People in developing nations could soon be using modified Linux game consoles equipped with satellite links to help them learn...

A reaserch Japanese group developed a new technology that promised 10x the capacity of current DVD discs (translation from Japanese...

"...Union Chemical Laboratories debuted its new technology for making metallocene-based cyclic olefin-copolymer (MCOC) plastic material for optical disks. The lab's...

"..The Philips PCRW804K ReWritable Drive. The internal 804K utilizes an IDE/ATAPI interface and CD-ROMS at 32X, writes at 8X rate,rewrites...

Music download company Napster has signed a deal with UK communications provider NTL

Offering 500,000 music tracks for download priced...

Following Plextor and Cyberdrive, LiteOn announced the upcoming SOHW-1213S ATAPI 12x DVD burner. The drive support 12x DVD+R (single layer),...

According to the chip vendor, the SiS150 is the first of its kind to be fabricated using 0.18-micron CMOS technology...

Software Architects announced the release of Disk Drive TuneUp™ Pro for MS Windows™. The software is the world's first PC...

Above the throb of the stereo, customers at Rhino Records can escape to an expansive world of music -- snippets...

Rewritable StarForce discs, a component of StarForce CD-R copy protection system, are quality certified by “Orange book, part II” PHILIPS/SONY...

Yamaha Corporation of America announces the introduction of the industry's fastest internal and external ReWritable CD recorders. The all-new, multi-platform...

"...There are no file-sharing Web sites that could be subject to digital piracy lawsuits like the ones facing Napster. But...

Intel unveiled a software program that lets Facebook users devote spare computer processing power to researching diseases or climate change...

Version 2.10 dated june 2004 of both specifications have been released.

These books are scheduled to be distributed in week...

In addition to setting a goal to deliver 40 million motherboards this year, Asustek Computer also aims to ship 10...

Sony Corp's game division said it plans to start mass production of a new chip to power the PlayStation 2...

Apparently responding to reports that its copy protection technology makes CDs unplayable on some players and computers, Midbar Ltd. announced...

TEAC Japan announced a new slim-lin DVD/CD-RW combo drive with the codename "DW-285PU". The drive supports 8x writing, 8x re-writing,...

Mitsumi Japan announced the specs of the new "CR-4808TE" CD-RW drive that supports 16x writing, 8x re-writing, 40x reading and...

"...Under public pressure to pay what they consider excessive royalties on DVD products, manufacturers in China are threatening to roll...