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Asian chip market to hit US$160B

News Led by China, India and emerging markets Thailand and Vietnam, Asia's semiconductor industry will grow 6.4 percent in 2008, says Gartner.

Monday, September 01 2008 07:17 PM

Tags: Processors, Mobile processors, Memory, Mobile, India, Semiconductor, Chip, Gartner Inc., China, revenue

Sony beams in blue laser discs

News The company introduces optical storage discs that use blue-laser technology to hold more data and that offer improved durability.

Tuesday, April 27 2004 11:02 AM

Japan firms unveil consumer high-definition video

News Four Japanese firms have released specifications for a high-definition video format for consumer gear that retains use of the popular DV cassette.

Tuesday, July 08 2003 08:30 AM

Blu-ray player sales down despite format war's conclusion

News Sales of standalone player not benefiting from HD DVD's exit from the market, according to figures from NPD.

Thursday, May 01 2008 01:51 AM

Tags: Consumer Technology, Blu-ray, Sales, DVD, HD-DVD, Sony PlayStation 3, NPD Group Inc., HD-DVD player, CNET Networks Inc., U.S.

Dell CTO Kevin Kettler to step down

News The chief technology officer is retiring to spend more time with his many local activities, including a wine bar and TV venture.

Thursday, November 13 2008 10:53 AM

Tags: Personal Computers, IT Management, HD-DVD, CTO, CEO, workstation, CNET Networks Inc., Dell Computer Corp., Austin, Blu-ray disc

Shop online at Dell for notebook options

Blogs I recently ordered two Dell Studio notebooks online and I was pleasantly surprised by the wide variety of options offere...

Sunday, August 31 2008 09:06 PM

Blu-Ray chooses antipiracy plan

News The Disc Association, which is developing a next-generation DVD format, has formally announced its copy-protection plans.

Thursday, August 11 2005 10:30 AM

Tags: DVD, Storage

Sony unveils Blu-ray player, Vaio PC

News Company details pricing for the new products, which will be available later with its HD recording technology.

Friday, March 17 2006 09:19 AM

Tags: DVD, Notebooks and tablets, Storage

Storage start-up fits 250 hours of HD content on one disc

News An Israeli start-up has created a way to store a whole lot of data on optical discs using fluorescence.

Friday, September 21 2007 12:31 PM

Tags: Storage

HP backs both rivals in DVD horse race

News However, HP's change of tack could raise the chances of an expensive format war.

Monday, December 19 2005 10:11 AM

Tags: DVD

Blank Blu-ray discs start shipping

News Next-generation optical discs are headed to retailers, but the players aren't here yet.

Tuesday, April 11 2006 09:21 AM

Tags: DVD

Microsoft 'moving on' after HD DVD breakup

News At Mix '08, Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer confirms that his company is looking at supporting Blu-ray disc.

Monday, March 10 2008 10:51 AM

Tags: Video

Pioneer to sell Blu-ray drive in early 2006

News The Japanese electronics maker marches ahead in the battle over next-generation DVD standards.

Wednesday, December 28 2005 09:24 AM

Tags: DVD

Gosling: Blu-ray victory to spur Java creativity

News So-called father of Java hopes that JavaFX will enable a Blu-ray graphical user experience beyond playing high-definition DVDs.

Friday, March 07 2008 10:54 AM

Tags: Java

Analyst: Corel's DRM patch only a bandage

News Hack of Blu-ray, HD DVDs prompts software company to issue fix. Critics call it waste of time.

Wednesday, April 11 2007 10:53 AM

Tags: DVD, Hacking, Digital rights management (DRM)