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What are the VPN protocols? The VPN protocols are used by VPN-providers to ensure an anonymous and secured VPN connection: PPTP, L2TP and OpenVPN. These protocols serve two goals: transmit data in a secured way. That’s why they can use other protocols having a precise objective. OpenVPN is overall a free software. It uses TLS/SSL security protocol and includes also two steps: authentication and data [...]

Blockbuster is an American-based provider of on demand video and video game rental services. Primarily offering both owned and franchised video rental shops services, the company expanded its range by adding DVD-by-mail, streaming video on demand, and kiosks. At its peak in 2009, Blockbuster had up to 60,000 employees for around 1700 Blockbuster stores in the U.S. with locations in 17 countries [...]

Rhapsody is a digital jukebox which offers, for $10 a month to listen to whatever you want, whenever you want, on whatever gadget you choose, from the hottest new releases to a catalog of 14 million songs. Rhapsody service also includes tailored recommendations, playlists, essays, arguments and random tangents, holding forth on quite everything… Rhapsody [...]

It is commonly accepted that the greatest iTunes database of new media, is the US iTunes offering a wide range of music to movies and TV Shows. Here you can rent movies for $3.99 with 29 days of availability. Once you’ve pressed play, you’ve got 24 hours to finish it. 20 million (2012) of high [...]

Netflix offers Internet video streaming (“Watch Instantly”) of selected titles for computers running Windows or Mac OS X and to multiple devices as iPhone or iPad. The video streaming once came free with Netflix’s regular subscription service; however, only a small part of Netflix’s content is available via the “Watch Instantly” option. Films can be paused or [...]

The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is a famous broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia. PBS is the most important provider of TV programs to U.S. public television stations, broadcasting series such as: PBS NewsHour, Masterpiece, and Frontline. Since the mid-2000s, PBS became America’s most-trusted national institution. However, PBS is not responsible for all programming carried on public TV [...]

Ubuntu is an operating system based on the Debian Linux distribution and distributed as free and open source software, using its own interface. Its name comes from the Southern Africanphilosophy of ubuntu (“humanity towards others”). The OS was primarily designed for PC use, although a server edition also exists. Ubuntu is sponsored by Canonical Ltd. The company only generates revenue by selling technical support and services related to the system, while [...]

Comedy Central, the famous American cable television and satellite television channel carries comedy programming, both original and syndicated. This US TV channel produces and airs popular programs as South Park, The Daily Show and The Colbert Report. Since late 2006, Comedy Central expanded globally its broadcasting with local channels in Germany, Hungary, India, Israel, Italy, Latin America [...]

Spotify, the renowed audio service offers a wide range of music. With +10 million users (2010), it includes major and independent record labels such as Sony, EMI, Warner Music Group and Universal. It knows a great success throughout Europe has now launched in the US. Launched in October 2008, the company has spread its service throughout [...]

Vevo is a streaming music video website. Launched officially on December 8, 2009, the videos on Vevo are syndicated across the web with Google and Vevo sharing the advertising revenue. The site offers various music videos from three of the “big four” major record labels: Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, and EMI. With more than 45,000 videos available on Vevo, this site [...]