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Europe moves to develop standard mobile phone chargers 30/06/2009 04:31:00
Mobile phone charger harmonization is a first step, with work under way to find a universal charger

Wouldn't it be nice if all our mobile gadgets connected to one universal charger? According to the vice president of the European Commission, Gunter Verheugen, it's not only possible, it's already on the drawing board.Steps are being taken to standardize mobile-phone chargers, though a universal charger for all mobile devices will take longer.
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Michael Jackson's death knocks Google & Twitter offline 26/06/2009 23:09:00
Web struggles to cope with surge in traffic

News of Michael Jackson's death caused a massive surge in internet traffic last night, temporarily crashing Google and driving huge amounts of traffic to popular sites such as Twitter and BBC News.
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Palm CEO: We don't have to beat each other to prosper 26/06/2009 08:41:00
Jon Rubinstein said he thinks there's room for a handful of smartphone makers to be successful

Palm's new CEO on Thursday said he thinks the smartphone market is growing fast enough that multiple handset makers can thrive, and he also hinted at updates to come for the new Pre phones.

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Music, Video, iPods & MP3

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Back up your iPod to your PC 07/07/2009 04:13:00
Use Copytrans to backup your entire iPod library

CopyTrans ($20) helps you sidestep one of iTunes's most galling built-in limitations. This useful app allows you to backup an entire iPod or iPhone's library, then either place it in a specific folder of your choice, or import the tracks and playlists directly into iTunes. This is handy when you have a hard drive crash and all your tracks are stuck on your iPod with no way to get them off. Or, you'd just like to transfer your music to your PC without any hassle.
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In pictures: iriver T6 MP3 Player 07/04/2009 15:15:00
$99 4GB MP3 player to feature picture viewer, FM radio and user-friendly interface.

$99 4GB MP3 player to feature picture viewer, FM radio and user-friendly interface.
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Vodafone announces Australia's cheapest iPhone 3G deal 07/04/2009 10:01:00
$0 up front cost at $69 per month over 24 months.

Vodafone today announced Australia's cheapest 24 month set contract deal for the popular Apple iPhone 3G.
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Sony ZS-S4iP mini HiFi 06/04/2009 16:45:00
The Sony ZS-S4iP combines an iPod dock with a boombox.

The Sony ZS-S4iP is a two-speaker boombox with an iPod dock, a CD player and an AM/FM radio receiver. Although the audio quality is occasionally unimpressive, the ZS-S4iP's is well worth the price.
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IntelliTouch EOS Wireless (EOS100T1RB) 01/04/2009 16:50:00
The IntelliTouch EOS Wireless (EOS100T1RB) iPod dock can wirelessly stream music to satellite speakers.

The IntelliTouch EOS Wireless (EOS100T1RB) iPod dock provides 48KHz streaming audio for up to four satellite speakers. Although the system works quite well, the $449 price tag is a little high given the lack of features like a built-in clock or radio.

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Notebooks & Road Warriors

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Fujitsu M2010 netbook 29/06/2009 11:25:00
The bigger Fujitsu M2010 netbook offers a brighter screen than predecessor, but it is slower in performance tests

Make no mistake, netbooks when compared with full-featured notebooks or PCs, do not perform the same tasks with the same speed due to less CPU power and the small form factor. Netbooks are perfect for running basic tasks while you're at home or on the road. The Fujitsu M2010 is one such netbook, which can be used for word processing, cropping photos and playing movie and music files.
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NetBooks pushes revamped small-business app suite 17/06/2009 06:16:00
The company is relaunching its cloud-based application set as WorkingPoint

Startup NetBooks is making a second run at the nation's millions of small-business users with a new company name and revamped on-demand suite.
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MSI Wind U123T netbook 02/06/2009 16:35:00
MSI's Wind U123T is the perfect netbook for the TV junkie

The MSI Wind U123 netbook ships with Windows XP and is the follow-up to the MSI Wind U120. It's available in three different versions: there is the plain MSI Wind U123, the 3G-equipped MSI Wind U123H, and the MSI Wind U123T, which has a built-in digital TV tuner.
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Fujitsu LifeBook P8020 (3.5G) ultraportable laptop 22/05/2009 14:40:00
Fujitsu's LifeBook P8020 (3.5G) is a lightweight, mobile broadband equipped laptop that's perfect for out-of-office use

Fujitsu’s LifeBook P8020 (3.5G) sits at the premium end of the lightweight notebook market and is aimed at anyone who works while travelling. It’s a 12.1in model that weighs 1.4kg, yet it packs a DVD burner, an Intel Core 2 DUO CPU, 2GB of RAM and a 250GB hard drive. Most importantly, it ships with a 3G (UMTS) module that will work with mobile broadband plans from any carrier.
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HP TouchSmart tx2-1000 Notebook PC 04/05/2009 16:20:00
This HP notebook has a great touch screen, although we weren't impressed by its battery life

HP’s TouchSmart tx2-1000 Notebook PC is one of the rare laptops that use an AMD Turion X2 CPU. It is also the first touch-screen laptop we have seen to be priced under $2000 and aimed at the home user rather than the business user.

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Phones & PDAs

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MoBank app takes shopping to the iPhone in the UK 06/07/2009 04:54:00
The app works with the iPod Touch as well and gives users the advantage of convenience, MoBank says

iPhone and iPod Touch owners in the U.K. will be able to use their devices to buy and pay for goods using a new application from MoBank.
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Users complain about poor Pre hardware 02/07/2009 05:00:00
Some Palm Pre owners say they've had to return multiple devices

Some Palm Pre owners are complaining about poor hardware quality of the phones, with at least one person saying that he's already had to return four devices.
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Europe moves to develop standard mobile phone chargers 30/06/2009 04:31:00
Mobile phone charger harmonization is a first step, with work under way to find a universal charger

Wouldn't it be nice if all our mobile gadgets connected to one universal charger? According to the vice president of the European Commission, Gunter Verheugen, it's not only possible, it's already on the drawing board.Steps are being taken to standardize mobile-phone chargers, though a universal charger for all mobile devices will take longer.
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Palm CEO: We don't have to beat each other to prosper 26/06/2009 08:41:00
Jon Rubinstein said he thinks there's room for a handful of smartphone makers to be successful

Palm's new CEO on Thursday said he thinks the smartphone market is growing fast enough that multiple handset makers can thrive, and he also hinted at updates to come for the new Pre phones.
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35 years later, bar codes, and scanning, are everywhere 26/06/2009 07:10:00
Now bar codes are scanned billions of times a day

Tomorrow marks the 35th anniversary of the first time a laser scanner was used to "read" a bar code, according to Motorola Inc.

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PSP, Gameboy and Games

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Lux-Pain 13/05/2009 16:00:00
Now, Lux-Pain is a title that I really want to say had potential

Lux-Pain is a tough title to approach. Tough not in the sense that I had relatively high expectations or was personally let down by the title... to be completely honest, Lux-Pain's ambiguous nature may be one of its biggest advantages, as the convoluted story and unintelligible gameplay mechanics are sure to send jaded adventurers running for the hills.
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Tenchu: Shadow Assassins 28/04/2009 09:20:00
The days of letting another Tenchu instalment willingly fall under the radar are over. Shadow Assassins is just the shot in the arm that the series needed: a refreshing revival to a happier time in Tenchu history.

The days of letting another Tenchu instalment willingly fall under the radar are over. Shadow Assassins is just the shot in the arm that the series needed: a refreshing revival to a happier time in Tenchu history.
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The House of the Dead: Overkill 28/04/2009 18:10:00
House of the Dead enters the relentlessly vulgar world of low-budget Grindhouse cinema with Overkill, a crusty, hyper-grisly homage to 70's exploitation horror films.

House of the Dead enters the relentlessly vulgar world of low-budget Grindhouse cinema with Overkill, a crusty, hyper-grisly homage to 70's exploitation horror films like "I Spit on Your Grave" and "Cannibal Holocaust". It's basically a video game equivalent to Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez' "Grindhouse". The good news is that the game still plays like a regular House of the Dead game-the dev team just cranked up the abundance of gore, f-bombs, and cleavage shots.
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WWE Legends of WrestleMania 28/04/2009 14:30:00
With awesome superstars like Hulk Hogan, the Ultimate Warrior and Bret "The Hitman" Heart, the best days of the World Wrestling Federation featured many moments that today's young WWE roster has yet to live up to

Forget Brock Lesnar and John Cena. With awesome superstars like Hulk Hogan, the Ultimate Warrior and Bret "The Hitman" Heart, the best days of the World Wrestling Federation featured many moments that today's young WWE roster has yet to live up to. With a metric ton of unlockables, live footage straight from the achieves and dozens of classic wrestlers hailing from the glory days of the WWF, Legends of WrestleMania is a fan's dream come true and one of the most fun wrestling games in years.
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Wanted: Weapons of Fate 28/04/2009 12:25:00
Capturing the obnoxious attitude of the comic book and the obscenely wanton nature of the 2008 film, style conquers substance in this over-the-top Hollywood tie-in.

Capturing the obnoxious attitude of the comic book and the obscenely wanton nature of the 2008 film, style conquers substance in this over-the-top Hollywood tie-in.