In print: would record labels drop DRM?, quantum computers, evasive ministers, console bundling (it's bad), Alternate Reality Games, SCO's endgame and much more

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• The end of the road for DRM?
  Well, maybe. Loved by the music industry and hated by music fans, copy protection on downloaded music sales is slowly being rethought, reports Adam Webb.
• Computers are about to take a quantum leap into the future
  A Canadian company with substantial venture capital backing claims to have built a 'quantum computer' that will ultimately solve problems beyond the power of conventional systems - and will demonstrate it over a live link next week.
• Yes, minister, it's time for the data debate
  Free our data: Advisory panel despairs at the low priority given to public sector information - and praises Technology Guardian's campaign.
• Refuse to play the console bundle game
  Keith Stuart: You may have caught the rumpus last week when HMV sent an email out to its customers informing them of a scintillating deal.
• Gadgets
  HP DV 9092.EN | Creative PlayDock Z500 | Toshiba HD-E1
• Newly Asked Questions
  • Is Nvidia about to end up in court over 'Vista-ready' claims?
    Probably not, writes Kate Bevan, but a disgruntled bunch of early adopters would like to see the graphics giant in the dock over the functionality of some of its hardware.
  • Why are people threatening to quit Flickr?
    Because they don't like Yahoo!, it seems, says Bobbie Johnson.
• Read me first
  Andrew Brown: Don't be held to ransom by antivirus mafia tactics.
• Will MySpace ever lose its monopoly?
  As the MySpace generation goes into employment, Rupert Murdoch's influence could eventually extend in ways that would make his grip on satellite television seem parochial, says Victor Keegan.
• Technobile
  Linda Jones: It's not just the price of the toll that stops people from using the fancy new private motorway.
• The game genre that could not exist without the net
  Companies are using punters to spread the buzz about products through Alternate Reality Games, writes Aleks Krotoski.
• Picture this: an NHS data project that everybody loves
  Michael Cross: If you slip on an icy pavement this winter and land up in casualty, take heart. The chance of your x-rays turning up when they're needed is probably the best in the NHS's history.
• A Dickens of a copyright case at last approaches its endgame
  Four years of litigation have brought the Utah-based software group SCO to its knees - and pundits reckon that its demise is imminent, says Wendy M Grossman.
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