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Still 'no demand' for media-player-free Windows
November 18, 2005
Microsoft offers Windows without its media player. The EU Commission is satisfied, but consumers and retailers don't seem to care.
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antitrust
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Fujitsu Siemens
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retailer
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representative
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media player
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U.K.
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Microsoft Windows XP
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft Windows
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PC
PC makers snub Windows sans media player
June 15, 2005
Only one of several manufacturers interviewed said they might accept requests to preinstall Windows XP N on machines.
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Fujitsu Siemens
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PC company
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representative
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media player
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Lenovo
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RealNetworks Inc.
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computer company
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request
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Europe
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Windows Media
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Microsoft Windows XP
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft Windows Media Player
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notebook computer
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Microsoft Windows
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Dell
Spyware tunnels in on Winamp flaw
February 4, 2006
Miscreants are exploiting a recently disclosed security bug in Winamp to install spyware on machines running the media player software.
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Sunbelt Software
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Winamp
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NullSoft
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security bug
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flaw
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security company
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spyware
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Time Warner Inc.
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media player
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adware
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security
,
PC
Cybercrooks add QuickTime, WinZip flaws to arsenal
May 10, 2007
Security holes in media player and compression software had not previously been used in cyberattacks, according to Symantec.
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WinZip
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Symantec Corp.
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Apple QuickTime
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vulnerability
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flaw
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media player
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security
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Apple Computer
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PC
RealNetworks beefs up security package
November 17, 2006
Company's subscription services now include an array of security tools, including the basics.
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RealNetworks Inc.
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security tool
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subscriber
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RealNetworks RealPlayer
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broadband
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security
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media player
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anti-spyware
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Google Inc.
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antivirus
,
PC
Microsoft: No flaw in Media Player
January 14, 2005
Trojan horses are piggybacking on an antipiracy feature in Media Player, a security firm claims. But Microsoft denies it's a flaw.
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Overpeer
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Panda Software
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Ben Edelman
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rights-management
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Microsoft Windows Media Player
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antipiracy
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digital-rights management
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media player
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Windows Media
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spyware
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researcher
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Microsoft Corp.
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adware
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P2P
,
security
Flash media comes to Verizon Wireless phones
October 25, 2006
A version of Flash is embedded in downloadable applications such as games, giving mobile users a richer graphical experience.
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Verizon Wireless
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wireless phone
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Verizon Communications
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animation
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Qualcomm Inc.
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handset
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WAP
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Adobe Systems Inc.
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media player
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multimedia
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video
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games
,
Web browser
,
PC
South Korea fines Microsoft $32 million
December 7, 2005
Regulators say Redmond violated Korea's monopoly rules by bundling Windows products in ways that hurt competitors.
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Korea
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Korean company
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streaming media
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messaging
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commission
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Microsoft Windows Server
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South Korea
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market share
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RealNetworks Inc.
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media player
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Windows Media
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practice
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MSN Messenger
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IM
,
barrier
,
decision
QuickTime zero-day bug threatens Macs, PCs
January 2, 2007
Publication of yet-to-be-patched QuickTime vulnerability kicks off month in which researchers will publish an Apple software bug each day.
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Apple QuickTime
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advisory
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Apple Computer
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Windows PC
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researcher
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attacker
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media player
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Apple Macintosh
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Apple Mac OS X
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Apple Mac OS
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security
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PC
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Microsoft Windows
MTV gets first crack at Windows' new music
January 5, 2006
New "Urge" music service is first to tap Microsoft's new multimedia features. But how much is that worth? Photos: Scenes from CES
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MTV
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Microsoft Windows Media Player
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RealNetworks Inc.
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Windows Media
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RealNetworks Rhapsody
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Consumer Electronics Show
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Apple Computer
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media player
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Apple iTunes
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multimedia
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Microsoft Corp.
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music
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Microsoft Windows
,
PC
Nokia, Microsoft shake hands on mobile music
February 14, 2005
Longtime rivals announce an agreement to help transfer music between mobile devices and PCs.
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Loudeye Corp.
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Nokia Corp.
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Microsoft Exchange Server
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mobile device
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digital media
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cell phone company
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handset
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agreement
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digital music
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cell phone
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Microsoft Windows Media Player
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music
,
media player
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Windows Media
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Microsoft Corp.
,
Apple Computer
Year in review: Price drops make it a TV year worth watching
December 28, 2005
Prices plummeted below $1,000 mark for large plasma TVs, and viewers gained a multitude of avenues to tap into TV content.
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Hasbro Inc.
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plasma TV
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cell phone carrier
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TV
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telephone company
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Texas Instruments Inc.
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Verizon Communications
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VoIP
,
LCD
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media player
,
cell phone
,
PC
Sony sailing past rootkit controversy
November 21, 2005
Despite calls for boycotts, consumers appear to be buying Sony CDs just as they always have.
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Nielsen SoundScan
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rootkit
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album
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Sony Corp.
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copy protection
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Texas
,
CD
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Amazon.com Inc.
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response
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media player
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