Flush from its high-definition DVD format war victory over Toshiba, Sony is beginning to enhance its Blu-ray platform with new interactive features and discs that take advantage of them. The company’s movie division, Sony Pictures, plans to release its first two Blu-ray discs April 8, enabled with new technology it calls “BD-Live.”

LOS ANGELES - Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is releasing its first batch of Blu-ray disc titles that can be connected to the internet for more bonus materials and features.

The much vaunted BD+ copy protection used on Blu-Ray disks has reportedly been broken by SlySoft. The company says it …

{mosimage}Renowned DVD burning software maker Slysoft has announced that it cracked Blu-ray Disc protections to allow users to burn copies of BD movies on to blank media.  The breakthrough is Slysoft’s cracking of the new protection technology known as BD+.  After installing the newest version of the company’s AnyDVD HD software, users are able to pop in a Blu-ray movie to their computer drive …

{mosimage}The notable part of the 2.20 Playstation 3 firmware update will be the major Blu-ray Disc playback functionality with the addition of BD-Live capabilities.  However, another new feature will be the ability to pop in a Blu-ray Disc, use the PS3’s Remote Play feature, and then watch the movie on a PSP.  The new feature was first announced at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show.  At a …

It’s no secret that the high-definition optical disc war just ended, with Blu-ray the winner. But a U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) announcement made last Thursday may derail any ongoing celebrations.

Ian Lamont writes “Ever since Toshiba stopped production of HD DVD players, many Xbox 360 owners have been wondering when Microsoft will offer some sort of Blu-ray option for the Xbox 360. The answer: Probably never. Microsoft’s product manager for the Xbox 360 has told Reuters that Microsoft is not in talks with Sony or the Blu-ray Association. Why not? The Industry Standard points to HDi, an …