Telstra has revealed the addition of almost one million new mobile services in the six months to December 2011, but Sensis revenues plummeted 24 percent in 12 months.
Samsung has kicked off the Blu-ray versus HD DVD war with the release of the first Blue-ray optical disk player to ship in the US. However, the new Samsung BD-P1000 player will come with a heft price tag which is double that of entry level HD DVD players.
At US$999, the first Blu-ray player is obviously targeted at the high
end of the market but the technology has an impressive array of
backers. Aside from Samsung and Sony, technology giants Dell, Philips
and Matsushita, as well as, all the major movie studios apart from
Universal have thrown their weight behind the Sony developed high
definition video system.
Ahead of the first US shipment of the BD-P1000 player on June 25, Sony
Pictures plans to release seven movies for Blu-ray players on June 20.
Aside from playing Blu-ray disks, the new Samsung player will also play
standard DVDs and CDs, and will actually play DVDs at a higher
resolution than ordinary DVD players.
While the price of Blu-ray systems is an obvious disadvantage compared
to rival format HD DVD, there is no question that the quality of output
and superior storage capabilities gives it an edge over the Toshiba
developed HD DVD format. The Blu-ray market will also be given a boost
in the final quarter of 2006, when the much awaited Blu-ray capable
Sony PlayStation 3 is released. The PS3 will provide a fully functional
Blu-ray player, in addition to its gaming capabilities, for US$599.
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