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NEWS: Profits up for Sony, despite PS3 problems

By Dominic Dawes | Fri, 27 Jul 2007, 5:27pm

Sony has reported healthy profits for the first half of 2007, despite its much-reported problems with the Playstation3. Healthy sales of LCD televisions and camcorders have delivered the electronics giant first-quarter profits of $552 million ...

NEWS: SIM2 projector delivers grand specification

By Dominic Dawes | Fri, 27 Jul 2007, 5:02pm

The 'Grand Cinema' C3X-E projector from SIM2 may be aimed at those with plenty of cash to splash, but it certainly has some impressive trickery inside its sleek frame to justify the price tag. This projector is full-HD, 1080p ...

Download delusions? CDs are still the album format of choice

By Dominic Dawes | Thu, 12 Jul 2007, 11:46am

Despite all the hype about digital downloads and hysteria over the death of the recording industry, 96.5 per cent of all album sales are still sold in the form of the CD, writes Dominic Dawes. While downloads have had a huge impact on the ...

NEWS: Controversial MP3 website shut down

By Dominic Dawes | Thu, 12 Jul 2007, 10:14am

Russian website allofmp3.com has been shut down by the Kremlln after international pressure – particularly from Britain and the U.S – which insisted that the site was breaking the law by not paying royalties to artists and record labels. The ...

NEWS: Arcam's new speakers for Solo music and movie systems go on sale

By Dominic Dawes | Mon, 2 Jul 2007, 10:52am

Arcam's new range of speaker packages for its Solo Music and Solo Movie 5.1 systems are now available in silver and black. We first reported on them in our Munich show roundup last month, and you can now pick up the full 5.1 surround sound ...

NEWS: BBC iPlayer launch date announced

By Dominic Dawes | Thu, 28 Jun 2007, 4:59pm

The BBC's long-awaited on-demand TV service has been given a launch date – July 27th. The iPlayer allows you to download programmes for free and watch them as many times as you like within a time limit of 30 days. The new service is a ...

NEWS: The world's smallest 1080p projector

By Dominic Dawes | Thu, 28 Jun 2007, 4:49pm

If you have the room, the (low) light conditions and the inclination, there is still no better way to reproduce those big-screen thrills in your living room than a good projector. And this 1080p-compatible little beauty is more compact and ...

NEWS: Sky teams with Tiscali to provide premium TV channels via broadband

By Dominic Dawes | Wed, 27 Jun 2007, 3:12pm

Users of Tiscali TV, the broadband provider's IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) service, will now be able to watch a raft of Sky TV channels. The deal, announced today, includes Sky One and several other channels that were recently ...

NEWS: Waterproof TVs, providing entertainment while you wash

By Dominic Dawes | Tue, 26 Jun 2007, 2:48pm

[intro]Fancy catching today's episode of EastEnders while taking a bath? What about watching a movie as you wash your hair in the shower? No problem, Aquavision's new range of waterproof, HD-ready LCD TVs are designed for use in the ...

NEWS: A serious challenger to iTunes?

By Dominic Dawes | Thu, 14 Jun 2007, 2:33pm

A new download service named 7digital has been launched, and which may prove to be one of the first real challenges to Apple's dominance of the download market. 7digital allows users to download a copy of purchased songs to their ...