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Late last year, Warner Bros. announced it was developed a hybrid disc format designed to end the format war between HD-DVD and Blu-ray. Named Total Hi-Def—or Total HD—the planned format would literally split the difference, offering HD DVD content on one side of the disc and Blu-ray on the other. Warner Bros. trotted out the format earlier this year at CES with a spate of retailers already saying they would carry Total HD once… Read More

It was just after the clock struck 2007 that Time Warner let slip that it planned a hybrid disc format designed to end the so-called "format war" between Sony's Blu-ray and Toshiba's HD DVD for the high-definition DVD marketplace. Now that CES is upon us, Time Warner is touting the format very loudly—and has already lined up support from major retailers. Time Warner's "Total Hi Def"—or Total… Read More

AOL has been trying to free itself from its self-imposed walled-garden business model, attempting to convert itself into an Internet portal and service provider. Now, the company is getting ready to take another step into the services and software market with AOL Total Care, a Windows security and maintenance subscription service designed to go head to head with similar offerings from Symantec, Microsoft, and McAfee. Unlike AOL's… Read More

Midway Games today said they'd shipped Rampage: Total Destruction for the PlayStation 2 and Nintendo GameCube. This reinvented arcade classic is priced at $19.99. In Rampage: Total Destruction, said Midway Games, players enjoy a revamped version of the classic arcade game of old as they choose from more than 25 unlockable monsters with which to perform unique combo attacks and individual super moves. This game, which is set in seven… Read More

A total of about 50 jobs would be lost in the move. We are consolidating our design resources and this is part of our semiconductor product sector,” a Motorola spokeswoman told Reuters. “For all three design centers, we are looking at fewer than 50 employees in total.” She said the move was partly aimed at trimming costs. Read more at Reuters Technology.