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Portugal to buy 500,000 Intel Classmate PCs

31 July 2008, 10:02

Intel's Classmate PC takes a giant step as a new Portuguese education plan promises to deliver 500,000 systems into the hands of school children.

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Ghostbusters delayed as publishers do battle

31 July 2008, 09:32

Rumours that Ghostbusters has been canned aren't true, but the franchise has been opened up to offers from other publishers.

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HEXUS.pipelines :: Hope you're not 'board'...

31 July 2008, 09:31

Are these Pipelines too tough for you? Wusses!

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HP focusing on education sector for its sub-notebook offering

30 July 2008, 16:55

EMEA commercial notebook PMM explains why HP isn’t producing a consumer oriented sub-notebook, for now.

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Richard Garriot's space trip inspires Operation Immortality

30 July 2008, 16:00

Tabula Rasa creator, Richard Garriot is heading into orbit and wants you to be a part of his epic adventure.

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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince teaser trailer

30 July 2008, 15:36

Heads up Potter fans, the first teaser trailer for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is now available online.

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Force3D's Radeon HD 4000-series graphics cards get Accelero Twin Turbo cooling

30 July 2008, 15:14

Force3D today announced the arrival of Arctic Cooling's Accelero Twin Turbo on its Radeon HD 4850 and Radeon HD 4870 graphics cards.

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Alicia Keys and Jack White to record Quantum of Solace theme tune

30 July 2008, 11:50

The 22nd outing of the Bond franchise is drawing near, and Alicia Keys and Jack White will provide the title theme; Another Way To Die.

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It's Apple Vs. Microsoft at The British Technology Awards

30 July 2008, 11:28

The shortlist for nominations at the British Technology awards are in, and it's no real surprise that the two companies that stand out are Apple and Microsoft.

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Dell reported to be testing a new MP3 player

30 July 2008, 10:48

Could this be the next stage in a Dell strategy to take on Apple on its home turf?

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Nintendo sue suppliers of R4DS chip

30 July 2008, 10:02

Clampdown continues on the R4DS piracy chip as Nintendo and dozens of software companies join forces to sue offenders.

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Is the Apple iPhone 3G cracking up?

30 July 2008, 10:01

Various reports suggest that Apple's iPhone 3G is proving to be susceptible to cracks. Have you experienced any such defects?

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Download PS3 firmware update v2,42

30 July 2008, 09:22

A new firmware update for Playstation 3 is now available and this one shouldn't brick your console!

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HP, Intel and Yahoo! collaborate on cloud computing research

29 July 2008, 17:12

The three tech giants have created an “open source test bed” to promote open collaboration on cloud computing.

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Dell launches 24in S2409W monitor

29 July 2008, 15:56

Dell has today unveiled another addition to its family of LCD monitors in the form of the full-HD S2409W, and it's packing a 16:9 aspect ratio.

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Win a Spellborn PC and more at GC 2008

29 July 2008, 15:54

win out in PvP competitions on stage, you’ll be able to win goodies like a Spellborn branded PC, two Spellborn cases from Ultraforce as well as an Iiyama 22’’ flat-screen ...

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Sony announces near halving of quarterly net income

29 July 2008, 14:34

The electronics giants quarterly earnings were announced today and they fell below estimates.

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NVIDIA rolls out GeForce 9500 GT and GeForce 9800 GT

29 July 2008, 14:01

It's one of the quieter graphics card launches of the year, but NVIDIA has today added two new SKUs to its GeForce 9 family of graphics cards.

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Ann Summers survey: National Orgasm Day better with a partner

29 July 2008, 12:27

In anticipation of National Orgasm Day, Ann Summers has conducted a survey that reveals the obvious: people prefer orgasms with their partner.

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Microsoft publishes results of secret Vista popularity experiment

29 July 2008, 12:27

Codenamed “Mojave”, Microsoft’s experiment exposed Vista haters to a ‘mystery’ OS to see what they thought.

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XBLA celebrates the Summer of Arcade with games and prizes!

29 July 2008, 12:01

XBLA games are on the way and a cool competition to win cracking prizes!

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Microsoft's surface-like Sphere demonstrated

29 July 2008, 11:34

Whilst we're still waiting for a Surface device to appear anywhere in the UK, Microsoft Research has demonstrated a multi-touch device with no edges.

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EA : we should've bet on the Wii

29 July 2008, 10:49

EA's John Riccitiello reckons they made a mistake not developing more for the Wii...

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Dell launches ultra-compact Studio Hybrid desktop

29 July 2008, 10:27

Dell has officially launched its greenest computer desktop in the form of its Studio Hybrid, and it's pretty smart looking.

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HP offers free repairs for a wide range of laptop symptoms

29 July 2008, 10:04

Hewlett Packard has joined the BIOS update party but is also offering free repairs. No direct mention of NVIDIA.

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ECS GeForce 9800 GTX+ Hydra Pack simplifies water-cooled SLI

28 July 2008, 16:17

Want a pair of NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX+ graphics cards running in liquid-cooled SLI? Take a look at ECS' all-in-one solution.

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Trashtalking coming to Wii? WiiSpeak explained

28 July 2008, 15:15

Is Wiispeak the beginning of the trashtalking era on the family-friendly console?

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Bell Micro president says there was “no specific trigger” for Euler pulling cover

28 July 2008, 14:54

Graeme Watt, Bell Micro’s worldwide president of distribution, is at a loss to explain Euler Hermes actions.

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The PS3 peaks with Pong?

28 July 2008, 14:35

It was years in development, cost an arm and a leg to buy and now, at least, you can play Pong!

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EA to make a gaming PC?

28 July 2008, 14:24

Here's a juicy rumour.. EA are going to mkae PCs that can handle Crysis and Crysis Warhead.

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Freecom launches world’s smallest 2.5in external hard drive

28 July 2008, 12:46

There's small external hard drives, very small external hard drives, and then there's Freecom's Mobile Drive XXS.

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Apple launches MobileMe blog to address service issues

28 July 2008, 12:01

Having trouble with Apple's recently-launched MobileMe? You're not the only one, and Apple has launched a dedicated blog to address its users' concerns.

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