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ALSO NOTED: HP to buy Neoware for $334 million; Windows Home Server RC1 gets tested;

July 23, 2007 — 8:01pm ET

> The Apple Bluetooth headset gets unboxed. Photos > HP to buy Neoware for $334 million. ... Read more...

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April 17, 2007 — 8:01pm ET

> Intel is prepping a quad-core chip for high-performance laptops. That's gonna be one hot tamale. ... Read more...

Sony/NEC ready Blu-ray burners

March 20, 2007 — 8:01pm ET

Optiarc, a joint venture between Sony and NEC, has unveiled five new desktop and laptop drives for the storage gluttons among us. In a move that will surprise no one, they're all Blu-ray burners,

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Hitachi-LG to unite Blu Ray and HD DVD in PC drive

March 12, 2007 — 8:01pm ET

As you'll recall, LG brought us the world's first Blu Ray/HD DVD combo player for the living

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HD DVD, Blu Ray format war over?

February 13, 2007 — 8:01pm ET

Has a clear victor already emerged in the war for high-definition optical disc supremacy? A not-so-impartial judge seems to think so: Sony. Citing sales statistics from January, Sony claims that Blu Ray discs outsold the other guys by a factor of 2:1. Sony also sold more Blu Ray players during the month--thanks no doubt to the PS3 Trojan Horse game console. Finally, Sony shipped 25 Blu Ray titles during the month of January while HD DVD only saw 11 new releases. "We have …

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HD DVD and Blu Ray copy protection cracked

February 12, 2007 — 8:01pm ET

It was bound to happen sooner or later (but probably sooner): mere months after the the hackers over at the Doom9 forums discovered volume keys for decrypting individual Blu Ray and HD DVD discs, they've also unearthed the processing key that's used to encrypt all HD DVD and Blu Ray films. What does this mean for the movie industry? Well, it means that with the right tools, you can now …

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AACS confirmation: HD DVD and Blu Ray cracked

January 25, 2007 — 8:01pm ET

The rumors have been floating around for a while now but the AACS (Advanced Access Content System) licensing authority has finally made it official: both HD DVD and Blu Ray have been cracked. More specifically, the keys used to unlock commercial films have been stolen while the actual encryption used for the discs remains intact. Regardless, those of you with eyepatches and parrots on your shoulders can now "backup" high-def discs to your hard drive. And if you pay any attention to the …

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