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Sony announces two beefed-up Blu-ray players

26 February 2008, 11:23

With HD DVD well and truly behind us, what better time for Sony to unveil two new Blu-ray players?

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Terminator 4 hitting cinemas in May 2009

26 February 2008, 09:59

It's time to invest in that 2009 diary as Warner Bros. has today announced that Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins will open in cinemas in May 2009.

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DivX to shut down Stage6.com

25 February 2008, 17:26

This coming Thursday, February 28th, DivX Inc. will shut down its Stage6.com video service and instead focus its resources on the company’s core businesses.

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Fun stuff: take your PC with you to Starbucks

25 February 2008, 16:29

Improv Everywhere, a group which likes to cause scenes of chaos and joy in public places, takes full-sized desktop PCs into a Starbucks store as part of its latest stunt, ...

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Only in Japan: swap your HD DVD player for Blu-ray

25 February 2008, 11:32

The land of the rising sun is now officially the land of the caring retailer as a Japanese electronic store announces that it will allow its customers to trade HD ...

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Nokia's Morph concept phone is self-cleaning sexiness

25 February 2008, 11:14

It's a long long way away, but Nokia's concept "Morph" phone promises the use of nanotechnology to provide a flexible, transparent and self-cleaning display.

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The Academy Awards 2008

25 February 2008, 09:57

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences held its 80th Academy Awards ceremony last night at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles. Find out which movies and stars came ...

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Draw the day away with iSketch - free online Pictionary!

22 February 2008, 12:13

There are plenty of free time-consuming games available to play online, but none more so than iSketch!

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Webasto provides remote car-warming technology

21 February 2008, 10:25

It's here at last! A way to warm up your frozen ice-cube of a car without having to step outside.

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Laser pens, that's how to slow down Cristiano Ronaldo

21 February 2008, 09:50

At last night's European Champions League match between Lyon and Manchester United, the Lyon supporters it seems came up with their own solution to help slow down flying Portuguese-winger, Cristiano ...

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PROTOTYPE will be first game to feature Neural-THX 7.1 Surround

20 February 2008, 17:38

THX Ltd., Neural Audio Corp. and Sierra Entertainment today announced that Prototype, the open-world action game for next-gen gaming consoles and PC, will be the world's first video game to ...

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Apple cuts price of 1GB iPod shuffle, makes way for 2GB model

20 February 2008, 14:11

Now might be a good time to buy a 1GB iPod shuffle, as Apple has dropped its asking price to £32. Then again, you might want to just wait for ...

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The quest to find the man who almost killed Churchill unfolds

20 February 2008, 12:29

Cast your minds back to earlier in the month when we issued a press release regarding Codemasters search for the descendent of the man who inspired the events depicted in ...

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Fisher-Price's new Elmo Live is jaw-droppingly fab!

20 February 2008, 10:55

Elmo cuddly toys-turned-robots are already a cause for uncontrollable laughter, the new Elmo however, Elmo Live, takes things to a whole new level. Elmo can now sing, dance, tell stories ...

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Underwater sQuba car: nobody does it better

19 February 2008, 15:28

Swiss automobile manufacturer, Rinspeed, is set to debut its zero-emission submersible car at the Geneva Motor Show next month. Q Branch would have been proud of this one.

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BBC programming comes to Apple's iTunes

19 February 2008, 12:48

Television content specific to the UK on Apple's iTunes is scarce to say the least. That however is all set to change as the BBC and Apple strike a deal ...

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Would you pay £149 for this mega high-end gaming headset?

19 February 2008, 10:47

How much are you willing to pay to improve your audio gaming experience? If you want to get your hands on the new Sennheiser PC 350 headset, which they say ...

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HD DVD bids its farewell

19 February 2008, 09:30

The format war had already been declared over, with Blu-ray beating out rival HD DVD. Today however, Toshiba has made it official by declaring the "discontinuation of HD DVD businesses".

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Got a million spare matchsticks? Build a Formula 1 car

18 February 2008, 09:55

Over the past six years, a man named Michael Arndt has been building a full-scale replica McLaren F1 car out of just matchsticks and glue.

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New Android SDK brings improvements but still has a way to go

14 February 2008, 12:25

Google's latest Android SDK release, titled m5-rc14, is now available. With it come a host of UI improvements that give Android a complete makeover.

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Hugh Jackman still looks like Wolverine in X-Men Origins: Wolverine

14 February 2008, 11:20

The first image of Hugh Jackman as Logan, a.k.a. Wolverine, in 2009's X-Men Origins: Wolverine doesn't hold many surprises. Oddly enough, he still looks like Wolverine.

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Star Trek won't be warping to theatres this year

14 February 2008, 10:49

Trekkies won't be getting a Merry Christmas this year as Paramount has pushed back J.J. Abrams' Star Trek to a 2009 release.

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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull trailer leaks online - it officially rocks!

14 February 2008, 10:09

Though expected on the official Indiana Jones website later today, the eagerly anticipated trailer for Indiana Jones IV has made its way onto the internet. Indy is well and truly ...

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AMD announces new mobile Imageon processors

13 February 2008, 10:51

California-based semiconductor manufacturer, AMD, might be struggling to compete with rival Intel in the desktop processor market but it continues to make strides in mobile phone technology.

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Apple TV update now available

13 February 2008, 10:16

Following its announcement at Macworld earlier this year, Apple has now issued a software upgrade for its Apple TV device enabling movie rentals at the touch of a button.

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Microsoft + Danger = Zune Phone?

12 February 2008, 11:38

Microsoft announced yesterday the acquisition of Danger Inc., the company best known for its Sidekick mobile devices. Could this move make the rumoured Zune Phone a reality?

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Star Wars heading back to the big screen once again

12 February 2008, 10:47

Star Wars fans rejoice, Lucasfilm has today announced that Star Wars will be returning to the big screen in the form of a feature length computer animated movie titled Star ...

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Spielberg and Lucas deliver the best Valentine's gift

12 February 2008, 10:09

Nothing says "I love you" quite like the first trailer for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull which will be released this February 14th.

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Mobile graphics get interesting as NVIDIA announces APX 2500

11 February 2008, 17:24

The APX 2500, NVIDIA's applications processor for mobiles, is what the California-based manufacturer claims to be "the world’s lowest power, high-definition computer on a chip".

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7 handsets coming soon from Sony Ericsson

11 February 2008, 14:54

In addition to announcing its first Windows Mobile powered handset, Sony Ericsson also revealed a selection of touch screen handsets, new additions to its Cyber-shot range, and a new Walkman ...

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Motorola unveils lacklustre new handsets

11 February 2008, 12:57

Motorola's range of new handsets at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona consist of the Z6w, W161 and W181. Unfortunately for Motorola, all three handsets are average, at best.

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Samsung's G400 really is Dual Touch Chic

11 February 2008, 12:23

Touch screens are all the rage on mobile devices right now, but Samsung isn't stopping there. It's G400 handset will feature not one but two touch screens!

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Nokia N96: the new daddy in the Nseries range

11 February 2008, 11:17

It has been rumoured for a while but today Nokia made its N96 handset official. The successor to the popular N95 packs more memory and takes its spot as Nokia's ...

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