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Article | 14/07/2008 Palm, Sprint announce new Treo 800w smartphone
Palm Inc. and Sprint Nextel Corp. Monday announced the Palm Treo 800w smart phone, calling it a device most suited for business users and not a direct...
Article | 15/07/2008 Portal sequel drops on Xbox Live Arcade in 2008
Cult puzzle hit Portal will live on as a downloadable game for the Xbox 360, Microsoft officials confirmed in their E3 2008 press briefing today.
Article | 15/07/2008 Microsoft says Xbox 360 will outsell PS3 worldwide
With no mention of the market-leading Wii, Microsoft said Monday the Xbox 360 would outsell its HD rival, the PlayStation 3.
Article | 15/07/2008 Sony unveils Centrino 2-based Vaio laptops
Sony is joining Intel's Centrino 2 launch party with its unveiling of four laptops based on the new processor.
Article | 15/07/2008 Microsoft: Grand Theft Auto IV expansion still due in 2008
During Microsoft's E3 2008 briefing, Microsoft VP Shane Kim today confirmed that the upcoming downloadable expansion for Grand Theft Auto IV would be ...
Article | 15/07/2008 Telstra launches new search tab for Next G phones
Telstra (ASX:TLS) has introduced a new search service, named the BigPond Search Tab, for Next G handsets.
Article | 15/07/2008 Researcher set to demo attack on Intel chips
The author of several security books is slated to demonstrate how he could take advantage of flaws in Intel's chips to launch a remote attack against ...
Article | 15/07/2008 Optus phone, mobile, Internet downed by QLD hoe
Optus has confirmed its major fibre cables in Queensland have been severed in a [[artid:1408978410|construction mishap|new]], cutting Internet connect...
Article | 15/07/2008 Intel saves batteries, pumps multimedia with Centrino 2
Intel on Monday launched Centrino 2, its latest mobile platform, which the company claims will increase laptop battery life while delivering speedier ...
Article | 15/07/2008 PC makers roll out Centrino 2 laptops
Top vendors including Hewlett-Packard, Lenovo and Fujitsu have announced consumer and business laptops that will use Intel's new Centrino 2 platform, ...
Article | 14/07/2008 New cable linking Japan, Russia goes into service
A new undersea fiber-optic cable linking Japan and Russia went into service this week providing the first direct link between the two countries and an...
Article | 7/07/2008 Latest oceanic fiber-optic cable detects undersea quakes
The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) began laying a fiber-optic cable under the Pacific Ocean on Sunday but it won't be used for telecommunications. ...
Article | 15/07/2008 New service tracks missing laptops for free
Lose your laptop these days and you lose part of your life: You say good-bye to photos, music and personal documents that cannot be replaced, and if i...
Article | 14/07/2008 E3 games expo this week in LA: What to expect
The 2008 E3 Media & Business Summit returns to the Los Angeles Convention Center this week (July 14-17) after last year's gathering in nearby Santa Mo...
Article | 15/07/2008 Optus, Primus QLD links cut, phones down
Optus and Primus fibre cables in Queensland have been severed in a construction accident, cutting the Internet connections to potentially thousands of...
Article | 14/07/2008 EA announces 'best ever' E3 lineup, names 24 games
"EA's 2008 lineup is our best ever," said EA CEO John Riccitiello. "This is the year that our core franchises leap forward with stunning innovation, a...
Article | 15/07/2008 Apple says 1M iPhone 3Gs sold in first three days of sales
Apple announced today that it sold its 1 millionth iPhone 3G worldwide on Sunday, three days after the launch, adding that more than 10 million applic...
Article | 15/07/2008 Symantec: Microsoft Access ActiveX attacks will intensify
An easy-to-use toolkit used to hack computers has now been updated to take advantage of an unpatched security vulnerability in Microsoft's software, w...
Article | 15/07/2008 ISC: Unpatched Windows PCs fall to hackers in under 5 minutes
It takes less than five minutes for hackers to find and compromise an unpatched Windows PC after it's connected to the Internet, a security researcher...
Article | 14/07/2008 Final Fantasy XIII confirmed for Xbox 360 'at launch'
At E3 today, reps from Microsoft and Square Enix confirmed that Final Fantasy XIII will launch on the Xbox 360.

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