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The complete tech year in review: 2008

December 30, 2008 From the continuing ascent of Apple's iPhone to the drastic downturn in the economy, and from debate over Yahoo's future to the election of a new president, it was quite a year. TAGS: downturn, economy, Apple iPhone, election, Apple iPhone 3G, 3G, Yahoo! Inc., P2P, Apple Computer, president, DVD, Microsoft Corp., video, Microsoft Windows

Blu-ray a player in PlayStation pricing

May 9, 2006 Sony's PlayStation 3 game console may cost more than the Xbox 360, but it also comes with Blu-ray. Will that bring in the buyers? TAGS: Stephen Baker, Blu-ray, Sony Playstation, Sony PS3, console, game console, Xbox 360, Microsoft Xbox, Sony PlayStation 2, Sony Corp., pricing, movie, DVD, DVD player, trojan horse, Microsoft Corp.

Sony desktop doubles as flat-screen TV

August 22, 2006 Vaio VGC-LS1 computer lets people watch programs, record them and burn them onto DVDs. Photo: Sony's latest Vaio TAGS: Intel Core Duo, Media Center PC, Sony Vaio, TV Tuner, Sony Corp., TV, PC, DVD, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

FAQ: HD DVD vs. Blu-ray

October 1, 2005 Microsoft and Intel want one format for new DVDs, Dell and HP want another. But why, and who, if anyone, is likely to win? TAGS: HD-DVD, Blu-ray, entertainment company, consumer electronics, DVD, home entertainment, entertainment, Blu-ray disc, PC company, laser, Intel, manufacturing, Toshiba, electronics, Dell, video game

Warner joins Blu-ray DVD camp

October 21, 2005 With Sony and its Blu-ray technology ahead in the DVD-format war, a second studio says HD DVD is just not enough. TAGS: HD-DVD, Blu-ray, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., DVD, home video, format, Sony Corp., Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft shows off HD DVD drive for Xbox

August 8, 2006 External drive expected to hit store shelves in time for the upcoming holiday shopping season. Photos: HD DVD for the Xbox 360 TAGS: HD-DVD, Microsoft Xbox, Blu-ray, Xbox 360, Sony Playstation, Microsoft Corp., DVD, video

False starts in race to future of DVDs

October 15, 2007 The number of Blu-ray and HD DVD players and discs remains stubbornly miniscule. Should consumers pay any attention at all? TAGS: DisplaySearch, HD-DVD, Blu-ray, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., NPD Group Inc., 1080p, DVD, format, copy, TV, movie, HDTV, Sony Corp., Microsoft Corp.

Inadvertent pirates to pay Microsoft millions

December 20, 2006 Disc duplication company it hired is allegedly responsible for 20,000 unauthorized copies of Microsoft Exchange and SQL Server. TAGS: Ireland, Thailand, piracy, license, Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Corp., CD, DVD, server

Microsoft, Macrovision align on copy protection

February 1, 2005 Companies strike antipiracy deal aimed at stopping analog copies of movies, TV shows. TAGS: Macrovision Corp., copy protection, copy, Microsoft Corp., movie, operating system, DVD, Microsoft Windows, video

HD DVD backers promise 200 movies

January 5, 2006 Studios say films such as "Million Dollar Baby" and "Full Metal Jacket" will be on new format by year's end. Photos: Toshiba's taking tickets for HD DVD movies TAGS: HD-DVD, backer, Toshiba Qosmio, Toshiba, HD-DVD player, movies, DVD, Amazon.com Inc., format, Blu-ray, notebook computer, movie, Microsoft Corp., Intel, video

Forrester: Blu-ray winning drawn-out format war

October 19, 2005 Research firm predicts Sony's next-gen DVD format will win the day--but victory will be slow in coming. TAGS: HD-DVD, Forrester Research Inc., Blu-ray, manufacturing, victory, DVD, movies, Intel, Sony Corp., Apple Computer, video, HP, Microsoft Corp., PC

DVD dispute burns at PC makers

September 29, 2005 Dell, Hewlett-Packard assail Intel, Microsoft, which have lined up in the opposite next-generation format camp. TAGS: HD-DVD, Blu-ray, PC company, home entertainment, DVD, Dell, laser, Intel, media, codec, entertainment, Microsoft Corp., HP, format, PC, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft gives bar codes a splash of color

April 16, 2007 Software maker is licensing a new format that uses colorful triangles, rather than black and white lines, to pack more data into less space.Images: Microsoft's multicolor bar code TAGS: bar code, Microsoft Corp., DVD

DIY games for the Xbox

December 11, 2006 Microsoft releases developer tools for creating Xbox games as part of a push to create a YouTube-equivalent for video gamers. TAGS: Microsoft Xbox, Xbox 360, development tool, Windows PC, DIY, gamer, Xbox Live, games, memory card, YouTube, developer, video game, location, Microsoft Corp., 3D, video

DivX releases new, high-quality video format

June 15, 2005 Is the technology better than Apple's or Microsoft's? That's what the upstart video company says. TAGS: DivXNetworks, Nero, DVD player, format, Apple Computer, video, Microsoft Corp., DVD

Intel, Microsoft endorse HD DVD

September 27, 2005 Companies join forces with Toshiba, NEC and others to face off against Sony, Dell, Apple, et al in war over a standard to succeed DVD. TAGS: HD-DVD, camp, Blu-ray, Blu-ray disc, manufacturing, DVD, standard, Intel, movies, Toshiba, video game, Dell, format, movie, Sony Corp., Microsoft Corp.

Disc expiration dates debated

March 30, 2005 Standards body is trying to develop a realistic way of labeling CDs and DVDs for longevity. TAGS: survey, DVD, CD, Microsoft Corp.

New high-definition DVDs to use old video technology?

November 29, 2005 Blu-ray, HD DVD boast better pictures, but studios could leave out an advanced element of the formats, spelling disappointment for Microsoft, Apple. TAGS: Sony Pictures, codec, Blu-ray, studio, HD-DVD, cable network, MPEG-2, cable television, DVD, Apple Computer, video, Microsoft Corp., Sony Corp., Microsoft Windows

Satellite TV snubbing Microsoft

January 21, 2005 Software giant's high-definition video technology is being passed over by DirecTV and its biggest rivals. But other markets remain. TAGS: satellite television company, satellite television, Cablevision Systems Corp., television company, EchoStar Communications Corp., media company, satellite, DirecTV, MPEG-4, cable television, Windows Media, MPEG, HDTV, TV, Microsoft Corp., video

Latest toe in the movie download pond? Wal-Mart

November 28, 2006 Retail giant launches program that bundles a video download with purchase of the physical DVD. TAGS: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., portable device, digital video, download, movie, Windows Media, Microsoft Windows Media Player, copy, DVD, video, PC, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.
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