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Australia’s first “Nintendo Experience” coming Dec 11 at EB Games
Thursday, 27 November 2008
With the lure of a free Nintendo DS or Wii games title for the first 100 people to enter the new “Nintendo Experience” zone at EB Games in Swanston Street, Melbourne Australia, on December 11, as well as the chance to win DS or Wii consoles, the Nintendo Experience looks set to be superlative!

 
E-gads... AVG warns of 500 million strong e-card threat
Thursday, 27 November 2008
E-eek! That nice Christmas e-card could be an e-threat, says AVG, and while the danger of e-cards is theoretically well known, the e-conomic crisis (and e-co climate concerns) is forcing some to consider sending e-cards instead of the real thing. As this means some e-cards you receive could be real, amongst plenty of fakes, caution is re-quired!

 
“Kiss of Death” for Australian “Australia” movie pirates
Wednesday, 26 November 2008
While the headlines report critics harshly saying Australian actress is the “kiss of death” for any movie she stars in, another report shows how Australian movie pirates are set to face increasing new levels of scrutiny that could see the receive the “kiss” of a police investigation and a potential AUD $13,200 fine.

 
Norton AntiVirus 2009 gets new “Gaming” edition
Wednesday, 26 November 2008
Already buoyed by the release of Norton Internet Security 2009 with superfast speed and ultralight impact on Windows PCs, and winning a zillion awards, Symantec is now launching a special Gaming Edition of its Norton AntiVirus 2009 software, due in January.

 
Opera Mini 4.2 brings mobile browsing to life - again!
Tuesday, 25 November 2008
Got a modern mobile that can run Java apps, and want a better browser than whatever’s built in? Time for a free upgrade to Opera Mini 4.2, for your Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Samsung Instinct, Google G1 Android gPhone and many more.

 
BlackBerry Storm set to thunder down under on Dec 4 and 5
Tuesday, 25 November 2008
Originally due on Dec 1st, the long queues in the US and store sellouts, plus a stat of a Storm being sold every “13 seconds” in the UK has spooked Vodafone in Australia into ordering a second shipment and delaying sales a few days to cope with the “unprecedented demand from across Australia”.

 
Blackberry Storm shows winning form
Monday, 24 November 2008
The launch of the BlackBerry Storm showed that it wasn’t only Apple iPhones that could generate queues in the US, even though the US is the centre of the financial storm that is draining consumer spending power. Reviews say the Storm is pretty good, and with firmware updates, will get even better!

 
AVG sees uphill sorrow for Microsoft’s Morro
Monday, 24 November 2008
Surprise, surprise: arguably the world’s premier provider of free Internet Security software for Windows machines, AVG Technologies, predicts an “uphill battle” and “multiple challenges” ahead for Microsoft with its upcoming free Morro security suite, from costs, channel headaches and potential delays in delivering timely updates.

 
Recession proof Microsoft with Hyper-V based virtualisation
Monday, 24 November 2008
In the grip of reduced consumer spending, decreased advertising and a general slowdown of trade, Microsoft, Citrix, VMware, Oracle, Sun and other major commercial software vendors – even Red Hat who makes money from support – are counting on you to bail them out, US Government style. Buying software can aid commercial software companies in avoiding bankruptcy – no matter your platform of choice.

 
Ballmer set to do Monkey Dance in court?
Sunday, 23 November 2008
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has been ordered to testify in the “Vista Capable” court case after Microsoft failed to convince the judge that Ballmer didn’t know enough about the details.
 
IE8 due mid 2009 – but will you use it?
Sunday, 23 November 2008
Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 8 browser, currently in beta 2, is due to receive a release candidate in early 2009, with the final release planned “after that”. With the popularity of Firefox and the emergence of Google’s Chrome, will you use IE8?

 
Is Microsoft's Morro, due mid-to-late 2009, a great ad for Linux?!
Thursday, 20 November 2008
Microsoft will launch a leaner version of an Internet security package to protect users from malware, viruses, rootkits, spyware and trojans, but for some weird reason is waiting until the second half of 2009. Wake up Microsoft – just make OneCare free, today!

 
Kogan brings the $349 Blu-ray player to Australia
Thursday, 20 November 2008
Pushing the benefits of the “online sales, direct-to-consumer from the factory” model for all its worth, Australian electronics company Kogan is making waves yet again, this time by launching a Blu-ray player at only AUD $349.

 
Microsoft download “Store” opens in US, no sign for Australia yet
Sunday, 16 November 2008
Although any of Microsoft’s products are freely available to download from pirate networks and often advertised in spam emails, Microsoft has finally opened an official, legal download store in the US, after three other countries got it first. Microsoft is spruiking the carbon benefits of downloads, but online purchasing seems no cheaper than at retail.

 
3 launches the “INQ1” phone, promises social networking nirvana
Friday, 14 November 2008
Billed as “the world’s most advanced social networking phone”, and by some as being “INQ”-redible (while looking similar to the Nokia N85), the INQ1 has been designed to integrate your Facebook, Skype, email and Windows Live Messenger “life” and contacts in arguably the most advanced way possible – but is it something competitors will quickly copy?

 
ASUS brings Bamboo casings to life in notebook
Thursday, 13 November 2008
Previewed a while ago at trade shows, the largely (but not entirely) bamboo clad Asus notebook doesn’t come cheap, but shows off your environmental cred and ability to afford it. As a Core 2 Duo notebook, it’s no mere netbook, and is guaranteed to get attention.

 
Seagate’s self-encrypting hard drive is “Momentus”!
Thursday, 13 November 2008
It’s a momentous moment in the world of hard disk technology as Seagate launches the industry’s first hard drives with “full disk encryption” for consumers and businesses wanting government-grade security.

 
AVG 8 and the case of the deleterious DLL deletion
Wednesday, 12 November 2008
Grisoft’s AVG 8 free and paid edition anti-virus software had an update on the weekend that caused some Windows XP machines to delete a vital file and stop XP from booting – and locking users out of their computers! The problem’s now fixed and a repair is available, but it’s the one “oops” you never want your anti-virus software to make!

 
3 brings 365-day prepaid wireless broadband and data rollover to life!
Tuesday, 11 November 2008
The latest salvo in the prepaid wireless broadband war has erupted with 3 Mobile’s new prepaid wireless broadband offer, bringing an option that has a year before expiry and a data rollover option that ensures unused data doesn’t go to waste – unlike competitors.

 
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