Topic: News

CMC and Ritek have reached a consensus with Royal Philips Electronics about new licensing terms for Philips' CD-R and DVD+R/-R patents.

Google's YouTube may be a fun Web site to visit, but the company hopes to make it a little less, um, titillating.

The green eyed monster could be lurking at Apple soon enough as Amazon’s new MP3 download service looks set to beat prices all round.

Zavvi has been forced to stop taking online orders for CDs, DVDs and games after Woolworths' collapse left it unable to guarantee delivery.

Usually adding the billionth mouse to any given situation would be rodent overload, yet for Logitech, shipping its billionth mouse is a momentous milestone.

Ebay’s online payment outfit is a month into a private beta called 'PayPal Student Account', which keeps young whippersnappers on a short financial leash.

Microsoft's Xbox 360 kicked off the holidays with record-breaking console sales on one of the biggest shopping weekends of the year in the U.S.

MySpace Mobile users across the globe will now be able to enjoy MySpace video content from their video enabled mobile devices.

3D display company NewSight has developed the first auto-stereoscopic 3D display sized at 180 inches.

Asus is to take on the $199 OLPC XO laptop with a $200 small, cheap computer for the developing world.

For the first time, Apple is recommending the use of anti-virus tools to protect Mac systems.

Pioneer is exhibiting its super multi-layer read-only optical disc which with a 400GB capacity.

A new study by Leichtman Research Group shows that 18 percent of HDTV owners can't tell the difference between high definition and standard definition content.

With e-book sales exploding in an otherwise sleepy market, Random House is making thousands of additional books available in digital form.

Punters are scrambling to get their hands on used, second hand PCs, not just because of tough economic times, but because they come with Windows XP rather than Vista.

International prices of optical-grade polycarbonate (PC) - a key ingredient in disc production - have dropped by 11-17% due to falls in prices of crude oil.

Users who purchase Nero 9 will get an additional software package with three products included, as Nero announced today its Winter Special for 2008.

Toshiba is aiming to grab half the global market for solid state drives over the next 2 years with its plan to increase its output of SSDs 15-fold by 2010.

Pioneer will release the BDR-S03J, the company's first 8x Blu-ray disc burner in Japan in January, with worldwide shipments to follow.

Apple is expected to offer discounts on Friday at its online shop, in an effort to attract the holiday shoppers.