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PlayStation 3 Near its Targets

January 17th 2007 08:01
The West Australian reports that shipments in Japan of the new PlayStation 3 video game machines reached a million yesterday, Sony said, hitting the company’s target about two weeks behind schedule.

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Top 10 tech stories of 2006

December 22nd 2006 07:44
Yes the end of the year is here and so are the top 10 lists! The Sydney Morning Herald takes a look at the biggest tech stories for the year just passed.

Here they are in random order


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Scalpers Cleared to Sell on Ebay

December 19th 2006 08:01
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The Australian IT reports that a judge has given scalpers the green light to sell Big Day Out tickets at inflated prices on eBay.
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Wii Sets New Sales Record

December 14th 2006 09:03
As reported by The Age, the Nintendo Wii has become the fastest-selling games console in Australian history, a title formerly held by Microsoft's Xbox 360.

The Wii sold 32,901 units in the first four days beating the previous record of 30,421. The success of the Wii is attributed to its broad appeal as a family-oriented console


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Could Microsoft's Zune Catch the iPod?

December 8th 2006 07:09
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What Happens if Your Wii-Remote Slips Out of Your Hand?

December 8th 2006 06:42
The New York Times reports that at least two websites have been set up to show photos which purportedly show damage such as broken glass and TVs as a result of the Wii-Remote flying out of the users hands as they get over excited. The remotes do come with a wrist strap, however the websites claim they can come loose.

So kids, careful when using your new Wii OK


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Sleek slide out speakers from Samsung

September 4th 2006 14:34


This new portable device from Samsung has a lot of attitude with a set of built-in slide-out speakers that you can use to share your music with your nearby friends. The gadget is a flash-memory based MP3 player with OLED LCD display, and a cutting edge one-button design. The device is called K5 and with this thing you can carry your party every where.
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Zen Vision W – New multimedia player

September 1st 2006 11:21


Zen Vision W is the new media player launched by Creative Labs, the device allows users to watch videos, see photos (262,144 colours) and listen to music on MP3 format or from FM. At this point it doesn’t sound very interesting, but some key features are its storage capability of 240 hours of video and 15000 songs.
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Free music downloads from Universal Music

August 30th 2006 12:27


About time we are going to have quality music and video for free, yeah I’m still missing Napster…..but this business model is totally legal since Spiralfrog has signed a deal with Universal Music to allow users to download the major part of Universal’s catalogue.
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Sony’s ultimate fitness mate

August 28th 2006 13:44


Sony launched a new walkman for those that need entertainment while exercising. It doesn’t matter if you just do a little jogging or go to the gym; this new gadget really delivers quality time.
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Microsoft’s response to Ipod

August 26th 2006 13:31


Microsoft is near to launch its personal multimedia player to compete in the market against the unbeatable IPOD (for now), Microsoft’s gadget is going to be called ZUNE. At the moment ZUNE is waiting for the FCC (Federal communications commission) approval but some information has been finding its way to us.
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Latest movies downloads almost free

August 22nd 2006 14:19


Nowadays the ever increasing market of mobile devices is calling for entertainment services…..One of these services is video downloading, this specific market is dominated by players like GUBA. The market has been shaken by the incursion of Apple with its video service, in order to defend itself GUBA is dropping its price and now you can find new films (just released on DVD) for US$9.99 and TV episodes for US$0.49. Also you can always rent a movie for just US$0.99, movies can be rented for a 24 hours period beginning at the moment you pushed the play button. The deal will last just one month.
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Think twice when Googling

August 19th 2006 03:16


The internet giant Google is very concern about the use of its trademark name “Google” in reference to the activity o search in the web. According to the Google people, the misused of the company name can lead to a serious damage of its image. The bottom line here is that for Google the difference between using the word Google referring to the use of Google to search the web and using it referring to a general activity to search de web, is fundamental.
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New Power Tools

August 17th 2006 14:14

Inventors at the Tel Aviv University have developed a microwave drill that can bore through concrete or glass without major problems. The technology works by preheating the material to be drilled by using microwaves. The material can reach the 2000 degrees Celsius, and then the drill can work without dust, noise or major delays. The drill bit emits intense microwave radiation creating a hot spot around the bit, melting or softening the material so that the bit can be pushed in.

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