Digital Rights Management or DRM is a term which includes various technologies which publishers or copyright owners use in order to control the access and the ways in which you use data such as an mp3 file or hardware such as an iPod. It is a form of copy protection basically so companies can keep control over content so it does not get sold via the internet and then transfered between people for free. Full Story »

Windows’ brand new operating system Vista launched not too long ago after many delays which delayed the final product years after it was originally scheduled to launch.

Apple has put out a warning now to iPod users against Vista stating that the new Microsoft operating system could damage your beloved iPod. Full Story »

According to the L.A. Times, and what I picked up on CNN last night, Apple still needs to work out the details with record label EMI, as well as Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and the heirs of John Lennon and George Harrison. But it appears with this latest development, which was really the last barrier between the Beatles and the information super highway, we may be that much closer to having the Beatles on the go. The Beatles have been one of a small handful of long time holdouts that would not allow their music to be licensed for download though some solo work by McCartney and Starr is available on iTunes. Full Story »