smaller size CDs and DVDs...

according to appleinsider.com, apple has issued a patent for "a collapsable hardware solution that would allow [their] company to reduce shipping and packaging costs by selling software on smaller discs which could then be used in slot-loading optical drives built for standard 12 cm CDs and DVDs, a new filing has revealed."

An additional quote states, "Software is traditionally shipped on the 12 cm discs, but many applications exist today that require less storage capacity than what is available on the those discs, the filing adds. However, slot-loading drives found in notebooks and car audio systems are only designed only to accept 12 cm discs."

Disney backs new HD DVD standard

Major studio Walt Disney through in their two sense according to X-bit's website. Walt Disney has always been on the side of Blu-ray, so this could be a sign of something new... As Blu-ray and HD DVD battle to replace our current DVD standard, it will be interesting to see who continues to fall on what side.