Apple Strikes Back at RealPlayer
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(Article Central) Apple has quietly updated its iPod software to prevent songs purchased on RealNetworks&#39; online music store from being played on some of its popular MP3 players.
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MacCentral - RealNetworks will tout its new Windows-only Harmony technology, which allows files from its music store to be played on Apple's iPod, in a series of print, radio and online advertising, the company said in a statement on Tuesday. In addition, Real will hold what it calls the biggest music sale in history selling songs for US&#36;0.49 and albums for &#36;4.99.
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Nvidia GPU in video-centric iPod, too MP3 player chip maker PortalPlayer will see one of its media processors integrated into Apple's much-rumoured iPhone, a US analyst has claimed. And since PortalPlayer should soon be a Nvidia subsidiary, the deal, if true, is good news for the graphics chip company too.â¦
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Proof of concept exploit sparks full disclosure row Security watchers warn that an unpatched vulnerability in RealPlayer poses a severe risk.â¦
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(InfoWorld) - Apple has patched a number of critical flaws in its QuickTime media player. With the 7.2 update, users can now view videos on the full screen with the QuickTime player, but the software also contains a number of critical security fixes. In total, Apple has addressed eight security vulnerabilities with the release, which was made public on Wednesday. Four of the flaws are due to memory corruption or integer overflow bugs that could cause the viewer to crash if QuickTime were used to view maliciously crafted movies or files. Another three critical flaws relate to design issues in QuickTime for Java. Attackers could theoretically exploit these flaws by posting malicious Java applets on a Web site, where they could then compromise a victim's computer. A final QuickTime for Java bug could "lead to the disclosure of sensitive information," Apple said in its security alert on the update. Also on Wednesday, Apple pushed out a new release of its iTunes music software that fixes "a minor problem with iTunes 7.3 accessing the iTunes Library," the company said. The QuickTime and iTunes updates are available for download by both Windows and Mac OS X users.
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Apple&#39;s most recent firmware update for the iPod, released last month, breaks Real Network&#39;s Harmony technology, which enable songs bought from Real&#39;s online store to be played on the device.
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(InfoWorld) - Users are being advised to upgrade to newer versions of the RealPlayer and Helix Player multimedia products because of a critical security flaw. The flaw could allow an attacker to gain control over a user's PC using a buffer overflow vulnerability, a memory problem that can allow unauthorized code to run on a machine, according to iDefense Inc. The vulnerability was discovered last October but publicly disclosed Tuesday on iDefense's Web site. Affected versions of the software include the 10.5 "gold" RealPlayer and any 1.x version of Helix Player, according to the French Security Incident Response Team (FrSIRT). FrSIRT categorized the problems as "critical," adding that a denial-of-service attack is also possible. RealPlayer users should receive notification of a "critical update," advising them to upgrade toÂ the beta version of a new release, version 11, said Lewis Webb, a spokesman for RealNetworks. The new version can be downloaded from the RealPlayer Web site, although the site does not mention the security problem. Current versions of Helix Player, an open-source version of RealPlayer, are available on itsÂ developer Web site. For a successful attack, a user would have to be tricked into downloading from a Web site a malicious SMIL (synchronized multimedia integration language) file, a format used in rendering media, iDefense said. Â
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Users urged to upgrade RealPlayer and Helix Player to repair critical security flaw.
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Before Sony brought out its new NW-HD3, it didn&#39;t have a hard-drive-based digital audio player that could play MP3s. This was a shame, because while Apple makes some great MP3 players, it could use some credible competition.
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Apple has released several updates for QuickTime, the company's media-player software, to address eight security vulnerabilities. Classified as "serious," the flaws expose Macs and Windows computers to attack, the company noted in its security alert.
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Apple has finally done it. They have blocked the files downloaded from RealNetworks music store from playing on iPod Photo. The software update on the Appleâs music player will not let it now play files downloaded from Realâs Harmony software.
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MacCentral - Apple Computer Inc. has updated the software for some of its iPod music players so that songs bought from RealNetworks Inc. won't play. RealNetworks says they're not sure why it's happened, but they're working on a fix. Apple suggests that it's what to expect if you use music that isn't officially supported on the iPod.
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Apple Computer Inc. has updated the software for some of its iPod music players so that songs bought from RealNetworks Inc. won&#39;t play.
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Petition calling on Apple to open its music player to rival tunes becomes target of anti-RealNetworks brickbats.
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For more than a year, Apple Computers Inc. enjoyed singular success selling songs exclusively to users of its iPod portable music player. Now, it's got rival RealNetworks Inc. trying to lure iTunes customers away.
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InfoWorld - The growing popularity of video on the Web has prompted RealNetworks to launch a beta version of its RealPlayer software that allows users to easily record and download videos to their PCs.
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RealNetworks Inc., which sells songs over the Web, said Apple Computer Inc. has altered the software for some of its market-leading iPod digital music players so that songs purchased from RealNetworks won&#39;t play.