Topic: News

Plextor has just announced the introduction of a pocket-sized external hard disk.

TVCatchup.com, a web-based TV recording service which was shut down last year under pressure from broadcasters, has returned, and this time it assures us it's legal.

Panasonic has reportedly submitted a proposal to the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA), for a Blu-ray Disc standard that stores movies in 3D.

Blockbuster's new digital media player brings fewer, but more recent titles from the Internet to consumers' televisions than a six-month old offering from Netflix.

Toshiba have updated their memory card line-up with the launch of a 16GB microSDHC card offering the largest capacity available in the market.

US electronics giant Best Buy is offering the current crop of Apple laptops at a $100-$150 discount.

Samsung has showcased a new mobile phone prototype with a foldable OLED display at FPD 2008 expo in Japan.

YouTube has quietly started testing out real HD quality videos on a smattering of its content.

The BBC have announced that as of this Thursday BBC One and BBC Two will be available to watch live online.

The surviving members of the Monty Python team are so miffed at people ripping off their videos on Youtube they have set up a channel on the site.

BBC proposals to launch a local online video service would have a significant negative impact on commercial providers, Ofcom says.

Plextor new burner offerings are 6x Blu-Ray Combo drives, 22x Super Multi DVD±RW drives, and an 8x Slim External USB DVD±RW for PC and Mac.

North America's largest specialist retailer, Gamestop, has said that it expects it will be all out of Wii consoles by the Christmas holiday season.

Apple has released a firmware update for the iPhone, giving iPhone devotees access to Google Map’s Street View, keyboard settings and more.

Apple is back in talks again with the major labels Sony BMG, Warner and Universal about offering their music without DRM.

Blu-ray Disc Combo drives will be the mainstream PC-use BD drive format in 2009 and BD burners will become the mainstream format in 2011, according to Lite-On IT.

Blu-ray Disc-R (BD-R) discs are expected to reach a crucial market size of 20 million units in 2009 that will give the format momentum for sharp growth thereafter, according to Ritek.

Microsoft is to offer a free new security solution, called "Morro", which will provide protection from a variety of threats including viruses, spyware, rootkits and Trojans.

Google have updated its iPhone app to allow people to search on Google in two new ways: by voice and by location.

Pioneer will release the external DVR-X162J DVD burner in Japan early next month.