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Google changes Chrome license terms
News In order to keep things simple for our users, we try to use the same set of legal terms (our Universal Terms of Service) for many of our products," Google said in a statement provided to CNET UK's sister site, News.com.
Tags: terms, provider, license, rights
4 September 2008, 9:49
Faster FireWire approved for gigabit generation
News FireWire's main competitor is the Universal Serial Bus (USB), which is more widely used in desktop and mobile applications and is less expensive to implement. The IEEE has approved the new IEEE 1394-2008 specification that gives support for better...
Tags: compatibility, usb, serial, firewire
1 August 2008, 9:10
BT to upgrade 10 million homes with fibre
News A BT spokesman told CNET.co.uk's sister site silicon.com these barriers include a universal service obligation to put copper wire into new homes, something which is high cost but which fibre takes away the need for.
Tags: industry, generation, silicon, return
16 July 2008, 8:15
News.blog: PSPs to get Google search
News Nonetheless, the company continues to force users to buy the much rejected Universal Media Discs (UMD), the mini DVDs that Sony built especially for the PSP, or hack the device with video converters. Sony will soon add a Google Internet search...
Tags: wi fi, upgrade, google, sony
17 June 2008, 9:20
News.blog: Universal, Bebo start video blog series
News Record label Universal Music Group's Universal Music UK announced on Monday that it's partnered with social network Bebo to broadcast a series called The Secret World of Sam King: one part video blog, one part Choose Your Own Adventure and one part...
Tags: label, part, universal, aol
11 June 2008, 9:05
News.blog: Qtrax signs deal with EMI
News Last month, Qtrax signed a licensing agreement with Universal Music Group, the largest of the four biggest music labels. Qtrax, the free music site with the questionable history of signing labels, has cut a licensing agreement with EMI Music, the...
Tags: songs, labels, portable, signed
4 June 2008, 9:09
Bebo president: We're not just for kids anymore
News While the Bebo of the UK and Ireland will retain a youth vibe, the feel will be much more universal when it "expands into new markets," continued Shields. Bebo's core demographic might be teens and young adults in the UK, but President Joanna...
Tags: ad, ads, platform, yahoo
20 May 2008, 8:58
News.blog: Qtrax links with Universal, for real
News On Tuesday, the company announced it has inked a deal with Universal Qtrax will now have access to the most extensive digital music catalogue of chart-topping artists in the world," Universal Music Group said in a statement.
Tags: labels, companies, company, signed
7 May 2008, 9:10
News.blog: iTunes gets new DVD releases in US
News Bros, Paramount Pictures, Universal Studios Home Entertainment, Sony In the US, new movie releases from a number of major and independent studios will be available on iTunes the same day they're offered on DVD, Apple announced on Thursday.
Tags: itunes, entertainment, movie, catalog
2 May 2008, 9:14
News.blog: Sony BMG links with Nokia music service
News What is groundbreaking about these deals -- Universal Music Group was first among the labels to join the service -- is that Nokia users can download any song from Sony BMG and keep the music for the rest of their lives.
Tags: labels, nokia, concept, music service
23 April 2008, 9:22
News.blog: Adobe Media Player 1.0 presses play
News Adobe's initial partners include CBS, PBS, MTV Networks, Universal Music Group, CondeNet and Scripps Networks. Adobe today released Adobe Media Player (AMP), a free download for playing Flash-based Web videos on Macs or PCs.
Tags: multimedia, videos, adobe, air
9 April 2008, 10:33
UK government failing to provide Web access for all
News It's several years since former Prime Minister Tony Blair pledged to achieve "universal Internet access for all who want it" in the UK. A 2002 government report on progress towards Blair's universal Internet access by 2005 target, notes: "At...
Tags: silicon, cent, children, universal
8 April 2008, 9:19
News.blog: MySpace Music to launch
News MySpace Music will launch with songs from three of the top four record labels: Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group and Sony BMG Music Universal Music Group was thought to be holding up the service because of a copyright-infringement lawsuit...
Tags: itunes, deal, labels, jobs
3 April 2008, 9:36
News.blog: Apple rethinks revenue sharing?
News Apple began informal discussions six months ago with Universal Music Universal Music and Nokia last year. Comes With Music" service, which allows users to buy a Nokia device preprogrammed with a year of unlimited access to a subscription service...
Tags: deal, nokia, labels, industry
20 March 2008, 9:26
News.blog: Facebook to launch IM service
News Additionally, TechCrunch's Michael Arrington detailed, the service would likely be based on the Jabber open-source platform, which would mean that third-party "universal IM" clients like Pidgin, Facebook plans to launch an instant-messaging...
Tags: platform, messaging, party, house
17 March 2008, 9:02


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