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- Google: Street View cars are no longer - in Australia
Google Street View cars turn engines off in Australia.Oct 31, 2010 8:38 PM CDT - NVIDIA GeForce GTX580 to launch in under 4 weeks?
NVIDIA GeForce GTX580 proper specs and details!Oct 29, 2010 10:04 PM CDT - Bang & Olufsen unveils new 32-inch BeoVision 10 LED TV
32-inch HDTV with a big price.Oct 29, 2010 2:06 PM CDT - Swedish mobile carrier wires summit of Mount Everest for 3G
Everest summit gets wired for 3G.Oct 29, 2010 1:10 PM CDT - Harman Kardon shows off HKTS 60 home theater in a box speaker system
Matched home theater speakers in a box.Oct 29, 2010 12:00 PM CDT - BitFenix introduces its new fans and accessories to us on videoDavid tells us about Spectre fans, Hydra and the S2.Oct 29, 2010 4:29 AM CDT
- EKING S700 is the world's first E-notepad and it has a color screen
E-notebook has color screen.Oct 28, 2010 2:02 PM CDT - AppStation kneeboard straps your iPad to a leg
iPad holder for pilots and fliers.Oct 28, 2010 1:06 PM CDT - Future Sonics outs new Atrio Special Edition professional grade earphones
Earphones good enough for stage musicians.Oct 28, 2010 12:04 PM CDT - Wicked Audio and Peavey Guitars unveils Rockmaster stagekit
All you need to rock out with a real guitar in one kit.Oct 28, 2010 11:04 AM CDT - Galaxy offers gamers GTS 450 Hall of Fame edition video card
GTS 450 gets factory overclocked.Oct 28, 2010 10:04 AM CDT - Telstra gives the deets on the T-Touch Tab
Telstra to release their Android powered tablet, the T-Touch Tab on 2nd of November.Oct 27, 2010 11:20 PM CDT - Apple goes crazy in ad spending in 2010 - even Don Draper is impressed
Apple spends a hefty sum on advertising - yet makes more money than ever.Oct 27, 2010 7:02 PM CDT - Snakebyte Premium Remote for Wii has MotionPlus built-in
Only $5 cheaper than the Nintendo version.Oct 27, 2010 2:12 PM CDT - Razer unveils new Anansi Expert MMO gaming keyboard
MMO specific keyboard breaks cover.Oct 27, 2010 1:00 PM CDT - HP Envy 17 3D notebook now shipping direct from HP
HP Envy 17 3D ships.Oct 27, 2010 12:08 PM CDT - Sceptre E420BV-F120 42-inch LED backlit HDTV launches
TV packs in five HDMI inputs.Oct 27, 2010 11:04 AM CDT - iBUYPOWER offers up three new gaming desktops with AMD 6800 video cards inside
Gaming rigs get Radeon 6800 graphics.Oct 27, 2010 10:02 AM CDT - Qantas goes bananas for Apple for airport lounges
Qantas rolls out Apple hardware within it's business - frequent flyers are given an App.Oct 26, 2010 11:00 PM CDT - Vodafone scores exclusive for HTC Desire HD
VHA gets exclusive rights to HTC's Desire HD.Oct 26, 2010 9:20 PM CDT - iDOS emulator appears, then quickly disappears from App StoreWho knows how it got there in the first place?Oct 26, 2010 9:16 PM CDT
- Android market now has over 100k apps - still sparring with Apple
Google's Android Market hits 100k apps - still only a third of the way to Apple's 300k.Oct 26, 2010 8:01 PM CDT - Nintendo puts its Wii Remote in 65.3 million hands
Nintendo sells tons of Wii Remotes.Oct 26, 2010 1:12 PM CDT - Adorama unveils cool iBoard Bluetooth Wireless Keyboard for iPhone and iPad
BT keyboard works with Apple mobile gear.Oct 26, 2010 11:02 AM CDT - WD TV Live Hub has 1TB of storage, streams movies and more
Streaming player has network storage and more.Oct 26, 2010 10:04 AM CDT - Hands-on with the ViewSonic ViewPad7 from Taipei launch event
Got what it takes to dent Apple and Samsung tablet sales?Oct 26, 2010 3:29 AM CDT - Firesheep extension shows just how vulnerable open wifi networks are
Using an open wifi network? You might want to read this!Oct 26, 2010 1:57 AM CDT - New MacBook Air gets it's insides prodded
MacBook Air gets taken apart, Humpty Dumpty is not impressed.Oct 25, 2010 11:10 PM CDT - Wifi Direct certifications starts, device-to-device transmission also starting soon
Wi-Fi Direct jazzes up Wi-Fi, pulls out a blue... tooth from it's mouth.Oct 25, 2010 7:27 PM CDT - Patriot launches Torqx TRB line of SSDs
Patriot outs new SSDs.Oct 25, 2010 2:04 PM CDT - PSP Go price cut confirmed by Sony Japan
PSP Go price cut confirmed.Oct 25, 2010 1:06 PM CDT - Asus Eee 1015PW gets bright colors and nice hardware
New Eee gets bright colors.Oct 25, 2010 12:04 PM CDT - Kingston offers gamers and enthusiasts all black HyperX fan
HyperX fan goes Johnny Cash.Oct 25, 2010 10:02 AM CDT - Games for Windows Marketplace launches in November with 100+ games
Microsoft set to launch Games for Windows Marketplace - goes full Steam ahead.Oct 25, 2010 12:49 AM CDT - COD: Black Ops nearly leaked from Xbox 360 - investigators hunt person down
COD: Black Ops nearly gets leaked, until Activision get real Black Ops people onto him.Oct 24, 2010 9:27 PM CDT - Windows 8 in less than two years?
Microsoft to release Windows 8 within two years.Oct 24, 2010 7:37 PM CDT - NVIDIA slashes 50% off Quadro products
NVIDIA slashes Quadro pricing in half, karate chop complete.Oct 22, 2010 8:41 PM CDT - AMD releases Catalyst 10.10 drivers
6000 Series and 3D support outlined in new drivers.Oct 22, 2010 2:57 PM CDT - Angelbird SSD storage device can be expanded for more speed as needed
Expandable SSD gets faster with more space.Oct 22, 2010 2:08 PM CDT - Power Gig music game gets limited edition handmade 6-string wireless guitar controller
Handmade real six string guitar controller.Oct 22, 2010 1:00 PM CDT - 1120 Shaders on our and others AMD Radeon HD 6850Just an update on what's happening.Oct 22, 2010 12:34 PM CDT
- Nintendo unveils red Mario Wii bundle and DSi XL bundle
Red Mario Wii and DSi XL bundles launch.Oct 22, 2010 12:02 PM CDT - Hulu Plus subscription may go half price for launch
Hulu Plus may go half price.Oct 22, 2010 10:04 AM CDT - GeForce GTX 580 pegged to be 20% faster than the GTX 480
New NVIDIA video card due soon.Oct 21, 2010 1:06 PM CDT - AT&T unveils new pay as you go data plans for international travelers
AT&T offers pre-paid international data.Oct 21, 2010 11:18 AM CDT - Dell unveils new XPS laptops aimed at HP Envy line
Dell adds new machines to XPS line.Oct 21, 2010 11:04 AM CDT - Griffin offers cool new mount for iPad called the Cabinet mount
Griffin iPad mount fits under a cabinet.Oct 21, 2010 10:04 AM CDT - Foxtel on Xbox 360 will not be unmetered
Foxtel on Xbox service to not be free data to users.Oct 21, 2010 2:32 AM CDT - Mana Bar to open another bar in Melbourne
Mana Bar set to shake up Melbourne with gaming orientated cocktail bar!Oct 20, 2010 8:33 PM CDT - Apple debut the new MacBook Air
Apple release new MacBook Air in 11.6" and 13.3" models - featuring instant-on, SSD's, and great bat.Oct 20, 2010 8:11 PM CDT - SteelSeries partner up with GUNNAR Optiks to annouce new gaming glasses
SteelSeries and GUNNAR Optiks announce new gaming eyewear.Oct 20, 2010 7:18 PM CDT - Mushkin Radioactive Series RAM blows up
Muskin RAM is radioactive.Oct 20, 2010 2:00 PM CDT - Razer Starcraft II gaming peripherals up for pre-order
Razer offers pre-orders on new peripherals.Oct 20, 2010 12:08 PM CDT - Patriot launches Viper Xtreme RAM with special heat sink
Viper Xtreme RAM offers better cooling.Oct 20, 2010 11:02 AM CDT - CoolIT Systems supports AMD Phenom II X6 1090T and Radeon HD 5970 GPU
CoolIT supports high-end AMD hardware.Oct 20, 2010 10:08 AM CDT - Microsoft announce and launch Office 365 cloud service
Look! Up in the Sky! It's a bird, it's a plane - no wait, it's a cloud. It's Microsoft's new Office.Oct 19, 2010 9:09 PM CDT - Intel plans to invest up to $8 billion in chip plants in the US
Intel commits to new manufacturing plants - creation of 1000 jobs.Oct 19, 2010 7:52 PM CDT - Pantone Capsure makes it easy for designers to capture exact colors
Capsure gets Pantone colors from anything.Oct 19, 2010 1:02 PM CDT - Creative X-Fi Titanium HD and Digital Music Premium HD hit Australia
New Sound Blaster sound cards for Aussies.Oct 19, 2010 11:06 AM CDT - Sharkoon unveils new 2.5-inch USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 HDD docks
USB 3.0 portable HDD dock surfaces.Oct 19, 2010 9:47 AM CDT - Western Digital releases first 3TB internal 3.5" hard drive
2.2 TB level broken by the Western Digital 3TB Caviar Green drive.Oct 19, 2010 9:00 AM CDT - Leaked AMD Radeon 6800 series benchmarks!
AMD 6000 series benchmarks - leaked! Interesting results inside!Oct 19, 2010 2:10 AM CDT - AMD shows off Llano APU
AMD shows off their Llano APU - running AvP with DX11.Oct 19, 2010 12:37 AM CDT - NVIDIA releases new GeForce drivers, 260.89 WHQL
NVIDIA give free performance increases, bug fixes, and SLI profiles with their new 260.89 WHQL drive.Oct 18, 2010 11:02 PM CDT - Microsoft announces Kinect launch day game lineup
17 games for full Kinect fun.Oct 18, 2010 10:31 PM CDT - Blizzard to sue Starcraft 2 cheaters - pwned
Blizzard not only lays down the ban hammer on users, but files lawsuit against creators of the hack.Oct 18, 2010 9:07 PM CDT - Aperion Audio offers new Aperion Versus Grand home theater speakers
New high-end home theater speakers.Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM CDT - Shinobii debuts slick Wii ping-pong paddle controller needing no Wii Remote
Wii ping-pong controller.Oct 18, 2010 11:04 AM CDT - HyperMac will stop MacBook charger cable sales on November 2
HyperMac products using MagSafe Apple cables are in danger.Oct 18, 2010 10:02 AM CDT - Foxtel on the Xbox 360 to be under $20
Foxtel goes Xbox 360.Oct 17, 2010 8:40 PM CDT - PSA: Cell phones are pretty dirty devices
18x grosser than a toilet handle.Oct 15, 2010 10:52 PM CDT - Froyo starts hitting Galaxy S phones
Starting now for lucky selesct European countries; will flood the world soon.Oct 15, 2010 10:42 PM CDT - NVIDIA preparing GTX580 to swing punches with the 6970?
NVIDIA prepping a GTX580? Successor to GTX480 and competition for Radeon 6k series?Oct 15, 2010 7:29 PM CDT - Judge approves $100M Dell settlement for fraud charges
Dell settlement gets approved.Oct 15, 2010 2:02 PM CDT - Cricket Crosswave hot spot device launches with Cricket Wireless
Mobile hot spot with no contract.Oct 15, 2010 1:02 PM CDT - Pandora unveils new gift subscriptions in time for holiday shopping
Pandora offers new gift subscriptions.Oct 15, 2010 12:06 PM CDT - TI buys semiconductor fab in China
TI buys new fabrications facility in China.Oct 15, 2010 11:04 AM CDT - Cable Collar from Quirky helps you keep organized
Quirky offers up Cable Collar from outlets.Oct 15, 2010 10:02 AM CDT - Viewsonic tout new 24-inch V3D241wm-LED monitor with 3D glasses
Viewsonic let loose a 3D monitor that is compatible with the upcoming AMD Radeon 6k series.Oct 14, 2010 11:05 PM CDT - AMD's future could be tablets, also see's an end to adding endless cores to CPU's
AMD eyes off tablets as well as pointing their finger at multi-core CPU's ending eventually.Oct 14, 2010 10:38 PM CDT - Optus goes unlimited mobile browsing
Optus increase value in their pre-paid plans, now offering unlimited.Oct 14, 2010 10:04 PM CDT - Telstra removes unlock fee for Apple iPhones
Telstra remove the unlocking fee from iPhones - allowing another carriers SIM to be installed.Oct 14, 2010 8:05 PM CDT - AMD has some thoughts on NVIDIA
AMD give some thoughts on NVIDIA - is actually very fair and calm.Oct 14, 2010 6:58 PM CDT - bModo12 Windows 7 tablet surfaces
bModo12 Windows 7 tablete coming soon.Oct 14, 2010 2:04 PM CDT - Sony adds new enhancements to NEX-5 and NEX-3 digital cameras
Sony updates NEX-3/5 cameras.Oct 14, 2010 1:12 PM CDT - SteelSeries unveils full line of Medal of Honor gaming gear
SteelSeries offers special Medal of Honor peripherals.Oct 14, 2010 12:02 PM CDT - Pioneer unveils special gold and black editions of the HDJ-1000 headphones
New headphone colors for HDJ-1000 series.Oct 14, 2010 11:04 AM CDT - Zibra reintroduces the must-have tool for the holiday season called Open It
Open It saves fingers and frustration.Oct 14, 2010 10:02 AM CDT - Rumor: Final Fantasy XIV causes $26 million rage quit
Rage quitting gamer sells $26 million worth of stock in Square Enix after being somewhat disappointe.Oct 14, 2010 2:05 AM CDT - Telstra flex online bill payment muscle
Telstra give their online payment methods a make over.Oct 13, 2010 8:51 PM CDT - Apple's anti-sexting gets a patent
Apple enables iOS chastity belt.Oct 13, 2010 8:38 PM CDT - Microsoft and Facebook "like" each other
Microsoft continue to strengthen their commitment to Facebook.Oct 13, 2010 8:26 PM CDT - Crazy good 3D TV deal offered at Dixons for UK home theater fans
3D TV bundle has it all.Oct 13, 2010 1:14 PM CDT - Lensbaby debuts new Scout with fisheye lens for DSLRs
New Scout with Fisheye optic ships.Oct 13, 2010 12:00 PM CDT - Patriot expands RAM line for iMac computers
Patriot offers new iMac RAM.Oct 13, 2010 11:02 AM CDT - Lego offers up Wii Remote you can actually build on
Nintendo Wii gets Lego remote.Oct 13, 2010 10:02 AM CDT - iPhone 4 has twice the rate of accidental screen damage of iPhone 3GS
iPhone 4 is nearly twice as prone to accidental screen damage, when compared against the iPhone 3GS.Oct 12, 2010 7:13 PM CDT - Samsung updates NEX10 firmware to support i-Function lenses
Firmware adds new lens support.Oct 12, 2010 2:00 PM CDT - Autonomy announces its private cloud manages 17 petabytes of data
Cloud storage rivaling that of the brain.Oct 12, 2010 1:12 PM CDT - Kensington shows off notebook lock that is easier to use
New Kensington lock fits the same old port.Oct 12, 2010 12:04 PM CDT - Olympus will not update entry-level DSLR cameras
No new entry-level DSLRs from Olympus.Oct 12, 2010 11:04 AM CDT - Trendnet announces new USB 3.0 4-port hub
Trendnet to ship new USB 3.0 hug "soon"Oct 12, 2010 10:16 AM CDT - Breakthrough new display tech, draws next to no power
New display tech, EFD could be out within the next 5 years.Oct 11, 2010 9:31 PM CDT - Hitachi ships fastest and most power efficient 10K rpm enterprise HDD
New enterprise HDD is fast and power efficient.Oct 11, 2010 2:02 PM CDT - HP Pavilion dm1-2010nr notebook hits Verizon subsidized notebook line
HP notebook hits Verizon.Oct 11, 2010 1:00 PM CDT - HP outs new portable USB 3.0 HDD
USB 3.0 external storage from HP.Oct 11, 2010 12:08 PM CDT - Club 3D debuts NVIDIA GT430 video card
GT430 will be a nice HTPC video card for budget builds.Oct 11, 2010 11:04 AM CDT - Europe and Asia given October 21st launch date for Windows Phone 7
Worldwide phone release list included.Oct 11, 2010 10:22 AM CDT - Habey mini-ITX mainboard packs Ion 2 GPU and Atom CPU
Habey offers sweet new HTPC mainboard.Oct 11, 2010 10:04 AM CDT - Apple refuse to increase warranty on handsets, result will increase iPhone pricing
Apple refuse to allow 24 month warranty on iPhones.Oct 11, 2010 1:28 AM CDT - Telstra has a new CIO
Telstra appoints a new CIO, Patrick Eltridge.Oct 11, 2010 12:24 AM CDT - NDA lifts on new 6k AMD range on 22nd Oct?
AMD to launch 6k series in under 2 weeks?Oct 10, 2010 11:16 PM CDT - IBM still has a thing for it's Cell processor
IBM still pumping away with processor tech, gets chatty about Cell.Oct 10, 2010 8:51 PM CDT - AMD Radeon HD 6870 leaked
AMD Radeon 6870 details leaked.Oct 8, 2010 6:49 PM CDT - Samsung SE-S084F DVD burner runs off a single USB connection
Small external DVD burner for netbook fans.Oct 8, 2010 2:02 PM CDT - Cowon debuts X7 PMP in Korea with 4.3-inch screen
Cowon X7 offers big screen and lots of storage.Oct 8, 2010 1:00 PM CDT - CherryPal debuts Android-powered CherryPad tablet
CherryPad Android tablet is cheap.Oct 8, 2010 12:02 PM CDT - Thrustmaster HOTAS Warthog, best flight sim controller ever?
Joystick is straight out of a A-10 Warthog jet.Oct 8, 2010 11:10 AM CDT - Scosche ships sneakPEEK II video cable for Apple gadgets
Scosche cable replaces a dock.Oct 8, 2010 10:04 AM CDT - Telstra now offer 2 year phone warranties
Telstra extend warranty on mobile phones to 24 months on all 24 month contracts, except the iPhone.Oct 7, 2010 11:15 PM CDT - Valve turn up the Steam against Microsoft
Microsoft piss L4D2 users on 360 off, Valve gives loving hug to PC gamers.Oct 7, 2010 8:17 PM CDT - Microsoft to buy Adobe?
Microsoft are rumoured to buy Adobe.Oct 7, 2010 7:39 PM CDT - PayPal iPhone app update makes it easy to deposit checks
PayPal makes deposits with pics.Oct 7, 2010 2:04 PM CDT - Energizer unveils new AP1201 Rechargeable iPhone 4 Case with Battery
Energizer offers iPhone 4 battery case.Oct 7, 2010 1:06 PM CDT - Samsung debuts new NF310 netbook
New netbook has nice features.Oct 7, 2010 12:04 PM CDT - Sony Playstation game The Shoot lands on October 19
The Shoot PS3 game lands on 19th!Oct 7, 2010 11:04 AM CDT - Razer offers up new Ironclad mouse pad for gamers
Ironclad is the latest mouse pad from Razer.Oct 7, 2010 10:24 AM CDT - AMD extends it's AMD Fusion partner program to distributors
AMD get cosy with distributors with their new Fusion Partner Program.Oct 7, 2010 1:04 AM CDT - Intel's next-gen SSD specs leaked?
Intel's next-gen SSD specs leaked? Can it beat the SandForce brigade of SSD's?Oct 6, 2010 11:21 PM CDT - XFX announce Pro series PSU range
XFX enter the PSU market with their Pro series, includes "EasyRail" technology.Oct 6, 2010 11:04 PM CDT - Facebook changes - "giving you more control"
Facebook changes, giving you more control and adding new features.Oct 6, 2010 9:07 PM CDT - Samsung announce the world's first 1ms LCD panel
Samsung first to release a 1ms response screen.Oct 6, 2010 7:56 PM CDT - BlackBerry 6 update promises tons of improvements for the Torch
More speed, smoother handling; sounds like a car ad.Oct 6, 2010 7:52 PM CDT - NVIDIA CEO hulk-smashes rumour of foundry switch
NVIDIA CEO hulk-smashes rumour of foundry switch - they're staying with TMSC.Oct 6, 2010 7:43 PM CDT - Hitachi and LG team up on Blu-Ray cartridge based storage device
1TB of data storage per cartridge aimed at video editors and other massive data backups.Oct 6, 2010 7:11 PM CDT - T-Mobile's G2 has microchip that makes rooting efforts "vanish"
Expect workaround in 3....2.....1.....Oct 6, 2010 6:55 PM CDT - Western Digital unveils updated USB 3.0 external HDDs with up to 3TB of storage
External storage gets 3TB capacity.Oct 6, 2010 2:00 PM CDT - Razer offers special editions of Naga MMO gaming mouse
Razer offers more colorful Naga mice.Oct 6, 2010 1:10 PM CDT - Microsoft offers pink Wireless Mobile Mouse 4000 to raise money for breast cancer
Pink mouse supports breast cancer awareness.Oct 6, 2010 12:06 PM CDT - Acer updates AIO and nettop PCs
Updated AIOs and nettops offer performance on a budget.Oct 6, 2010 11:04 AM CDT - Samsung unveils new 31 Series LCDs
New LCDs have nice features and a good price.Oct 6, 2010 10:02 AM CDT - Internode start the FetchTV trial
Internode start their FetchTV trial to certain customers.Oct 5, 2010 7:29 PM CDT - Acer announces new Aspire One AOD255 netbook
Acer netbook comes with single or dual-core Atom.Oct 5, 2010 1:04 PM CDT - iLuv iMM747 dock supports the iPad, iPhone, and iPod
iLuv offers iPad speaker dock.Oct 5, 2010 12:04 PM CDT - Samson Q3HD Handy Video Recorder gets HD audio and video
Zoom Handy Q3HD gets high-end stereo sound.Oct 5, 2010 11:04 AM CDT - Ultrasone Edition 10 headphones cost a ton
Edition 10 headphones are over $2700!Oct 5, 2010 10:08 AM CDT - SteamPrices lets you know if you're being ripped off
SteamPrices shows you how much you're getting steamed in pricing.Oct 4, 2010 11:39 PM CDT - ExoPC gets delayed again
More delays for ExoPC.Oct 4, 2010 12:04 PM CDT - Verizon Wireless to issue $90M in refunds to customers
Verizon could get FCC fine as well.Oct 4, 2010 11:02 AM CDT - Sony Eclipse concept media player uses solar power
Solar media player concept.Oct 1, 2010 2:04 PM CDT - Sirius XM Radio debuts the XM Snap! satellite radio
Easy to isntall XM Snap satellite radio surfaces.Oct 1, 2010 1:06 PM CDT - Windows Live Essential 2011 updates Microsoft consumer S+S offering
Windows Live Essentials 2011 update is out.Oct 1, 2010 6:30 AM CDT
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