Shahid Online - Tech Corner

Yesterday, I wrote that an unofficial source at Toshiba reported that the company was going to drop HD DVD. Well... now it's official. BBC reports that Toshiba has actually dropped this in favour of Blu-ray paving the way for Sony. This is a nice turnaround for Sony when, in the past they failed with pushing their Betamax format in the VHS vs Betamax wars.

Fine... HD is not coming to an end, but the format war is. Over the past year many companies have been bandying around with taking up and dropping the different formats. At the beginning of the year I mentioned that BlueRay is leading away and this article seems to solidify my feelings: http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/12954.cfm .

Happy New Year! I've had a hectic start to the New Year trying to fulfill my New Year's Resolution. Remembering to keep promises I've made to the family. I never realised I had a long list. What am I using to achieve this? The most underused program in a Smartphone... the To-Do List. Yes, it is underused and it exists on virtually all the current phones in the market. It is such a simple program and I intend on using till my fingers run out of blood. Probably won't happen, but nevertheless. However, the news for the beginning of the year goes to Blue Ray. Previously the HD war was leaning towards HD DVD, with the XBox 360 adding support to it. Only recently did Paramount announce that they intend on dropping support for HD DVD, along with Dreamworks and Disney. So if you're intending on getting the PS3 go ahead. It's still cheaper than buying a separate Blue Ray player.