Fujitsu is reportedly interested in selling its unprofitable hard disk drive business to Western Digital, Fujitsu executives said recently. The deal would be worth $660 million to $944 million, according to the Nikkei Economic Daily. Shares of Fujitsu stock increased more...read more...

Music label EMI expects to launch a digital music portal to sell audio and video of EMI-signed artists and guest artists directly to consumers. EMI's "consumer lab" will be a testing grounds for the record label, in an attempt to try and create new methods to reach out and interact with...read more...

The Japanese brand Buffalo has announced a Serial ATA Blu-ray burner that can burn 2x Blu-ray Recordables (BD-R) at 8x. Media from Mitsubishi, TDK, Panasonic, Hitachi-Maxell and Sony are supported in 2-6 speeds and also dual layer discs. The website of Buffalo reports that it can burn an...read more...

A company called ZPower designed new silver-zinc based batteries which are claimed to last 40% longer per charge than current lithium-ion batteries. Whether their claim can be justified can be tested in 2009. ZPower promised to introduce a new laptop then. Currently the beach town of Nice in...read more...

Starting on Nov. 5, Netflix customers who rent Blu-ray movies will have to pay an additional $1 per month, Netflix informed its customers via e-mail. "As you may know, Blu-ray movies are more expensive than standard definition movies," a Netflix e-mail to all customers said. ...read more...

As Hollywood prepares to lower prices of Blu-ray movies to help convince consumers to adopt Blu-ray technology, one industry is doing fine in the current sluggish economy. Thanks to a large audience across the world, the porn -- excuse me, adult entertainment -- industry has remained strong,...read more...

Music lovers now have another online tool to help discover new music from artists you may not be familiar with. The Mufin algorithm takes tempo, sound density, harmony, instruments played, and 36 other characteristics into consideration which it uses to find similar music. "As soon as...read more...

Speculation over a possible Blu-ray drive add-on for the Microsoft Xbox 360 have floated around since the Toshiba-backed HD DVD format died in January. Numerous unconfirmed reports have popped up, with Microsoft quickly and quietly denying the need for an external Blu-ray player. A report in...read more...

While the EEE offers much of the functionality of full size laptop despite its small physical size, one significant drawback is its tiny SSD, especially the Windows models that only come with up to 12GB capacity. While this is fine for someone who mainly uses the netbook for mobile...read more...

According to Home Media Magazine Blockbuster said that Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is the company's top DVD supplier. This happened at a summit in Dallas last week where the company also announced Activision Blizzard to be the top game supplier. Several presentations were given by CEO...read more...

The Microsoft Xbox 360 game console has again outsold the Sony PlayStation 3 console in Japan during the month of September, according to popular games magazine Enterbrain. Japanese consumers purchased 53,547 Xbox 360 units during September, while only 33,071 PS3 units were sold during the same...read more...

RealNetworks has been forced to temporarily suspend sales of RealDVD due to a legal battle with the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA). The ban officially started yesterday morning. In U.S. District Court today, Judge Marilyn Hall Patel is taking two lawsuits into consideration --...read more...

Up until recent years, the only way music was sold to consumers was by physical media such as records, tapes and CDs. The more music sold, the more the recording industry made, which in-turn should mean more income for the artists. Now with music being widely distributed online as...read more...

According to a PriceGrabber.com survey the majority of the people in the United States plans to buy an HDTV within the next 12 months. This proves that high-definition is definitely on the shopping list of first-time buyers, says the Blu-ray Disc Newsletter. A total of 1,915...read more...

If you're concerned about the running cost of a large HDTV set, Sharp claims to have the solution with its new solar-powered 52" HDTV, which it has been demonstrating at CEATEC 2008. Obviously, most people don't watch TV outside in the sunshine, so the kit will most likely require...read more...

Traxdata just announced a new line of SSDs. The range includes both Ultra-S Plus Series multi-level cell (MLC) and Ultra-S Plus Series single-level cell (SLC) SSDs. According to Traxdata this is to "suit a variety of needs". The MLC series are available in a variety of sizes, namely 32,...read more...

The price of NAND flash memory chips will fall 40 to 50 percent over the next fiscal year, Toshiba CEO Atsutoshi Nishida told reporters. The Japanese company reported its NAND prices already dropped 45 percent in a period from April to September and expects profits to fall 60 percent in March...read more...

Online retailer Amazon.com has launched another high-definition format promotion in which select Blu-ray movie titles will be available for as low as $7.99. As Halloween quickly approaches, select Halloween movies and TV shows will be available with up to 59 percent discounts off the retail...read more...

Lite-On has just announced its new 6x internal Blu-ray Disc Combo called iHES206. The iHES206 provides consumers with an all-in-one solution. Users will have the possibility to play high-definition content, but will also maintain the capability of archiving data onto CD or DVD. PLDS says in its...read more...

OLED panel shipments are expected to increase 7.3% year-on-year (YoY) to 110.11 million units or 42.1% to approximately $893 million in fiscal year 2008. Yano Research, a Japanse research firm, announces this in a recent report. Currently the shipment value is growing faster...read more...