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Highlights the portable media player, PMP-120, from iRiver Inc.

The author discusses her experiences during her first five days of owning an iPhone. The first day she unwrapped the telephone, her three children were eager to help around the house in an effort to gain access to the new gadget. While trying to download information to her telephone, she almost managed to erase her computer's hard drive. She found trying to type information into the telephone was cumbersome.

The article reports on the Interactive Historical Timeline launch by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) which is a multimedia learning tool that uses the Internet to learn about the historical events that formed the legacy of civil rights in the U.S.

The article reports that major handset makers disclosed on May 1, 2008 they have convinced Adobe Systems Inc. to make its Flash multimedia player available to more cellphones. Adobe said that while Flash is available on 98% of Web-enabled desktop computers, it is available to only 30% of cellphones. Flash powers online video on the YouTube site and is used to produce Web pages with animation and other features. According to the article, the development is the result of efforts to improve mobile Web browsing on the part of the wireless industry.

This article reports on the new version of the iLife suite of multimedia programs developed by Apple Computer in the U.S. in 2006.

The article reviews several video games including NINETENDOGS, GUILD WARS, BURNOUT LEGENDS, PHOENIX WRIGHT: ACE ATTORNEY, and GUITAR HERO.

The article evaluates the ScreenPlay multimedia drive and offers information about its key features and cost.

Focuses on the advancements in multimedia and the growth of the Internet industry.

Provides information on the Windows multimedia software released by Microsoft Corp. Advantages of the system; Rivalry between Microsoft and RealNetworks Inc.; Details on the edge of RealNetworks.

Reports on the plans of multimedia software publisher Macromedia to introduce an Internet entertainment strategy based on a media player program. Features of the Shockmachine player software program; Information on the Shockwave.com Web site; Financial performance of the company.

Reports the introduction of the new version for Quicktime multimedia software of Apple Computer in April 1999. Launching of a similar product by Microsoft Corp. called MS Audio 4.0; Market for multimedia products; Competition over the market for Internet viewing of multimedia presentations.

Looks at a joint venture between the Microsoft Corporation, Intel Corporation and Cisco Systems Incorporated in the United States. Details on the joint venture to develop multimedia computer applications.

Focuses on the International Standards Organization's selection of Apple Computer Incorporated's QuickTime technology as a standard in a multimedia specification for the Internet. Companies which the International Standards Organization adopted a proposal to use the QuickTime File Format from; Panel's rejection of a proposal by Microsoft Corporation to base the MPEG-4 specification on that company's own Advanced Streaming Format technology; Detailed information on the issue.

Presents business newsbriefs as reported on July 25, 1995. Industrial alliance formed by Oracle with several other companies in order to create a common standard for multimedia software; Withdrawal of the ban on Alaskan oil export by the bill passed by the House; Rivalry between the top greeting cards sellers, Gibson Greetings and American Greetings; More.

The article reports that Brown University has launched a commercial version of its software Intermedia, which allows a user to link information in voice, text, graphics and video formats with the use of an Apple Macintosh computer and a laser-disk player. The software is similar to other hypertext applications, but it can be used by many people simultaneously over a computer network.