The DVD6C Licensing Group (DVD6C) announced that its authorized licensor, Toshiba, settled its arbitration claim for unpaid royalties allegedly due from Axiom Technologies Manufacturing Pte Ltd. (Axiom) under the DVD6C patent license.
Archive of posts tagged DVD-ROM
Digital Flex Media Promotes “Green” DVD
Digital Flex Media announced the availability of its 0.6 mm thick Flex DVD-5 (4.7GB) disc.
HLDS Busted for Optical Disc Drive Price Fixing
The U.S. Department of Justice announced that Hitachi-LG Data Storage (HLDS) has agreed to plead guilty and pay a $21.1 million criminal fine for its participation in a series of conspiracies to rig bids and fix prices for the sale of optical disc drives.
18X DVD Recording – Why Bother?
Good grief. Just when recordable DVD hits the accepted speed limit we find a couple of joyriders stepping on the gas. Manufacturers already have tremendous difficulty delivering consistent and compatible lower-speed products and we know that next generation Blu-ray is due out in the spring. 18X DVD Recording – Why Bother? Hugh Bennett EMedialive, November [...]
CD-Erasable: It’s a Wipe Out
Don’t mess with success. That’s a lesson Coca Cola had to learn the hard way. Maybe it’s just me, but I think CD-Recordable (CD-R) is a proven success that should not risk being undermined by CD-Erasable, which is, in my opinion, of questionable advantage and may confuse the established market.
DVD: A Problem Ignored
Now just a darned minute! Wasn’t the new high-density DVD/DVD-ROM specification supposed to be backwards compatible? Wasn’t it implied that DVD drives could play existing CD-Recordable discs?
Samsung Rolls Out Smart Media Hub
Samsung Electronics announced its new SE-208BW smart media hub CD/DVD drive.
Strong Blu-ray Growth at Technicolor
Technicolor SA announced financial and production results for its second quarter 2011.
Samsung Launches SE-208AB Portable DVD Writer
Samsung Electronics announced its new SE-208AB slim portable DVD writer.
Sony Optiarc Unveils DRX-S90U Portable DVD Writer
Sony Optiarc America announced its new DRX-S90U dual USB bus powered slim portable DVD/CD writer.
