Erstwhile HD DVD heavyweight Toshiba has forecast the end of consumer optical media, and is to develop a series of set-top boxes and portable players all fed with digital content sold on SD card instead.

Lite-On has reportedly obtained orders from Japan-based Plextor to manufacture a 20x DVD burner, the PX-806SA, with shipments to begin in the fourth quarter of 2008.

Finnish academics have developed a mobile phone app which monitors sleep patterns and delivers a morning alarm when the user is naturally ready to wake up.

Today's Boffer is a twin pack of Kensington Vo300 USB internet speakerphones so you can talk to your mates online handsfree.

Do you want to be the proud owner of an awesome road legal XFX dune buggy?

CMC Magnetics and Ritek are looking to raise disc prices by 10-15% for CMC while Ritek will look at order volumes before determining rates.

Sony Ericsson will launch a mobile phone service with unlimited music downloads within weeks, the company said on Tuesday, as it looks to take on Nokia.

Nokia is planning to introduce a rather remarkable new search service called Point and Find which allows mobile users to bring up real-time information of an object they are looking at.

Taiwanese company Pretec has introduced two new Compact Flash (CF) cards with high storage capacities.

Netflix has agreements to stream TV shows from both Walt Disney's Disney Channel and CBS in a move to attract more subscribers to its streaming service.

Datawrite's 'Silver Silver' discs are among our highest selling CDR, largely due to their simple design and high levels of performance and reliability, and of course the price.

This USB Pedometer allows you to take control of your own weight by showing your daily activity and the calories burned. The data can then be easily stored on to your PC!

Ever wished your DVD movies would look cleaner and crisper whilst watching them through your HD Ready LCD/Plasma Television?

Plextor has launched its first Digital TV tuner that enables users to watch digital TV anywhere via their laptop/PC.

Buffalo have unveiled their new Blu-ray DVD Combo drives, the MediaStation 8x External Blu-ray Drive and MediaStation 8x Internal Blu-ray Drive.

The 2008 holiday shopping season is approaching quickly, and consumers are anxiously waiting to see how low Blu-ray players and HDTVs will drop in price.

PC World are offering this Blu-ray playing DVD burner for a knockdown price instore. The same model is on Play.com for £109.99

Apple have advised iPhone 3G users in the Americas to replace the device's power adapter following reports that metal prongs broke off and stuck in power outlets, creating a risk of electric shock.

Sandisk, Best Buy and Wal-Mart have announced "slotMusic", a new physical music format available on memory cards that come with pre-loaded DRM-free MP3 music.

Gigabyte's first annual overclocking competition, the GIGABYTE Open Overclocking Championship (GO OC 2008) is set to begin.