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A Federal Communications Commission (FCC) hearing unfolded at Stanford University this week. The affair became a flashpoint for the diverse gathering to express concerns for the first amendment …

I caught wind of a keynote address given by George Kliavkoff on the state of NBC and Apple's iTunes. Back in August of 2007, NBC pulled the plug (decided to not renew) on its contract to distribute …

Two notable DVD and Blu-ray releases are available this week - Juno and Aliens Vs Predator: Requiem. Juno wins an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay that went to blogger-turned-screenwriter Diablo …

This has been a month of topsy turvy business decisions. Earlier this week we heard that Blockbuster is considering the purchase of ailing Circuit City. Before that, Apple leapfrogged both Amazon.com …

This week hundreds of Cubans filled the streets to get their first ever cell phone - something that had, until now been barred for anyone except authorized government officials and foreigners. The …

Psystar, the little company out of Miami Florida unveiled its Hackintosh now dubbed; Open Computer (previously named OpenMac). It's a PC that runs OS X 10.5 (aka Leopard) completely outside support …

Not long ago we reported that Monster Cable had issued a cease and desist letter to Blue Jeans Cable about their Tartan cables. Little did the lawyer drones over at Monster know that Kurt Denke, the …

Blockbuster has made an unsolicited bid for Circuit City. Circuit City has acknowledged receipt of the proposal and has advised its shareholders to essentially relax and stay tuned while they …

After 8 years and 16 seasons, CBS' Survivor reality TV series is finally upgrading its cameras and production to high definition. Next fall's 17th outing (as of yet unnamed, Camsur?) will be the …

Walt Disney reported this week that all of its new Pixar's movies, starting with next year's Up, will be released in 3-D. The announcement was made by none other than Pixar's John Lassiter at a New …

Times Online is reporting on progress of a new storage memory that promises to pick up where Flash memory is currently at - expanding storage, extending shelf life and lowering power requirements. …

The transition to digital television in 2009 is no small matter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The FCC has dealt 11 companies up to $6 Million in fines. A majority of the fines are …

Announcing the Launch of HDtracks.com, The Web’s Premier High Resolution Music Store Created by renowned audio pioneers David and Norman Chesky, HDtracks.com is the world's first high resolution …

Sony today announced that the next system software update for the PS3 system, slated for release next week, will add DTS-HD Master Audio and DTS-HD High Resolution Audio support, enabling consumers …

If an analogue HD PVR that lets you easily copy content in full HD to your PC will piss off the studios, Hauppauge Digital will have them seeing red. The PC peripheral manufacturer is now taking …

I don't know why people don't simply work to enforce the laws already in existence. This seems to especially be the case with respect to the sale of violent video games. Last year it was the uproar …

Reuters had an interesting story out today about a new supplement that hit the market which targets gamers. Dubbed "Suppli" the new Japanese-based supplement is said to help gaming addicts with sore …

Monster Cable has issued a Cease-and-Desist order to Blue Jeans Cable (Tartan Cable) over analogue cable connectors. In particular, the design of the Tartan component, composite, coax digital and …

The format war long over, now Sony wants to expand the presence of Blu-ray. The Sony boss says it’s time to start stuffing Blu-ray players into more products, including HDTVs. The …

The Grid is 10,000 times faster than normal broadband which means that you could theoretically download a full length movie (normally taking 3 hours) in five seconds. Now that's fast! How is this …

Everyone thought Halo 3 was going to be the hottest multiplayer game on Xbox Live. But the Master Chief is playing second string to the modern warfare multiplayer mayhem that is Call of Duty 4 …

Olive Media today introduced the new line of OPUS No4 digital music server, storing up to 3,000 CDs in original CD quality, and delivering them in breathtaking sound. Music stored on the OPUS No4 can …

We caught an article over at ArsTechnica today that showed Apple is on top of its game, according to a January 2008 NPD MusicWatch survey that was intercepted on its way through Apple's email system …

According to a study from Interpret, a media research company, in just two years around 60% of U.S. households now know what a Blu-ray disc is. At the same time it is being reported that the number …

This week Circuit City Stores Inc. said that it is shrinking its Firedog home installation business in response to the national economic slowdown centered around the home construction industry. While …

Soon after Ubisoft bought the rights to Tom Clancy’s name, the latest game in the franchise has breached and cleared the 2 million sales mark. That's 2 million copies, not 2 million dollars. Rainbow …

Anyone who has a pulse has followed the RIAA lawsuit saga over the past several years, with the RIAA suing various customers, also called litigants, over illegal file-sharing practices. The chief …

The mobile-device industry’s annual US trade show powers up today at the Las Vegas Convention Center. In this era of merging technologies, it’s difficult to imagine an industry that hasn’t been …