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New Blu-ray Formats Introduced
Scott Wilkinson  |  Apr 06, 2010  | 

No matter how much data storage is available in any medium, people always want more. Take Blu-ray, for example—one might think that 25 or 50GB would be plenty for just about any storage requirement, but some applications need even more. To address this insatiable demand, the Blu-ray Disc Association this week announced a new high-capacity recordable format called BDXL as well as a new hybrid format called IH-BD.

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FCC to Revisit Cable Readiness
Mark Fleischmann  |  Apr 05, 2010  | 
As part of its National Broadband Plan, the Federal Communications Commission is planning a rethink of its CableCARD rules, and will also start mulling over what comes after the CableCARD.
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iPad Signs Up Video Partners
Mark Fleischmann  |  Apr 02, 2010  | 
Judging from the initial round of content deals, the iPad will have plenty of video content.
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Smart Meters Maybe Not So Smart
Mark Fleischmann  |  Apr 01, 2010  | 
So-called "smart meters" have built-in vulnerabilities that may let hackers steal electricity from you, inflating your power bill.
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Verizon FiOS Rollout to Slow
Mark Fleischmann  |  Mar 31, 2010  | 
Verizon will slow the rollout of its FiOS fiber optic video/internet/phone service, creating winners and losers in its service area. Among the winners are New York City, Washington DC, and Philadelphia, where existing projects will be completed. But FiOS will not be coming to Baltimore, downtown Boston, and other areas.
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Is RadioShack on the Block?
Mark Fleischmann  |  Mar 30, 2010  | 
RadioShack, the national electronics retailer that always has that gizmo or adapter you need, may soon be sold to or merged with Best Buy or another large chain, reports the New York Post.
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Theaters Bottleneck 3D Movie Glut
Mark Fleischmann  |  Mar 29, 2010  | 
A shortage of 3D-capable theaters may damage the box office numbers for the glut of 3D movies scheduled for release this year.
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Blockbuster Gets Warner Titles Faster
Mark Fleischmann  |  Mar 26, 2010  | 
If you want to rent Warner Bros. movies from Netflix or Redbox, you'll have to wait till they've been available for sell-through for 28 days. Unless, that is, you rent at Blockbuster, which has cut a unique deal with the studio.
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Google Tests TV Search
Mark Fleischmann  |  Mar 25, 2010  | 
Google makes life easier in so many ways. Soon it may become useful in a new way: searching TV content.
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Shelves Emptied of Panasonic 3D TVs
Mark Fleischmann  |  Mar 24, 2010  | 
A week after they went on sale, Panasonic's 3D TVs have sold out. Early adopters love 'em.
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Blockbuster Coughing Blood
Mark Fleischmann  |  Mar 23, 2010  | 
The mega-retailer that killed innumerable independently owned neighborhood video stores is now coughing blood.
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First 3D Live Sports Show Coming
Mark Fleischmann  |  Mar 22, 2010  | 
3D fans will get a jolt this Wednesday night, March 24, 2010, when Cablevision will treat 3D TV early adopters to a hockey game with two New York teams, the Rangers and the Islanders. Cablevision's MSG network is calling it "the first network hockey telecast ever produced in 3D," making MSG "the first network in America to offer home viewers a live 3D sports telecast."
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Universal Slashes CD Prices
Mark Fleischmann  |  Mar 19, 2010  | 
One of the four largest music labels plans to test a new pricing scheme that will slash list prices on all single discs to somewhere between six and ten dollars.
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Court Broadens Cable Program Access
Mark Fleischmann  |  Mar 18, 2010  | 
A federal appeals court has forbidden cable operators to maintain exclusive access to programming from networks they own.
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PlayStation Achieves HD Quorum
Mark Fleischmann  |  Mar 17, 2010  | 
Sony's PlayStation Network has become the first platform to carry high-def movie content from all six major studios, the company says in a press release.
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