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• Hollywood aims to block RealNetworks’ DVD software (AP)

  Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

  AP - Hollywood’s six major movie studios on Tuesday sued RealNetworks Inc. to prevent it from distributing DVD copying software that they said would allow consumers to “rent, rip and return” movies or even copy friends’ DVD collections outright.

• NPR boosts online offerings, seeks larger audience (AP)

  Monday, September 29th, 2008

  AP - National Public Radio, already strong online with free downloads from many of its shows, is boosting its digital ambitions with Monday’s introduction of social-networking features akin to Facebook.

• New software turns PC into TiVo TV recorder (AP)

  Sunday, September 28th, 2008

  AP - TiVo Inc. and Nero AG of Germany were set to announce Monday that they will be launching a package that turns a Windows PC into a TV recorder, just like a TiVo set-top box.

• Japan’s online social scene isn’t so social (AP)

  Friday, September 26th, 2008

  AP - Like a lot of 20-year-olds, Kae Takahashi has a page on U.S.-based MySpace, and there is no mistaking it for anyone else’s.

• BYOC: Company gives workers unusual laptop leeway (AP)

  Thursday, September 25th, 2008

  AP - In a nod to how finicky people have become about the gadgets they use, software company Citrix Systems Inc. is rolling out a new program for its workers: BYOC — Bring Your Own Computer.

• VCs shovel another $28.7 million into Digg (AP)

  Wednesday, September 24th, 2008

  AP - Digg Inc., an Internet startup that specializes in rating news stories, is making a little news of its own with a $28.7 million round of financing. The investment announced Wednesday should squelch recurring rumors of a sale to Google Inc. or Microsoft Corp.

• Google phone to cost $179, debut Oct. 22 (AP)

  Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

  AP - The first phone that harnesses Google Inc.’s ambition to make the Internet easy to use on the go was revealed Tuesday, and it looks a lot like an iPhone.

• T-Mobile set to launch first Google-powered phone (AP)

  Monday, September 22nd, 2008

  AP - Google Inc.’s announcement last year that it would give away software that could run cell phones was met by dizzy accolades from analysts who thought it would let the search engine company conquer the world of mobile advertising.

• Is the rich-hued Kodachrome era fading to black? (AP)

  Sunday, September 21st, 2008

  AP - It is an elaborately crafted photographic film, extolled for its sharpness, vivid colors and archival durability. Yet die-hard fan Alex Webb is convinced the digital age soon will take his Kodachrome away.