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March 14th - the day Ireland gets the iPhone

28 February 2008, 14:22

Apple's iPhone will finally make its way to Irish customers as mobile operator, O2, prepares for a March 14th launch.

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Sky adding three HD channels to its line-up

28 February 2008, 12:39

Subscribers to Sky HD will soon be able to take advantage of three new HD channels; Sky Sports HD 3, Sky Movies Premiere HD and FX HD.

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Prepare for the 2008 Olympic Games with USB Runner Hub

28 February 2008, 11:51

You can get your USB hubs in just about any shape or form these days, and now there's one to get you in gear for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

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Marks and Spencer to charge for carrier bags

28 February 2008, 10:10

M&S is doing its bit for the environment and announced today that customers at its stores will soon be charged 5p for carrier bags.

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Jackson's Neverland going up for auction

27 February 2008, 16:17

Fancy yourself a 2,800 acre fantasy-themed home in California? Well, Michael Jackson's Neverland ranch could be going to auction on March 19th.

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Scientists announce biggest-ever pliosaur

27 February 2008, 15:28

Pliosaurs, the marine reptiles from the Jurassic period, have been discovered in fossilised form on an Arctic island and Norwegian scientists have declared one such discovery as "the largest marine ...

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Do your bit for Help for Heroes

27 February 2008, 14:01

Mike Holgate, a Captain in the Royal Engineers who was wounded in Afghanistan, is undertaking the gruelling 19th Bataan Memorial Death March to raise money for the charity Help for ...

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Apple updates iPhone and iPod touch firmware

27 February 2008, 11:09

iPhone and iPod touch users can now take advantage of Apple's 1.1.4 firmware update. Will this firmware update pave the way for Apple's iPhone SDK?

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Did DreamWorks not get the memo? HD DVD is dead!

27 February 2008, 10:36

Everybody knows that HD DVD died when Toshiba discontinued its HD DVD businesses, right? Well, try telling that to DreamWorks, the studio that is still planning to release its movies ...

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Justice League back on track for 2009

27 February 2008, 10:11

With the writers strike now over, Warner Bros. is going full speed ahead with its superhero mash-up; Justice League of America.

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Creative's speaker-packing Zen Stone launching on March 1st

26 February 2008, 12:41

That's it, March 1st will be the day that peaceful train journeys and quiet class rooms come to an end as Creative launches its miniature boom box in the form ...

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HTC finally promises improved video performance

26 February 2008, 11:58

Users of HTC mobile handsets haven't been too happy as of late. Devices including the TyTN II, Touch and Mogul currently suffer from poor video performance and HTC had previously ...

Sony announces two beefed-up Blu-ray players

26 February 2008, 11:23

With HD DVD well and truly behind us, what better time for Sony to unveil two new Blu-ray players?

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Terminator 4 hitting cinemas in May 2009

26 February 2008, 09:59

It's time to invest in that 2009 diary as Warner Bros. has today announced that Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins will open in cinemas in May 2009.

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DivX to shut down Stage6.com

25 February 2008, 17:26

This coming Thursday, February 28th, DivX Inc. will shut down its Stage6.com video service and instead focus its resources on the company’s core businesses.

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Fun stuff: take your PC with you to Starbucks

25 February 2008, 16:29

Improv Everywhere, a group which likes to cause scenes of chaos and joy in public places, takes full-sized desktop PCs into a Starbucks store as part of its latest stunt, ...

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HEXUS reader goes hands on with Logitech Squeezebox Duet

25 February 2008, 12:39

HEXUS forum member Funkstar takes a close look at Logitech's Squeezebox Duet, a device that the company says lets you, "listen to the music you love in any room in ...

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Only in Japan: swap your HD DVD player for Blu-ray

25 February 2008, 11:32

The land of the rising sun is now officially the land of the caring retailer as a Japanese electronic store announces that it will allow its customers to trade HD ...

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Nokia's Morph concept phone is self-cleaning sexiness

25 February 2008, 11:14

It's a long long way away, but Nokia's concept "Morph" phone promises the use of nanotechnology to provide a flexible, transparent and self-cleaning display.

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The Academy Awards 2008

25 February 2008, 09:57

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences held its 80th Academy Awards ceremony last night at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles. Find out which movies and stars came ...

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Review: Jumper

22 February 2008, 14:27

Sci-Fi action thriller, Jumper, had the ingredients upon which an entertaining saga could have been built. Instead, it delivers one of the worst movies of the year so far.

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Draw the day away with iSketch - free online Pictionary!

22 February 2008, 12:13

There are plenty of free time-consuming games available to play online, but none more so than iSketch!

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Webasto provides remote car-warming technology

21 February 2008, 10:25

It's here at last! A way to warm up your frozen ice-cube of a car without having to step outside.

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Laser pens, that's how to slow down Cristiano Ronaldo

21 February 2008, 09:50

At last night's European Champions League match between Lyon and Manchester United, the Lyon supporters it seems came up with their own solution to help slow down flying Portuguese-winger, Cristiano ...

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PROTOTYPE will be first game to feature Neural-THX 7.1 Surround

20 February 2008, 17:38

THX Ltd., Neural Audio Corp. and Sierra Entertainment today announced that Prototype, the open-world action game for next-gen gaming consoles and PC, will be the world's first video game to ...

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Apple cuts price of 1GB iPod shuffle, makes way for 2GB model

20 February 2008, 14:11

Now might be a good time to buy a 1GB iPod shuffle, as Apple has dropped its asking price to £32. Then again, you might want to just wait for ...

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The quest to find the man who almost killed Churchill unfolds

20 February 2008, 12:29

Cast your minds back to earlier in the month when we issued a press release regarding Codemasters search for the descendent of the man who inspired the events depicted in ...

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Fisher-Price's new Elmo Live is jaw-droppingly fab!

20 February 2008, 10:55

Elmo cuddly toys-turned-robots are already a cause for uncontrollable laughter, the new Elmo however, Elmo Live, takes things to a whole new level. Elmo can now sing, dance, tell stories ...

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Underwater sQuba car: nobody does it better

19 February 2008, 15:28

Swiss automobile manufacturer, Rinspeed, is set to debut its zero-emission submersible car at the Geneva Motor Show next month. Q Branch would have been proud of this one.

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BBC programming comes to Apple's iTunes

19 February 2008, 12:48

Television content specific to the UK on Apple's iTunes is scarce to say the least. That however is all set to change as the BBC and Apple strike a deal ...

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Did Microsoft ever truly care for HD DVD?

19 February 2008, 11:24

The death of HD DVD is largely Toshiba's loss, but where does Microsoft fit in? Having released an external HD DVD drive for its Xbox 360 console, Microsoft seemed to ...

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Would you pay £149 for this mega high-end gaming headset?

19 February 2008, 10:47

How much are you willing to pay to improve your audio gaming experience? If you want to get your hands on the new Sennheiser PC 350 headset, which they say ...

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HD DVD bids its farewell

19 February 2008, 09:30

The format war had already been declared over, with Blu-ray beating out rival HD DVD. Today however, Toshiba has made it official by declaring the "discontinuation of HD DVD businesses".

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