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  • Virtual Goods Start Bringing Real Paydays It is quickly becoming commonplace for people to spend a few dollars to get ahead in an online game or to give a friend a gift on a social network. Published Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:10:12 GMT
  • Lessons From the War Over Skype The legal skirmish over eBay's sale of Skype has been resolved. What has it taught us? Published Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:06:32 GMT
  • Founders Win a Piece of Skype From eBay The founders of Skype will drop their lawsuits against the company and a consortium of buyers who bid to purchase Skype. In exchange, the founders will get a 14 percent share in the new Skype. Published Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:08:04 GMT
  • News Chinese Agencies Struggle Over How to Handle Video Game Two government agencies are facing off over the right to regulate the popular online game World of Warcraft. Published Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:46:16 GMT
  • Adding a 'SixthSense' to Your Cellphone A camera-based device developed by an M.I.T. researcher turns walls into computer interfaces and allows users to issue commands through gestures. The technology is aimed at cellphone users. Published Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:36:45 GMT
  • Does Technology Reduce Social Isolation? Americans are more isolated than ever, but don't blame the technology, says a new Pew study. It suggests that the Internet and cellphones actually expand our social networks. Published Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:11:59 GMT
  • Can Eventbrite Shine in Ticketmaster's World? The online ticketing company has raised $6.5 million from Sequoia Capital. Published Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:42:20 GMT
  • Google Offers Users a Peek at Stored Data Google has created a privacy dashboard for users to easily see the information it collects on them. Published Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:18:58 GMT
  • Activision Posts Profit and Reaffirms Outlook Lower costs and a good response for games such as Guitar Hero 5 and World of Warcraft helped the company in the third quarter. Published Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:26:54 GMT
  • Research in Motion Plans Big Share Buyback Stock in the company, creator of the BlackBerry smartphone, has lost about a third of its value since September. Published Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:26:45 GMT
  • News F.D.A. Fighting False Online Claims About Swine Flu Treatments The Food and Drug Administration has identified 140 different dubious products sold online and has sent letters to 75 manufacturers. Published Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:36:43 GMT
  • E.U. Leaders Bolster Internet Access Protections Lawmakers struck a compromise between governments seeking to impose tough anti-piracy laws and consumer groups looking to enshrine Internet access as a right. Published Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:24:08 GMT
  • News 14 Charged With Insider Trading in Galleon Case Federal prosecutors charged 14 hedge fund employees, lawyers and other investors in criminal complaints that seem to be connected to the Raj Rajaratnam case. Published Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:22:12 GMT
  • News State of the Art: A Place to Put Your Apps Motorola offers the Droid, a mobile device that defies categories. It’s not exactly a smartphone, not exactly an iPhone. It’s... Published Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:38:22 GMT
  • News Some TVs Go Directly Online for Streaming Movies Several manufacturers are putting Web connectivity into their TV sets as movies streamed directly from the Internet have become more popular. Published Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:21:14 GMT
  • News After Mickey’s Makeover, Less Mr. Nice Guy For years, the Disney character was squeaky clean. His makeover will start with the release of a video game in which he can be cantankerous and cunning. Published Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:14:19 GMT
  • News State Accuses Intel in an Antitrust Suit New York’s attorney general charged the company with abusing its dominant position in the chip market. Published Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:15:27 GMT
  • Cisco’s Results Offer More Hope to Tech Industry The computer networking giant supplied more evidence that tech sales are picking up as the global economy begins to recover. Published Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:33:14 GMT
  • Rivals to Challenge Microsoft Browser Settlement Google, Mozilla and Opera are said to be requesting changes to an E.U. proposal that would give Windows users a chance to choose a default browser other than Internet Explorer. Published Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:33:57 GMT
  • Revenue and Profit Declines at Time Warner Earning per share topped analysts’ forecast, despite poor results at the media conglomerate’s AOL and Time Inc units. Published Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:39:17 GMT
  • Microsoft Cuts 800 Jobs, Completes Layoff Plan The latest job cuts are on top of 5,000 jobs already eliminated under a plan to reduce costs that was announced in January. Published Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:22:10 GMT
  • Comcast Quarterly Profit Up 22% Profit rose to $944 million as customers signed up for additional phone and Internet services, helping the cable operator fight competition from phone and satellite operators. Published Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:22:06 GMT
  • End to a Fight Over Skype May Be Near A resolution of the litigation surrounding the service, currently owned by eBay, could be announced as soon as this week. Published Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:53:03 GMT
  • Cisco and EMC Form Venture to Serve Data Centers The joint venture called Acadia will work to sell bundles of hardware and software to corporate data centers. Published Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:19:04 GMT
  • Nokia Siemens to Cut Up to 9% of Work Force The move comes as the company attempts to weather a double-digit sales decline and stiffer competition from Chinese manufacturers. Published Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:39:56 GMT
  • OLED TV Waits in the Wings LG discusses its roadmap for the introduction of OLED HDTVs. Published Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:36:15 GMT

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CIS 52 Multimedia Computing
3 hours; 3 credits

A survey of the interrelationship of state-of-the-art communication and computer technology. Hardware, software, and system design issues in the multimedia presentation of information. Multimedia standards. Audio and video compression techniques. Hypermedia database systems. Programming and the use of multimedia authoring systems. Survey of representative hypermedia applications.

Prerequisite: Computer and Information Science 3 or 5.2; and 13.2 or 22.

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