Dr. Shyh-Yeu Wang, from RiTEK, appointed deputy-chairman of Recordable DVD Council
The Recordable DVD Council (RDVDC), which promotes the recordable DVD formats of the DVD Forum, held its first annual General Meeting today, in Tokyo. The...
Cinram alleges DVD royalties unfair in Matsushita lawsuit
Canadian DVD replicator Cinram International is escalating its fight with Matsushita Electric over DVD royalties, having filed an antitrust lawsuit against the DVD format co-founder...
BenQ announces CRW4812 (48/12/48), using CAV recording technology
BenQ announced its newest CD-ReWritable (CD-RW) drive, the CD-RW 4812P. This drive is built upon the latest optical storage platform and incorporates the latest technologies...
Sony unveils new 'Mavica' digital cameras with CD-R/RW
Sony Marketing (Japan) Inc. unveiled the "CD Mavica MVC-CD250" and "MVC-CD400," digital still cameras using 8cm CD-Rs/RWs as the recording medium. The MVC-CD250 comes with...
Optical storage chipmakers face price-slashing battle
In a robust response to the ambitious vision of Via Technologies Inc. to become the number one optical storage company in 2003, MediaTek Inc. Chairman...
DVD6C licensing agency makes offer to China DVD player manufacturers
On May 10, the DVD6C Licensing Agency, representing six leading DVD technology and format developers, announced new incentives for manufacturers in China to obtain patent...
PluggedIn: Want to burn a CD? Get a law
Soon, if you want to mix your own music and copy it onto a compact disc for the gym or the road, you are going...
6 DVD makers to get patent royalty from Chinese
Five Japanese and one U.S. companies with DVD-related patents have reached a basic agreement with a Chinese industry association over royalties, making it likely they...
New way(s) to bypass AudioCD copy protection(s)...
Chip.de seems to have found a solution to bypass latest AudioCD copy protection. Apparently the new data systems can be bypassed by drawing a ring...
Copy protected discs may cause Mac booting problem
Certain music CDs fitted with digital barriers to stop copying can also cause some Apple computers to crash and refuse to spit out the incompatible...
