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So when is copying IP not theft? When it is someone else's IP; at least according to Sony BMG. Like a mugger who wears shoes that light up while running, apparently someone at Sony BMG called up to …

An interesting turn of events this week showed how some companies may change the way we think about connecting to the Internet in public places. Currently, users have to search out dedicated Wi-Fi …

As last week's leak that Apple may be in talks to convert iTunes over to a subscription-based service that is included with all iPod sales still simmers, this week has several music companies in …

It looks like movies may be coming to mobile phones as Sony Pictures Television is teaming up with AT&T to bring an actual linear TV channel to the mobile phone market. Dubbed "PIX", the mobile phone …

Mitsubishi announced on its Japanese website two new Blu-ray recorders in a series that it is dubbing 'REAL Blu-ray.' Mitsubishi Electric Corporation showed off the new players (DVR-BZ200 and …

A new policy at Microsoft will force cheaters on Xbox Live to wear the scarlet letter of shame. The largest online console gaming service is laying down the gauntlet to deter gamers from cheating, …

It’s finally safe to use the title of that old Queen song in a video game news headline because - Wii will soon Rock You! After months of denial game developers Harmonix and EA have finally announced …

When it rains it pours. The preemptive lawsuit filed by Activision, maker of Guitar Hero, over Gibson's patent dispute has taken a turn for the worse. Gibson Guitar now said that it has filed a …

The U.S. International Trade Commission is now launching an investigation into 30 companies which include Sony Corp, Matsushita (Panasonic), Nokia, Motorola, Lite-On, LG, Hitachi, Pioneer, Samsung, …

This week Sony threw down the gauntlet, saying that the v2.20 system software update for the PlayStation 3, due in late March, will add Blu-ray disc Profile 2.0 (BD-Live). This makes the PS3 one of …

Already bored with network TV since the writer's strike has ended? Who isn't! The latest version of TiVo Desktop Plus for your PC is now available for download. Version 2.6 brings the long awaited …

Apple is currently working (holding discussions) with music companies to offer a veritable smorgasbord of music to buyers of its iPod devices. While the plan is very preliminary in its level of …

Are you as mad as Michael Bay that last summer's big blockbuster movie didn't come out on Blu-ray? Maybe you are so sick of watching Transformers that you want your own robot with a chain gun mounted …

Amid flurries of rumors and speculations, Microsoft's Aaron Greenberg deflated the ball. In an interview with Reuters news service, Mr. Greenberg, who happens to be group manager for Xbox 360, …

Now that the Toshiba has exited the HD format war many companies are supporting Blu-ray with full force. Some, like Circuit City, offered an extended return policy on HD DVD players. Others are …

The mega-band R.E.M. is making a move into online streaming with their new release Accelerate due out in stores in two weeks. A week before that, however, members of iLike, a new online music …

Leading industry market research says LCD display shipments and HDTV subscription customers will double by 2012. The independent research data and adjustments in leading display manufacturer’s …

This one's a little like watching cousins sue each other in court, but Gibson Guitar Inc has told Activision Inc that its wildly popular Guitar Hero video games infringes one of their 1999 patents …

Iron Maiden have prevailed over the world of heavy metal for almost thirty years, and without a doubt, they are also one of the most contemporary and exciting bands of the 21st century. And in their …

You can’t blame anyone who bought one of Toshiba’s second generation HD DVD players for trying to get all the use they can from it. The latest patch from Toshiba that updates the HD-A30 and HD-A35 to …

Just days after Microsoft exec Steve Ballmer alluded to a Blu-ray device for Xbox 360, the rumor was quashed. Yesterday Aaron Greenberg, group product manager of Xbox 360 reaffirmed his team’s …

Sometimes the most unlikely products come to market. "Unlikely" just doesn't seem to cut it this time around, however. We really didn't think that a laptop would be the place for 5.1 surround sound, …

Today TiVo announced it would deliver videos from YouTube directly to televisions via its digital video recorders. The service should be available later this year for high-speed Internet subscribers …

Japan is investigating a potential, um, defect in the Apple iPod after one reportedly "shot out sparks" while being charged. This is according to a government official who commented to the AP today. …

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. increased its presence in the PC market this week with the release of its next-generation "PC Entertainment Experience" program, a suite of Dolby audio post-processing and …

It's a case of one studio that gets it, almost. Lionsgate Films is known for punishing action and gross out horror films that appeal to a younger audience. It could be why they've decided to …

The Walt Disney Co. is betting it will make as much as $1 billion from online content this year, boosting their predictions from 2007. CEO Robert Iger indicated this week that Disney has been "fairly …

A story filed today by David Gibbon of Digital Spy alledges MS to support BD. Chief executive of Microsoft Steve Ballmer has confirmed that his firm is looking at ways to back the HD format Blu-ray. …