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November 2005
techsmec.com - When the Mac Mini launched at the beginning of the year, this website spent a lot of time debating its abilities as a media center PC. We decided it was lacking in that respect, notably because of the absence of TV tuner. That may just be about to

May 2005
techsmec.com - AMD’s new dual-core processor for home systems has had its official launch today. The AMD Athlon 64 X2 shows up to an 80% performance boost over traditional single-core processors. AMD boast that their dual-core processors will see the ‘end of the

SourceForge.net: Dr. DivX
Dr. DivX 2.0; officially the unofficial DivX encoding tool to create DivX Media Format files for playback on DivX hardware and software players.

Digital Video Forums - Enhanced for your widescreen television
Talk about DVD/DivX/VCD/SVCD related issues, including the official DVD Shrink forums Welcome to the Digital Video Forums. If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by

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Wounded veteran resets life’s course
Florida Today, FL - 18 hours ago… tanks. A roadside bomb exploded, ripping through the bottom of Marek’s tank. Two members of Marek’s tank crew were killed. When …

Bitter Holmgren may face large fine for ripping officiating
Newsday, NY - Feb 7, 2006If you were scratching your head about some of the officiating calls in Super Bowl XL, you weren’t alone. Seahawks coach Mike Holmgren …

First Look: Apple’s Intel-Based MacBook Pro Laptop
PC World - 1 hour ago… The idea behind MagSafe is that tripping over the laptop’s power cord won’t do something horrible like ripping off the power jack or yanking the computer off …

Young squad looks sharp in season-opener
Princeton University The Daily Princetonian,  United States - 20 hours ago… The Tigers (1-0 overall, 0-0 Ivy League) made short work of Canisius (0-1) in their season opener, ripping past the Golden Griffins in a 16-6 win that made for …

Lawyer guilty of ripping off deceased estate
Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand - Feb 1, 2006By TONY STICKLEY. An Auckland lawyer was this morning found guilty of ripping off a deceased estate with excessive and exorbitant fees. …

InstallShield - AdminStudio : SMS Registration
InstallShield AdminStudio: Repackage, Author, Customize, and Solve Conflicts — four powerful, yet easy-to-use functions in one product. … InstallShield is now Macrovision! Evaluate. Buy | Prices … We are delighted to partner with Macrovision to extend the value of SMS 2003 …

AppDeploy.com - News
Home > News > Macrovision Previews New Deployment Solution for Visual Studio 2005 Team System. Macrovision Previews New Deployment Solution for Visual Studio 2005 Team System … PDC 2005)September 15, 2005Macrovision Corporation (Nasdaq: MVSN), today announced … of applications across those systems, Macrovision is reducing complexity, streamlining the …

Macrovision Acquires Zero G Software, Inc.
Zero G Press Release. MACROVISION ACQUIRES ZERO G SOFTWARE, INC. Extends Macrovision’s Leadership in Maximizing the Value of Software on Any Platform. SANTA CLARA, Calif. - … June 13, 2005 - Macrovision Corporation (Nasdaq: MVSN), the leader in Software Value Management, today announced …

SMR Reviews - The Zorrilla Video Filter (for defeating Macrovision) by Nigel R. Pond.
Nigel Pond reviews the Zorrilla Video Filter, a small box capable of defeating Macrovision copy protection for SMR Home Theatre. … Like it or not, Macrovision is an unavoidable fact of DVD life … time Nigel Pond investigated a new external video processor, one that is capable of rendering Macrovision impotent …

CBS News | Hollywood Makes War On DVD Copying | May 16, 2003 15:06:46
… Hollywood Makes War On DVD Copying. WASHINGTON, May 16, 2003 … be affected by an adverse court ruling against the DVD copying software. “The future of our company is not …

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A4Video, DVD Shrinker, DVD Creator Burner, DVD Burning Copying Software, Video Converter, Video & DVD Software For Home Users

Copying DVD movies with Easy DVD Clone, the ultimate DVD cloning software!
With Easy DVD Clone, copying DVD movies is easier than ever. With just a few clicks, you can make perfect clones of your favorite DVDs, or copy them on to your hard drive. This DVD cloning software will impress you with its excellent video and …

DVD-copying extravaganza - CNET reviews
CNET compares four DVD copying apps. … DVD copying is a murky, controversial, and highly sought-after process … Nevertheless, commercial products aimed at DVD copying continue to appear …

HD DVD and Blu-ray delayed again, as AACS is pushed back
Ars Technica, MA - Feb 14, 2006… The lack of a dynamic encryption model is what made DeCSS so disastrous in the industry’s eyes: once CSS was cracked, all DVDs from then on were crackable. …

Richard Stallman interview
p2pnet.net, Canada - Feb 6, 2006… store”. I have also never bought an encrypted DVD, and I never will buy one, unless I someday live in a country where DeCSS is legal. …

The Great Music Locker in the Sky
Always On - Feb 16, 2006… not competing with it. AlwaysOn: This question is for Jon: What did you have in mind when you created DeCSS? Jon Lech Johansen: We …

MPAA: DRM is here to save consumers from piracy
Afterdawn.com - Feb 11, 2006… can enjoy their DVDs. Linux users were left out in the dark for example, until DeCSS made fair use possible. Now Advanced Access …

Children - Indigo Children - Crystalinks
Children and Metaphysics. We live in a reality where are recognizing that we have issues - created from the time we are born. Issues can stem from many …

Slashdot | HP No Longer Exclusively Supporting Blue-Ray
HP No Longer Exclusively Supporting Blue-Ray — article related to HP and Media.

GamesIndustry.biz - Sony CEO discusses HD product lines, Blue-Ray …
… no analyst really knows any more than any well-informed person…” GamesIndustry.biz Home -> Sony CEO discusses HD product lines, Blue-Ray and PS3 …

Hollywood spoof back in ‘Action’
Los Angeles Times, CA - 14 hours agoThe short-lived Fox sitcom starring Jay Mohr was considered too edgy for its time. Now on DVD, it seems to fit right in. By Robert K. Elder, Chicago Tribune. …

HD DVD to Screw Early HDTV Adopters
Slashdot - 14 minutes agoorionware writes “Apparently the folks who designed the Advanced Access Content System (AACS)for the new HD DVD formats have decided to stick it to the early …

DVD Review: “The Visitation”
About - News & Issues, NY - 16 hours agoWhen a mysterious stranger shows up in the sleepy town of Anitoch, the afflicted residents gravitate towards him to have their ills healed. …

MovieMate Introduces New DVD Vending Machine
AMonline.com, WI - 18 hours agois unveiling a new generation of automatic DVD vending machines designed to serve the rapidly changing needs of the video-at-home entertainment industry. …

Single Disc Release To Be Made Available At Participating …
TVShowsOnDVD.com, Canada - 1 hour agoBack in January, we mentioned an Adventures of Superman single-DVD release that basically was the first disc out of the first season set, but sold by itself. …

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Slyck - I knew that this was going to happen sooner or later. For every DRM system, there has to be a master key that can unlock everything, in case the DRM has to be upgraded to a new system. Sounds like the Japanese just happened to stumble across this

Family time after neck-and-neck Tasman battle
New Zealand Herald, New Zealand - Feb 16, 2006… it. The American entry skippered by veteran yachtie Paul Cayard is promoting the sequel to the movie Pirates of the Caribbean. For …

Movie pirates at the MPAA?
CNN/Money - Jan 25, 2006SAN FRANCISCO (BUSINESS 2.0) - The MPAA has been caught making unauthorized copies of a film submitted to it for rating. “Making …

Yo-ho, yo-ho: Disney to update Pirates ride
Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel, FL - Feb 2, 2006… World and Disneyland. The ride spawned the first movie, Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl in 2003. Now the movie …

Cops seize pirated calypsoes in South
Trinidad & Tobago Express, Trinidad and Tobago - Feb 10, 2006Music and movie pirates were on the run yesterday as the police crackdown on copyright violators moved into San Fernando. Four vendors …

Haunted Mansion (DVD)
Moviehole, Australia - Feb 9, 2006… Unfortunately, with another ride turned movie, Pirates of the Caribbean proving this year that good movies can actually be conceived from the most …

New On DVD - The Aristocrats, Flightplan, Thumbsucker
Cinematical, CA - Jan 24, 2006… no one came?” was answered when Sony snuck this bag of poo into theaters as one would a camcorder (though even the least discriminating movie pirates knew that …