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1. Roku streams Netflix on wireless set-top boxes

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Roku has refreshed it set-top box lineup with the entry-level SD and advanced HD-XR models. Both devices allow users to stream DVD-quality video from Netflix, Amazon, Video On Demand and MLB.TV. Roku ...

2. Ubuntu is still rubbish

   (Software/Software Features)

   ... the disc out of the DVD drive and pushed reset. Perhaps in another three or four years, I may try Linux again (assuming it's still around). I'm pretty certain it will still be what we techies - who started ...

3. Psystar bootlegs Snow Leopard for the masses

   (Software/Software Features)

   ... with Intel Core 2 Duo, Core 2 Quad, i7 and Xeon Nehalem CPUs. "After downloading, users simply insert a retail copy of the Snow Leopard DVD, follow the installation procedures and then install the application," ...

4. Acer introduces Aspire 3D laptop

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   ... Wi-Fi DVD-Super multi double-layer drive Integrated Crystal Eye Webcam Multi-gesture touchpad 4 - USB 2.0 ports 6-cell Li-ion battery (4400 mAh) 6.16 lbs. (system unit only)  ...

5. Windows 7 Starter Edition: The best version of Windows yet

   (Software/Software Features)

   ... doesn’t have that either), and things like a media player and DVD burner you’ll have to download from the web or buy (which most seem to do anyway).   Starter is just a clean basic OS and, if ...

6. HP rolls out notebooks: Hails Windows 7

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   ... can be fitted with one terabyte hard drives.  There's also a RAID 1 mirroring array. The Elite 7000 comes with a S-ATA DVD ROM drive, a S-ATA DVD writer drive and an optional S-ATA Blu Ray writer. ...

7. Gateway takes on Apple's iMac

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   ... X4500HD Graphics4GB DDR2 dual channel memory (800MHz)750GB SATA hard drive 8x DVD+/-R/RW SuperMulti optical drive Multi-in-one digital media card readerIntegrated 802.11 b/g/DRAFT-N Wi-Fi10/100/1000 (Gigabit) ...

8. Psystar screws Apple with virtualization licensing program

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   ... retail OS X DVD." The OEM licensing program is apparently part of Psystar's "open computing vision" which offers users the opportunity to choose from a wide range of operating systems. As such, the company ...

9. Microsoft confirms no Windows 7 restrictions for netbooks

   (Software/Software Features)

   ... have been switched off include desktop personalization, fast user switching, multi-monitor support, DVD playback, support for domains and XP Mode. Windows Media Center is not available and Starter machines ...

10. Amazon branches out into own-brand electronics

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    ... cables, blank CDs and DVDs are pretty dull fare, but everyone needs them. What is interesting is that Amazon will source the items from the same manufacturers who supply the companies who already sell ...

11. HP debuts aluminum notebooks - at a price

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... case. It comes with 802.11n Wi-Fi, and optional Gobi 3G wireless broadband. A 320GB hard drive and 2GB RAM is standard, but there is no built-in DVD drive. A separate Linux partition permits quick booting ...

12. Apple tames Snow Leopard with comprehensive OS X update

    (Software/Software Features)

    ... to "enhance" the stability, compatibility and security of the OS. Indeed, the update attempts to address a number of bugs and glitches, including unexpected DVD playback outages, dysfunctional Mail auto ...

13. Tesco and Microsoft bang another nail into DVD's coffin

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    A supermarket giant has teamed up with a software giant to offer 'DVD-quality' downloads, bringing the inevitable demise of the DVD a little closer. London, England - A supermarket giant has teamed ...

14. Analysis: Sony's 3D TV gambit likely to fail

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    ... were unlikely to release BRAVIA-supported movies before they are made available on DVD. "I doubt this will happen anytime soon (over the next two years). Studios are constantly testing out their digital ...

15. Corel takes on Adobe with Digital Studio 2010

    (Software/Software Features)

    ... DVDs, you'll enjoy the same elegant look and feel across the Studio. Once you learn how to do one task, you'll quickly know how to do them all," added Davies. Davies also noted that Studio 2010 was ...

16. Thatcher government cockup throws UK DVD laws into disarray

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    A bureaucratic blunder by the Tory government back in 1984 means that the UK law covering illegal DVDs and videos is unenforceable, leaving pirates free to produce illegal copies of movies and sell ...

17. Gamers aren't all teenage geeks

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... they spent during a typical week surfing the net and watching television, videos and DVDs. Nearly half - 45 percent - reported playing video games. Female players were more likely to be depressed and ...

18. Another judge sides with the MPAA over DVD copies

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Yet another court has ruled that, although it is completely legal for people to back up a copy of a DVD they have purchased, it's illegal for anyone to write software enabling them to do it. San Francisco ...

19. RealNetworks defeated over DVD copying

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Hollywood studios have defeated RealNetworks in a federal court, winning a preliminary injunction preventing the company from selling its RealDVD device. Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood studios have defeated ...

20. Toshiba caves in and joins Blu-ray camp

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... company was working on Blu-Ray products. It formally abandoned its rival HD-DVD format in February 2008, after Blu-ray won support from all four of America's biggest movie studios. However, it carried ...

21. 9% of U.S. households subscribe to Netflix

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... per user “due to the growing popularity of our lower priced plans that include unlimited content delivered both by streaming and by DVD by mail.” Still, the company said that its shipments of DVD and ...

22. Carmack: Rage a "console" game

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... anti-aliasing. In addition, Carmack stated that Rage would be "cut," or sold on two discs.     "We would love to set the thing up where it filled one Blu-ray disc versus three DVDs, which is ...

23. Disney movies to appear on SD cards

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy. Future titles will be released simultaneously on DVD and the new format. At present, the scheme will be restricted to the Japanese market, say the companies. The ...

24. Carmack: PS3 offers "theoretical" raw performance

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... one Blu-ray disc versus three DVDs, which is about the right mix, but the game just...we can't cut it into a third like that. We can cut it into two pieces. We've got two large wastelands on there. ...

25. Toshiba may surrender to Blu-ray, finally

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    ... format it so hard tried to beat. Consider it the final phase in the HD format war. Toshiba may be releasing its first ever Blu-ray player, after having dropped its own contender, the HD DVD format, in ...

26. MPEG-2 royalty rates drop

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... Encoding and Consumer Product will be $2.00, down from the current $2.50, and royalties for MPEG-2 Packaged Medium, such as DVDs, will be reduced to $0.0176 during 2010, and $0.016 after 2010. MPEG-2 ...

27. Wii expected to dominate global console market

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... How Ancillary Revenues Can Extend The Console Cycle," also hypothesized that the PS3 is likely to capture significant market share - or second place - due to Sony's "victory" in the high definition DVD ...

28. Teardown reveals thin profit margin on Mac Mini

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... chip is listed for $10. The Mac Mini’s optical disc drive a Pioneer DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW 8 x speed drive is priced at $32.“Unlike most desktop computers from other brands, the Mac Mini and, indeed, Apple’s ...

29. Jacko death downs Twitter

    (Networking/Networking Features)

    ... Trendrr, the number of posts referring to Jackson climbed as high as 220,000 per hour. Amazon has sold out of CDs and DVDs, listing up to two weeks delivery. Jackson is currently holding all of the top ...

30. Dead discs: Blu-ray’s failure to launch signals end of spinning media

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Opinion)

    ... the era of spinning discs is coming to a close. With DVD sales hitting a plateau and heir apparent Blu-ray failing to make up the difference, it’s easy to see where this is going. While Nielsen VideoScan ...

31. World gives Blu-ray the thumbs down

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... to a survey. Harris Interactive at the end of last week released details of a poll that shows only one in ten Americans own an HD DVD player. But only seven percent owned a Blu-ray player, the survey ...

32. TG Daily’s Dads and Grads Product Giveaway: Play along and win!

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... videos and video greeting cards • Upload videos instantly to YouTube™ and MySpace™ • Capture snapshots from videos • Create custom movies with your own music • Order DVDs and have them shipped anywhere ...

33. Amazon offers MP3 albums for 47 cents

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... too, err, relaxed, to know better, only to find a day or so later that I already owned the CDs and DVDs that had just dropped onto the doormat. Maentwrog, Wales - I've always had a soft spot for Amazon. ...

34. The Great Digital Scam: TV is irrelevant

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... ready. But even now, after spending billions on advertising, the change and distributing coupons for converter boxes, tens of millions of Americans find themselves wrestling with TVs, DVDs, VCRs and PVRs ...

35. Lolly Popova says Pure iPorn has a tiny one just for you

    (Software/Software Features)

    ... 24/7 online and offline through a personal download site, search their adult video library with a real-time search engine, quickly browse an entire adult video library by artist, DVD or genre, create custom ...

36. Portable DivX Blu-ray players arrive

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    ... more than six hours of video to fit on one DVD without sacrificing quality. The DMP-B15 can be connected to a HDTV or used as a stand alone Blu-ray player. "As the pioneer in the development of DVD and ...

37. Apple WWDC: How to take on Windows 7

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Analyst Opinion - It’s a shame we can't have a DVD of a great Apple product pitch. When Apple gets it right, no one does it better. They can miss from time to time, but it's such a rare occurrence that ...

38. Apple Store carries ad for DVD Jon's software

    (Software/Software Features)

    doubleTwist, the software company co-founded by Jon Lech Johansen, AKA DVD Jon, has poked famously-humorless gadget maker Apple in the eye by posting an ad for its open source player enabling iTunes ...

39. Iron Will Technologies debuts sensory glove for gamers

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... Code support can be found in over 850 Blu-ray and DVD film titles. CH Products CH Products specializes in civilian and military flight simulators. I tried out a customized simulator rig comprised of ...

40. Fusion-io and Fatal1ty launch ioXtreme for 64 bit systems

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... that seamlessly handle massive amounts of data," spun Fatal1ty. "Imagine playing the most intense game, working on complex 3-D graphics, manipulating massive files, ripping multiple DVDs and installing ...

41. Mother finds porn in Wikipedia entry on childrens' book

    (Software/Software Features)

    ... children. It's available on DVDs and to download," he said.      ...

42. New type of DVD will hold thousands of movies

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Oh, great. Just as we've all got used to Blu-ray - and paid for the kit - another storage disk has been developed with 2,000 times the capacity of an ordinary DVD. The researchers say they could take a ...

43. Dateline 2600 - one of our civilizations is missing

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Opinion)

    ... for all of us. In my  lifetime I've had 78RPM [not inch, sheesh, sorry]  records, cassette tapes, CDs, DVDs, eight inch floppy  disks, five 1/4 inch floppy disks, 3.5-inch floppy disks and ...

44. Digital content doubles every 18 months

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    If you feel you're drowning in a sea of data, you're right. The world's total store of digital data now amounts to  487 billion gigabytes, or the equivalent of 19 billion fully-loaded Blu-ray DVDs, ...

45. Blu-ray sales surge as player prices drop

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... as options expand for accessing movies digitally, Blu-ray is carrying forward the widespread appeal of DVD into the high-definition marketplace."NPD entertainment industry analyst Russ Crupnick explained ...

46. Windows 7 RC1 – first impressions

    (Software/Software Features)

    ... speeds of up to 800K/sec. Burned the image to a DVD and did a clean install on a second hard disk in this machine. Around two and a half hours from starting the process, I rejoined the TGD editorial Skype ...

47. Intel’s Numonyx closes in on potential flash successor PCM

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... DVD-RAM or DVD-R/W. PCM uses the characteristics of chalcogenide glass, switching the state of the material between crystalline and amorphous through heat. The change of state results in a change of its ...

48. GE demos 500GB holographic storage

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... material that can support 500GB of storage capacity in a standard DVD-size disc - equal to the capacity of 20 single-layer Blu-ray discs, or 100 DVDs.   GE says the discs can be able to be read ...

49. RealNetworks and Hollywood battling over DVD ripping

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... case, whether or not RealNetworks’ DVD copying software, RealDVD, violated a licensing agreement which covers the digital-rights-management protocols utilized by DVDs.Seattle (WA) - RealNetworks and ...

50. Warner offers Blu-ray alternative to desperate HD-DVD owners

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Warner Home Video has announced a new $4.95 trade-in program (not including shipping) in the hopes of enticing desperate HD-DVD owners to purchase Blu-Ray movies. Los Angeles (CA) - Warner Home Video ...