Samsung Electronics announced its new SE-208BW Optical SMART Hub.
HLDS Executives Do Time for Optical Disc Drive Price Fixing
The U.S. Department of Justice announced that three executives from Hitachi-LG Data Storage (HLDS) have agreed to plead guilty and serve prison time in the United States for their participation in a series of conspiracies to rig bids and fix prices for the sale of optical disc drives.
Optical Disc Drive Shipments Rise in Q2 2011
IHS iSuppli announced that Optical Disc Drive (ODD) shipments rose to 78.3 million units in the second quarter of 2011, up roughly 4.4% over the previous quarter.
Lite-On Launches MyDisk Suite
Lite-On announced that it has launched its MyDisk Suite optical disc burning application for the PC, iPad and iPhone.
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.
DSI Talks Data Storage Industry Trends
The Executive Director of DSI in Singapore published his thoughts on emerging trends and developments in the data storage industry.
Optical Disc Drive Lawsuit Ongoing
Hagens Berman reminded consumers in North Dakota, Washington, D.C. and Oregon that it has filed a class-action lawsuit against a number of optical disc drive producers alleging a conspiracy to manipulate prices.
Lawyers Go After Optical Disc Drive Producers
Hagens Berman LLP announced that the judge presiding over a class action lawsuit, accusing various optical disc drive manufacturers of price fixing, rejected a motion to postpone evidence gathering while the defendants address a Department of Justice (DOJ) criminal investigation.
Lawyers Pursue Evidence in Optical Disc Drive Lawsuit
Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP announced that it continues to pursue evidence in a nationwide class action lawsuit accusing large manufacturers of optical disc drives used in CD, DVD and Blu-ray players of price fixing. According to the statement, the civil suit was filed in the U.S. District Court in California (April 6, 2010, docket [...]
HLDS Unveils Optical Disc-Solid State Combo HyDrive
Hitachi-LG Data Storage Inc. (HLDS) announced HyDrive, the world’s first combination solid state drive (SSD) and optical disc drive (ODD). According to the statement, the first generation of HyDrive will feature CD, DVD and Blu-ray media playback, SDD capacities of 32GB and 64GB as well as a SATA 3.0Gbps interface. The second generation will offer [...]

