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  1. Intel Adds DRM to New Chips

    Hardware · Intel · · posted by Zonk · from the get-you-where-you-live dept. · 673 comments
    Badluck writes "Microsoft and the entertainment industry's holy grail of controlling copyright through the motherboard has moved a step closer with Intel Corp. now embedding digital rights management within in its latest dual-core processor Pentium D and accompanying 945 chipset. Officially launched worldwide on the May 26, the new offerings come DRM -enabled and will, at least in theory, allow copyright holders to prevent unauthorized copying and distribution of copyrighted materials from the motherboard rather than through the operating system as is currently the case..." The Inquirer has the story as well.

  2. EU to Ban Macs

    · posted by ryuzaki0 · from the bite-out-of-the-apple dept. · 182 comments
    johnalex writes "Digit Online News is reporting that 'The European Union has revealed it is to ban the sale and use of Apple Macintosh computers by 2006 - citing the need for unification in a directive unveiled today.' Reasons for the ban include that 'Apple's lack of floppy disk drive is discriminatory to EU residents, and that the Apple logo doesn't hail from the apple-growing regions of Southern France.'"

  3. Sony Unveils PSX Details, Pricing

    Games · Playstation · · posted by simoniker · from the exciting-and-new dept. · 64 comments
    kevinvee writes "Following an earlier Slashdot article, Yahoo is now reporting on the actual unveiling of Sony's PSX, with in-depth details on features and Japanese-specific prices for the 'hybrid gaming machine with digital media hub', which will start at $720 for the 160-gigabyte hard disk version." Japanese site Watch Impress has more pictures from the unveiling, including close-ups of the machine, and Digit Magazine explains specific features of this "hard disk, DVD digital video recorder and PlayStation 2 rolled into one", most notably that "...recording at 24 times normal speed is possible when copying previously recorded video... to a DVD-R optical disc", while GameSpot provides further analysis.

  4. Apple Purchases Prismo Graphics

    Apple · Graphics · · posted by pudge · from the trend-smelling dept. · 14 comments
    An anonymous user writes "Digit mag reports that Apple bought Prismo Graphics, another company that does video software. Prismo Graphics is known as a 'developer of motion graphics for broadcast and digital video projects, including their DVFonts and India special effects software.' This, just after their purchases of Nothing Real and Silicon Grail."