Tag: cd
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Copyright Law to Allow Digital Copying and Storage of Audio CDs
A landmark decision by the Intellectual Property Office in the UK will change the long standing restrictions on CD ripping from June the 1st..
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UK Top 40 Soon to Include Streamed Music
The top 40 singles chart will soon include streamed music as well as physical copies and digital downloads that have been purchased.
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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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VLC 2.0 Media Player Now Available on Mac OS X, Windows and Linux
Last week we announced that VLC Media Player would be getting a major overhaul as part of an update to version 2.0, and now that update is officially available to download on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. Now, if you’re not familiar with VLC it is a free open-source cross-platform multimedia player which is […]
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VLC 2.0 Media Player Arriving on Mac OS X, Windows and Linux Soon
If you’re a fan (like me) of the popular VLC media player, you’ll be pleased to know that the latest version – 2.0 – is due to be launched very soon and will be arriving on Mac OS X, Windows and Linux systems. Now, if you’re not familiar with VLC it is a free open-source […]
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Microsoft’s Xbox 720 Could Block Pre-Owned Games – Trade-in Market to Suffer
The pre-owned games market could take a kill shot if plans to bring a second-hand blocking system to Microsoft’s next Xbox, currently referred to as “Xbox 720”. This would be one of the first steps towards phasing out disc-based games, introducing digital-only content and would reinvent the gaming market. But this would come at much […]
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New Sonic CD Trailer hints to Sonic 4 plot reveal in classic game revival?
As we covered in a recent Gadget Helpline: RETRO REPLAY feature Sonic CD will be racing onto Xbox LIVE Arcade, Apple iOS for iPhone and iPad as well as Google Android gadgets towards the end of the year. Trailer 2 has just been released by SEGA Europe and has caused much conversation on clip site […]
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Classic Sonic CD blasting onto Xbox LIVE
Hedgehog’s Back. In a recently revealed list of new games headed to show at PAX next week revealed by Xbox promoter Major Nelson we found several cool titles about to hit the Xbox, such as Gears 3 and Forza 4, which admittedly we already knew something about. What we didn’t know about, which also turned […]
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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 […]