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• 06 August 2008

• News: Microsoft opens up on Xbox Live Avator rules

  Microsoft has provided a few more details on its new Xbox Live Avatar system, including how developers will be able to use them in-game, and how many avatars each Xbox 360 owner will be able to have on their consoles.

• 05 August 2008

• News: Olympics YouTube channel launches tomorrow

  The International Olympic Committee is launching its own YouTube video channel for the games to territories in Asia, Africa and the Middle East.

• 02 August 2008

• Video: How to fine tune your HDTV

  Tweak colour, brightness, and contrast settings and then precisely calibrate your screen - we show you how. Get your high-definition television to show off its best picture quality.

• News: The 24 greatest PlayStation 3 games revealed

  Enjoy our round-up of the 24 essential PlayStation 3 games you can't live without

• 01 August 2008

• Video: Latest mobile phone services help you keep fit

  Mobile phones have always been about helping you keep in touch and now they're helping you stay healthly.

• 31 July 2008

• News: Government wants tougher PC game age ratings

  Culture Minister Margaret Hodge has launched a consultation of proposals to give computer games legally enforceable age ratings and warnings similar to movies.

• News: Dell to focus on entertainment products

  Dell has admitted it will be focusing on creating entertainment products but had declined to confirm whether it will be releasing another digital music player.

• News: Mediaset files £390m lawsuit against YouTube

  Google's YouTube has been sued by Italian media conglomerate Mediaset for €500m (£390m) over claims that the video-sharing site illegally hosts thousands of Mediaset's video clips.

• News: Nintendo Wii & DS still outselling Xbox & PS3

  Nintendo easily beat competition from Microsoft and Sony to ship more consoles and handhelds in the second quarter of the year, figures from all three companies show.

• News: Sony opens PlayStation Home to testers

  Sony is to start accepting applications from users in Japan to take part in a closed beta test of its PlayStation Home virtual environment.

• News: Nintendo: Next Wii is not 'particularly interesting'

  Nintendo's president has revealed that work has begun on the follow-up to the Nintendo Wii console.

• 30 July 2008

• News: Dell developing £50 iPod-killer

  Dell is currently working on a digital music player designed to rival Apple's iPod.

• News: Lawsuit targets Nintendo DS piracy

  Nintendo and a group of 53 game software companies have filed a lawsuit against five companies they allege sold a device that enables copied games to be played on the Nintendo DS handheld console.

• 28 July 2008

• News: New PlayStation 3 gets FCC approval

  A new version of Sony's PlayStation 3 (PS3) console was approved by the US Federal Communications Commission last week, according to the agency's online filings database.

• 25 July 2008

• News: Nintendo Wii-mote gets contactless charger

  A new charger developed by Sanyo makes replenishing the batteries in Nintendo Wii controllers as easy as placing them in a cradle.

• 24 July 2008

• News: Manga comics coming to Nintendo Wii

  Four of Japan's biggest comic book - or 'manga' - publishers are coming together to bring digital versions of their magazines to Nintendo's Wii console.

• 23 July 2008

• News: VHS memories destroyed by tape mould

  VHS tapes that contain precious memories such as weddings, family holidays or even your child's first steps may be at risk of mould, which will destroy them, reports Pinnacle.

• News: Nintendo sorry for lack of hardcore Wii games

  Nintendo says the lack of hardcore games announcements at the recent E3 exhibition was merely a "misunderstanding", following claims from Nintendo Wii fans that the console maker had forgotten its loyal fan base.

• 22 July 2008

• News: Virgin accounts for a third of iPlayer viewings

  The BBC's move to allow Virgin Media customers to access its iPlayer service via their TVs is already paying dividends, with Virgin subscribers watching 10.5m on-demand BBC shows in June

• News: Microsoft releases Windows Home Server fix

  Microsoft has released an update to Windows Home Server that fixes a data-corruption problem some users were having with the software.

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