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Microsoft Xbox 360 with Blu-ray coming after all?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic

Category: The gadget blog

2008-05-03 00:29:54
Rumours that Microsoft will release an Xbox 360 equipped with a internal Blu-ray drive just won’t die, with a new report suggesting Asustek is making them – just in time for 3rd quarter and end-of-year sales and a big fight with the PS3.


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Blu-ray's market dominance will be delayed
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Technology Lifestyle

Category: New Products

2008-04-29 15:47:47
The Blu-Ray high definition DVD technology may have consigned rival HD DVD to oblivion, but it has a long battle for market dominance over the older standard definition technology according to ABI Research.


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Samsung makes predictable prediction: Blu-ray ftw!
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic

Category: The gadget blog

2008-04-28 00:54:46
A news report has quoted Samsung’s “bullish forecast” for Blu-ray adoption and sales, but this is hardly a surprise now that it is the only high-def optical format on the market. Still, has Blu-ray left its run too late?


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Is Acer’s Gemstone Blue a true 1080p notebook or not? Answers here!
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic

Category: The gadget blog

2008-04-18 03:27:01
A kerfuffle has emerged over whether Acer’s Gemstone Blue ‘true HD 1920x1080p’ notebook can only output at 1080i – or the claim of true HD 1080p. Despite an email from Acer quoted in another publication suggesting the Gemstone Blue’s screen is only 1080i, the truth is out there, and we have it. Read on.


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Acer brings true blue HD to notebooks thru Gemstone Blue
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic

Category: The gadget blog

2008-04-16 23:06:04
Watch out Toshiba – Acer is stepping on Qosmio’s turf with the new Gemstone Blue series of ‘entertainment notebooks’, featuring ‘world’s first full HD 1920x1080p’ resolution for notebooks, and world’s first 6 integrated speakers with bass booster. Entertain away!


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Blu-ray between PS3 and iPhone or iPod Touch
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle

Category: New Products

2008-04-13 19:04:30
BD Touch promises two way communication between Apple’s iPhone and iPod Touch and compatible Blu-ray players such as the Sony PlayStation 3. 


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HD DVD not yet dead for Xbox 360 – final update?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic

Category: The gadget blog

2008-04-09 22:52:52
Who said HD DVD was totally dead... yet? Microsoft are issuing a new Xbox 360 HD DVD update which will auto update for Xbox Live members, with a manual download option also available. Pity it won’t update itself to a Blu-ray player!


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Xbox 360 vs PS3 vs Wii Make up your own mind
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Radioactive IT

Category: Gaming and Entertainment tech blog

2008-04-08 06:48:41
There is only a couple of reasons why winning the console war is important to the consumers that purchase gaming consoles such as the Xbox 360, PS3 or Wii.  IT journo's butting horns over which platform is on the way out ultimately mean nothing, only the informed consumer can determine the fate of a multi-national electronics conglomerate.


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Smarthouse gets knickers in a twist over Microsoft Xbox response
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic

Category: The gadget blog

2008-04-08 03:21:59
Smarthouse has struck back at Microsoft’s claims that they’re very happy with the position of the Xbox 360 in Australia. This follows Smarthouse claims a survey they conducted has retailers saying the Xbox 360 isn’t selling as well as the Wii or PS3, with one retailer going so far as to say that ‘The Xbox 360 is dead’.


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The Xbox 360 is not dead – far from it!
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic

Category: The gadget blog

2008-04-07 02:17:50
An interesting article has appeared on the Internet claiming the Xbox 360 is ‘on the skids’, quoting one retailer who says ‘The Xbox 360 is dead’. Really?


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The Xbox 360 is dead
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Radioactive IT

Category: Gaming and Entertainment tech blog

2008-04-06 18:38:36
According to a report, if some Australian retailers had their way, the Xbox 360 would be dumped from their shelves.


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AMD puts four to the floor with Phenom X4 quad-core
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic

Category: The gadget blog

2008-03-27 03:29:40
Five AMD Phenom X4 ‘true’ quad-core processors have landed alongside the new X3 range – forever banishing single and dual-core technology to the bottom drawer?


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Blu-ray boost coming to PS3
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology Lifestyle

Category: Consoles

2008-03-24 15:21:54
Updated system software for Sony's Playstation 3 will deliver BD-Live compatibility just ahead of the company's first movies that include the enhanced functions.


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Sony PS3 firmware 2.20 converts Blu-ray movies to PSP
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic

Category: The gadget blog

2008-03-24 06:49:28
Previewed at CES in Las Vegas is the ability for the PS3 to take Blu-ray movies, convert them to standard definition and let PSP owners watch them on-the-go, in a function known as ‘Portable Copy’.


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Software Watch: March 18
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump

Category: Apple and anything else

2008-03-18 01:10:03
Toast 9 Titanium, iStat Pro 4.6, and DiskWarrior 4.1 CD Updater.


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Toshiba down US$1 billion in HD DVD bid
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle

Category: New Products

2008-03-15 18:01:54
How much does losing the high definition disc format war cost.  Toshiba reckons on blowing close to US$1 billion on the HD DVD fight against the Sony Corp backed Blu-ray format.


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A Blu-ray Xbox 360? Errrrr, perhaps not
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle

Category: Consoles

2008-03-13 06:00:02
Seems we may have been premature with our expectations of a re-jig of the Xbox 360 hardware in the wake of HD DVD’s demise.


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Survey confirms broadband users aren’t stupid
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic

Category: The gadget blog

2008-03-12 02:25:41
AVRRA, the Australian Video Rental Retailers Association, says online movie downloads are a ‘tough sell’, referencing a Diffusion Group survey of 1,975 US broadband users claiming that only 9.5% say they regularly download movies. However, there is evidence to suggest that the results are skewed.

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Pioneer terminates plasma, looks to LCD, goes Blu and turns up volume
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic

Category: The gadget blog

2008-03-07 05:13:02
Massive changes are afoot at Pioneer, affecting every facet of their business, including plasma TVs, audio, car audio and in-car entertainment and Blu-ray, as Pioneer continues working with Sharp Corporation on the business alliance they formed last year.


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Next-gen Blu-ray "mindblowing" says Gosling
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news

Category: Software

2008-03-06 00:51:57
Forthcoming third-generation improvements to the Blu-ray specification are "going to be just mindblowing," according to James Gosling, vice president and fellow at Sun.


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