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  • 21 August 2007

  • News: Xbox 360 Elite launching on Friday

    Microsoft is finally launching the Xbox 360 Elite in Europe, and is cutting the price of two other versions of the console.

  • News: PS3 blow as Paramount backs HD-DVD

    The battle between the Blu-ray and HD-DVD next-generation DVD formats has taken another twist, with Paramount Pictures announcing that it is dropping support for Sony's Blu-ray high definition format. The company will exclusively support the Microsoft-backed HD DVD, further complicating the race between the competing technologies.

  • 20 August 2007

  • News: Blu-ray beating HD DVD by 2 to 1

    Blu-ray is winning over consumers in the US as the next-generation DVD format of choice, according to Home Media Research.

  • News: Windows Home Server to launch next week

    Microsoft has revealed that its new operating system designed to link multiple home PCs, gadgets and the Xbox 360 will launch next week

  • 18 August 2007

  • News: 14 great software programs you don't know

    With these 14 software gems you can say goodbye to a lot of annoying Windows limitations and enhance your computing fun. Best of all, they're cheap and in some cases free, and they include the best web browser there is - trust me, you've never heard of it.

  • News: August 2007's hottest new gadgets revealed

    With the constant flood of gadgets that flows across my desk, I've realised that we're throwing away and replacing products much more quickly today than in the past. When I was a kid we took our broken TV to the local repair shop and, usually for the price of a valve or resistor, the set was returned in a day ready to provide another few years of service.

  • 17 August 2007

  • News: Development issues cause inferior PS3 games

    PlayStation 3 (PS3) development difficulties are to blame for inferior quality when releasing games on schedule with the Xbox 360, according to industry games industry analyst Evan Wilson. The analyst also believes development challenges contribute to the number of PS3 game delays.

  • 16 August 2007

  • News: Google calls in comedians in YouTube lawsuit

    Viacom's lawsuit against Google's YouTube video-sharing service has taken a comedy twist after Google revealed it hopes to question two US comedians in connection with the $1bn suit.

  • 15 August 2007

  • News: Microsoft beefs up 64-bit Vista defences

    Microsoft has upgraded up a key defensive feature of 64-bit Windows Vista to help protect the operating system against hacks that have plagued it for weeks.

  • News: Sony & EA defend PS3 in Xbox comparison

    Sony and Electronics Arts (EA) have hit back at claims that the PlayStation 3 (PS3) lacks smoothness and artificial intelligence compared with Microsoft’s Xbox 360.

  • 14 August 2007

  • News: Halo 3 to save failing Xbox 360

    The failing Xbox 360 console could be saved by Halo 3, according to the New York Times.

  • 13 August 2007

  • News: BBC speaks out over ISPs' iPlayer objections

    The BBC is seeking to diffuse the growing controversy over the BBC iPlayer’s heavy demands on the web infrastructure in the UK, claiming it’s in regular discussions with ISPs regarding the costs of downloading video.

  • News: ISPs could cripple BBC iPlayer

    The BBC's high-profile iPlayer service could be crippled by UK ISPs unless the Beeb contributes to the cost of delivering high bandwidth files across the internet.

  • News: Windows Vista cripples high-def movies

    Windows Vista’s content protection features are preventing customers from playing high-quality video and audio and harming system performance, according to computer researcher Peter Gutmann.

  • 10 August 2007

  • News: Microsoft: Halo 3 is already a record breaker

    Pre-orders of the highly anticipate Xbox 360 game – Halo 3 - have exceeded 1 million in North America, Microsoft has revealed.

  • News: Hacker defeats Microsoft Netflix DRM

    A hacker has posted instructions for how to save streamed movies from the Netflix service, undermining Microsoft's copy protection technology designed to prevent people from saving the content.

  • 09 August 2007

  • News: Xbox 360 gets HDMI port

    Microsoft has revealed Xbox 360 consoles featuring HDMI support. The news comes amid reports that new machines are now available in US stores coinciding with yesterday's price drops.

  • 08 August 2007

  • News: Second PlayStation 3 price cut looms

    Sony will drop the price of the PS3 in the US again next year, according to industry analyst Micheal Pachter.

  • 06 August 2007

  • News: Analyst: PS3 delayed Grand Theft Auto IV

    An analyst has said that development difficulties on PS3 forced Take-Two to delay Grand Theft Auto IV for both PS3 and Xbox 360.

  • 04 August 2007

  • News: This week's best cool internet tools

    The internet isn't only for checking stock prices, keeping up with the cricket and wasting time at work (note: we did say only). Find the right tools, and you can send yourself notes, coordinate meetings, get invites and have your favourite blogs emailed to you.

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