Topic: News

Demand is increasing for 18x DVD burners with sales volume in 2007 expected to catch up with that of 16x models, currently the mainstream writing speed, according to sources in Taiwan's optical disc drive (ODD) industry.

As the recording industry tries to block file trading of songs across peer-to-peer networks, blogs and other viral distribution channels, the major labels suddenly have a whole new piracy concern: music videos.

Consumers should be told exactly what they can and cannot do with songs and films they buy online, says an influential group of MPs in the UK.

Owners of pirated DVDs in Edinburgh are being encouraged to take them to be shredded tomorrow as part of a national amnesty.

In a bid to preserve shelf space and fight slowing DVD sales, major U.S. retailers including Wal-Mart have held talks with Hollywood's studios to develop kiosks where consumers can copy movies and TV shows onto DVDs and devices, industry executives said.

Pioneer will stop developing DVD recorders on its own, as stiff price competition is causing the firm to lose money in this segment and is looking to link up with Panasonic to cut costs.

Disney is to start selling films over the internet via CinemaNow, including new films on the day they come out.

The BBC will broadcast all its World Cup games live on broadband, it has announced.

Reports of the Pirate Bay's demise have been vigorously denied by its owners.

Microsoft, Toshiba, JVC, NTT DoCoMo, Creative, iRiver and three other firms have banded together in a bid to prevent Apple's iPod from completely dominating the portable music player market.

CMC Magnetics, in light of a tight global supply for CD-R discs, plans to raise its OEM quotes for CD-R discs by 5-10% in June, according to company chairman Robert Wong.

AMD has announced the AMD LIVE! PC -- which they claim is a full-featured, easy-to-use media center PC, designed to enable consumers to organize, distribute, share, and enjoy their content collection throughout the home and on the go.

An electronic gadget that promises to unshackle consumers from their TV sets became available in Europe for the first time on Tuesday, opening up new ways for users to watch television wherever they go.

TV viewers are confused about high definition TV (HDTV) with one in five not realising they need to buy an HD ready TV set to receive the crystal clear pictures.

Owners of iPods that die after a year are being told that Apple will not fix them.

LG has announced what may be the world's first Blu-ray Disc recorder to run at 4x speeds. The catch: it doesn't support dual-layer, 50GB media, only single-layer, 25GB discs.

Datawrite brings a brand new look to portable storage with its next-generation VoyagerDrive™ USB 2.0 flash drive. The updated VoyagerDrive features a slimmer design, pen-like cap, reinforced lanyard connection and ergonomic gripping area all of which make storing and transferring all types of digital files easy and stylish.

A Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) report stated that the DVD anti-dumping investigation pursued by the European Union (EU) is likely to be discontinued after the withdrawal of TDK from the market in the first quarter.

Google and Dell said on Thursday that the No. 1 personal computer maker will install Google software on its systems starting from this month, potentially dealing a blow to Microsoft.

Following the policy for the rival Blu-ray Disc format, the DVD Forum is actively considering developing specifications and an enforcement plan to include RPC (Regional Playback Control) on HD DVD-Video titles.