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DivX Announces Plans to Shut Down Stage6.com

It's a sad day for all! Enough said....

Added by Michael Krug on February 26, 2008 at 4:40pm — No Comments

Sony, AMD agreements may help rebuild image

By Mike Freeman

UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER

Is video compression outfit DivX finally shedding the lingering taint of being tool for content pirates?

It appears so, based on two deals the San Diego company announced this month.…

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Added by Michael Krug on January 22, 2008 at 12:48pm — No Comments

Divx soars on Sony distribution deal

NEW YORK

Shares of Divx Inc. soared Tuesday after the video technology company announced a distribution agreement with Sony Pictures Television Inc.

Sony said the deal was part of its attempts to find legitimate ways of distributing its content online.

Sony Pictures Television oversees digital distribution for parent company, Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc., responsible for selling major Hollywood titles including…

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Added by Michael Krug on January 9, 2008 at 11:37am — No Comments

DivX support arrives long overdue from Sony, Microsoft

By Ben Kuchera | Published: December 18, 2007 - 11:35PM CT

The newest firmware update for Sony's PlayStation 3 was released today, and while many gamers may groan at the inclusion of voice filters for online communication, the big news is the support for the Blu-ray 1.1 spec as well as the ability to play back DivX files. For a system that Sony wants to…

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Added by Michael Krug on December 19, 2007 at 11:45am — No Comments

D-Link Launches High Definition MediaLounge Player Verified To Work With Intel® Viiv™ Technology

London UK, 10th November 2007 – D-Link today raised the stakes in the market for wireless media players with the UK launch of the D-Link DSM-510 Wireless MediaLounge player, which has been optimised for the Intel® Viiv™ processor. The DSM-510 is a powerful, yet compact media player capable of delivering video, digital photos, music and more to televisions and home entertainment centres from computers and…

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Added by Michael Krug on December 11, 2007 at 1:02pm — No Comments