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No price cut for Nintendos Wii expected

Things are going well for Nintendo regarding their gaming console Wii - so there is no need for price cuts, says President Satoru Iwata and unveiled a gift-giving feature, that allows users to send each other games over the internet. ... [More]

Transformers is best selling HD-DVD title

The rumour is going, that Blu ray will win the High Definition format war - as long as you ask Sony or any other BD-fan. Despite that Dreamworks blockbuster 'Transformers' is a major success on HD-DVD (and DVD), selling over 100,000 (the first) and over 190,000 (the latter) during the first week after release ... ... [More]

New 40GB Playstation 3 for the US

Sony America plans to introduce the European 40GB model of its Playstation 3 in the USA as well. Beginning November 2nd, the device will be published for the first time, bundled with the third Spider-Man movie in High Definition and for a suggested retail price of 399.- US-Dollar. The current model with 80 GB harddrive will be available in North America for 100.- Dollar less than before (499.-). ... [More]

Apple cuts prize of DRM-less title

Most certainly this week Apple is going to sell its DRM-free MP3-songs for about 30% less than nowadays - going back to the roots, when a standard song costs 99c. Apple didn't confirm by now, but since Amazon and Walmart are selling their titles for prices between 89c and 99c there will be no big future for a 1,29 US-Dollar charge per song. ... [More]

Sony unveils 4X Blu-ray disc writer drive

Sony Electronics recently announced its next generation Blu-ray Disc writer for computers. The main characteristics: boosts burning speeds und cuts BD burning time in half. ... [More]

Universal uncovers online platform for HD-DVD

Universal Studios Home Entertainment presents an online Internet infrastructure for offering web-enabled services for their HD-DVD titles. These services include community building and - of course - the ability to make online purchases directly from the hardware. ... [More]

Now you know: to copy means to steal

According to Sony BMG the facts are pretty clear: If you copy, you're a thief. No doubts, no further questions - no brains as well. ... [More]

Forrester report about HD-DVD/BD: No winner 'till 2009

A new Forrester report about the Blu-ray/HD-DVD format war predicts that neither BD nor HD-DVD will win before 2009, the year, HD sales will finally soar. In present to few people even care about all the fuss on High Definition. ... [More]