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Reviewed on August 18, 2004 Toshiba's Satellite A55 is a no-frills system, but it offers decent components, adequate performance, and a nice software package for a reasonable price. TAGS: Toshiba, Toshiba Satellite, satellite, ThinkPad, HP Pavilion, Sony Vaio, speakers, laptop computer, HP, Intel Pentium M, radio, Intel Pentium, battery, CD, Sony Corp., keyboard

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Reviewed on November 28, 2005 The Sony VAIO XL1 DLS breaks some new ground for the living-room PC, but the wonky 200-disc changer hurts its overall appeal. TAGS: Media Center PC, Sony Vaio, Sony Corp., Intel Pentium 4, CD, dual-core, CPU, Intel Pentium, DVD, PC, hard drive, Microsoft Corp.

News

November 14, 2005 IT departments are reacting to a new threat: users bringing CDs to work that can introduce rootkit-like software to their systems. TAGS: Richard Starnes, rootkit, CD, Sony Corp., policy, malicious software, audio CD, digital-rights management, bank, Microsoft Corp.

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November 13, 2005 Security tools will detect and remove part of the copy protection tools installed on PCs when music CDs are played. TAGS: Sony BMG Music Entertainment, rootkit, copy protection, anti-spyware, security tool, CD, Sony Corp., technique, Microsoft Corp., software company, Microsoft Windows, security, PC, music

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July 16, 2004 Microsoft's CEO isn't playing games when it comes to his ambitions for Xbox and the console game market. TAGS: Steve Jobs, Macworld, digital music player, Week in review, Apple Computer, digital music, Service Pack 2, Sony Corp., Microsoft Xbox, Boston, conference, New York, event, music player, Microsoft Corp., CD

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November 18, 2005 Sony BMG finds itself singing the blues this week, after copy protection on many of its CDs struck a sour note on fans' PCs. TAGS: rootkit, copy protection, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, record label, Websense Inc., U.N., Week in review, CD, Sony Corp., label, security, note, agreement, U.S., PC, Microsoft Windows

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September 28, 2001 Anti-piracy features on CDs promise to dramatically alter the online music landscape, potentially handing Microsoft a potent weapon against MP3 and other rivals of its Windows Media format. TAGS: Macrovision Corp., SunnComm Technologies, music industry, copy protection, CD, online music, digital audio, Windows Media, software company, Adobe PDF, Microsoft Corp., MP3, Sony Corp., Microsoft Windows

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September 5, 2003 A few major players in the Internet services arena take a holiday this week and leave millions of customers without access to popular Web sites and e-mail. TAGS: Lycos Inc., Road Runner, America Online Inc., Week in review, file-swapping, file-sharing, Forrester Research Inc., digital music, Time Warner Inc., Internet service, eBay Inc., CD, Apple iTunes, Microsoft Corp., Sony Corp., e-mail

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December 17, 2005 Courts helped tame file swappers, while legal digital music sales soared. TAGS: Apple iTunes, P2P, file-swapping, lead, digital music, Steve Jobs, Apple iPod, music, entertainment, Apple Computer, Sony Corp., CD, cell phone, U.S., Microsoft Corp.

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