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Article | 22/02/2008 Aussie scientists unveil 5Gps turbocharged wireless chip
The world's first transceiver integrated on a single chip that operates at 60GHz on the CMOS (complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor) process, which ...
Article | 22/02/2008 Microsoft to crack down on Vista cracks
Microsoft will feed Windows Vista users an update in the next week to finger illegal copies installed with cracks that the company will bust when it r...
Article | 22/02/2008 Prototype software sniffs out insider threats
Researchers are developing technology they say will use data mining and social networking techniques to spot and stop insider security threats and ind...
Article | 21/02/2008 Online gaming gets cheaper
The online gaming universe takes a page from Radiohead's book as big companies like EA tinker with "pay-what-you-want" gaming experiences.
Article | 21/02/2008 Brain-controlled gaming system falls into 'demo hell'
It wasn't supposed to happen like this.
Article | 22/02/2008 Wikipedia besieged by Muhammad image protest
Angry Muslim surfers are demanding that Wikipedia remove images of the prophet Muhammad from his page on the online encyclopedia - but thus far the we...
Article | 22/02/2008 McAfee: Virus writers going local
The program is nasty. It deletes pictures and movies from your hard drive and then it teases you: "Even though Mr. Kaneko was found guilty, you are st...
Article | 22/02/2008 BBC iPlayer TV shows score 17 million hits
The BBC has revealed that the number of its TV shows downloaded or streamed on demand via BBC iPlayer has reached 500,000 a day, and that its partners...
Article | 22/02/2008 AOL really kills Netscape this time
Several weeks after AOL gave Netscape Navigator a one-month reprieve, the company this week released the last update for the browser and prodded users...
Article | 22/02/2008 Microsoft makes boldest move yet embracing open source
In a major turnaround for Microsoft, the company Thursday promised "greater transparency" in its development and business practices, outlining a new s...
Article | 20/02/2008 GDC - Top technology companies form gaming alliance
Some of the top technology companies, including Intel, Microsoft, Dell and Advanced Micro Devices joined forces Tuesday to form the PC Gaming Alliance...
Article | 21/02/2008 HD-DVD fallout: No cooling off, returns or refunds
Australian's who jumped in early with Toshiba's HD-DVD technology are left with an expensive upscaling device, CD/DVD burner and no future movies.
Article | 21/02/2008 Microsoft posts new Windows XP SP3 build for public download
Two weeks after it last handed a new build of Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) to several thousand invitation-only testers, Microsoft posted that versi...
Article | 21/02/2008 Microsoft yanks Vista SP1 update causing endless reboots
Responding to reports of endlessly rebooting PCs that flooded support newsgroups last week, Microsoft said it had pulled an update designed to prep Wi...
Article | 21/02/2008 Microsoft: HD DVD demise won't hurt Xbox 360
Toshiba's announcement to end production of HD DVD players and recorders will not affect the Xbox 360, even though Microsoft offers an optional stand-...
Article | 21/02/2008 Sabre launches social network for corporate travelers
Sabre Travel Network yesterday unveiled an 'Enterprise 2.0' social networking product designed to let users share travel advice and recommendations wi...
Article | 20/02/2008 HD-DVD throws in towel
Toshiba tossed in the towel on Tuesday in the DVD format war handing victory to Sony's Blu-ray disc. Toshiba will no longer develop, manufacture or ma...
Article | 20/02/2008 Microsoft looking for ways to converge Windows Mobile, Zune
Microsoft appears to be looking for new ways to tie Windows Mobile phones and Zune media players together, although a Zune phone remains unlikely.
Article | 20/02/2008 Tiny startup boasts of super-fast SSD drive
Korean startup Mtronstorage has become the latest vendor to announce an SSD drive based on the SATA II interface, hot on the heels of larger rivals.
Article | 20/02/2008 Intel introduces 8-core 'Skulltrail' for gamers
Chip giant Intel Tuesday launched its latest processor platform aimed at computer game enthusiasts, an eight processing-core platform that includes a ...

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