It's now official, we blogged about the BackupHDDVD hack a while back, now the official agency, the AACS has confirmed that indeed hackers have stolen the "title keys" and decrypted HD DVD titles.

Both Blu-ray and HD DVD are impacted by this.

Currently Intel and VIA are in the UMPC, now AMD is upping the ante. According to DigiTimes, AMD is going to launch the Geode LX 900 CPU aimed specifically at the UMPC market. Running at 667 MHz, this chip is to compete against the 1 GHz offerings from VIA and Intel.

AMD did launch late last year, their CS5536 chipset and it is reported that a few models have incorporated the chip.

Maybe you remember this application, Microsoft Portrait enables video communication using your Windows Mobile device. I thought for a while this was dead, but it looks like it's not. Last week Microsoft Research posted an update to the software to support Windows Mobile 2005.

It has integration with MSN Messenger allowing you to place a call from your buddy list.

Media Center Vista users, the plug-ins are starting to come in. Now you can download RocketBoom for Vista Media Center. View RocketBoom video blogs via your Vista Media Center interface.

Visit MCESoft for the free download...

Microsoft adds the Extended Support phase to two consumer products, providing customers with an additional five years of support.

With the addition of Extended Support, the support life cycle for Windows XP Home Edition and Windows XP Media Center Edition will include a total of five years of Mainstream Support (until April 2009) and five years of Extended Support, matching the support policy provided for Windows XP Professional.

JKontheRun.com has posted a video on the new Origami Experience coming out very soon (said to be within a week).

I'm debating if Origami Experience is needed or not. After installing Vista on my Samsung Q1, the Vista Media Center appears to do most of what Origami Experience does. I can navigate the entire interface of Media Center using the buttons on the Q1. The only feature I see that Origami Experience has over Media Center is the ...

VidaBox has the Media Center system for those who don't want to build their own. This beauty contains both HD DVD and Blu-ray drives, dual CableCards, and 3TB of RAID 5 storage. This makes one nice addition to the media room. It's going to set you back a few grand, but it's only money, right?

According to the Unwired, the Samsung i760 from Verizon will be running next version of the Windows Mobile OS (codenamed Crossbow). The phone will be released in the second quarter of this year.

Great my i730 is end of life this year as well, time for an upgrade.

Some quick notes from around the blogosphere on the Zune:

• Quick Analysis says "Don't laugh at the Zune".
• Is Microsoft sending the Zune to fat camp?
• Flash players and enhanced WiFi for Zune Europe?

Before, digital content meant written documents, e-mail or business files. Today, however, digital content is the "stuff" your life is made of -- like family photos and home videos, things you create on the computer -- or personalized entertainment collections that can include thousands of songs, video games, and even full-lengt ...

BoxWave has introduced two new case styles for your Zune. The FlexWave which is a silicon skin like case and the Read More »

GottaBeMobile.com was able to get their hands on a copy of the new OrigamiExperience application for the UMPC.  The application was installed on a Asus R2H UMPC and the application response is very good. Check it out.