Topic: News

Headphones used with MP3 digital music players like the iPod may interfere with heart pacemakers and implantable defibrillators, according to researchers.

While the WEP-encrypted Wi-Fi networks have been easily broken for quite some time now, latest reports indicate that the more secure WPA or WPA2 encryption systems are also vulnerable.

Finland has rated the DVD release of the much-loved children's television series "Little House on the Prairie" suitable for adult viewing only.

Computer games will this year out-sell music and video in the United Kingdom for the first time, according to a report released today.

A month after Comcast imposed a bandwidth cap on its residential customers, AT&T announced this week that it is experimenting with a similar system that would limit usage to 150 Gbytes per month.

Seven of Britain's largest music download sites have got together to promote a new "MP3 compatible" logo.

Sony's Japanese branch have unveiled a new disc standard that aims to bring the company's lessons from Blu-ray to music CDs.

Karoo is threatening to disconnect UK punters who have a publicly available WiFi access point connected to their systems, regardless of whether or not they realise that it's not secured.

Popular browser Firefox has snatched more than 20 per cent market share during two separate weeks in October, according to new statistics.

Plextor have shipped two new drives, the PX-Q840U external and the PX-806SA internal. Both drives feature Qflix recording technology from Sonic Solutions.

NAD Electronics, famed for it's high-performance audio/video components, has introduced the $14,999 T 587 Blu-ray Disc Player.

Sonos's controller for its multiroom music system has often been likened to the iPod for its ease of use. Now, iPhone or iPod touch owners can use their devices as their Sonos controllers.

UK retailer Yoyo Tech unveiled the world’s fastest desktop PC, unceremoniously shoving the two time winning 8-core SUN UltraSPARC system from its throne.

Netflix is to stop selling previously-viewed DVDs to its members as of November 30 to focus on DVD rentals and streaming video.

Western Digital have introduced a simple way for consumers to play their stored digital content on their HDTV in Full- HD 1080p resolution.

Supermarket chain Sainsbury's is amongst the retailers who'll be offering you a £99 a year unlimited music service that lets you keep the DRM-free songs you download.

CMC Magnetics and Ritek, the top two Taiwan-based makers of blank optical discs, suffered large net losses in the third quarter.

Cyberlink's DVD Suite 7 includes tools for movie playback, video editing, disc production, and media management in one solution.

Panasonic is in talks to acquire Sanyo in a deal that would create Japan's largest electronics group and spur consolidation of the fragmented sector.

A small group of dedicated researchers over on the Doom9 forum have successfully defeated BD+, the Blu-ray copy-protection system.