Tag: cd
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Sony PS4 CD Playback, MP3 and 3D Blu-Ray support to be added in later updates
One of the bigger shocks of the impending Sony PlayStation 4 launch is that the next-gen machine has a few limitations compared to previous generations – Not only does the PS4 not support CD and MP3 playback but gamers buying the new console to replace the PS3 will also no longer have 3D Blu-Ray support, […]
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HMV announces it is now in administration
UK high street retailer HMV is the latest to feel the pinch from the online shopping boom, announcing last night that it has called in the administrators. The news comes less than a week after another high street electrical retailer, Jessops, entered administration and closed all stores, and shortly after Comet closed its doors. For […]
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Sony warehouse set ablaze during London riots – Likely “impact on deliveries”
Sony’s major warehouse in Enfield has been destroyed by flames during the ongoing London riots. The 3-storey UK distribution facility was assaulted in yet another senseless act to snowball from the initial outbreak in Tottenham, making its way to North London the Sony centre was wiped out in a blaze which has so far required […]
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Happy Birthday Sonic! A Retrospect on 20 Years of Gaming’s Favourite Hedgehog!
20 Years ago today Sonic the Hedgehog set out on his first badnik-bashing adventure on the 16-bit SEGA Mega Drive / Genesis console. That’s two decades to us humans and probably a lot more in Hedgehog years! But despite the crazy-fast critter’s seniority in the gaming biz, he’s still proving that he’s far from retirement […]
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Hargreaves review of UK copyright will allow freedom to rip CD and DVD
The UK’s law on copyright may finally be brought up-to-date allowing us to rip data freely from CDs and DVDs. Professor Ian Hargreaves was on order from the PM himself and has addressed the old-school legal system surrounding the taboo of taking video and audio from purchased CDs, DVD and Blu-Ray and storing the files […]