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by Stan Beer
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Most people may believe that any movie involving giant turtles with Italian names, skilled in oriental martial arts and speaking with American accents is strictly the domain of children. However, the return of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to the big screen after 14 years will evoke memories of fans now in their 20s, 30s and even 40s. Critics are divided on the quality of the story but nearly all agree that the clever use of computer generated imagery (CGI) has added a dimension that was lacking in the three movies made in the 80s and 90s.
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by Adam Turner
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In a major blow to the HD DVD camp, Microsoft has conceded the Xbox 360 games console may eventually support Blu-ray.
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by Stan Beer
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Sony should swallow its pride and learn corporate communications from Apple or get set to sing the blues, according to a senior analyst.
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by Alex Zaharov-Reutt
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So, the PS3 has launched in the ‘rest-of-the-world’ at last. Finally, the war of words can stop, and the tallying of true global sales can begin, as the world wonders who will be the real winner in the gears of this colossal next-gen war.
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by Mike Bantick
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AU$20 million worth of Sony PS3 product walks out of retail stores in Australia during the midnight launch.
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by Stephen Withers
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AT&T has amped up its U-verse IPTV service with an add-on allowing subscribers to view live television on a PC using any broadband connection.
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by Stephen Withers
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The idea that Google will go up against major mobile phone vendors such as Nokia, Sony Ericsson and Samsung is falling out of favour, but analysts are still coming up with ideas about what the search giant may be planning for the telephony market.
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by Stephen Withers
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Gamers on both sides of the planet have been queuing to be among the first to buy the PAL version of the PlayStation 3.
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by Stephen Withers
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Microsoft responded to this morning's iTWire story about hijacked Xbox Live accounts by denying that either bungie.net or the Live network had been compromised.
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by Mike Bantick
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A reported security breach of the popular Xbox Live gaming network sent Microsoft into investigation mode. The conclusion? Security was not breached.
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by Stephen Withers
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Microsoft is investigating claims of "fraudulent behaviour and theft" involving Xbox Live accounts being hijacked and associated credit card numbers used fraudulently to buy extra points, following months of complaints from users.
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by Stephen Withers
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After months of complaints that Xbox Live accounts are being hijacked and associated credit card numbers used fraudulently to buy extra points, Microsoft is investigating.
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by Adam Turner
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After a one month delay, the long awaited Apple TV is on sale today in countries including the United States, Britain and Australia.
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by Stephen Withers
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With the PAL version of the PlayStation 3 about to go on sale in Europe and Australia, Sony has launched a web site listing the degree of compatibility with PS2 games. The list is necessary because the company chose to omit the Emotion Engine from the PAL hardware, instead implementing its functions in software.
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by Adam Turner
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Virtual rev-heads take their need for speed from the lounge room out onto the roads, creating a generation of aggressive, risky drivers, according to German research.
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by Alex Zaharov-Reutt
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Finally, in just a few days time on March 23, Europeans, Australians, New Zealanders, Africans and Middle Easterners will finally be able to get their hands on the long awaited PS3!
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by Alex Zaharov-Reutt
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Remember when Nintendo was calling their next games console the ‘Revolution’? Back then, before it was called the Wii, it was hard to see how a mere ‘toy’ could upstage the on-sale Xbox 360 and the PS3 to come – but so far, upstage them it has, most handsomely indeed!
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by Alex Zaharov-Reutt
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With a tiny 6.76% of the search market, compared with Google’s 60%+ search share dominance, Microsoft has decided it’s time to leverage their massive base of global Windows users with juicy wads of cash to switch search providers!
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