First full IP play for Foxtel, 30 channels and “fabulously affordable”.
Well, this is equal parts frightening and annoying: Malware writers and their lot have been buying up data centres and getting approved for large blocks of IP space. What’s that mean? That they can pretty much run rampant.
This morning I had a chance to eyeball Samsung’s new 6000, 7000 annd 8000 Series LCD TVs with LED backlighting. And they looked fantastic.
Along with its new range of Blu-ray recorders and players, Panasonic were also showing off their new Viera Cast IP technology, which is built into pretty much everything in the new range. It’s an IP entertainment solution, and while it’s no Netflix or TiVo yet, it has the potential for greatness, if only they can get the right partners on board.
If you’re a world traveller, or even if you’re travelling abroad for the first time and need absolutely everyone to know, Gmail now offers an option to include your location in the signature.
President Bush signed into law today a bill that will create a centralised position in the executive branch, appointed by the president, to head up the fight against piracy and intellectual property violations. The Prioritising Resources and Organisation for Intellectual Property Act (PRO-IP) is backed strongly by the usuals–MPAA, RIAA, etc.–and yet faced some pushback from the Justice Department and the Bush administration itself as it made its way through the House and Senate. So what does it all mean?