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Philips announces "Orange Book Part II v1.2"
The Orange Book Part II or System Description CD Write Once (CD-WO) specifies the CD-WO disc format. The name CD-R... -
Swiss software fires up DVD recorders
Vivastar is adding to its DVD technology range: from now on, the Swiss company will also be supplying its own... -
With cheaper chipsets, CD-ROM drive contract prices fall under US$20 per unit
CD-ROM drive contract manufacturers, already beset with slim profit margins, are bracing for further price cuts amid price drops in... -
Optical drives rise to 60% of AOpen’s sales, drive 1Q revenues to NT$4.7 billion
AOpen, bolstered by strong optical drive sales, reported first-quarter revenues of NT$4.775 billion and estimated pre-tax profits at NT$1.8 to... -
Vietnam confiscates more than 35,000 pirated CDs, videos
Authorities confiscated more than 35,000 pirated compact discs, DVDs and videotapes from stores in the capital last month, an official... -
SHARP announces 60x CD-R/ROM writing chipset
Sharp announced today a new optical IC chipset (codename: GA100T8R6MZ) that is capable of 60x CD-R, 60x CD-ROM and 16x... -
World's first: Pioneer DVR-A04 review!
Today we post the world's first review for Pioneer's latest DVD-R/RW recorder. The Pioneer DVR-A04 offers DVD-R among with CD-R/RW... -
IBM to consolidate HDD business with Hitachi
IBM Corp. and Hitachi Ltd. are to pool their hard disk drive businesses into a company majority owned by Hitachi... -
Samsung announces SW-240B
Samsung posted today the full specs for SW-240B. It supports 40x writing, 12x re-write, 40x reading and 8MB buffer... Key... -
New group defines digital connectivity for Audio/Video products
Hitachi, Matsushita Electric (Panasonic), Philips, Silicon Image, Sony, Thomson, and Toshiba today announced the formation of a working group to... -
DVD to hit milestone faster than any format in history
The number of DVDs replicated in North America will surpass the one-billion mark later this year, marking the fastest time... -
Philips reports €9m profit, sees sales recovery ahead
After closing last year with a record loss, Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV reported a net profit for its first fiscal... -
Piracy in spotlight at annual Music sales event
Record executives on Tuesday will gather at a plush London hotel to release annual global music sales figures, but this... -
YAMAHA reduces prices for CD-ReWritable series CRW3200
YAMAHA Corporation, one of the first producers of high speed CD ReWritable drives, reduces per 06 March 2002 the prices... -
HP restores DVD Writer upgrade offer
Hewlett-Packard has quietly launched an upgrade program for owners of its HP DVD Writer dvd100i, restoring its offer to let... -
Toshiba-EMI to release hit compilation on copy-controlled CD
Music company Toshiba-EMI Ltd said Tuesday it will release a compilation of hit songs on copy-controlled compact disks (CDs) on... -
Philips and BenQ join forces to lead speed race in optical storage
Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands, and BenQ Corporation of Taiwan (formerly Acer Communications & Multimedia Inc.), today announced the... -
Cheertek to roll out DVD player servo chip samples in May
Cheertek, a spin-off of Taiwan-based IDM (integrated device manufacturer) Winbond Electronics, began operations this month. The company is set to... -
Listen.com licenses CD Burning technology from NTI
Listen.com®, Inc. today announced it has selected NewTech Infosystems (NTI) to provide CD burning capabilities for its Rhapsody digital music... -
Philips welcomes Microsoft support for DVD+RW format
Royal Philips Electronics today indicated that Microsoft, at its annual Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) this week, will announce their...