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    Toshiba and NEC are demonstrating a new DVD recording technology that promises a significantly higher storage capacity without a major investment in new production facilities.

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    A standards body has pushed a next-generation DVD format forward, endorsing Microsoft's video technology along the way.

  • Panasonic to release Blu-Ray recorder

    Panasonic's parent company is set to release a DVD recorder based on the Blu-ray Disc format, as a standards battle over next-generation DVD technology heats up.

  • HP strikes Blu note for DVDs, talks of fat storage

    PC buyers can look forward to DVDs with up to 10 times the storage they now have when Hewlett-Packard rolls out machines supporting next-generation DVD technology next year.

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    An industry standards group has made a preliminary decision to include Microsoft's video compression technology in a next-generation DVD format, giving the company a key boost in the digital media arena.

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    Green laser diodes might just be the ticket to making video more watchable on handheld devices -- once the technology is more fully developed.

  • 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.

  • Celebrating three decades of Apple

    In the 1970s, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak were going door-to-door at the UC Berkeley dorms selling "blue boxes" -- electronic devices that tricked the telephone network into allowing free long-distance phone calls.

  • Tape backup

    With storage capacities growing by leaps and bounds, the need for effective backup is even more important. We look at your options.

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    With storage capacities growing by leaps and bounds, the need for effective backup is even more important. We look at your options.

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  • Toshiba, NEC see blue in DVD future

    Toshiba and NEC are demonstrating a new DVD recording technology that promises a significantly higher storage capacity without a major investment in new production facilities.

  • Blue laser format gets green light

    A consortium of companies developing Blu-ray Disc technology, a recordable DVD format using blue-violet lasers, announces the start date for the licensing of the technology.

  • Reviews News: Holiday Cheer

    As we head into Christmas, staff begin to lose concentration at work, and begin surfing the Net for bargains to buy their loved ones for the special day. Check out this week's newest product announcements.

  • Tech Guide: DVD-writeable formats

    Confused about the plethora of DVD-writeable formats on the market? Our Australian Tech Guide will explain everything you need to know about DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW and DVD-RAM.

  • Newest storage tech--holographic DVD

    3D storage for digital video steps into the future with the development of a holographic recorder that can hold 100GB of data - enough for 20 full-length movies.

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