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by Alex Zaharov-Reutt
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A Blu-ray player or an HD DVD player? Or a DVD player that upscales to HD quality? Or one of the two consoles, the PS3 and Xbox 360 with HD DVD drive instead? Or nothing at all. Consumers truly are confused by the next-generation of movie viewing opportunities!
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by Alex Zaharov-Reutt
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Scientists have succeeded in engineering toxin-free cottonseeds that could feed up 500 million people through the 1.65kg of seeds collected from every 1kg of cotton fibre. Mmm, sounds tasty, doesn’t it?
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by Alex Zaharov-Reutt
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Microsoft says an extremely high number of downloads from the Xbox Live video download service over the past couple of days has caused the slow download speeds and video download issues US customers have been experiencing, but that a fix is in the works, with engineers working around the clock.
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by Alex Zaharov-Reutt
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Mirroring a similar program in the UK, Canada’s major ISPs have banded together to support ‘Project Cleanfeed Canada’ to block child porn sites from access by Canadians. It’s a good start, but there’s still a long way to go.
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by Mike Bantick
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Want to see what is on offer online, before you get your Nintendo Wii ? Armed with a Firefox browser and a little know how, you can check out what your Wii points will purchase, once the little white box is squirreled away in your entertainment unit.
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by Angus Kidman
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Apple has commissioned research to try and determine if the much-discussed 'halo effect' -- the notion that people who buy its wildly successful iPod music player are more likely to subsequently purchase a Mac -- actually exists.
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by Alex Zaharov-Reutt
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Ever wished your car handled better when pulling a trailer or caravan? Then the Touareg may be the car you want – it just towed a Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet in London. That’s great, but what we really want is an electric car - that flies!
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by Alex Zaharov-Reutt
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Just as making a digital copy of a CD to a computer file is still illegal in many countries, using an FM transmitter is still illegal in the UK, just as watching TV is without a license in that country. While laws are finally changing, are they changing fast enough?
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by Alex Zaharov-Reutt
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What does Moore’s Law have to say about that?
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by Alex Zaharov-Reutt
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Can Microsoft’s latest anti-piracy protections really stop the Vista and Office 2007 pirates, or will pirates finally have to walk the plank?
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by Alex Zaharov-Reutt
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TV networks, cable companies, the PS3 and Apple’s iTV had all better watch out: the Xbox 360’s downloadable TV and movie content just went live. Good for consumers, but bad for ad-supported TV networks, is this the beginning of the end for TV stations? And what about BitTorrent/P2P users or Blu-ray and HD DVD drives?
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by Alex Zaharov-Reutt
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We’ve all read the reports of the imminent launch of Apple’s new iPhones that combine a mobile phone with the musical capabilities of an iPod. Just how could this change the world of mobiles and music?
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by Alex Zaharov-Reutt
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Ever had a problem sending a large file through email, only to find it didn’t send or you received a message back telling you your server declined it, or the recipient’s server declined it, because the attachment was too large? Two web services overcome this problem for good!
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by Mike Bantick
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Grandaddy at Ten, the PlayStation brand is a mature gaming platform. Like its predecessor, PS3 promises more technology to entice Homo sapiens other than Gamer sapiens into the fold. Blu-ray is exciting, but have the delays in producing its laser put Sony on the back foot?
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by Alex Zaharov-Reutt
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Whether you’re an existing Treo 650 user or not, the Treo 680 is a great upgrade that will keep fans well pleased. But is it enough to squeeze Blackberry into digital juice?
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by Mike Bantick
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No longer sitting pretty as the only Next-gen gaming console, Microsoft has its work cut out to continue a strong market share in the cut-throat gaming arena. Will its focus on integration of the online space be enough to keep Sony’s PS3, and the Nintendo Wii from encroaching?
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by Alex Zaharov-Reutt
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Grey goo infects the virtual world with golden rings that seem to have been inspired by the rings in the classic game ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’. With the virus causing a heavy load on the servers, Second Life needed to be shut down and cleansed before going online once more. Will this happen again?
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by Alex Zaharov-Reutt
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Flash memory SD cards are getting larger and larger capacities, with Toshiba beating competitors such as SanDisk and Lexar to market with the world’s first 'Class 4' 8Gb SDHC card.
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