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Blu-Ray encryption cracked for $260 by, who else, Germans

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One of the central tenets of code security is simply this: if you need to design a way for somebody to access a system or encrypted information…eventually someone is going to crack it. It’s a fact of life. Read more

Mortal Kombat Legacy’s home video release finally detailed

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It’s actually happening: the web series that revolved around the Scorpion, Sub-Zero, and company’s quest for victory (which was also largely unresolved) is leaving the confines of YouTube and going after an ever greater goal: profitability. Though it could be argued that such a mission has already been accomplished. It’s hard to gauge how much ... Read more

Amazon adds instant video to Prime accounts, begins war with Netflix

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Netflix has dominated the streaming internet television market for a while. Until, perhaps, today, as Amazon announced on their home page that free streaming of thousands of movies will be available to all Prime members, starting today. For those that don’t know, being an Amazon Prime member costs $79 a year and basically means free two-day shipping ... Read more

Contest! Win a couple of great Blu-ray discs!

WE HAVE A WINNER! I have some more stuff give away this week so be sure to come on back! NOTE — IF ANY PRIZE GOES UNCLAIMED FOR TWO WEEKS, WE WILL HOLD ANOTHER CONTEST TO DETERMINE A NEW WINNER. Today you have a chance to win TWO sweet Blu-ray discs that haven’t even hit ... Read more

I Want: A 400-disc Blu-ray changer

Okay, so I don’t own a single Blu-ray disc or a Blu-ray player (yet), but I think that once I own this bad boy, it’ll be all the motivation I’ll need to start spending my paycheck like no tomorrow… …very soon we will see two new Blu-ray products from Sony: BDP-CX960 and BDP-CX7000ES. Most likely ... Read more