Piracy on the Web is an ongoing cat and mouse game that doesn’t look like it’ll end anytime soon. Now NEC Japan has another weapon up its sleeve to fend off piracy, as the company has come up with a technology that can find illegal copies of videos uploaded to the World Wide Web in seconds. that is achieved by creating a comparison piece that is just 76 bytes from the original that can be compared to the file in question. that technology is part of the MPEG-7 standard, allowing movie producers and ISPs to identify pirates faster and more accurately. NEC claims that the technology has a 96 percent success rate and false alarm rate of 5 in 1 million during checking. It’ll be interesting to see what is the next move by subject matter pirates and how they will circumvent that.

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Western Digital has just released a new update for its WD TV Live HD, making it the first networked media hub that is capable of recognizing Windows 7. that firmware patch will enable the WD TV Live HD to show up as a destination for Windows’ Play To feature, where you will next be able to choose subject matter from the computer instead of the hub, without having to load the media player first before a video, photo or music is loaded. Still, that doesn’t mean that support for virtually any format and features available before the update is applied will vanish, so you can breathe easy knowing that 1080p video and recognition of most common media formats are still there. You will need to control Web radio from Live365 or Pandora directly from the WD TV Live’s remote though. The WD TV Live HD retails for $150 and plays nice with Macs as well just in case you were wondering.

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Looks like the folks by at Blizzard aren’t the only ones who have been bitten by the social networking bug, as Napster has additionally jumped on the social networking bandwagon, integrating social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Flickr into its service, allowing users to easily share their music interests with their friends and additionally enjoy subject matter shared by other folks in the social network. Napster has been struggling to stay relevant with all the changes that are going around nowadays, and it’ll be interesting to see whether social networking will be able to save Napster in that ever-changing landscape that is the Net.

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It has been established since March that year that the Samsung SCH-W960 will sport a 3D display that doesn’t require special glasses for you to enjoy visuals which seem to pop up right at you. Well, here is a clearer image of what the final handset would look like, boasting a committed 3D button that we presume would display 3D subject matter whenever the situation calls for it. As for its specifications that are listed right after the jump, they remain within expectations of a standard handset in South Korea. No notion on pricing, so you will need to check with SK Telecom on its release moment and availability.

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[Web 2.0] Pearltrees defined itself as the “leading-edge social web curation tool and discovery platform”, personally, I prefer “visual collaborative web browsing interface“, the word “platform” is overrated these days. At the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco, the company, selected as one of only five companies to present at the Launch Pad event, unveiled its latest feature, the “super embed”. subject matter publishers will be able to gather web pages related to a topic, organize them into “pearl trees” and embed them in their composition pages, soon after readers will be able to browse these pages from the embedded pearl trees and read the related substance without leaving the commentary page. See an example embedded above, I copied Tom Foremski’s pearl tree titled “Tuesday Web 2.0 Expo Report”, check out his blog: Silicon Valley Watcher

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SanDisk has finally shipped its Xbox 360 USB Flash Drive for the Xbox 360 console, letting ordinary folks like you and I save games, download subject matter as well as access multimedia files without the need for a hard drive. that is pretty much a purchase for folks who want convenience right out of a box, since the SanDisk drive comes pre-formatted and shaves off precious minutes used to set it up by letting you play your favorite games right off the bat. Of course, those who want to save some cash can use existing speedy USB flash drives, but those will need to be properly set up before they can be used. You can pick up the Xbox 360 USB flash drive from SanDisk in 8GB and 16GB capacities which retail for $35 and $70, respectively. Each purchase will come with a one-month subscription to Xbox Live Gold as an added incentive.

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Word is going around that Hulu might have to abandon its UK launch for the moment. Apparently advertising talks with ITV have broken down considering the broadcaster wants to focus on growing its own service – ITV Player. With that in mind, it isn’t too keen to syndicate out its subject matter to a third party. The main issue is that Hulu wants to be able to control the advertising that comes with the composition, something that ITV, Channel 4 and Five aren’t too comfortable with. With that, Hulu is said to have been forced to abandon its UK expansion plans after failing to sign any contract deals. Were you looking forward to Hulu in the UK?

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The Eminent EM7080 hdMEDIA RT media player is full well capable of handling full HD video subject matter from its hard drive, or stream it by a wired Ethernet connection to a TV or display of your choice. Apart from that, whether you decide to take the wireless route, you can do so with its optional wireless N USB adaptor. Bear in mind you will need to choose a hard drive for that yourself, where it can handle capacities of up to 1.5TB, while a couple of front-mounted USB 2.0 ports will cater for USB flash drives and portable hard drives. For those who love Torrents, an integrated BitTorrent client is view for those who want something to download media whenever they are not around. The EM7080 even supports Blu-ray ISO files to further enhance its desirability, where it will retail for around £125.

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The PS3 Remote Play feature will soon see action on Vaio notebooks according to the PlayStation UK site. What does Remote Play do? Well, it basically allows you to access subject matter on your console from virtually anywhere worldwide, but there is a catch as Sony claims that will work only on upcoming Vaio notebooks, with no word on whether it will be backwards compatible.

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One of the greatest weapons of Apple’s iPhone is its well-populated App Store. So far, not even Google’s Android Market has been able to beat Apple’s online mobile store, but the search engine giant is certainly doing a good job of catching up. that, along with the price change in the Mac developer license led to speculation that Apple would be considering coming up with an App Store for OS X too. And whether you take into detail the incredible success of the App Store, it’s not hard to believe that such a thing could happen. That being said, Steve Jobs has apparently replied an newsletter to a user, denying (in his usual short mail style) that OS X 10.7 will be getting an App Store, effectively quashing the rumors (for the duration being at least). Would you be happy whether there were an App Store for OS X, or are you perfectly subject matter with the way you install software on your Mac now?

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