After years of backing only one format in the recordable DVD format war, Apple Computer is adding limited support of a rival format into its operating system. Apple, a longtime supporter of the DVD-R ...

Several hardware and software companies are demonstrating a new technology aimed at bringing the interactive features of DVD-Video discs to the couch-potato set. InterActual Technologies, which makes ...

Microsoft is taking a more active role in developing one of the formats in the heated DVD rewritable debate. The DVD+RW Alliance announced late Monday that Microsoft had joined its ranks, adding that ...

The current battle between the HD-DVD and Blu-ray formats for tomorrow's next-gen DVD consumers will probably end in a draw, according to analyst Screen Digest, with both very different, incompatible ...

The format war. Over the last few decades it has played out across various forms of tech — AC vs. DC, VHS vs. Beta — usually with fierce battle lines drawn and millions, or even billions, of dollars ...

With the release of the PlayStation 3 and other HD players some people have already made their choice, but it's still too early to predict an outright winner. Not the least of all because Paramount ...

It's official. Toshiba just made a statement saying, " it will no longer develop, manufacture and market HD DVD players and recorders." Cessation of the player and recorders are targeted for March ...

In a city built on wagering, the smart money is staying on the sidelines when it comes to the battle between two high-definition DVD formats. The first shots between Blu-ray, backed by a Sony-led ...

An industry group has approved a standard for the next generation of DVD players, but the move could be just the first skirmish in a future format war. The Tokyo-based DVD Forum has given its nod to a ...

Like a car accident that everyone rubbernecks as they drive by, there's something about a big, looming format war in entertainment electronics that everyone says they don't want, yet there's a secret ...