http://www.appleinsider.com/ AppleInsider has been the leading source of insider news and rumors on Apple Computer since 1997. en-us Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:59:23 -0400 http://images.appleinsider.com/images/toolbar_logo_textAI.gif http://www.appleinsider.com/ http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/19/game_over_toshiba_pulls_plug_on_ailing_hd_dvd_format/ Following a thorough review of its overall strategy, Toshiba Corporation said Tuesday that it will no longer develop or manufacture HD DVD players, marking an end to the battle against Blu-ray for sup... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/19/game_over_toshiba_pulls_plug_on_ailing_hd_dvd_format/ Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:25:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/15/toshiba_rumored_to_quit_hd_dvd_as_wal_mart_pulls_support/ The conflict between high-definition disc formats is rapidly drawing to a close, as Wal-Mart is the latest store to back Blu-ray over HD DVD and Toshiba is reportedly poised to withdraw its format fro... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/15/toshiba_rumored_to_quit_hd_dvd_as_wal_mart_pulls_support/ Fri, 15 Feb 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/12/blu_ray_exclusives_by_best_buy_netflix_deal_hd_dvd_serious_blow/ Compounding troubles for the ailing HD DVD format, Best Buy and movie rental service Netflix both said on Monday that they would focus their attention on Blu-ray discs. Netflix was first to take th... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/12/blu_ray_exclusives_by_best_buy_netflix_deal_hd_dvd_serious_blow/ Tue, 12 Feb 2008 13:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/01/28/briefly_70k_iphones_in_germany_hd_dvd_cuts_office_2008_flaw/ Germans have purchased only 70,000 iPhones since the handset went on sale in November. Meanwhile, HD DVD is said to be on its last leg, prompting Toshiba to slash the price of its HD DVD players acros... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/01/28/briefly_70k_iphones_in_germany_hd_dvd_cuts_office_2008_flaw/ Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/01/10/universal_seen_clear_of_obligations_to_hd_dvd_may_switch_to_blu_ray/ The two remaining studios backing HD DVD could soon switch sides to Blu-ray, ending the next-generation high-definition format war instantly, according to a published report. Variety claims confirm... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/01/10/universal_seen_clear_of_obligations_to_hd_dvd_may_switch_to_blu_ray/ Thu, 10 Jan 2008 20:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/01/08/deathblow_paramount_to_abandon_hd_dvd_in_return_to_blu_ray/ Paramount Pictures is poised to drop its support of HD DVD in favor of Sonyís Blu-ray format, landing a decisive blow to the Toshiba-backed next-generation DVD format and all but assuring Blu-ray's ro... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/01/08/deathblow_paramount_to_abandon_hd_dvd_in_return_to_blu_ray/ Tue, 08 Jan 2008 16:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/01/04/warner_bros_opts_for_blu_ray_over_hd_dvd/ Movie studio Warner Bros. has confirmed that it will switch to releasing HD movies only in the Blu-ray Disc format, potentially ending HD DVD's run in the marketplace and affecting the computer indust... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/01/04/warner_bros_opts_for_blu_ray_over_hd_dvd/ Fri, 04 Jan 2008 22:35:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/01/03/apple_set_to_ship_macs_with_blu_ray_support_report/ Apple Inc. at this month's Macworld Expo will will outline a high-definition video strategy that will see its weight thrown further behind Sony Corp's Blu-ray DVD format as opposed to Toshiba's HD-DVD... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/01/03/apple_set_to_ship_macs_with_blu_ray_support_report/ Thu, 03 Jan 2008 15:00:00 GMT