You probably already know that Sony BMG has started selling at least some CDs that include built-in copy-protection, making it difficult to play the CDs on a computer using any media player other than the one bundled on the CD, and limiting the number of copies you can make.

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And you wouldn't have to do anything more than play a computer game on your phone.

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Game play is decided by a computer on the side of the pitch.

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The computer's name is generally believed to be a play on "pixel, " the smallest element of computer graphics.

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Each interviewee, many of whom barely knew how to turn on a computer, had a role to play in shaping this new landscape.

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Fans watch pro players goof around, practice and play in massive tournaments, all through the portal of a stream on their computer.

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As children play, a monitor on one finger tracks their heart rate and displays it on the computer screen.

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Apple gave reporters a chance to play with its new tablet computer Wednesday before it goes on sale March 11 in the United States.

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Like many other programs, Origin uses a web-like syntax to keep track of the places games are found on a computer so they can quickly be started when people want to play.

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So the film places Brad Pitt's computer-aged face on the bodies of other actors who play Benjamin as a child.

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