Thanks, Thor! Hollywood Sells Some Discs After All.
Turns out some people are still interested in buying movies, not renting them -- for a certain group of titles.
The Pirate Bay launches 3-D section
The Pirate Bay announced Wednesday morning that it is now in the business of offering 3-D movies, destroying the hopes of Hollywood that 3-D would be something of an automatic piracy deterrent. With prices for 3-D TVs declining, the phenomenon is poised to become more popular.
H.264 is still winning the codec war
H.264 remains the dominant force in online video, as the video codec now accounts for more than two-thirds of online video, according to a blog post by MeFeedia. Meanwhile, Google's WebM format has yet to gain any significant traction after being released a year ago.
Netflix helps boost Blu-ray player and disc sales
It may have taken consumers a while to warm up to Blu-ray, but now they're buying both players and discs. Lower prices may be part of the reason for that trend, but many consumers cite Netflix as the primary reason to buy a Blu-ray player.
Buy a Movie on Blu-ray, Watch It on Your Android Device
With the Blu-ray release of Unstoppable, 20th Century Fox is unveiling a new feature that will allow owners of the Blu-ray disc to copy the movie to their Android mobile devices. But will the feature actually make people want to own physical movies again?
Maybe UltraViolet, the Ginormous Media Cloud Locker Thingy, Won’t Fail, After All. What Do You Say, Steve Jobs?
A big "everyone but Apple" coalition of hardware and software companies might be able to make a cloud-based media service work. If Apple will play along.
Hulu Plus Cuts Its Price, After All–By $2
It's not the half-off sale Hulu had discussed, but it is a discount. And it comes two weeks after the premium service's formal launch.
Why Boxee’s Box Doesn’t Matter–And Why It Does
Time to clear up what Boxee is trying to do with its Boxee Box: Think Netflix, not Roku.
Boxee Goes Hunting for Big Bucks
Boxee hits a big milestone this week, when its very own Boxee Box hits the market. But that won't help the start-up pay its growing staff, which is why Avner Ronen is out raising a big round.
Cutting the Cord: Why I Love My PlayStation3
There's no perfect solution yet to watching all the content you want on your TV, but for me, the PS3 has become invaluable. When you look at all the features gaming consoles offer on top of basic set-top services, it makes the extra money worthwhile. 
Microsoft, Apple Execs Agree: “Who Needs Blu-ray?”
Microsoft UK head of gaming and entertainment Stephen McGill isn't a fan of the Blu-ray format. The exec believes that "Blu-ray is going to be passed by," meaning he agrees with both Steve Jobs and Bill Gates on physical media potentially becoming obsolete. 
DRM FAIL: Five Broken Copy Protection Schemes
This week, we learned that the HDCP copy protection scheme is now essentially broken. HDCP's failure is just one of many examples of copy protection technology not living up to its promises of security. Read on for five of the most glorious examples of DRM FAIL. 
