Archive of posts tagged Toshiba Corporation

Press the Netflix Button on the Remote

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Netflix, Inc. announced a number of consumer electronics companies plan to place Netflix-branded one-click buttons on remotes that operate Internet connected TVs, Blu-ray disc players and other devices.

DVD6C Seeks to Collect Unpaid DVD Royalties

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The DVD6C Licensing Group (DVD6C) announced that its authorized licensor, Toshiba, has filed demands for arbitration to collect royalties allegedly due under DVD6C patent licenses with Axiom Technologies Manufacturing Pte Ltd. (Singapore), GDD Manufacturing S.r.l. (Italy) and Premium Disc Corporation (Canada).

JEDEC Readies Universal Flash Storage (UFS) Standard

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JEDEC Solid State Technology Association announced that it will soon publish specifications for Universal Flash Storage (UFS), which promises data throughput of 300 megabytes per second (MB/s) as well as support command queuing features to raise random read/write speeds.

200 PC Models to Feature Nvidia GeForce GPUs

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Nvidia announced that PC manufacturers plan to launch 200 products in the first half of 2011 that feature Nvidia GeForce Graphics Processing Units (GPUs), paired with the new generation of Intel Sandy Bridge CPUs.

Hard Drives Have a Merry Christmas

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iSuppli announced that it expects manufacturers of hard disk drives (HDD) to receive a late-year boost during the Christmas holidays as shipments rally in the fourth quarter.

100 Devices Serve Up BLOCKBUSTER On Demand

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Blockbuster Inc. announced that its BLOCKBUSTER On Demand service is available on more than 100 devices – including Blu-ray Disc (BD) players, televisions, smartphones, DVRs and digital media adapters.