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Thursday, June 02, 2005 |
Intel Quietly Adds DRM to New
Chips. Normally when a chip manufacturer introduces a
revolutionary new feature it launches an advertising blitz.
When it launches a feature none of its curtomers want,
however, it keeps pretty quiet about it. That has been the
case with Intel and its very quiet introduction of digital
rights management (DRM) into some of its new processors.
The chips are not without controversy, and not merely
because they enshrine the Hollywood view of things into
silicon. The details of how the chips work are being kept
secret in order toi prevent hacking - but having
undocumented chip functions creates a major security
problem, especially when you consider that remote
'administrators' (whoever they are) can use the chips to
disable remote devices such as printers of CD drives. Oh
yeah, people really asked for this functionality. By
Julian Bajkowski, Digit, May 27, 2005
[Refer][Research][Reflect] [OLDaily] intel's greed is a major risk factor in a "secret" system -- BL
11:30:37 PM Google It!.
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An Off-Road P.D.A. Brings Broadband Web Surfing Home.
In a departure from its focus on cellphones, Nokia is aiming for
another kind of wireless user. The Nokia 770, which will go on sale
this fall for about $350, is a miniature tablet intended primarily for
surfing the Web over a Wi-Fi connection. While it uses a chip similar
to those found in personal digital assistants, the 8.1-ounce device is
not intended for business travelers, and it will not have an address
book or a calendar. Instead, it is designed for the casual Web browser,
at home or at the nearest cybercafe. By JOHN BIGGS. [NYT > Technology]
9:42:34 AM Google It!.
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© Copyright 2005 Bruce Landon.
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