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Article | 5/12/2007 Users, Web developers vent over IE7

Users of Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) turned a blog post by a Microsoft program manager into a complaint free-for-all that took the company to task for n...

Article | 3/12/2007 Metallica in talks to debut new single via Rock Band

MTV Games said on Monday that Metallica is considering the premier of their new single as a playable Rock Band download.

Article | 3/12/2007 Activision merges with Blizzard parent, Vivendi

Activision and Vivendi Games (parent company of Blizzard Entertainment) announced an 18.9 billion dollar merger on Sunday, forming a new company calle...

Article | 4/12/2007 Microsoft buys startup to boost Web, mobile services

Microsoft has purchased Seattle startup WebFives, which provides a Web-based file-sharing service for Internet and mobile video, photos, audio, and bl...

Article | 3/12/2007 Microsoft to increase 360 usability with fall update

As previously reported, Microsoft next week will introduce new Xbox 360 features with the 2007 Fall Dashboard Update including downloadable <a href="h...

Article | 1/12/2007 Analyst: Mario Galaxy sales are 'borderline failure'

Despite its critical merits, financial analyst Michael Comeau says Super Mario Galaxy will be a "huge disappointment" if it doesn't sell more than 3 m...

Article | 3/12/2007 Vivendi, Activision to create computer games giant

European media group Vivendi plans to acquire a majority stake in leading computer games publisher Activision and merge the company with its own gamin...

Article | 3/12/2007 UK government accuses Chinese of IT espionage

The UK government has accused the Chinese of hacking into the computer systems of some of its leading companies, according reports published by the En...

Article | 3/12/2007 Oregon: Ground Zero in RIAA, alleged music pirates fight

Oregon is fast becoming Ground Zero in the contentious battle between the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and the tens of thousands o...

Article | 3/12/2007 EFF: US ISP continues to block P-to-P

Comcast continues to slow down customers' connections to some P-to-P (peer-to-peer) applications, using hacker-like techniques against its own subscri...

Article | 30/11/2007 Conroy wins communications portfolio

Prime Minister-elect Kevin Rudd today announced that Stephen Conroy will retain the communications portfolio.

Article | 30/11/2007 Microsoft: 360 has 'greatest release schedule ever'

Microsoft on Thursday said the Xbox 360 in 2007 delivered the best video game lineup of all time, calling it "a year to remember."

Article | 29/11/2007 Telstra outsources to Queensland call centre

Telstra Big Pond subscribers will be the first customers of a new 300-seat contact centre which opened in Queensland today.

Article | 29/11/2007 Universal launches classical music download site

Universal Music Group (UMG) and its subsidiary Deutsche Grammophon (DG) is set to make the majority of its huge classical music catalogue available on...

Article | 28/11/2007 New legal guidelines proposed for online games

Video games that include an online element expose players and publishers to a host of new risks for which they must prepare. That's the message from F...

Article | 22/11/2007 Microsoft: XP contains random number generator bug

Windows XP, Microsoft's most popular operating system, sports the same encryption flaws that Israeli researchers recently disclosed in Windows 2000, M...

Article | 21/11/2007 Kindle e-reader ignites trend toward more wireless devices

Even if you never use Amazon.com's new Kindle e-reader to download books wirelessly, the device is the forerunner of a number of limited-purpose wirel...

Article | 20/11/2007 Trojan horse spreads quickly through Microsoft's IM

A new Trojan horse that started to spread early Sunday via Microsoft's instant messaging client has already infected about 11,000 PCs, a security comp...

Article | 15/11/2007 iiNet DSL gets naked

Perth-based iiNet launched its naked DSL broadband service today, making it the first Australian ISP to offer the service nationally through its ADSL2...

Article | 14/11/2007 Microsoft fixes URI problem in Windows

Microsoft has released its November security updates, fixing a critical Windows bug that has been exploited by online criminals.