washingtonpost.com - Technology- Fast Forward: Electronics and Gadgets Advice and Reviews From The Washington Post's Rob PegoraroReviews on technology, electronics and gadgets from Rob Pegoraro at washingtonpost.comThe Frustration of Format Wars- February 28, 2008 Last week, HD DVD was unceremoniously exiled to the Island of Misfit Toys. This high-definition video format, which movie studios and electronics manufacturers rejected in favor of the competing Blu-ray disc, will have plenty of company there.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/27/AR2008022703432.html?nav=r... Waiting for a Blockbuster- February 21, 2008 The quest for an affordable and convenient movie-download service has been one of the longest-running plotlines in Hollywood.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/20/AR2008022002641.html?nav=r... Preparing for the Beginning of the End of Analog TV- February 14, 2008 TV as we've known it has barely a year left to live. On Feb. 17, 2009, the analog broadcasts that have taken the networks into American homes for decades will end, replaced by a stream of digital bits that carry video and audio more efficiently and with higher quality.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/13/AR2008021303125.html?nav=r... Upside Elusive in a Microsoft-Yahoo Deal- February 7, 2008 Microsoft's proposal to buy Yahoo for $44.6 billion raises many questions. Will Yahoo accept the offer Can Microsoft win the approval of antitrust authorities in the United States and the European Union Can the company digest an acquisition this large without suffering an AOL-Time Warner-like meltdownhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/06/AR2008020604186.html?nav=r... |