Optimus Maximus Shipments Initiated |
After substantial delays, Art Lebedev, a leading design studio from the Russian Federation, said it had started to ship final versions of its much-discussed Optimus Maximus keyboard. Following... |
Paramount and Dreamworks to Release Movies on Blu-Ray |
Paramount Home Entertainment on Thursday announced that it would start releasing its movies on Blu-ray disc (BD) media. The company did not provide any details, though, it may be expected that... |
Microsoft Xbox Live to Feature Free, Inexpensive Casual Games |
In an announcement during the keynote address at the annual Game Developers Conference (GDC), Microsoft Corp. promised to soon allow Xbox Live members to play, rate and share community-created... |
Sony PlayStation 3 80GB No Longer Available from Sony Style |
Sony Corp. has stopped offering versions of PlayStation 3 game consoles compatible with games developed for PlayStation and PlayStation 2 in its online Sony Style stores in the USA and the UK.... |
Universal Announces Plans to Make Blu-Ray Movies |
Universal Studios Home Entertainment has been one of the most loyal exclusive supporters of HD DVD format and a key member of its promotional group. However, due to the fact that soon HD DVD p... |
Blu-Ray Has to Fight DVD Before It Becomes Industry Standard, Says Analyst |
After Toshiba decided to withdraw itself from the war of formats by promising to cease manufacturing of HD DVD equipment, it is widely believed that Blu-ray disc (BD) format has bright future.... |
Toshiba Says ¤‹o?to Blu-Ray Disc |
Despite of the fact that Toshiba Corp. has no plans to develop and manufacture HD DVD hardware after March ’08, the company also has no plans to become part of the Blu-ray disc (BD) Asso... |
Microsoft Xbox Failure Rates May Be As High As 16% |
After Microsoft Corp. reserved one billion of U.S. dollars on Xbox 360 game console warranty claims, many reports about an actual failure rate of the latest video game system emerged. The most... |
Toshiba Abandons Its HD DVD Business |
Toshiba Corp. on Tuesday said it had decided it will no longer develop, manufacture and market HD DVD players and recorders. This decision has been made following recent major changes in the m... |
Toshiba Plans to Close Its Japanese Fabs, Reconsider HD DVD Strategy |
Toshiba Corp., a giant Japan-based electronics conglomerate, may drop manufacturing of both DVD and own-developed HD DVD video players, sources have noted recently. It is unclear whether the n... |
Video Game Console Unit Sales Down Year-over-Year in January |
Unit sales of video game consoles in the USA were down significantly both sequentially and year over year in January ’08, recent figures from NPD group show. Microsoft Corp., Nintendo an... |
Warner Bros Plans to Release HD DVD Titles According to Demand |
Warner Bros., a major movie studio in Hollywood, said that it would still release its movies on HD DVD format even after May 31st, 2008, when the company is supposed to start releasing movies ... |
HD DVD European Promotional Group Claims HD DVD Has Bright Future |
While many observers claim that after the majority of Hollywood studios decided to release their movies on Blu-ray disc (BD) the future of rival format HD DVD is doomed. However, this may not ... |
Nvidia Unveils APX 2500 Processor |
Nvidia Corp., a leading supplier of graphics solutions, on Monday announced its first system-on-chip for various handheld devices. The new product will allow Nvidia to power high-end handhelds... |
Apple Brand Now Covers Video Game Devices |
Apple, a leading maker of portable digital media players, has updated description of its corporate trademark with the U.S. patent and trademark office. From now on, “Apple” may als... |