, copy, Microsoft Windows Vista, download, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, operating system

Warner Music readies CD-free 'e-label'

August 22, 2005 Record label will experiment with a new music label based on three-song clusters and digital downloads instead of physical CDs. TAGS: Warner Music Group Corp., mechanism, artist, download, CD

Hot spots for illicit downloads

February 17, 2005 Broadband pirates in Britain tune in to hottest U.S. shows. Also: Hackers try end runs around Microsoft, Napster copy protection. TAGS: Britain, Napster Inc., antipiracy, P2P, copy protection, download, U.S., broadband, TV, Microsoft Corp.

Firefox cutting into IE's lead

November 23, 2004 As Firefox marks its 5 millionth download, a long-running survey puts IE below 90 percent for the first time. TAGS: OneStat, WebSideStory Inc., Web surfer, Linspire, Mozilla Corp., Firefox, survey, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Time Warner Inc., open source, download, retailer, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Firefox donations hit $250,000

November 1, 2004 Mozilla Foundation taps enthusiastic support for its open-source browser in a 10-day fundraising campaign. TAGS: Firefox, campaign, Mozilla Corp., open source, download

Firefox downloaded 75 million times

July 27, 2005 The open-source Mozilla Foundation project expands staff and tricks out its mobile browser amid download milestones. TAGS: Minimo, XUL, Mozilla Corp., milestone, foundation, Firefox, Microsoft Windows CE, project, Mozilla Thunderbird, Web browser, handheld, Pioneer Electronics, download, open source, Apple Computer, security
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