BrightRoll brings HD video ads to the Web

Akamai and Microsoft team up on high-def video streaming
Microsoft and Akamai Technologies to roll out high-definition video streaming to media customers via beta early next year.

YouTube 'theater view' may be a precursor to widescreen HD...
A new viewing option in YouTube could be the foundation of a the service's next-generation player.

Verizon bets big on network infrastructure
While other companies try to scale back the bandwidth their customers use, Verizon is going the other way, spending billions to get people the high-definition content they want everywhere...

Report: Nintendo to have new Wii 'by 2011'
A video game blog cites industry sources as saying Nintendo will put out an HD-capable console in the next few years. But why would the company do that?

Photos: Top 10 reviews of the week
Here are CNET Reviews' 10 favorite items from the past week, including the Sling Media Slingbox Pro-HD, Apple's iTunes 8, and the 250GB Archos 5.