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Listen to Wil Harris on TWiT this week

Listen to Wil Harris on TWiT this week

13th Mar 2006 Our very own Wil Harris is a guest this week on the number one geek podcast, This Week In Tech. Go grab it! [0]

Everything over IP

Everything over IP

7th Mar 2006 IDF SPRING 06: The future of services and software is through the internet, with the IP protocol leading the way, we're told this morning. Also: cool anti-virus technology. [0]

ABC will offer ad-supported TV downloads

ABC will offer ad-supported TV downloads

6th Mar 2006 The network that shows Lost and Desperate Housewives will be conducting a download experiment this year. Could this be the beginning of the IPTV era? [0]

BT to upgrade to 8Mbit ADSL nationwide

BT to upgrade to 8Mbit ADSL nationwide

6th Mar 2006 99.6% of telephone exchanges will support up to 8MBit ADSL from March 31, thanks to impending upgrades by BT. [0]

DoJ probes online music pricing

DoJ probes online music pricing

3rd Mar 2006 The US Department of Justice is investigating the price of digital music downloads. Sony BMG, Universal, EMI and Warner Music Group are all in the firing line. [0]

Mozilla debates the FireFox user interface

Mozilla debates the FireFox user interface

3rd Mar 2006 A posting to a Mozilla newsgroup gives a suggestion of the direction the team is taking for the next major release of FireFox. [0]

Vista is a cracker's dream

Vista is a cracker's dream

1st Mar 2006 The three consumer versions of Windows Vista will all ship on the same CD, allowing users to upgrade on the fly. [0]

Sony Ericsson goes moblogging with Google

Sony Ericsson goes moblogging with Google

1st Mar 2006 Using Sony Ericsson's new K800 phone, you can take 3.2MP photos and send them to your blog at the touch of a button, thanks to a new deal with Google-owned Blogger.com [0]

Telewest TVDrive now available

Telewest TVDrive now available

28th Feb 2006 Sky+ Killer? If you're on Telewest then maybe. Today the company recently acquisitioned by NTL announced it is taking orders on it's new PVR system, TVDrive.  [0]

Dead or Alive film trailer, pics

Dead or Alive film trailer, pics

28th Feb 2006 You've played the game on the Xbox. You've secretly played Beach Volleyball. Now prepare to head to the cinema for the next installment in the Dead or Alive series, starring Holly Vallance and Jaime Pressley. [0]

Google will launch social bookmark service

Google will launch social bookmark service

24th Feb 2006 According to one of our favourite gossip blogs, Google is planning on rolling out a service that will compete with Del.icio.us. [0]

iTunes tops 1 billion downloads

iTunes tops 1 billion downloads

24th Feb 2006 iTunes celebrated the downloading of it's one billionth song last night. The winner will receive a prize package that includes a new 20-inch iMac, 10 60GB iPods, and a $10,000 iTunes Music Card. [0]

More torrent sites under the spotlight

More torrent sites under the spotlight

24th Feb 2006 The MPAA has filed another seven lawsuits against several hubs responsible for distributing copyrighted material. [0]

Google sued for copying porn

Google sued for copying porn

23rd Feb 2006 Google Image Search may violate US copyright law, according to a recent judgement. Perfect 10 gets its knickers in a twist over cached porn. [0]

MY FNGRS R DED PLS HLP

MY FNGRS R DED PLS HLP

22nd Feb 2006 We're causing ourselves more and more long-term damage by texting until our fingers drop off, a new survey shows. [0]

Ricky Gervais takes podcasting paid-for

Ricky Gervais takes podcasting paid-for

20th Feb 2006 The Ricky Gervais Show, the most popular podcast on iTunes, is to end its free-to-air run - and charge a monthly fee for the download. [0]

Macs get bugs

Macs get bugs

20th Feb 2006 Not one, but two viruses have emerged for the Mac in the last week. Neither of them does anything particularly malicious, but the proof of concept might well spur on more destructive versions. [0]

Vista versions officially announced

Vista versions officially announced

20th Feb 2006 Microsoft appears to have confirmed the different versions of Windows Vista - and there's quite a few of them. We have the lowdown. [0]

Microsoft lays out plans for new Office

Microsoft lays out plans for new Office

17th Feb 2006 The software giant has been talking about what it intends to do with its flagship productivity software. Online web collaboration is the order of the day. [0]

Amazon to launch iTunes rival

Amazon to launch iTunes rival

16th Feb 2006 According to the Wall Street Journal, online retailing giant Amazon has plans to take on iTunes with their own digital music store. Can anyone break Apple's grip on the market? [0]

Microsoft talks security, InfoCard

Microsoft talks security, InfoCard

15th Feb 2006 Talking to the RSA Security conference, Bill Gates has talked about some new security tools that MIcrosoft is working on, including an online ID card that could reduce phishing scams. [0]

Stop with the ego-centric flame wars

Stop with the ego-centric flame wars

14th Feb 2006 A new science study has proved that 50% of posts and emails are misunderstood for one reason or another. You must have read it wrong - ATI/Nvidia/Intel/AMD doesn't suck! [0]

NTL will use BitTorrent

NTL will use BitTorrent

13th Feb 2006 The UK cable company has signed up to Bram Cohen's distribution protocol and intends to start sending out legitimate movies over its network. [0]

10-way Skype only on Intel dual-core

10-way Skype only on Intel dual-core

9th Feb 2006 You can now host your own 10-way Party Line using Skype, but Intel have an exclusive deal: it will only work on Pentium D or Core Duo processors. AMD Athlon 64 users are limited to five callers.  [0]

Blu-Ray to cost $30 a time for films

Blu-Ray to cost $30 a time for films

9th Feb 2006 Sony has come out to talk about the pricing structure for its next-gen optical format. Films are going to cost rather more than they do today - although you may be able to move them around. [0]

Windows Vista is December 1

Windows Vista is December 1

8th Feb 2006 A new viral game has led to a fairly concrete idea of the availability of the next operating system from Microsoft. It's not coming out in the summer, as we suspected. [0]





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