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Time to say goodbye from all of us at bit-tech.net

November 1, 2021 | 14:00

Inscryption Review

Welcome challenger. Why not sit down, and play a little game?

October 27, 2021 | 12:05

SilentiumPC Regnum RG6V TG Case Review

Budget in price, mainstream in aspiration.

October 21, 2021 | 09:43

Free MP3s of every record you've ever bought with new Amazon Autorip

Any CD or vinyl bought through Amazon will now appear in your mp3 collection.

June 27, 2013 | 08:24

Sony to close Optiarc optical drive arm

Sony is to close Optiarc, following a drop in demand for optical drives.

August 28, 2012 | 09:07

Fujitsu recycles DVDs and CDs into laptops

Fujitsu has announced a recycling programme to turn optical discs into laptops.

August 17, 2012 | 10:15

Company makes stone-like optical discs that last forever

Millenniata and Hitachi-LG Data Storage to offer stone-like optical discs, which last forever

August 11, 2011 | 10:57

GE claims holographic data breakthrough

General Electric has announced that it is close to commercialising a microholographic storage medium which retains compatibility with CDs, DVDS, and BDs.

April 28, 2009 | 09:54

Kids increasingly prefer MP3 to superior formats

Stanford's professor of music reveals that tests with his new students show an increased preference for MP3 files over higher quality formats.

March 9, 2009 | 13:48

Researchers create photonic jet storage

A team at Northwestern University in Illinois has published results of work into creating removable optical storage based around photonic jet technology with massive capacity.

June 4, 2008 | 10:06

Linux-based Ripserver wants your CDs

An interesting marriage of a NAS drive with a basic Linux PC offers automated ripping of your music collection to a UPnP media server - no keyboard or mouse required.

March 6, 2008 | 09:04

Ubuntu now available for Eee PCs

Got yourself a spangly new Eee PC? Well there's already an alternative OS out there if you want to be a little different to everyone else.

December 13, 2007 | 12:01

PC Audio 101

The MP3 is by far the most popular way to listen to music on your PC, but it's not the best way. We have a look at lossless audio and explain how to get the most out of your music.

September 12, 2007 | 11:56

Bizzare Creations talks about PGR4 disc space

Yesterday it was revealed that day and night cycles had been cut from Project Gotham Racing 4 because of space issues on the DVD. Today, the developer says that isn't the case.

August 2, 2007 | 09:39

Class action lawsuit filed against Xbox 360

A class action lawsuit has been bought against Microsoft relating to the problem of scratched discs in the Xbox 360. Allegedly.

July 10, 2007 | 12:36

Avril Lavigne: Don't DRM my music!

A group of top Canadian artists is standing up to the record industry and giving their vocal support to music fans who just want their fair use rights.

April 27, 2006 | 11:16

Get Green Day ringtones from Skype

Got a dollar mate? Well, now you can download a ringtone for your cellphone from the masters of VoIP.

January 31, 2006 | 09:31

Xbox 360 Ring of Light is Ring of Death

Fiddling with the console to show off funky functionality could lead to dead dodo disc death, we think.

December 7, 2005 | 11:05

Convergence? Bah!

It's all very well saying how in the future, lots of different types of devices and functionality will all start to merge together. But do we really understand the drivers for these trends - do we really understand the problems that people have?

September 7, 2005 | 12:07