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• Research and Markets: Jockeying into Position: Future Development of Full HD after Toshiba's HD DVD Exit

  - 2008-04-30

  DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c90301) has announced the addition of Jockeying into Position: Future Development of Full HD after Toshiba's HD DVD Exit to their offering.

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• Microsoft stops HD DVD drives for Xbox 360

  - 2008-02-25

  SAN FRANCISCO AFP — Microsoft confirmed on Monday that it will no longer make HD DVD drives for its Xbox 360 video game consoles. The much-anticipated announcement comes in the wake of the format being abandoned by its creator, Japanese electronics giant Toshiba, as well as major Hollywood studios...

  Tags: Blu-ray, DVD, HD-DVD, Hollywood Studios, Microsoft Corp., Toshiba Corp.

• Toshiba Announces Discontinuation of HD DVD Businesses

  - 2008-02-19

  Company Remains Focused on Championing Consumer Access to High Definition Content

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• Market welcomes white flag in DVD format war

  - 2008-02-17

  TOKYO, Feb 18, 2008 AFP — Investors on Monday welcomed Toshiba's signals that it may abandon the HD DVD format, surrendering to rival Sony's Blu-ray in the battle to set the next standard of high-definition DVDs. Toshiba Corp. is reviewing its HD DVD business and "a complete withdrawal is...

  Tags: Agence France-Presse, Blu-ray, DVD, HD-DVD, Toshiba Corp.

• Toshiba Third Generation Players Deliver on the Promise of the HD DVD Format

  - 2008-01-06

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• Microsoft, Toshiba form new consortium to back HD-DVD technology (Electronic News)

  - 2007-10-08

  Keeping the format war alive and well, Toshiba Corp. http://www.toshiba.com has garnered renewed support from a longtime tech industry heavyweight in its promotion of HD-DVD technology. The Japan-based company announced that it is teaming up with so Keeping the format war alive and well, Toshiba...

  Tags: HD-DVD, Microsoft Corp., technology, Toshiba Corp.

• Toshiba Announces New Satellite A205 Series Laptop with HD DVD for $1,149.99

  - 2007-10-01

  IRVINE, Calif. -- Toshiba's Digital Products Division DPD, a division of Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., today announced its latest Satellite([R]) A205 notebook with select models featuring cutting-edge HD DVD playback functionality.

  Tags: HD-DVD, laptop computer, Toshiba Corp.

• Toshiba Adds HD DVD Drive and Intel Centrino Duo Processor Technology to Satellite P205

  - 2007-07-02

  IRVINE, Calif. -- Toshiba's Digital Products Division DPD, a division of Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., today announced the latest Satellite P205 desktop replacement notebooks, featuring an HD DVD-ROM optical drive and the latest Intel([R]) Centrino([R]) Duo processor technology for greater computing capabilities.

  Tags: HD-DVD, Intel Centrino, Intel Corp., satellite, Toshiba Corp.

• Toshiba to Roll Out Mainstream Notebook Computers with HD DVD Playback

  - 2007-06-19

  Company Also Plans to Release First U.S. Notebook with Writable HD DVD Drive in Third Quarter

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• Toshiba Brings World's First Slim HD DVD Rewritable Drive to Mobile PCs

  - 2007-06-04

  New HD DVD Rewrite Capabilities Turn Mobile PCs into Desktop Replacements with More Tools to Create High-Definition Content

  Tags: HD-DVD, mobile, PC, Toshiba Corp.