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Article: TOSHIBA UNVEILS REWRITABLE HD DVD DRIVE FOR NOTEBOOKS.

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June 5, 2007
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TOKYO, June 5 Asia Pulse - Toshiba Corp. (6502) said Monday that it has developed an HD DVD drive for notebook computers that features read, write and rewrite capabilities.

HD DVD allows users to back up large amounts of data and record high-definition movies. Sample shipments of the drive begin next month.

The battle for the next-generation DVD standard has pitted the HD DVD format, whose camp includes Toshiba and U.S. software giant Microsoft Corp., against Blu-ray Disc, which counts Sony Corp. (TSE:6758) and Matsushita ...

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