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Cloud alliance sides with Optus on copyright

OzHub, the Macquarie Telecom-led cloud computing alliance, has come down firmly on the side of Optus over the copyright controversy surrounding Optus TV Now, warning that any moves to change the law "risk branding Australia a global luddite state."

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Toshiba release high spec gaming laptop: Qosmio X300

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Gaming and Laptops have never sat too comfortable with each other, but check out the specifications on this latest beast from Toshiba, the Qosmio X300

A review will follow shortly from iTWire, but in the meantime here is the rhetoric and specifications straight from Toshiba on the new Qosmio X300.

For AU$3,999  the following lap warming rig can be yours.  These are the essential specifications – for the full list you can head over to the official site .

Processor:     Intel Core 2 Duo T9400 at 2.53GHz
L2 Cache:     6MB
OS:         Genuine Windows Vista® Ultimate (32bit) (includes recovery media for Windows Vista® Ultimate 64bit)
HDD:        520GB (200GB (7200rpm) + 320GB (5400rpm)) SATA
Memory:     4GB DDR3 (2GB+2GB) (1066MHz)
Display:     17.0” Widescreen at 1680 x 1050 resolution
Graphics:    NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX
Weight:    4.16kg
Dimensions:    412mm x 306mm x 43.2mm / 62.5mm            

Other essential info includes an DVD R/W optical drive, FM Tuner, Premium 5x harman/kardon speakers with sub woofer, PCI Express Card, HDMI-CEC (Regza Link) 4 USB (3 x Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Sleep and Charge + 1 x eSATA / USB Combo).

Plus webcam, integrated Bluetooth and 802.11 a/g/n Wireless.

And most importantly, looks pretty hot in the red gloss case.  Will it give you desktop Crysis rig a run for it's money?  Probably not, but there is not much on the gaming PC market at the moment that couldn't be enjoyed on the X300.

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