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Sky HD gets cheaper, still too expensive?

19 June 2008, 13:42

Sky has announced that its HD service is to be re-branded and given a healthy price drop.

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Water-cooling solutions for NVIDIA's GTX 280 begin to surface

19 June 2008, 13:20

NVIDIA's GTX 280 keeps itself surprisingly cool, but if you're a fan of water-cooling, there's now a few options available.

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Skype 4.0 beta now available for Windows

19 June 2008, 11:43

It’s still a work in progress, but Skype is giving Windows users the opportunity to try out a beta version of Skype v4.0.

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Sony Ericsson F305 :: Motion gaming on the move

19 June 2008, 11:39

Wave your arms around like a looney with Sony Ericsson's new F305 motion-sensing model. Just mind the person sitting next to you on the bus.

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HEXUS.pipelines :: What's that coming over the hill?

19 June 2008, 11:33

This one obviously gets hot, hence all those cooling fins... but what the hell is it?

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AMD launches Catalyst 8.6 drivers

19 June 2008, 11:05

The latest release of AMD's Catalyst drivers, for both Windows and Linux, promises tangible performance increases and improved CrossFireX support for OpenGL.

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Nintendo crackdown on Wii imports. Goodbye Freeloader!

19 June 2008, 10:46

A new update for Wii has killed the Wii Freeloader bootdisk making imported titles unplayable.

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AMD's ATI Radeon HD 4850 already available

19 June 2008, 10:27

Next generation AMD/ATI GPU already leaking into the market ahead of the anticipated launch date.

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NVIDIA drops prices and announces GeForce 9800 GTX+

19 June 2008, 09:56

NVIDIA today announced the addition of another SKU to its GeForce 9 range. Is it scared of AMD's forthcoming HD 4850 and 4870?

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Gamers get inventive with Spore creatures. No sex though please.

19 June 2008, 09:36

Thousands of strange looking aliens have begun to inhabit the world of Spore, including giant penises.

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Nintendo launches new DS centres

19 June 2008, 09:17

Nintendo is this week rolling out 30 new DS centres across the UK, where gamers can download and play the latest titles.

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Win a Karting Experience with BMW F1 test driver Christian Klien

18 June 2008, 18:51

It's competition time again, folks!

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Panasonic launches world's first 6x Blu-ray discs

18 June 2008, 16:42

Panasonic is helping push Blu-ray along with the introduction of 6x discs available in 25GiB and 50GiB capacities.

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HEXUS.gaming :: Overlord: Raising Hell - 'Big Fights' trailer

18 June 2008, 16:27

Brace yourself for epic battles and badass bosses in the latest video for Overlord: Raising Hell, the extra evil special edition of Triumph Studios’ twisted fantasy blockbuster.

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Unboxing the world's coolest gadget: the Flux Capacitor!

18 June 2008, 15:39

We might not have the 1.21 jigawatts required to run it, but we've got our hands on a Flux Capacitor.

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HEXUS.pipelines :: Riddle me this, riddle me that...

18 June 2008, 13:30

I know this one! It's a... oh, no, actually, I haven't a clue... it's a mainboard though, I think...

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Corsair launches European RMA processing service

18 June 2008, 11:30

Corsair has expanded its customer support experience with the announcement of a European-based RMA service.

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Need for Speed Undercover revealed

18 June 2008, 11:23

EA's Need for Speed franchise is showing no signs of taking its foot off the gas.

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Apple mania at Sydney store opening

18 June 2008, 10:49

You know your marketing is paying dividends when fans queue-up for a store opening.

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Microsoft moves on from Yahoo

18 June 2008, 10:12

Announces new search technology centre in Europe and acquires TV ad campaign company.

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ASUS launches ARES CG6155 gaming powerhouse

18 June 2008, 10:03

ASUS plans to "dominate the battlefield" with a monster machine that packs three GeForce GTX 280s and a mean looking grin.

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Intel: Nehalem about 3x faster than our competition

18 June 2008, 09:58

Intel's Rajesh Kumar provides an insight into Nehalem's high-bandwidth interconnect, its scalability and its power efficiency.

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PS3 firmware update v2.4 will bring XMB access

18 June 2008, 09:38

The next big PS3 firmware update will finally let gamers access XMB from within their games.

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Wii storage solution won't be HDD?

18 June 2008, 09:34

Nintendo say it is looking into a storage solution for Wii, but it won't be a HDD. So what is it?

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VIP unveils Antec Twelve Hundred

18 June 2008, 09:21

Distributor VIP Computer Centre is now stocking Antec’s latest gaming case.

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Deer Hunter franchise coming to Xbox 360 in Autumn

18 June 2008, 09:11

Wildlife massacre multiplayer action is coming to Xbox 360 and PC later this year, in the form of Deer Stalker Tournament.

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The Dark Knight: first look at Harvey Dent as Two-Face

17 June 2008, 16:50

We've already seen The Joker getting up to no good, now we get a sneak peak at Batman's other nemesis; Two-Face.

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AMD's Cinema 2.0 demo promises movie-like realism with RV770

17 June 2008, 16:13

With Cinema 2.0 you won’t just play movies, you’ll play in them, says AMD.

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Tech Data targets services market

17 June 2008, 14:50

Bob Dutkowsky, CEO of distribution giant Tech Data, reveals greater emphasis on SMB, software and services markets.

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Arctic Cooling launches the RC Turbo Module, finally

17 June 2008, 14:35

We've seen it many times before, but Arctic Cooling has now officially launched its Arctic RC RAM cooler.

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Ingram boss thinks Euro market is too fragmented

17 June 2008, 14:18

Greg Spierkel, CEO of distributor Ingram Micro, says European distribution would be better off with fewer players.

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Experience wind and crabs on Xbox 360 this week

17 June 2008, 14:15

Two brand new IPs hit the Xbox live arcade this week. Okay, so the headline's a bit dubious.

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Avnet CEO cautiously optimistic

17 June 2008, 13:50

Roy Vallee hopes the macroeconomic situation is on the mend but fears more bad news.

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