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Bigger, lighter, cheaper, better - Mitsubishi's HDTV promise

20 April 2006, 12:33

At its recent US trade show, Mitsubishi demonstrated a new type of laser-driven HDTV design said to hold out the promise of bigger, lighter, cheaper and better sets

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Philips TV-advert enforcer - you're not going to like this!

19 April 2006, 17:28

In his New Scientist patents column, Barry Fox reveals that Philips invention of a television advert enforcer that prevents people changing channels or fast-forwarding recordings when the adverts come on!

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Sonos audio - a must for the digital home?

19 April 2006, 15:26

Sonos reckons that no music lover's digital home is complete without the company's Digital Music System. And, to make it easier for more of us to afford the kit, the ...

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Carphone Warehouse reveals details of 'free' broadband - it's war!

12 April 2006, 11:15

Carphone Warehouse subsidiary Talk Talk today revealed details about its hotly anticipated "free" broadband internet service, setting off widespread talk of a broadband and telecoms price war

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N-Gage Arena Battle the Commandos Tournament: Take on real commandos

11 April 2006, 09:11

Are you big enough to take on the Commandos?

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Disney trials ad-supported video over internet, intros broadband soap channel

11 April 2006, 02:22

Disney-ABC to offer four ABC primetime series free online in a two-month trial and introduce an always-on broadband soap-opera channel

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Sky adds new red-button movie-info service

10 April 2006, 15:39

Sky has introduced a new red-button service for Sky Movies offering a choice of trailers for the current day's movies and information about each of them, including cast, certificate, star-rating ...

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Free broadband from The Carphone Warehouse?

10 April 2006, 11:30

A free broadband service from The Carphone Warehouse, the UK's leading mobile phone retailer, will be announced this week according to the BBC

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TV over the internet could revolutionise broadcasting - BBC

10 April 2006, 11:10

The BBC's director of new media & technology claims that the recently completed consumer trial of the BBC's Integrated Media Player (iMP) shows that television over the internet could revolutionise ...

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Terrestrial HDTV trial needs 450 London volunteers

6 April 2006, 16:40

The BBC and ITV are looking for 450 volunteers in London willing to test high-definition terrestrial broadcasts free for six months. Participants need HD-ready TV sets - these won't be ...

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Sky HD goes on sale next Wednesday (April 12)

6 April 2006, 12:02

Sky's high-definition satellite TV service Sky HD will go on sale to the general public next Wednesday, April 12, with installations due to begin in May

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Sony UMD movie format on the brink says Reuters

5 April 2006, 11:37

Sony PlayStation Portable's days as a hand-held movie-viewing device might be numbered, according to Reuters, with the flow of movies on Sony's Universal Media Disc format having slowed to a ...

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DAB/FM radio for the kitchen an instant classic says Dualit

5 April 2006, 09:22

Toaster-maker Dualit promises that its DAB/FM radio is "Destined to become an instant kitchen classic"

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Apple iTunes music store doomed?

4 April 2006, 13:26

Over at theage.com.au, Alan Kohler is predicting the impending downfall of Apple's iTunes music store. Although the piece doesn't offer a huge amount of evidence, history suggests that Kohler's line ...

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NTL to take over Virgin Mobile

4 April 2006, 11:41

Cable and telephone operator NTL, currently merging with Telewest, is to take over Virgin Mobile, now valued at nearly £1bn

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Enigma cipher machine on sale NOW on ebay

3 April 2006, 17:52

ebay has been used to sell some remarkable items but, amazingly, there's a live auction right now for a German WWII Enigma cipher machine. With under three hours left to ...

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April Fool's Day hoaxes round up

3 April 2006, 12:49

Wikipedia has a round-up of April Fool's Day hoaxes. Among our favourites are The Economist's announcement of plans to genetically engineer pet dragons; and the DivX Head Up Display (XHUD) ...

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BBC news stories used as phishing bait

31 March 2006, 14:49

Emails containing bogus links to BBC news stories are being used to trick users of Internet Explorer into visiting malicious websites that install keylogger software to monitor their online financial ...

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E-bullying of kids on the rise say researchers

31 March 2006, 13:11

Text messaging and email are increasingly being used to bully children, according to a BBC report from the annual conference of the British Psychological Society

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Crabtree's first blog - it's a corker (he says)

30 March 2006, 17:24

Over at HEXUS.blogz are write ups of some of the interesting (and daft) things that we at HEXUS get up to. Check out Bob Crabtree's first blogging effort entitled, The ...

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Intel Viiv - bullsh1t baffles brains again?

29 March 2006, 12:16

Over at CNET.com.au, Asher Moses sets out to show why the forthcoming update to Intel's Viiv will see the media centre PC move from the living room back into the ...

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Zelda movie in the making!

28 March 2006, 16:22

Fans make their own movie

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Germans face five years' jail for illegal downloads

27 March 2006, 14:02

Germans who illegally download films could be jailed for up to five years, according to TimeOnLine

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Sky now taking orders for HD TV service

24 March 2006, 15:54

Following close behind the BBC's announcement that it will be showing the World Cup in HD, Sky has at last confirmed the pricing and launch date of its high-definition satellite ...

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