Microsoft is seeking to broaden the appeal of its Xbox video game console, by adding chat functions to its online gaming service in Japan. The...

MET Technology introduced two own-brand consumer-use DVD recorders – the CyQ’ve PV 2400i and PV2400ie – with suggested retail prices set at NT$29,000 (about US$829)...

Royal Philips Electronics announced that Pioneer Corporation will use Philips’ Super Audio CD (SACD) single-chip solution, the SAA7893HL chip. Pioneer will integrate Philips’ SAA7893HL chip...

Sony will have to face up to falling demand for its PlayStation 2 games console in the future, say analysts. Figures from the Japanese electronics...

Taiwan's optoelectronics industry production is forecast to exceed over NT$500 billion (US$14.5 billion) for 2003, National Science Council Vice Chairman Liao Chun-chen said. Taiwan's optoelectronics...

CMC Magnetics expects to challenge for the lead among worldwide recordable blank DVD disc makers by year-end, according to DigiTimes. CMC plans to expand its...

CyberLink introduced a unique utility, disc defragmentation, which moves all of the content on a DVD to one location so that the total free space...

Hitachi Maxell announced the availability dates for 4X DVD+RW for video and 3X DVD-RAM discs. The DVD+RW discs are conformed to the DVD+RW standard and...

BTC launches the brand new BTC DRW 1004IM 4X DVD Dual Recorder, build with optical pick up heads & chip sets from Japanese suppliers. The...

Although Gigabyte Technology was the last among first-tier motherboard makers to enter the optical storage arena, it will be the first to release a DVD-Dual...