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A hi-def DVD combo? Don't bank on it

News For consumers, a device that could play both HD DVDs and Blu-ray discs would take much of the risk out of adopting the new video players -- but one may not arrive for a long time. As in the old Betamax-VHS debate, both sides believe they have each...

11 January 2006, 10:22

News.blog: Send video without killing your PC

News Pando earlier this year launched a service that lets consumers send 1GB attachments with email. Although consumers tend to be initially sceptical of the software, it works, and it's gaining in popularity.

30 November 2006, 8:55

Can Longhorn improve laptops?

News Microsoft's Bill Mitchell wants his company's new OS to make consumers as excited about buying laptops as they are about buying mobile phones. It does appear that consumers may at least be able to combine the features of Microsoft's premium...

3 May 2005, 8:53

Macs see boost in sales

News With a wider range of systems available, consumers have been snapping Macs up, giving them a growth boost that outpaced the rest of the market. In announcing its switch to Intel's processors months before systems became available, Apple set itself...

20 July 2006, 9:36

Europeans pay double tax on Net music, study says

News European consumers are being forced to pay for usage rights on legal copy-protected music downloads multiple times because of outdated private copy levies, according to a study. With DRM technology's expanding role in the market, levies have become...

14 October 2005, 8:54

Sub-£20 video phones on the way

News Texas Instruments unfurled plans on Wednesday to produce a chip that will let consumers in emerging markets buy inexpensive video mobile phones by 2008. Still, emerging markets represent billions of untapped consumers -- in 2005, it was estimated...

9 November 2006, 9:53

IT companies have to protect public, say experts

News Consumers, government and technology companies have to step up to the plate to thwart increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks, experts on a security panel said on Wednesday. For consumers, it is about awareness, said Brad Boston, chief information...

2 June 2005, 9:45

Online music and video sales soar

News The UK online music and video market is in a healthy state, with consumers beginning to embrace the idea of paying for their e-media. Alex Burmaster, European Internet analyst for Nielsen/NetRatings said these figures represent an encouraging shift...

9 November 2006, 10:21

Dell takes free recycling to greener levels

News Dell announced plans on Wednesday to let consumers recycle their Dell-branded products for free, even if they replace those products with HP's new printer or Toshiba's new laptop. That will continue, but the company will also now let consumers...

29 June 2006, 9:24

Photos: Samsung's Q1 UMPC unveiled

News A Samsung representative makes his way across the room to talk to potential consumers about the various features of the new Q1 ultra-mobile PC. At the Samsung Q1 launch party in San Francisco, potential consumers have the opportunity to check out...

2 May 2006, 13:21

Europe tunes in to Web TV

News Nearly half of European consumers are now watching telly over the Internet but the TV set is fighting back by being used for an increasing variety of activities. A spokesman for Motorola's Connected Home Solutions said the results show European...

4 May 2007, 9:16

Microsoft's digital home hub uncovered

News With Windows Home Server, Microsoft aims to bring order to consumers' messy digital lives -- and to define a new product category. Microsoft designed the backup capabilities specifically for consumers, rather than businesses, so that they are space...

9 January 2007, 10:05

Porn and secrets: what's on your old hard drive?

News Companies and consumers are failing to take note of the importance of properly cleaning data from their hard drives before selling or discarding them. The incoming WEEE Directive also stipulates that computer equipment must not simply be discarded...

16 September 2005, 9:05

Is pay-per-view TV the future?

News Cable TV prices are on the rise, but US consumers are complaining there still isn't enough flexibility in the programming packages offered by cable providers. But previous and recent analyses were consistent in their findings that government pay...

6 December 2005, 10:59

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