Topic: News

Google has bought Omnisio - a web video editing firm based in Palo Alto, California - which will be used to add extra functions to YouTube.

The movies-by-mail giant warned us last week that higher fees for Blu-ray rentals would be coming "very shortly," and indeed, subscribers are already seeing extra charges on their accounts.

Many people today are clueless about the lyrics in songs because no one ever sees them written down, a survey claims.

CMC Magnetics, who plans to adjust its OEM quotes for blank CD-R and DVD+R/-R discs up by 10% on average in August according to a previous report, plans to further hike OEM prices in the fourth quarter of 2008.

Blu-ray players are not flying off retailers' shelves, at least not in the numbers the industry might hope for.

Imation will release its first 6x BD-R and BD-R DL media in Japan next month, under the TDK brand.

Dell has launched its new line of colourful Studio Hybrid desktop PC that's meant to fit anywhere in the home, packing a small footprint, high-def video, and price tags starting at $499 stateside or £399 in the UK.

I-O Data is the second Japanese company that plans to ship a 8x Blu-ray burner this month, the new BRD-SP8, based on the Panasonic SW-5584 BD drive.

Pioneer's R&D Department has been rewarded at the International Symposium on Optical Memory and Optical Data Storage (ISOM 08) for its successful development of the world's first 16-layer, 400GB optical disc.

Samsung have announced the addition of 3 new HDTV monitors to its recently launched family of "Touch of Color" (ToC) desktop monitors.

The Motion Picture Ass. of America (MPAA) is expected to release a new website that will offer information on where to find legit sources of movies for purchase or rent.

Samsung remained as the top seller in the global liquid-crystal display (LCD) market in June, DisplaySearch, the global display research institute, said Wednesday.

Japanese Buffalo will ship the first 8x Blu-ray burners in Japan next month, in both external USB 2.0/eSATA (BR-816SU2) and internal SATA (BR-816FBS) versions.

DVD neXt COPY has been updated. The latest version of the software promises better quality than any other available DVD software.

A high-efficiency display based on a telescopic pixel design could be a future alternative to LCD and plasma displays, offering low response times and increased brightness.

It's Windows Vista's fault that solid-state storage isn't performing as well as its proponents predicted. So said SanDisk CEO Eli Harari, but at least he didn't go as far as saying it's Microsoft's problem to fix.

To coincide with the Walkman phone's third birthday, Sony Ericsson has unveiled three brand new mobile phones giving music on the go to more users than ever.

Scientists in Japan have developed a new form of flash memory which promises much longer lifetimes, can be operated at lower voltages, and can be fabricated on smaller transistor sizes.

A recent survey carried out by insurance giant Direct Line and sponsored by The Mirror shows that approximately 300,000 drivers in Britain have crashed due to the complete trust they place in their Satnav systems.

Have you bought a new computer lately? Chances are, if you have, you'll be forced into paying for Windows Vista as part of the package. We know... it sucks, but that's just the way things are, right? Apparently not.