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by Angus Kidman
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The final Harry Potter novel, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, goes on sale on July 21, but enthusiasts who hope to read the novel in digital format shouldn't rush to their nearest virtual bookstores.
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by Alex Zaharov-Reutt
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Microsoft’s plan to stop users from buying a Vista upgrade DVD and installing it by popping in an XP disc for verification, requiring XP or 2000 to be installed first before proceeding with an upgrade or ‘clean’ install hits a snag, potentially allowing users to buy the cheaper upgrade version instead of the full retail package – but there’s a catch.
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by Adam Turner
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The company behind one of the world's most popular file-sharing technologies is set to sell legitimate first-run movies and TV shows within weeks.
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by Alex Zaharov-Reutt
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Are there really any killer features for Vista, or must we wait for Vista 2? Which makes me wonder… will they call it Vista 360?
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by Adam Turner
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It might fall short of the flash memory implants ubernerds are dreaming of, but Seagate's 20GB wireless storage device sounds the next best thing if you want your data anywhere, anytime.
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by Adam Turner
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The BBC's overseeing body has recommended nobbling several key features of the British broadcaster's proposed video on demand service.
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by Angus Kidman
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The market for console and computer games remains dominated by young blokes, although games are slowly expanding their reach into female, family and senior audiences, according to new research. But forget about games ratings: while the majority of games sold in Australia are rated family-friendly, most gamers don't even pay attention to them.
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by Angus Kidman
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So what can you do if you're Apple and you want to get some media attention on the same day that Microsoft is hogging the airwaves with the Windows Vista launch? Unable to actually launch a new iPod, Apple went for the next-best alternative: adding four new colour options for the iPod Shuffle.
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by Adam Turner
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Australians can download Telstra BigPond movies via an Xbox 360 or Vista media center PC as of today's launch of Microsoft's new Vista operating system.
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by Adam Turner
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Australians will have access to over one million songs via a subscription music service announced in conjunction with today's launch of Microsoft's new Vista operating system.
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by Alex Zaharov-Reutt
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If you’ve been hanging out for more online channels to appear on your Nintendo Wii games console, have Wii got some news for you! The Wii News Channel goes live this Saturday.
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by Mike Bantick
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From this Saturday - Broadband connected Nintendo Wii's will receive the new News channel.
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by Alex Zaharov-Reutt
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A report from the New York Times says that a miniscule memory chip has been created that is around the size of a white blood cell, although the scientists are unsure when it would be used commercially.
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by Alex Zaharov-Reutt
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The final piece of the next-gen puzzle will fall into place on March 23rd, when the ‘rest of the world’ will finally be able to purchase Sony’s 60Gb gaming, entertaining, web browsing and Linux capable extravaganza, the PS3!
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by Alex Zaharov-Reutt
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A new company called Cellius has been formed to create games exclusively for the PS3 and its powerful ‘Cell Broadband Engine’ processor with ‘father of the Playstation’ Ken Kutaragi as Chairman – but it will be a while before new games arrive.
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by Alex Zaharov-Reutt
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The final piece of the next-gen puzzle will fall into place on March 23rd, when the ‘rest of the world’ will finally be able to purchase Sony’s 60Gb gaming, entertaining, web browsing and Linux capable extravaganza, the PS3!
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by Adam Turner
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If your lounge room is crying out for a truly mammoth screen, you should look to the plasma giants.
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by Alex Zaharov-Reutt
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Six months after the Driver franchise was acquired by Ubisoft, the first new title has finally landed in the PSP’s garage, but you can’t take a test drive until March.
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