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Amazon launches MP3 download shop

Going this week, online giant Amazon will launch its online MP3 music store without any restrictive DRM technology. Fortunately Amazon was able to convince two of four major record labels to supply them with their music pool, so the new shop is not solely dependent on music from independents. ... [More]

Big Toshiba Callback of portables

As Marketwatch recently reported, things are, that Toshiba is recalling 73,554 portable DVD players as they might overheat. ... [More]

LG launches new PC with hybrid drive

LG recently launched it's LX97WH, a PC with a drive playable of Blu-ray and HD-DVD as well as old fashioned DVD. ... [More]

Sony stops DVD recorder production

In favor of their own Blu-ray format Sony drops the production of 'old fashioned' DVD recorders - even though many consumers haven't even noticed, that there are DVD recorders to replace VCRs for recording. ... [More]

LG brings new hybrid Blu-ray/HD-DVD player

LG Electronics recently unveiled their LG BH200, a more complete hybrid Blu-ray and HD DVD player than the formerly published LG BH100, which lacked some HD DVD requirements such as the HDi interactive features. ... [More]

Sony announced new Blu-ray players

According to Daily Tech, Sony is introducing two new Bly-ray standalone players in the high price-range. The 'cheap' one, the BDP-S500, will be a 700.- Dollar-product ... ... [More]

New AACS Copy Protection

From AACS comes a new protection scheme to keep customers from copying their dvds and to stop movie pirates. ... [More]

Sony quits using ATRAC

Change of strategy at Sonys. After torturing their customers for years with their own music-standard ATRAC Sony finally gave up on it and opens the new Walkman series for all widely used music-formats like MP3, WMA and AAC. ... [More]