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About MegaZone

MegaZone is the Editor of Gizmo Lovers and the chief contributor. He's been online since 1989 and active in several generations of 'social media' - mailing lists, USENet groups, web forums, and since 2003, blogging.    MegaZone has a presence on several social platforms: Google+ / Facebook / Twitter / LinkedIn / LiveJournal / Web.    You can also follow Gizmo Lovers on other sites: Blog / Google+ / Facebook / Twitter.

EU in antitrust probe of rival DVD format creators

Posted on Thursday, July 27, 2006 by MegaZone

European Commission antitrust officials are probing the licensing strategies of two rival new generation DVD developers, HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc, the European Union executive said on Thursday.

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TIVO LAUNCHES AUDIENCE RESEARCH AND MEASUREMENT (ARM) DIVISION

Posted on Wednesday, July 26, 2006 by MegaZone

TiVo Inc. (NASDAQ: TIVO), the creator and a leader in advertising solutions and television services for digital video recorders (DVRs), today announced the creation of TiVo Audience Research and Measurement (ARM), a division of the Company which will offer advertisers … Continue reading →

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New TiVo service to measure its ad-zapping fallout

Posted on Wednesday, July 26, 2006 by MegaZone

After years of helping TV viewers skip past ads, TiVo unveils an initiative Wednesday that will enable Madison Avenue to measure the damage. And, in the process, it is taking on longtime TV viewer tracker Nielsen Media Research in trying … Continue reading →

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Roxio paves way for Mac-compatible Blu-ray burners

Posted on Wednesday, July 26, 2006 by MegaZone

Roxio has added Blu-ray Disc authoring support to its Mac-based burning tool Toast 7, the company said today.

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Hitachi-LG preps world’s first 4x Blu-ray burner

Posted on Tuesday, July 25, 2006 by MegaZone

Hitachi-LG Data Storage (HLDS) will this month ship the world’s first 4x Blu-ray Disc recorder, it has been claimed. The higher speed applies only to recording – rewriteable BD-RE media will spin at the more commonplace 2x speed.

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