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 Although not officially confirmed, it seems that a mobile version of the SlingPlayer application could be in the works for both the iPhone and the iPod Touch.
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Now that it has thrown its support behind Blu-ray, Warner Home Entertainment president Kevin Tsujihara has announced that the company has plans to introduce its first Profile 1.1 compliant movies to the market in the near future.
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As the Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike continues to affect Hollywood productions, and even their annual awards season, it's now the directors' turn to work on a new deal with studios. Starting on Saturday the Director's Guild of America (DGA) will start talks with the studios, under guidelines that were agreed to in recent talks.
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Last year, after being purchased by equity firm Terra Firma, EMI started looking at exactly what the trade organizations they help fund with membership fees were doing to earn their money. We reported in November of last year that the answer was apparently "not enough," and the company was considering backing out of the RIAA because they didn't feel that they were getting their money's worth. Based on a recent article in Variety, things are a little more complicated than that.
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Representatives of Cowon at the CES event today have confirmed that that the electronics maker is developing a sequel to its well-received D2 touchscreen player, with the sequel adding high resolution video as well as an overall thinning of the device.
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A patent infringement lawsuit against Nintendo and Sony has been filed by the Copper Innovations Group alleging that both companies infringed upon a 1996 patent that "covers a method for connecting devices to a system and sorting their inputs by means of hardware identification numbers tied to each transmission."
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When Warner announced last week that it was moving exclusively to Blu-ray, many questions remained as to why the move happened, whether money was involved, and why the studio would voluntarily shun the growing HD DVD market.
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During a special "second release event" today at CES, DeepRockDrive co-founder Jeff Henshaw spoke out about the service, which allows would-be concert goers to pay a fee to watch their favorite artists perform live, via Streaming video on the internet.
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Following Sony Japan's decision to drop the 20GB and 60GB models of the PlayStation 3 in favor of the backwards compatibility lacking 40GB unit, Sony America has implied that they have no plans to change their current focus and are satisfied with the models available.
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German studio Constantin Film AG has chosen the Blu-ray format for distribution of high-definition movies and other video content. Up to now, the company has supported both the HD DVD and the Blu-ray technology. Ever since Warner Bros. made the move to Blu-ray exclusivity, there has been speculation about what studios would follow. While the focus has been on major Hollywood studios, it is easy to forget the smaller players in the market.
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Hauppauge Digital, Inc. demonstrated at CES 2008 for the first time their "HD PVR", a USB Personal Video Recorder which can record high definition TV video into H.264 in real time. The HD PVR can connect to high definition cable TV or satellite TV set top box receivers, and uses its on-board H.264 hardware encoder to record high definition TV programs in an ISO standard HD H.264 AVC format in real time.
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Yet another security flaw in how Apple's QuickTime software handles the Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) has been revealed. If exploited by a malicious user, it is possible to run arbitrary code on a victim's computer. This flaw affects fully patched QuickTime version 7.3.1, running on Windows and possibly Mac OS X. It bares some resemblance to the QuickTime RTSP flaw reported in December.
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At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Hewlett-Packard (HP) showed off its MediaSmart Receiver, an addition to its home entertainment connectivity rollout. The MediaSmart Receiver is a compact Set-Top Box that can connect to a high-definition (HD) television set using the High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) standard.
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Nintendo's effort to make the Wii console an exercise and fitness accessory is paying off in the company's home market of Japan. The Wii Fittitle, unveiled at the E3 Expo in 2007, consists of a wireless balance board that uses pressure sensors to judge a player's movement while playing games like hopscotch, ski-jumping or 'chase the doughnut'.
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Microsoft Corp. has re-affirmed its sole dedication to the HD DVD format, despite comments made during this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Over the past couple of weeks, there has been a lot of attention on the format war between HD DVD and Blu-ray following the decision by Warner Bros. to support the Blu-ray format exclusively.
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According to a report released by the Pew Internet & American Life Project, daily Internet traffic to video-sharing websites such as Google Inc.'s YouTube doubled in 2007 compared to the previous year. The report stated that nearly half of adult Internet users have visited these video sites. In December 2006, 33% of of Internet users had been to video-sharing sites, and now it sits at 48%.
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In Sweden, a court case involving a man who had allegedly uploaded 23,000 music tracks and 30 movies to file sharing networks has gone to retrial. The decision in the case will have implications for the future of whether police can raid file sharer's homes in search of evidence.
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 PGR 4 tries to create an emotionally-charged racing experience, where players become attached to their careers, profiles and vehicles. Drivers will be rewarded with a growing fanbase that’ll cheer them on, react to their every move and support them through victory. Two downloadable packs will be available Feb. 14, one free (7 achievement, 1 car, 2 new game modes) while the premium content (400 point) will feature 10 achievement, 7 new cars, 3 new bikes, and 3 new modes.
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On Tuesday, at an event overshadowed by the annual Consumer Electronics Show in nearby Nevada, Blockbuster CEO Jim Keyes spoke about the company's plans for the coming year. Not surprisingly, those plans are primarily a continuation of the company's direction since Keyes took over last year.
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 The Malaysian Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs’ (MDTCA) raided an illegal pirate game duplication lab in the southern Malaysian city of Johor Bahru earlier this week, resulting in the arrest of seven individuals and confiscation of thousands of pirated computer and video games.
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Although the cell processor is most famous for powering the PS3 game console, one of Sony's partner in the chip's development is now showing off what it can do in other electronic devices. At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Toshiba showed off a new HDTV that takes advantage of the cell processor's advanced video processing capabilities.
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| Splash Damage, known for Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars, plans to double the size of its London-based studio, and is currently seeking to fill key positions for its next project – an unannounced multiplatform title - with vacancies in core roles such as art, programming, and design.
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In an interview from CES with Don Reisinger, the CEO of LionsGate said his company's decision to back Blu-ray over HD DVD was a simple matter of its improved anti-piracy measures. But when pressed later he admitted that the best anti-piracy measure is selling a product people want to buy.
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| While the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences inducts Mike Morhaime into the Hall of Fame and bestows Lifetime Achievement Award upon Ken Kutaragi, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, BioShock and The Orange Box each picked up four statues during the awards ceremony.
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| In a new twist on recent stories about the transition from analog to digital broadcast TV in the U.S., Best Buy CEO Brad Anderson is expressing concern over the challenges of getting converter boxes in the hands of consumers before the last analog signals are turned off in a little over a year.
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| Valve today announced that its digital delivery platform Steam has surpassed 15 million accounts and realized year-over-year sales growth of 158% through the holiday season.
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 Hornet Leader PC allows gamers to take to the skies and experience the tactical thrill of commanding some of the most elite aircraft in the world in historical/plausible missions with fantastically realistic equipment and enemies. This new demo includes the same Syrian air skirmish as the original demo but brought up to date with the latest 1.02 update code.
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It is rumored that Microsoft Corp. is looking to take-over Logitech, a company based in Switzerland that specializes in equipment for PCs, audio system, games consoles and more. Shares of the company surged in value on Thursday as rumors circulated amongst traders. Logitech has a market capitalization of around 7 billion Swiss francs, and Microsoft reportedly bid at 48 francs per share.
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| During a D.I.C.E. Summit panel discussion, Blizzard CEO Mike Morhaime revealed a list of titles that got canceled over the past few years, showing they are not afraid to axe titles when they aren't working out. While the most recent Starcraft Ghost is not on the list (maybe it's been revived?) Blizzard mentioned titles like Warcraft Adventures, some fantasy title called Raiko, Nomad featuring two giant zeppelin airships, Games People Play, Crixa, Shattered Nations, Pax Imperia and Denizen (thanks Firingsquad).
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In an interview with Germany's Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Microsoft Corp. chairman Bill Gates said the company will not launch a mobile phone product to compete directly with Apple's iPhone. The iPhone was released mid-2007 and was a big hit with consumers. Of course, it has long been speculated that Microsoft would make something to compete with the iPhone and Apple.
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Trainz Railway Simulator 2006, the most realistic Train Sim ever to grace PC.
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