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The tech graveyard: 6 fantastic failures whose ghosts still haunt us today
Halloween special The spooky specters of 3D TV, Amazon's best-forgotten Fire Phone, clunky 8-track cartridges and more.
Sony wants to keep cumbersome '4K Ultra High Definition' name
Even though the general consciousnesses is opting for UHD, Sony is determined to be different by sticking with 4K UHD.
Toshiba confirms move to Blu-ray
Toshiba has applied for membership of the Blu-ray Disc Association, with the electronics giant behind the rival HD DVD format finally confirming that it is about to introduce Blu-ray products.
12 high technologies that failed - and why
In Depth Tech that seemed like a great idea - until people tried to use it
Kevin Rose: My scariest moment at Digg
Exclusive Kevin Rose has told TechRadar about his scariest moment as founder of Digg – the day when the site's community would not take no for an answer over publishing the HD DVD crack.
Beyond 1080p: Toshiba talks up Ultra HD
Toshiba appeared re-energised at its IFA press conference today with ambitious plans for the future that will finally put the failure of HD DVD behind it.
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Six AV formats that didn't deserve to die (and two that did)
With news this week that vinyl is the technology that most Brits would like to preserve, we look back at the hi-tech formats we'd like to revive... and another two we wouldn't
Blu-ray disc sales treble
Though only 1 per cent of US households predicted to have players by Xmas
