Topic: News

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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After Asustek's contract for OEM production of optical disc drives (ODDs) for Pioneer expires in July, it seems likely they will either close or sell the business unit.

Sony says it will start a movie download service for its PlayStation 3 home console this summer in the U.S.

TMPG is introducing an updated version of its popular video encoding software TMPGEnc 4.0 XPress which offers increased support for AVCHD, AAC, MPEG-4 and Blu-ray.

The traditionally quiet 3rd quarter will be made worse for disc makers by polycarbonate suppliers plans to raise prices by 5-7% due to large hikes in oil pricing.

Kaleidescape have started shipping their 1080p Player and 1080p Mini Player - two Movie Players that produce video quality from ordinary DVDs, potentialy challenging Blu-ray.

In an announcement that will hardly raise eyebrows, the Toshiba Europe CEO said that the company isn't looking to add Blu-ray capabilities to its laptops.

Young iPod owners are walking around with an average of 842 illegally copied songs, according to research by the University of Hertfordshire.

Sony has released a new flat-panel TV which it says uses less energy than normal sets without compromising image quality.

Online recordable disc and PC consumables retailer SVP Communications has been sold recently to an investor, according to industry sources.

This summer all retail and online purchases of Nero 8 will come with free data protection suite.

A new radio application from AOL will connect an iPhone to AOL’s servers. The phone’s GPS system will monitor signals in order to determine your location and tune to the digital stream from the nearest CBS station.

Not happy with the size of your 32in LCD TV? If money's no object, get on phone to Sharp, which is now taking orders for a monster 108in screen ready for connection to your HD kit.