MP3 to get digital rights management add-on
"The venerable MP3 music format, the technology most widely associated with unrestricted file swapping, is getting a makeover aimed at blocking unauthorized copying. Thomson and Fraunhofer, the companies that license and own the patents behind the MP3 digital music technology, are in the midst of creating a new digital rights management add-on for the popular format, a Thomson executive said Tuesday," reports CNet.


Esther Dyson on Internet privacy
Back in the heyday of the Internet in the late 1990s, Esther Dyson was often referred to as the chief guru of the tech world, a reputation enhanced by the publication of her 1997 book, Release 2.0: A Design for Living in the Digital Age.

Java rolls on Mars
The same piece of software that lets people around the world play video games on their cell phones is now letting scientists drive the ultimate remote-controlled car across the surface of Mars.

Everyone wants in on game of tags
Tech companies lay out their RFID and other inventory-tracking wares at a retail industry show in New York. But is a boom in the technology really in store for them?

Thin is in
When it comes to televisions, bigger is better. But for most other gadgets, thin is in.

Thinking outside the browser
Net titans Microsoft, Yahoo and EarthLink are all considering broadening their lucrative search businesses by providing access to online searches through a "taskbar" displayed to the side or at the bottom of a PC screen, according to people familiar with the plans.