Manufacturers of high-definition DVD players are slashing prices in an urgent pre-Christmas attempt to break the deadlock between two rival formats.

Sonic Solutions have announced that CMC Magnetics has signed a Qflix technology and IP licensing agreement.

Ritek will will become the first company to launch DVD+R DL 16X optical media.

Philips will reportedly lower its royalty rate for blank CD-R discs under its Veeza licensing system, according to a report.

The worldwide demand for single-side dual-layer DVD+R/-R discs will increase in 2008, according to sources at disc makers and research firms.

Toshiba have announced the new Qosmio G40/F40 series of notebooks equipped with a HD DVD drives for recording on HD DVD-R and HD DVD-RW media.

UK Linux and Mac users will be pleased to learn that the BBC hasn't forgotten them as it opens the doors on the Flash-based version of iPlayer, its seven day TV catch-up service.

Retailers think the Xbox 360 is most likely to win the next generation console war, but they're still annoyed by the ongoing Wii shortage, according to a survey.

Nintendo's Wii console may eventually get some form of voice chat, the company's American president says.

Anyone into downloading pirate movies from the internet over the last few years likely knows that the label ‘maVen’ on a video release was usually a mark of a high quality ‘cammed’ movie. After dozens of major releases and investigations by the FBI and Canadian police, ‘maVen’ now faces 6 months in jail.

The Samsung BD-P1400 is cheapest Blu-ray Disc player yet. Mimicking the way HD DVD players hit new rock bottom prices with sudden, unannounced sales, Blu-ray Disc hardware is at a never before seen level of affordability.

TMPG, Inc. is introducing an updated version of its popular TMPGEnc DVD Author 3 with DivX Authoring software.

Hollywood director Michael Bay has attacked Microsoft and the HD-DVD format, claiming that Microsoft's goal is to make both formats fail.

LightScribe Direct Disc Labeling have announced the release of their free LightScribe Template Labeler, labeling software designed to simplify and enhance customers' CD and DVD labeling.

BT is putting its entire archive of old phone books online for genealogists, or anyone else, to browse, and a commercial genealogy company is opening up access to all UK burial records since 1538.

While Toshiba has enjoyed exceptionally booming sales of its HD-A2 HD DVD player in the North America market, Blu-ray Disc (BD) appears to have gained the upper hand in the PC-use drive segment.

LG has officially today announced the release of the first Blu-Ray/HD DVD Super-multi DVD burner capable of writing at 6x on Blu-Ray media.

Nero and TiVo today announced that they have entered into an agreement to further enable the connected digital home by integrating TiVo's television user experience with Nero's PC software.

France is to set up a new Internet authority with powers to suspend or cut access to the web for those who illegally file-share, under an agreement.

IBM is seeking to patent technology that would place adverts at crucial points in DVD playback without the viewers ability to skip them.