Topic: News

CD and DVDs sales may be going down the dumper, but downloads of DRM-free music are going through the roof.

Fujitsu's vice president of business development has dismissed solid state hard drives (SSD) as pointless and says his outfit will not be making any for at least two years.

Half year figures from the British Video Association (BVA), which represents the video home entertainment market, show total DVD sales have risen 3.3 per cent compared with the same period a year ago.

Japanese consumer electronics maker Pioneer plans to launch Blu-ray DVD recorders by the end of the year, taking aim at a rapidly growing market after the end of a bitter format battle.

A British IT worker has received a whopping £31,500 bill after downloading his favourite TV show while abroad.

Pioneer has succeeded in developing a 16-layer read-only optical disc with a capacity of 400 gigabytes for the first time in the world.

A US judge has ordered Google to give Viacom user data used YouTube in a decision condemned by the Google and privacy advocates.

No-return DVD rentals that essentially self-destruct within 48 hours after they are removed from their packaging are now rolling out at airports, travel centers and every Staples store across the States.

LCD TVs, praised as being greener than old-style tellies because they consume much less power, may actually be speeding climate change, a chemical expert has warned.

A new DVD logo released by the DVD Forum has added to the speculation surrounding Toshiba’s HD-enabled DVD player that is expected to become available later this year.

Apple and AT&T have both confirmed that US customers who cannot, or simply do not want to sign into a two-year contract, will be allowed to purchase the new iPhone 3G, for $599 and $699 for the 8GB and 16GB models respectively.

International retail prices of blank 4-6x DVD+R/-R DL discs have dropped by about 50% during the first half of 2008 to around US$1, spurring a fast growth in global demand.

MCE has unveiled its Blu-ray recordable drive, capable of 6X Blu-ray write-speeds and 16x DVD±R speeds.

While it's never been given an official, bells-and-whistles announcement by the company, they've made it clear enough in the past that Nintendo will some day release a Wii that's capable of playing DVDs.

BT, the UK's largest broadband provider, has begun threatening subscribers with disconnection from the internet if it is told they are sharing copyright music over peer-to-peer networks.

The BBC has unveiled a new version of its successful online television service, the iPlayer, with the goal of “reinventing” the way media are accessed.

Freesat may have only recently launched in the UK, but the BBC has already begun testing the transmission of HD services over Freeview.

CMC Magnetics and Ritek have 6x Blu-ray Disc (BD)-R discs in the process of certification by potential clients and plan to kick off volume production in August or the third quarter.

Vegas Movie Studio 9, Vegas Movie Studio 9 Platinum Edition and Vegas Movie Studio 9 Platinum Pro Pack for the PC will be available in stores and online this August.

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