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Sharp are finalising plans to commercially produce quad and triple layer Blu-ray discs capable of 100GB and 8x read speeds using new disc materials and improved laser technologies

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Toshiba may well have announced it would be hopping on the Blu-ray bandwagon, but a company exec believes there are more HD solutions out there to explore in the future

Toshiba, the electronics firm that spearheaded the development of HD-DVD, has applied to join the Blu-ray Disc Association=(BDA)..

Out of the HD-DVD ashes, Toshiba is reportely developing a Blu-Ray competitor according to Japanese newspaper reports.

Do you remember Windows ME, the Sinclair C5, Zip disks or the Apple III? Early adopters usually pride themselves with getting the finest tech products first, but sometimes being first isn’t always best.

A new report is predicting that sales of Blu-ray discs will top 100 million by the end of 2009..

The first Corel-branded VideoStudio adds one exciting new tool and lots of little improvements.

The 240Hz TV isn’t the only thing coming to home cinema in 2009. Onboard Internet looks set to be the next big trend in flat screens with Toshiba and Samsung jumping onboard.

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Blu-ray writers are more affordable than ever. We look at four internal models to find the best way to go high-def. The last time we did a round-up of optical drives, the former war was in full swing. But now Blu-ray has at last seen off HD DVD and taken its place as the industry standard for high-capacity optical media.

A great entry-level video editing app, but Montage is the only major addition unless you go for the Ultimate edition

A big brash, powerful pc with loads of features and a giant screen. It’s a good thing, because the orange case distracts from the DDR5’s true purpose: performance.

A great desktop replacement thanks to the huge screen and dual 200GB hard disks, but its price is too high.

Well built, fast and with a great screen, the Dell also has superb battery life.