UK Broadcaster Sky has suspended its broadband movie download service after a Microsoft security patch on Windows Media's digital rights management (DRM) was cracked.

TiVo has started selling its latest digital video recorder which is capable of displaying high-resolution TV signals, as the recording technology company seeks new subscribers among buyers of premium home theater systems.

The owner of one of the US's largest internet software piracy websites has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison.

Toshiba and Memory Tech have developed a DVD disk with a third level of storage, which means it can record DVD and HD-DVD formats as well as a large amount of other information.

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Malaysian police have uncovered a major syndicate producing pirated digital video disc (DVD) versions of popular Hollywood movies, which were mailed to foreign clients who placed orders over the internet.

Amazon began selling movies and television shows in digital format on the Internet, fulfilling the expectations of market watchers.

Samsung has fought back against an Internet video clip which alleges that its new slimline mobile phone is easy to break.

A new compact DVD vending kiosk has been developed by TELeasy Corporation, a Dallas based company. The kiosk, which takes up less than 2 square feet of floor space, is intended for smaller retail locations.

Electronics manufacturer SanDisk is facing a legal fight over its use of popular MP3 compression technology. German officials seized MP3 players from SanDisk's booth at the IFA show in Berlin after an Italian patents firm won an injunction against the company.

CyberLink is showcasing playback and burning solutions for next-generation disc formats at IFA 2006, Germany.

Resident DVD expert Flash has started a new series looking at common questions around the theme of DVD writing. His fourth article answers the question that is often asked: how do I set up my Dolby 5.1 surround speakers? If you have a question you would like Flash to answer please please email him.

Microsoft has decided that guitarist Robert Fripp’s work on the opening tune for Vista is so good it will be compulsory and won't be able to be switched off.

The RIAA is fighting against a woman who wants an independent expert to examine her hard drive to prove that she was not involved in any illegal downloading.

Toshiba has confirmed that it will launch its first HD-DVD player in Europe on 15 November. The 599 euro (£400) HD-E1 will be released two days before rival Blu-ray players, which are available within Sony's new PlayStation 3 console.

Pretec, world record holder of the highest capacity flash memory cards of CF card (12GB, March 2004), USB Flash Drive (8GB, January 2005), SD card (4GB, July 2005) and MMC (4GB, September 2005), has now released the 1st 16GB USB Flash Drive, the highest capacity thumb drive in the world, at IFA 2006.

Lite-On IT started volume production of 18x DVD burners in July of this year and expects shipments of such burners to begin to increase next quarter, according to industry sources, who noted that Sony launched a 18x Super Multi model in Europe last month and Pioneer will also offer a 18x DVD burner.

Nero has unveiled waht it claims is a major worldwide update to its premier Nero 7 digital media software suite.

Sony will release the "BNR50A" dual-layer BD-R media on September 15. The media is expected to cost in Japan 4,500 Yen ($39, £20).

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