On the one hand, the country recognizes the Internet's importance towards developing a modern knowledge economy, and has set up a high-tech zone called the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) to drive the country's online initiatives.

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The developers of the BitTorrent file-sharing protocol have unveiled what they describe as a new "multimedia format" called a Bundle.

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In November 2004, Stone launched a new multimedia site, called livescience.com, and changed the company's name to the more generic Imaginova.

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Speaking of Hutchison's embattled international wireless telephony ventures, Li rattles off vernacular of the so-called high-speed 3G multimedia phones with the same familiarity he evinces on the debt levels of the various units.

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The ultra-compact multimedia-capable device, called Dell Wyse "Project Ophelia, " is slightly larger than a USB memory stick and enables users to convert any capable TV or monitor into a functioning interactive personal display device without using a computer, tablet or smartphone.

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Mark A. Lund thought he was getting a pretty good deal last year when he picked up a couple of so-called "enthusiast" magazines from the stumbling multimedia giant Primedia.

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Also, of course when we get broadband we can do more in terms of multimedia and other types of so-called rich content.

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We convinced our good friend Ross Rubin to write a new weekly column for us called Switched On which'll cover everything related to digital convergence, the connected home, and all those other multimedia buzzwords that marketers are tossing out these days.

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