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The biggest pirate DVD factory ever to be discovered in the UK was closed down yesterday, halting an operation capable of churning out 60,000 illegal film discs every day.

Vice president of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe says 500 euros (£350) is expensive for a game console, but cheap for a Blu-ray player.

Market research firm iSuppli have said that LCD monitor penetration rates in Europe are near 90 per cent, causing despondency and gloom for both vendors and the channel. And other conditions are likely to cause street prices of units to plunge during May and June, iSuppli said.

Advanced Media - manufacturer of the popular RiData brand, has unveiled RiData hard coated, double sided 4x 8cm DVD-Rs, as would be commonly suitable for use in digital video cameras.

Two men involved in what U.S. authorities have called the largest bust of pirated music CDs and computer software in America have each pleaded guilty to five criminal counts, law enforcement officials said.

Japanese company Toppan Printing claims to have created a prototype of bendy e-paper using thin film transistors (TFTs).

Gnarls Barkley track 'Crazy' has become the first song to top the UK singles charts without a record being sold.

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Hollywood studios will start selling digital versions of films such as "Brokeback Mountain" and "King Kong" on the Internet this week, the first time major movies have been available online to own.

The DVD6C Licensing Group, consisting of seven Japanese companies and Warner Home Video, have announced a 30.8% reduction in its royalty charge rate for DVD-R discs. Leading manufacturers indicated that this will help lower their production cost as well as speed up the shift of production from CD-R to DVD-R discs.

After a pretty staggering 11 years of ups (Metal Gear Solid), downs (KISS Pinball) and more drama than an Eastenders omnibus, Sony has announced that it is bringing a halt to the production of its flagbearing PSone.

After a team of hackers admitted that their XBox360 hack was not really practical, another team has said that it is closer to a practical solution.

CD-R disc makers in Taiwan, China and India will raise their prices by an average of 7-10% next quarter amid capacity reallocation from CD-R discs to DVD+R/-R ones, according to the companies.

Toshiba has started rolling out its high definition DVD players in Japan, becoming the first company to offer next-generation optical disc players worldwide.

The DVD6C Licensing Group (DVD6C) today announced that the minimum royalty for DVD-R Discs for eligible licensees will be reduced to 4.5 US cents per disc.

Exactly a year after it was launched in the United States, the Sony PlayStation Portable's days as a handheld movie-viewing device might be numbered.

THE US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CSPC) said it had issued a recall notice on the Pelican Power Brick battery charger, warning it could overheat and cause the plastic cover to melt.

Panasonic's Blu-ray Disc player, the DMP-BD10, will set consumers back a whopping $1,500 (£860) when it ships in the US in September - up to $500 (£290) more than Sony's offering.

Media software maker Ulead has dropped Blu-ray Disc support from the latest release of its DVD MovieFactory video capture and disk-mastering application - even though the software has only been shipping for just over a week.

Apple has introduced volume controls for iPods following fears about links between personal music players and potentially irreversible hearing loss.