Saturday, December 28, 2002
Mitsubishi Chemical Media introduces world's first 4x DVD-R data disc
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Friday, December 27, 2002
New v1.21 firmware for Pioneer A05 series...
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Tuesday, December 24, 2002
Samsung aims high with new DVD player
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Deadline passes for European Digital copyright law
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RWPPI posts recommended reference for DVD-R/RW media
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Matsushita Elec., Ricoh to develop optical disc storing 300-DVDs
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Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year!
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Monday, December 23, 2002
Japan's electronics industry shrinks again in 2002
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StarForce Technologies presents the latest copy protection solutions at Asia Game Show in Hong Kong
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EU approves Sony-Philips Buy of InterTrust
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Saturday, December 21, 2002
Three new state-of-the-art storage products from BenQ
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MET Technology to make DVD+RW player in 1Q 2003
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Interim tariff of levies to be collected by CPCC in 2003 on the sale of blank Audio recording media, in Canada
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Seven major movie studies sue maker of DVD backup copy software
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Friday, December 20, 2002
ASUS announces DRW-0402P DVD-R/RW recorder
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ASUS announces CRW4824A (48/24/52) CD-RW recorder
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Report: 82% of U.S. consumers believe backing-up music CDs is legal
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Philips announces DVD+R/+RW v1.2 physical specifications
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DVD X Copy review!
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HP FIRST TO OFFER SEAGATE'S CHEETAH 15K.3 DISC DRIVES IN ULTRA320 SCSI SERVER AND STORAGE SOLUTIONS
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Thursday, December 19, 2002
Universities compete in Pioneer's extreme DVD making competition
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Italian police forces crackdown on pirate christmas sales
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New TDK video capture box makes it easy to create video movies
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TDK'S new DA-5900 makes home AudioCD recording easier than ever
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Plextor USA announces Xmas promotion rebates!
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Pinnacle Systems agrees to acquire Steinberg Media Technologies AG
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EFF seeks consumer rights - urges copyright office to OK consumer uses of CDs and DVDs
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RWPPI's 16th general meeting
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Wednesday, December 18, 2002
YAMAHA’S internal EIDE CRW-F1 now available for use with Apple's new power MAC G4 series
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DeCSS hacking trial ends
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Mediatek sampling DVD±RW chipsets
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Microtech incorporates 4X DVD-R recorders in automated publishing systems
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Dr. Rawstock releases AtomicMedia DVD-R discs
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RIAA launches new campaign targeting piracy at retail outlets
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Epic Records gives music fans keys to unlock exclusive content using SONY's ConnecteD technology
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Philips new sound technology locates 'Sweet Spot' for PC Audio enthusiasts
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Pioneer expands mass storage offerings with the DRM-3000 FlexLibrary
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SONY USA announces CRX220A1 (52/24/52) CD-RW
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Infodisc to expand capacity
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Nichia and Sony announce joint development & technology alliance for
production of Blue-Violet Laser diodes
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Tuesday, December 17, 2002
Extra large capacity DVD copier now available from MARCAN
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SONICblue introduces first of its kind networked DVD player
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Plextor extends SCSI product family with 40/12/40 CD-RW with Ultra SCSI interface
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Saturday, December 14, 2002
Copy protection logjam shows signs of breaking
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Trial of Norwegian DVD buster extended after last-minute change in charges
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BlindWrite author interviewed @ Blue-Hardware
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Sonic intros DVD Tester
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4M launches Ultragreen CD-R stamper
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Friday, December 13, 2002
CyberDrive announces DM168D 16x/48x DVD-ROM drive
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Disctronics Blackburn completes IRMA anti-piracy compliance certification
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CD-RW.org (p)-review Nero's MP4 AAC encoder
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Movie studios target pirated DVDs
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DVD sales are exploding...
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CyQve annouces CQ4048U
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Italian music pirates given 4 and 1/2 years in jail!
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Formac introduces new DVD authoring software
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Thursday, December 12, 2002
TEAC announces DVD recording and editing with the TEAC DV-W50E
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SANYO Electric announces new LSI chipset supporting 5X DVD±R/RW, CD-R/RW and HD-BURN formats!
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TEAC Japan posts the full specs of DV-W50E 4X DVD-R/RW drive
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Matsushita's DVD multi-drive finally hits the market!
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Samsung announced SM-248F (48/24/48) CD-RW drive
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Samsung announces SM-348B (48/24/48/16) combo DVD/CD-RW drive
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Wednesday, December 11, 2002
InterVideo’s WinDVD supports Macrovision’s Digital Rights management technology for PCs
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RIAA raids alleged music pirates in New York
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Primera Technology anounces the BravoT AutoPrinter
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Tuesday, December 10, 2002
321 Studios and TRITTON Technologies team up to offer a complete DVD copying suite
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Macrovision forms music technology division
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Fujitsu Siemens Computers and Freecom intensify cooperation
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VIA announces new Hyperion 4in1 drivers
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Norway teen-ager denies DVD cyber-piracy charges
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Monday, December 9, 2002
Plextor Europe announces new SCSI CD-RW (PX-W4012S) drive
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Lite-On Technology November revenues drop on-month
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Asustek to post 35% growth in optical storage drive shipments this year
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Japan’s eight leading electronics firms post profit gains in fiscal 1H
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DVDRW alliance post Comdex 2002 report
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Plasmon successfully demonstrates Ultra Density Optical (UDO) at COMDEX
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WindowsXP patch for DVD applications
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CD Players losing spark as DVD mania grows
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Saturday, December 7, 2002
CD-R disc price increase reflected by November sales
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Lite-On IT to cut back DVD-ROM drive shipments next year
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Mediatek November sales grow 43% on-year
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Plasmon ships new enterprise d-series DVD storage solution
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Philips is first to offer complete solution to accelerate the advanced DVD+R/+RW recorder market
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Media statement from TDK on the unauthorised use of manufacturer identification code on DVD-R disc products
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Court to rule on software that copies 'protected' DVDs
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New deals boost developments in holographic storage
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Friday, December 6, 2002
TDK is first mainstream brand to support heavy data users with launch of 90 minute recordable disc
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Hardware News: TEAC CD-W548E, CyberDrive CW099D and INcoder GH32U-A1 reviews
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Recordable DVD looks like the hot commodity of 2003
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Thursday, December 5, 2002
TEAC USA announces CD-W552E (52X/24X/52X) CD-RW drive
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LG announces GCE-8520B (52X/24X/52X) CD-RW drive
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TDK Europe: But I’m with the DJ!
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Wednesday, December 4, 2002
Macrovision signs copy-protection deal with Sold Out
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Bankrupt Aeco bought by new Dr. Schwab
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Media-Tech postpones European showcase
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DVD Forum adds CD layer to DVD-Audio spec
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Toshiba launches latest addition to HDD & DVD Video recorder line-up
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CyberDrive introduces highest speed internal 52X CD-R/RW drive
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InPhase Technologies announces strategic investment from Hitachi Maxell for holographic media development
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Tuesday, December 3, 2002
Other World Computing releases faster Mercury Pro CD and DVD read/write solutions
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CD-RW.org interviewed Ivan Dimkovic, the man responsible for the
upcoming Ahead Software Nero AAC encoder
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Hardware reviews elsewhere...
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Hardware News: INcoder TS24C-C1 DVD/CD-RW and MSI MS-8152 CD-ROM reviews
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Sony offers fix for DVD rewritable drives
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Philips announces plan to strengthen optical storage activities
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SmartRight copy protection initiative gaining momentum
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InPhase Technologies to develop high-performance re-writable holographic media
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Monday, December 2, 2002
New Seagate Barracuda Hard Drives Attack Again With Serial ATA And 80GB-Per-Disc Technology
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Alera Technologies applauds the release of the new specification for multimedia albums and playlists
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Roxio snaps up Napster
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Toshiba announces the SD-R1312 new DVD/CD-RW combo drive
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Police, recording industry report largest-ever pirate CD seizure in Europe
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MITSUMI announces new 54X CD-ROM with speed control function
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