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Bigger, dafter, creepier - Gordon Brown's ID-scheme rescue-plan

9 August 2006, 09:59

The advance men for the Prime Minister in waiting are offering a nightmare pitch that harnesses the private sector to implement a total surveillance system while raking in revenue for ...

Sony mylo - the Swiss Army Knife of personal media & WiFi comms

8 August 2006, 19:32

Sony's $350 mylo handheld gadget acts as a Skype WiFi phone, a web browser, an online texting device and an emailer - and plays music, videos and stills to boot

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AOL releases search histories of 500,000 users. Deliberately!

7 August 2006, 15:07

Last week, AOL deliberately made available online the private search histories of 500,000 of its users. The move has caused uproar and resulted in the data being pulled over the ...

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Canon HV10 - 'world's smallest HDV 1080i camcorder'

4 August 2006, 16:35

Canon Europe is set to launch in September its first HDV camcorder targeted at non-pros, the HV10, and claims that it will be the world's smallest HDV1080i model!

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New AOL video portal promises 45-plus channels

3 August 2006, 14:46

Tomorrow (August 4) sees the start of beta testing by AOL of a revamped video portal promising 45-plus new video channels, with thousands of hours of video programming from popular ...

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Sony GPS device puts your pictures on the map

3 August 2006, 11:37

Snappers using selected Sony digital stills cameras and camcorders can pinpoint the exact location of their shots using a small Global Positioning System (GPS) device due September

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September launch for three Sony hard-disc-based SD camcorders

1 August 2006, 13:34

Sony is introducing three hard-disk-based standard-definition camcorders in September, two with 30GB drives, the other with 60GB. Prices are £480, £550 and £630

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NTL promising first UK quad-play (TV, broadband, landline & mobile) service

31 July 2006, 10:37

Cable company ntl:Telewest is readying to launch the UK's first quad-play deal, offering TV, broadband, landline and mobile phone services in one £40 package

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Sky flexes muscles for broadband deathmatch

28 July 2006, 17:19

Media behemoth flashes financial might

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Evesham adds Freeview PVR and HD-upscaling DVD player

28 July 2006, 12:13

System builder Evesham is expanding its range of consumer electronic goodies, adding a set-top DVD player that can upscale movies for hi-def TV sets, plus a twin-tuner Freeview PVR

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BT readies download-to-own and video-on-demand services

27 July 2006, 12:41

BT is launching a PC-based video-to-own download service offering movies and TV programmes sourced from NBC Universal - and adding a PVR-based video-on-demand service in autumn

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Canon adds two further 'pro' HDV camcorders

26 July 2006, 20:22

Canon UK is planning a November launch for two pro-targeted, HDV high-def camcorders intended to sell alongside its interchangeable-lens model, the XL H1

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Skype enhances Mac free VoiP software

25 July 2006, 16:32

Skype has introduced a new Mac version of its free voice-over-internet software for the OS X operating system, making it available in seven additional languages and adding, it says, a ...

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Belkin set to heavily undercut Netgear's Skype WiFi phone

25 July 2006, 09:23

Belkin USA is planning an August launch for a lower-cost competitor to the Netgear Skype WiFi phone that was the undoubted star of Skype's recent hardware showcase in London

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MySpace.Com still down after 'data-centre power outage'

24 July 2006, 14:02

The hugely popular MySpace.Com social-networking site is still down. It looks to have been down since Saturday and there's no clear sign of when it will be live again

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Microsoft confirms launch of music player (and more) under Zune brand

24 July 2006, 12:17

Microsoft has confirmed rumours that it's to sell portable media players and related software under the Zune brand. And the rumours, it's now clear, were started by Microsoft itself

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First AVCHD hi-def camcorders due from Sony in September

22 July 2006, 12:03

Hard disks can now be used as the recording media for AVCHD camcorders and Sony has shown why with a 30GB-HDD AVCHD model able to shoot for 11 hours or ...

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Drunken bet leads to eBay band promotion

21 July 2006, 14:34

In true 'red paperclip' style, a seller on eBay is attempting to win a bet by making as much money as possible from a low value item on eBay.

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The truth about news, PR and joined-up Sony thinking

20 July 2006, 17:21

The truth about news, PR and joined-up Sony thinking. Well, our version of the truth, anyway. Come in Howard Stringer!

Sky offers 'free' broadband to 'all' its TV subscribers

18 July 2006, 14:17

Sky is offering a broadband service 'free' to 'all' its satellite-TV subscribers. Free, that is, after paying £90 in one-off fees, and if they're on unbundled exchanges!

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Philips HTS9800W home-cinema system - slim, hi-def-friendly and yet...

18 July 2006, 10:25

Philips' high-def-friendly HTS9800W home-cinema system has a slim system box, 'wireless' flat-panel rear speakers, HDMI and 800WRMS of sound - but no DVD recording or DAB radio

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iPod radio-transmitters soon to be legal in UK?

17 July 2006, 17:34

It may at last soon be legal in the UK to use low-powered FM transmitters to broadcast the output of MP3 music players to radios - in-car and at home

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One flat panel TV sold in UK every 1.7sec in week before World Cup

17 July 2006, 14:02

One flat-panel TV set was sold every 1.7 seconds in the UK in the week before the World Cup, according to market-research organisation GfK

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eBay's accepting Nochex again. For now!

14 July 2006, 10:19

Nochex might have responded forcefully to being banned by eBay as an approved payment handler but it hasn't been so thorough in getting out the news that it's now back ...

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HEXUS grows to new publishing heights, partners with Beyond3D

13 July 2006, 16:22

HEXUS has expanded its portfolio of web-published content to new levels, continuing its trend of sustained growth and enhancing its position as a leading force in online publications by partnering ...

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Nochex open letter disses eBay and bans

13 July 2006, 00:58

Now eBay has started to ban online purchasing systems other than PayPal, the soft smelly stuff and the air-con are on collision course - witness Nochex' open letter dissing eBay ...

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Zune's the final name of Microsoft's Argo portable solution. Or is it?

11 July 2006, 15:12

Bill Gates has sneezed and the whole web's reporting it. More accurately, the rumour mill about Microsoft's forthcoming handheld MP3 player/ video player/ portable Xbox is now really hotting up

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Send yourself TV via Skype for under £50

11 July 2006, 12:31

Fancy turning your copy of Skype into a watch-anywhere TV viewer? Now you can, courtesy of a USB device from Japanese company Novac that beams TV shows over the internet

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Panasonic taking orders on 103in world-record plasma TV

11 July 2006, 10:52

Panasonic USA appears to be taking orders for the world's largest plasma TV set - a 103in model - even though delivery won't be until some time next year

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Vishing (voice/phone phishing) scams coming to UK

10 July 2006, 13:47

Take care when dealing with incoming phone calls about fraudulent activity on your credit or debit cards. A new automated VoIP-based phishing scam - vishing - is harvesting info about ...

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USB missile launcher - just the job for inter-desk warfare!

7 July 2006, 17:09

There may be better ways for deskbound office workers to let off steam but we'd settle for this USB missile launcher - fired from a simulated radar-tracking screen on a ...

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Sky+ offers remote recording via mobile or web

6 July 2006, 14:39

Owners of Sky+ and SkyHD PVR boxes can now set up remote timed recordings by mobile phone - and a web-based option from PCs is promised a little later in ...

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