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Venice Project becomes Joost
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Information technology news

Category: Internet

2007-01-16 07:08:05
The Venice Project, a streaming video service being developed by Skype co-founders Janus Friis and Niklas Zennstrom  which has been in Beta for several months, has got its official name: Joost, and a new snazzy website: www.joost.com.



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Nintendo Wii, PS3, Xbox 360 and other digital devices: all did well in ’06
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic

Category: The gadget blog

2007-01-14 09:50:12
Now the challenge is to do even better in 2007, while under fierce competition from not only each other, but every other medium: TV, movies, radio, music and the Internet itself.


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Tiny new cable may spur big technological advances
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch

Category: Reuters

2007-01-09 08:46:23

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists have created a tiny cable -- much thinner than a human hair -- through which they can transmit visible light, potentially paving the way for improvements in solar energy, computing and medicine.


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Gates CES Keynote: Vista, Xbox 360 and the connected home
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology Lifestyle

Category: New Products

2007-01-08 08:17:32

Bill Gates presented what could well have been his second last CES keynote earlier today. Among the offerings were previously undisclosed Vista and Vista Ultimate features, the latest PC, Tablet, UMPC and smartphone designs, Xbox 360 advances in games and IPTV, a new Windows Home Server, some details on the Ford and Microsoft Sync collaboration and a glimpse into the connected home of the future. Bill Gates’ dream of the connected home and the connected life is slowly coming true through Microsoft software and hardware.


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Nokia unveils new, thinner multimedia phones
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch

Category: Reuters

2007-01-08 06:43:19

LAS VEGAS/HELSINKI (Reuters) - The world's largest cellphone maker, Nokia, unveiled slim new multimedia handsets at the Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show in an answer to stiff competition from rivals such as Motorola.


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Macworld 2007: We SHOULD expect something spectacular
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic

Category: The gadget blog

2007-01-06 19:17:27

Playfuls.com is trying to advise us all not to expect something spectacular at Macworld 2007. Um… hello? It’s Macworld. It’s Apple’s BIG year that they’ve hyped up themselves. Why wouldn’t you expect the most amazing Macworld ever?


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1st-gen HD DVD burner from Toshiba arrives – slowly
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic

Category: The gadget blog

2007-01-06 05:45:02
Toshiba’s first HD DVD burner, the SD-H903A, is for desktops, servers and home entertainment PCs has arrived in the same week that LG has launched a Blu-ray burner and HD DVD reader for the same market segment. Are we moving from high-def hell to high-def heaven?


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Blu-ray/HD DVD combo players and discs won’t end format war anytime soon
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology Lifestyle

Category: New Products

2007-01-05 08:23:03
Next week’s CES sees the forced marriage of the Blu-ray and HD DVD standard through a unified player and a new dual format disc, but it won’t be until much later in 2007 that consumers will truly see any benefit. Thank goodness these developments have happened, as they’ll help to end the format war madness. But why did we ever have to go through this ridiculous pain at all?


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Steve Jobs and Apple under massive pressure to deliver at Macworld
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology Lifestyle

Category: New Products

2007-01-05 06:04:26
A new iPod or two, an iPod phone or two, the iTV, an 8-core Mac Pro, a 12-inch MacBook, the Mac Tablet, an OS X 10.5 demo, new ‘Universal’ software and more… everyone is expecting Apple to release something in just about every category they currently cover. Can Apple really deliver something in each category, and will the press only focus on what wasn’t delivered, instead of what was?


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Twelve Predictions for 2007
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic

Category: The gadget blog

2007-01-03 10:08:18
We take a peek into our Magic 8 crystal ball to see what might well be in store for 2007…


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MacWorld 2007 – answers to what’s coming only a few days away
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology Lifestyle

Category: New Products

2007-01-02 11:55:00
Fellow iTWire journalist Stan Beer will be at MacWorld 2007 to report live on what Steve Jobs is set to unveil. But that shouldn’t stop us from doing a little speculation on what to expect!


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Ex-MySpace chairman, Verisign to promote .tv sites
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch

Category: Reuters

2006-12-13 07:08:31

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The former chairman of MySpace.com is throwing his weight behind the ".tv" domain category, betting that it will gain popularity as more users watch, create and post videos online.


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The TV revolution will not be televised
Written By: Adam Turner
Section: Seeking Nerdvana

Category: The Digital Lounge Room

2006-12-12 08:48:06
There's an entertainment revolution coming and the television networks are trying to create the illusion they're leading the way.


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VLC update draws online crowds
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news

Category: Software

2006-12-11 21:11:03
The release of version 0.8.6 of the popular VLC (VideoLAN Client) media player software placed a severe load on the project's web site as fans flocked to download it.


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Vodafone launches new mobile TV channels
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology Lifestyle

Category: 3G

2006-12-10 11:20:40
Hot on the heels of Telstra launching a range of Foxtel channels on its Next-G handsets, Vodafone has beaten Telstra’s 12 channels by now offering a total of 22 channels to watch, along with an Australian-first EPG that shows you what’s on right now. Vodafone have also had to change advertising details for their new 3.5G HSDPA modem thanks to Telstra.


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A glimmer of hope for online video in Australia
Written By: Adam Turner
Section: Seeking Nerdvana

Category: The Digital Lounge Room

2006-12-06 15:00:00
Two interesting recent news items show a glimmer of hope for Australia's fledging electronic content delivery eco-system.


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NEC sees future network gear orders soaring
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch

Category: Reuters

2006-12-06 06:59:29

HONG KONG (Reuters) - NEC Corp. (6701.T: QuoteNEWS , Research), a Japanese electronic conglomerate, said on Wednesday it expected orders for next-generation network (NGN) equipment to surge as much as six times in three years, helped by demand for new technologies like Internet TV and e-commerce applications.


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ReelTime another nail in the coffin, but the video store refuses to die
Written By: Adam Turner
Section: Technology Lifestyle

Category: New Services

2006-12-05 20:30:42
The video store at the end of my street is the creature that just won't die.
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Internode upgrades network for IPTV push
Written By: Adam Turner
Section: Telecommunications

Category: Services

2006-12-05 08:14:33
Australian broadband provider Internode is upgrading its core network in preparation for a national ADSL2+ rollout supporting voice and video over IP.


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Alcatel and Microsoft say 'business as usual' despite patent spat
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch

Category: The Register

2006-12-05 03:49:37

Analysis The legal action uncovered this week between Microsoft and Alcatel is seen by many as sounding the death knell to their cosy carve up of the IPTV market among global tier one telcos.


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