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Cash rolls in for ground-breaking optical storage study
Shrinking the data centre down to one compact disc.
Sep 5 2014 6:16AM
Sony facility burns in London riots
Reports: Huge fire in optical media facility.
Aug 9 2011 12:21PM
Drug raid leads to illegal DVD bust
Lab could have made three million discs per year.
May 12 2010 8:47AM
AFP seizes computers from pirate DVD house
Website shut down with help of film industry.
Mar 17 2010 3:15PM
Samsung scores Swinburne DVD breakthrough
Swinburne University of Technology researchers have licensed to Samsung a technique to create ‘five-dimensional’ discs with storage capacities 2,000 times larger than DVDs.
May 21 2009 3:42PM
Red-ray DVD flies the flag for China
The Blu-ray versus HD-DVD war may be over, but industry experts warn that a dual-format battle might kick off again in China..
May 28 2008 12:00PM
CO2-infused plastics may yield green CDs and DVDs
A new technique for the production of plastic may yield CDs and DVDs that thwart global warming.
Apr 9 2008 4:30AM
DVD Jon to 'liberate your media'
DoubleTwist Corporation, the company formed by infamous hacker DVD Jon, unveiled its first product today, described as a platform "devoted to helping consumers liberate their media"..
Feb 21 2008 3:10PM
HD DVD refunds exit alongside the doomed format
Australian consumers who purchased now moribund Toshiba HD DVD players will receive no form of refund after the company officially announced its exit from the high definition format war.
Feb 20 2008 1:47PM
Microsoft launches Xbox 360 HD DVD Emulator
Microsoft has unveiled the Xbox 360 HD DVD Emulator, which the company claims will eliminate the need for expensive hardware or time-consuming and costly trial-and-error processes for testing HD DVD titles..
Dec 14 2007 11:32AM
ClearPlay DVD player censors sex scenes
US firm ClearPlay has launched a content-filtering DVD player which can automatically remove 'objectionable' scenes from movies..
Dec 10 2007 7:11AM
Nintendo Wii to get DVD next year
Nintendo has confirmed that it is preparing to add DVD capabilities to the Wii games console, but not until next year..
Nov 13 2007 7:15AM
Customs to destroy 11,000 Bollywood DVDs
Australian Customs is this week on the verge of destroying more than 11,000 pirated Indian movies that arrived in both Sydney and Melbourne via Sea Cargo in March.
Sep 28 2007 12:32PM
LG adds features, cuts price on dual HD DVD player
South Korea's LG Electronics introduced on Wednesday an updated version of its high-definition DVD player that supports both Blu-ray and HD DVD, offering a possible solution to the format war.
Sep 5 2007 10:37PM
JB HiFi reports sales up to 36 percent
Audio visual retailer, JB Hi-Fi has reported a record full year net profit of $40.4 million.
Aug 14 2007 12:37PM
Blu-ray inching ahead in DVD wars
Sony's Blu-ray format has taken the upper hand in the battle for the high-definition video market in the US, according to research from Parks Associates.
Jul 30 2007 11:30AM
Melting DVD players recalled in Japan
Almost half a million DVD players manufactured in China have been recalled in Japan after reports that some had emitted thick smoke and begun to melt.
Jul 18 2007 6:30AM
Boffins build 500GB DVD
Five clear layers reflect light at different wavelengths.
Jul 10 2007 11:20AM
'DVD Jon' cracks iPhone activation
Hacker shows how to bypass AT&T sign-up.
Jul 10 2007 3:23AM
Toshiba files DVD patent suit in Germany
Japanese firm seeking injunctive relief and damages from EDD Bizz.
Jul 6 2007 8:21AM
