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CES - High-def camcorders go small and light

Camcorders don't usually cause much buzz at CES. This year was different, because the products on show could finally capture the imagination of long-wary consumers.

CES - Reporter's notebook: Devices that everyone noticed

A visitor to the Consumer Electronics Show can't take in all the new products, but some devices caught the eye of just about everybody.

CES - Digital music industry challenged to follow fans' lead

At the Consumer Electronics Show this year it's clear that consumers are making choices that are driving industry changes, and nowhere is that more evident than in the digital-music business.

Apple drops iTunes prices, EU drops antitrust action

Apple Wednesday agreed to lower the price of iTunes music downloads it sells in the UK; in return, the European Union's antitrust agency ended its probe into the US company's pricing practices.

Microsoft: No HD DVD Xbox

Microsoft has no plans to add HD DVD capabilities to its Xbox console, despite rumors to contrary.

Sony-BMG to sell DRM-free music downloads through stores

Sony BMG Music Entertainment will crack open the door to its music vaults on Jan. 15, taking the DRM copy-prevention wrapper off a limited selection of downloadable tracks.

Dutch company sells media player -- with a worm

A batch of digital media players sold by a Dutch importer over the holidays appear to have been infected with a nasty stocking stuffer -- a worm.

CES - Blaupunkt unveils speakers that double as car subwoofer

Stereo speaker maker Blaupunkt is showing off portable speakers that can also double as a powered subwoofer for a car stereo system at the International Consumer Electronics Show.

CES - Gates to mark progress in digital entertainment

Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates is expected to mark progress in the company's strategy to provide digital content through a host of Internet-based channels and devices as he makes his final appearance at CES as a full-time Microsoft employee Sunday.

Warner to offer music via Amazon without DRM

Amazon.com has added songs from Warner Music Group to the range it sells as MP3 files without DRM (digital rights management), the companies said.

CES - Warner's Blu-ray Disc move has industry buzzing

The decision by Warner Bros. to drop HD DVD in favor of Blu-ray Disc for high-definition movies has set the electronics industry abuzz. Announced on the eve of the Consumer Electronics Show, the move put a single question in the minds of thousands of...

CES - Pioneer tries to 'darken' display-contrast debate

Pioneer on Sunday said it is working on technology that will deliver plasma displays with black levels to deliver more effervescent colors.

CES - Toshiba defiant on HD DVD: It ain't dead yet

Two days after it lost an important ally in the high-definition format battle, Toshiba put on a defiant face at the Consumer Electronics Show and declared the HD DVD format is a long way from being dead.

CES - Warner Bros dumps HD DVD, to go Blu-ray exclusive

Warner Bros., the only major movie studio to release titles on both of the rival high-definition video disc formats, has decided to drop HD DVD and exclusively back Blu-ray Disc, it said Friday.

Group warns of sites offering unlicensed music

People who received MP3 players as holiday gifts may want to steer clear of some Web sites that claim to offer legal music but don't have licensing agreements with major music labels, the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) said.