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  • Lights out for Silverlight

    It's been a couple of weeks since the full announcement of Silverlight took place -- now that other players have shown some of their cards and the dust has begun to settle, what can we take from it?

  • BA takes cautious approach to SOA

    British Airways (BA) is taking its first steps with service-oriented architecture (SOA) but warned that wider use could still be up to five years away.

  • Cost questions dog Blu-ray DVD's lead

    Because Sony's Blu-ray disc technology appears to be the front-runner in the nasty fight to determine how the DVDs of the future are produced, movie studios and disc manufacturers are beginning to come to terms with the financial realities of the new format -- as well as some troubling uncertainties.

  • Forrester: Blu-ray winning drawn-out format war

    Sony's Blu-ray format for next-generation DVD drives will win over Toshiba's rival HD DVD format, analyst firm Forrester predicted on Wednesday - but it won't be a quick victory.

  • Studio bridges next-gen DVD divide

    With one studio at last breaking ranks to support multiple next-generation DVD formats, industry eyes are now turning to Hollywood to see if other moviemakers will try to defang an impending format war.

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  • Lights out for Silverlight

    It's been a couple of weeks since the full announcement of Silverlight took place -- now that other players have shown some of their cards and the dust has begun to settle, what can we take from it?

  • Blu-ray burns for interactive content

    The next generation in DVD technology will let consumers carry the equivalent of a hard drive on a disc, but what are they supposed to do with all that capacity? Interact, supporters say.

  • IBM: OS/2 still sold here

    IBM assured customers Thursday that the company will continue to sell and support OS/2, clarifying an online notice that drew speculation that the vintage operating system was being phased out.

Reviews (7)

  • Opera the underdog

    With Internet Explorer's market share down to around 90 percent and support for Mozilla's Firefox growing daily, it begs the question, does Opera stand a chance?

  • Taking it with you: removable storage

    There's a confusing array of portable, removable, and mobile memory products out there -- how do you pick one that suits your business requirements?

  • HP DVD Movie Writer dc3000

    HP's innovative DVD Movie Writer dc3000 offers an easy route from VHS to DVD, and it's a decent burner to boot.

  • Sony sage looks into the future and sees...

    Commentary: Sony's Nobutoshi Kihara helped invent the transistor radio, the VCR, and the digital camera. Asked what will be big next, he replied, "Memory." What does that mean?

  • IBM: OS/2 still sold here

    IBM assured customers Thursday that the company will continue to sell and support OS/2, clarifying an online notice that drew speculation that the vintage operating system was being phased out.

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