Apple Mac might soon get Blu-Ray support

Apple Mac might soon get Blu-Ray support
Windows Vista Service Pack 2 would enable users to write on Blu-Ray media disc without requiring any third party software.
Apple Mac might soon feature support for this high definition storage format.
Market sources say that the upcoming Apple iTunes 8.2 release could include support for Blu-Ray media format.
Apple has just [...]

Windows Vista Service Pack 2 testing expanded

Windows Vista Service Pack 2 testing expanded
Microsoft has said that they are now ready for a broader beta testing of the upcoming Windows Vista Service Pack 2 update.
This service pack release is however not recommended for everyone.
Windows Vista Service Pack 2 would come with bug fixes and feature enhancements.
Microsoft has added [...]

Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Beta coming up

Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Beta coming up
Microsoft has confirmed that they would be releasing the first beta of Windows Vista Service Pack 2 next week.
This next major update to their Vista operating system would come with support for Blu-ray drives along with other enhancements.
Windows executive Mike Nash wrote in a blog post about this [...]

Final Cut Server and Burning Blu-ray disks at lafcpug, April 30

The next meeting of the Los Angeles Final Cut pro User Group (lafcpug) will be Wednesday, April 30, 2008 beginning at 6:45PM – at the Gallery Theater in East Hollywood, California. Apple’s Luke Tristram will debut the recently released Final Cut Server. Adobe will show how to create and burn a Blu-ray DVD using Encore. [...]

AnyDVD HD: SlySoft claims to have broken Blu-ray Copy-Protection

AnyDVD HD: SlySoft claims to have broken Blu-ray Copy-Protection

Caribbean based company SlySoft has announced that they have cracked the copy protection used by some Blu-Ray discs.
The company is now offering their AnyDVD HD 6.4.0.0 software at a 20% discount.
SlySoft had released similar software last year which they claimed bypassed HD DVD copy protection. HD DVD [...]

Corel WinDVD 9 Plus Blu-ray announced

Corel WinDVD 9 Plus Blu-ray announced

Software Company Corel has announced their latest product offering.
The company has now launched Corel WinDVD 9 Plus Blu-ray.
Corel said that this updated edition features an improved user interface. It also supports new video technologies including advanced upscaling.
The company claimed that the new updated user interface in WinDVD 9 [...]

Roxio Toast 9 Titanium coming up

Roxio Toast 9 Titanium coming up
Roxio is scheduled to launch their Toast 9 Titanium application for the Apple Mac platform.
The company said that the latest edition would sell for $99.99. They would offer it digitally as well as through retail boxes.
Existing customers of Toast 8 Titanium would get a $30 discount on this price [...]

Microsoft working on Blu-Ray support on Windows OS

Microsoft working on Blu-Ray support on Windows OS
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has been quoted as saying that the company is working on bringing support for Blu-Ray format on the Windows OS.
He said: “We’ve already been working on, for example, in Windows, device driver support for Blu-ray drives and the like.”
This is a big development coming [...]

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