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The companies are aiming to produce lower-cost discs and expand the use of the technology. Sony and Toppan announced the 25GB discs Thursday and said more details will be revealed at the Optical Data Storage conference this weekend in Monterey, Calif. The discs will be able to store more than two hours of high-definition video. Read the full story at CNET News.com.

Toshiba and NEC are demonstrating a new DVD recording technology that promises a significantly higher storage capacity without a major investment in new production facilities. However, the companies have snubbed Blu-ray, a similar technology which has the backing of companies including Hitachi, Matsushita, Samsung and Sony. Toshiba and NEC will present details of their blue-laser format, called Advanced Optical Disc (AOD), this week… Read More