It’s not often we see significant advances in the high-definition disc format war, but yesterday — in a move that had us re-reading the press release with our mouths wide open — Paramount announced that it would shift from supporting both formats, to exclusively releasing movies on HD DVD. The announcement also includes Dreamworks Animation, MTV Films and Nickelodeon Movies, …

Caring about the environment is trendier than ever in the tech world, with massive companies such as Apple and Dell at least paying lip service to the idea that our obsession with new products shouldn’t take an unnecessary toll on old Mother Earth. Keen to jump on the eco-bandwagon is PURE Digital, whose DAB radios lead the digital radio pack. …

The Samsung DVD-HD870 is designed to do one thing — breathe new life into your DVD collection and make your standard-definition discs look like high-definition ones, using upscaling. Upscaling offers wildly varying results — no DVD player can create information that isn’t on the disc — but when a DVD is properly produced, using a decent bit rate, there’s enough …