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Toshiba Throws in HD Towel

Rival Blu-ray wins the battle of high-def movie formats

By Katherine Thompson, Newser Staff

Posted Feb 19, 2008 3:30 AM CST

(Newser) – Toshiba is quitting the HD DVD player business after taking a licking in the protracted market competition, the company announced today. Toshiba's exit, which leaves Blu-ray's technology alone at the vanguard of digital video, comes after Warner Brothers joined the crowd of Blu-ray backers, leaving... Read full story »

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