Panasonic Canada announced that, beginning today, its Full HD 3D Plasma Home Theatre Suite of products are available at Future Shop, Best Buy and independent VIERA Studio retailers nationwide, with full roll out expected by the end of June. According to the statement, this includes Panasonic’s VIERA VT25 Plasma 3D HDTV Series consisting of the …
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The Government of Canada announced that it has introduced legislation to modernize the Copyright Act. According to the statement, this legislation is intended to bring Canada in line with international standards and promote home-grown innovation and creativity.
Apple announced that iPad sales have topped two million in less than 60 days since its launch on April 3, 2010. According to the statement, Apple began shipping iPad in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK this past weekend. iPad will be available in nine more countries in July and …
The DVD6C Licensing Group (DVD6C) announced that it reached a settlement of its arbitration claim for royalties due from Advanced Duplication Services LLC (ADS) (USA) under the DVD6C patent license.
Sony announced that consumers are invited to step into Sony’s 3D world at select Future Shop stores across Canada to experience 3D sports, movie and gaming demos with its new 3D-capable HX800 series Bravia LCD HDTV. According to the statement, Sony’s in-store demos showcase the world of 3D sports, with FIFA Club World Cup and …
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The Congressional International Anti-Piracy Caucus announced that it has unveiled its “2010 International Piracy Watch List.” According to the statement, in an effort to combat international copyright piracy by calling attention to countries where piracy has reached alarming levels, the Caucus announced it will closely monitor the serious problems of copyright piracy in China, Russia, …
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Sony announced that owners of the company’s Internet connected BRAVIA HDTVs and Blu-ray Disc players in the United States will be able to access performances of the Berliner Philharmoniker through the BRAVIA Internet Video platform. According to the statement, in addition to the US, the performances will also be available to Sony customers in Japan, …
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According to the Business Software Alliance (BSA) installations of unlicensed software on personal computers (PC) in Canada fell from 32 to 29% in 2009, representing a commercial value of US $943 million.
PLR IP Holdings, LLC, the owner of the Polaroid brand, announced the signing of a 6-year licensing agreement with consumer electronics manufacturer and distributor, Starlight Marketing Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Starlight International Holdings Limited.
Toshiba’s Consumer Electronics Group, a division of Toshiba of Canada Limited, announced a special promotion with Zip.ca on all of its 2010 digital audio video products, which include Toshiba’s CV100 series LCD/DVD combo units, Blu-ray Disc (BD) players, DVD players and portable DVD players.
The Digital Entertainment Group (DEG) released its first quarter 2010 Home Entertainment Report. According to the report, Blu-ray Disc (BD) software sales continued to rise in the first quarter of 2010, up 74% compared to the same period last year. Consumer spending for the first quarter on pre-recorded entertainment, which includes DVD, Blu-ray Disc and …