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'World's thinnest' external optical drive

'World's thinnest' external optical drive

NEWS

Korean electronics giant Samsung has introduced what the firm claims is the world's thinnest external optical drive for ultrabooks and tablets.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Apr 25th 2012 at 11:43PM
Could notebook optical drives be on the way out?

Could notebook optical drives be on the way out?

NEWS

Major PC makers such as Dell, HP and Asus are said to be planning withdrawing optical drives from larger 15-inch and up notebooks, potentially marking the beginning of the end ...

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Apr 24th 2012 at 5:33AM
Sony unveils new optical mass storage format

Sony unveils new optical mass storage format

NEWS

Japanese electronic giant Sony has unveiled a new mass storage format based on cartridges of up to 30 high density optical discs.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Apr 16th 2012 at 10:11PM
CEDIA: Blu-ray sees declining sales

CEDIA: Blu-ray sees declining sales

NEWS Sony has inadvertently revealed that it is seeing declining sales of Blu-ray movies, while also revealing that HD-DVD has slowly clawed away at Sony's lead – which at its height ...
by Ben Furfie
on Sep 7th 2007 at 11:26AM
Sugar batteries make the future look sweet

Sugar batteries make the future look sweet

NEWS Two futuristic technologies have emerged in their prototypes. Sugar powered batteries and a massive 1TB storage optical disk are currently in testing.

by Ben Furfie
on Aug 24th 2007 at 11:59AM