Tech and Amusing Stuff

“Just how much does it cost to extend your stay on this planet? If you’re part of the HD-DVD camp over at Toshiba, the answer is a cool $2.7 million. The company that has been backing the HD-DVD Hi-Def format since day one has just dropped some serious cash on a Superbowl ad set to premier this Sunday. While Toshiba is hoping to spark some renewed interest in its format with a combination of new advertising and drastic price drops, we’re still pretty sure that come December of this year, we won’t be seeing much of the HD-DVD format…..” 

Via Boy Genius Report

“There is a possibility that Motorola, Inc. may exit the handset business and concentrate on becoming an enterprise and government company, Richard Windsor, an analyst with Nomura International, told clients a in note published on Tuesday. He added that speculation about Chinese vendors buying the company has risen again, but said a deal is unlikely as those vendors don’t have much of an idea how to fix Motorola’s problems, which he believes are related to platform and software more than hardware.”

Via MarketWatch

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