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HD DVD Studio Payoffs Continue to Haunt DreamWorks HD DVD Studio Payoffs Continue to Haunt DreamWorks How much money did Toshiba lose developing and promoting its doomed disc format? We may never know the wealth hemorrhaged by the Japanese electronics manufacturer. News of studio payoffs have come to…
Hey, That's MY Zombie! Capcom Sued for Dead Rising Hey, That's MY Zombie! Capcom Sued for Dead Rising According to a Reuters report this week, Capcom got sued on Monday for a possible violation of copyrights in their new game Dead Rising. MKR Group, who owns the rights to the horror movie George A.…
Apple's iTunes Number Two in Music Sales Apple's iTunes Number Two in Music Sales If you're walking the streets with an iPod or iPhone and a pair of ear-buds plugged into your skull you’re not alone. According to NPD Group, a leading consumer electronics market research firm,…
Sony all UP in the News! Sony all UP in the News! Now that Sony isn't worried about crushing HD DVD under its jackbooted heel, it's got time to focus on other things… like releasing products. To start with, the new BD-Live enabled BDP-S350 and…
ABC to Offer Shows via On-Demand Cable ABC to Offer Shows via On-Demand Cable We've long predicted that cable would rise to the occasion and begin to offer greater and greater amounts of on-demand content. Eventually, it would stand to reason that with the proper service and…
Get Burned in the Latest Format War? Make Red just like Blu Get Burned in the Latest Format War? Make Red just like Blu It is bad enough that a transition from SD/480i prerecorded content is asking consumers to shell out more money for the same movies in HD/1080p, but at least there is an improvement in video and…
New Technology to Push 40Mbps DSL over Existing Copper Wire New Technology to Push 40Mbps DSL over Existing Copper Wire Rim Semiconductor Company may breathe new life into the existing copper wire infrastructure, allowing phone companies that offer Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) to significantly boost speeds. Rim…
Microsoft Ends HD-DVD Sales Microsoft Ends HD-DVD Sales From the Department of Obvious comes a report that, gasp, Microsoft is ceasing all manufacture of external HD DVD players for its Xbox 360 console. This came just days after Toshiba conceded defeat…
Sony Buys LCD Panels from Sharp Sony Buys LCD Panels from Sharp In a move designed to give Sony the ability to meet increased LCD television production, the TV giant is going to begin purchasing larger LCD panels (40-inch and up) from Sharp as early as April of…
Pioneer Exiting 42-inch Plasma Market Pioneer Exiting 42-inch Plasma Market According to a report by Reuters, Pioneer is ceasing the production of 42-inch plasma TV panels by March of 2009. It will continue to market and sell panels of that size by obtaining them from…