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In a recent interview with Wired, Greg Canessa, the ex-General Manager of XBox Live Arcade, and now Vice President of video game platforms at PopCap games indicates that his role at PopCap will be to help proliferate their games onto multiple platfor...

Apple TV A Gaming Platform

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New York pedestrians could find themselves on the wrong side of the law just for crossing the street while chatting on a cell phone or listening to an iPod if state Senator Carl Kruger gets his way. The New York lawmaker plans to introduce legislation to make it illegal to use portable electronic devices such as a BlackBerry or PlayStation Portable game console while crossing the street.

NY Senator Wants iPods Out of Crosswalks

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Walk, jog or bicycle across a New York street with an iPod plugged in your ears and you could get slapped with a $100 ticket under a new law proposed by a legislator from Brooklyn. State Sen. Carl Kruger's bill would also outlaw the use of cell phones, BlackBerries, video games or other electronic devices when crossing the street.

NY Bill Would Ban iPods in Crosswalks

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The vow Tuesday by Apple CEO Steve Jobs -- that he would willingly remove copyright protection from songs sold at his company's iTunes store -- was cheered by those who've been arguing that digital rights management systems are a failure. Advocates for music-sharing freedom said they expect music labels will eventually abandon the practice.

Jobs Advocates DRM-Free Music

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Steve Jobs's open letter against DRM blames the recording labels for the copy protection embedded in digital music tracks. Should the labels ever agree to distribute online music without copy protection, that would translate into a win for the iPod, according to Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster. The open letter is generally assumed to be a response to copy-protection demands from European countries.

Analyst: iPod Would Thrive in World Without DRM

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Norway's Consumer Council applauded signs of willingness from Apple to open its iTunes music store to players other than its iPod, but said Wednesday the company was skirting key issues and passing responsibility to record companies. Norway is leading a European campaign to force Apple to make its iTunes online store compatible with rivals' digital music players.

Norway Agency: Apple Needs to Address Key DRM Issues