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• 20 November 2008

• Video: CES 2009 preview

  The consumer electronics association held its annual CES press preview in New York City and analysts were on hand to talk about trends, what we’ll see at the January mega show in Las Vegas and how the economy is affecting the industry.

• News: BBC One and BBC Two available live online

  The BBC has announced it will broadcast BBC One and BBC Two television shows live over the internet from next week.

• 19 November 2008

• News: BT to kill 100Mbps fibre broadband?

  BT is considering shelving its £1.5bn high-speed fibre optic broadband network.

• 18 November 2008

• News: Project Kangaroo alpha available in December

  An alpha test version of Project Kangaroo - the TV on dremand service from the BBC, Channel 4 and ITV, will be made available in December, even though the service is still being investigated by the Competition Commission regarding the "competitive effects" of the service.

• News: Half of TV makers fail recycling test

  Nine out of 17 TV makers surveyed on their recycling programs in the US scored an F grade in a survey by pressure group the Electronics TakeBack Coalition.

• 16 November 2008

• Video: IL2 Sturmovik Birds of Prey game preview

  Featuring stunning in-game footage of in-air combat, this preview video will whet your appetite for IL2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey, the first console version of the much-vaunted World War II flight simulation series.

• 15 November 2008

• News: Video: The five worst movies about the internet

  Hundreds of filmmakers have used the internet as a plot device in their movie masterpieces. However, it doesn't always work out well. Here's the five worst net-related films of all time.

• News: Video: Five great movies about the internet

  Besides revolutionising communication for the masses, the internet has inspired the imaginations of filmmakers worldwide - with wildly divergent results. Here's one film buff's list of the five best net-related films.

• 14 November 2008

• News: Xbox 360, Wii sales continue to grow

  In the US at least, the games industry seems to be recession proof, growing another 18 points year-over-year in the opening beats of the critical fourth quarter, according to NPD.

• 13 November 2008

• News: Wii Fit, Apple iPhone, netbooks biggest Christmas gadgets

  Nintendo's wildly popular Wii Fit game is currently the most searched-for product by UK Internet shoppers in the run-up to Christmas. The Wii console is at number two, followed by the Apple iPhone.

• News: EA Sports Active Wii Fit killer

  Electronic Arts launches EA Sports Active game.

• 12 November 2008

• Video: Elvenland trailer

  Thick magical fog has its grip on Elvenland, causing the inhabitants to sleep: to wake them you have to connect floral nodes by laying pieces of various colours next to each other. You can download Elvenland from PC Advisor Games.

• News: BBC iPlayer to be rolled out across the world

  The BBC iPlayer will be rolled-out to the rest of the world.

• News: Gears of War 2 bugs publicised by Epic

  A list of issues affecting computer game Gears of War 2 has been published by its creator, Epic Games.

• News: Dixons: 'Stock supplies unaffected by Atradius stance'

  Dixons is scrambling to secure alternative trading terms with several large electronics suppliers, among them Samsung, after credit insurance firm Atradius stopped covering risk on stock sold to the consumer electronics retail giant.

• 11 November 2008

• News: Sky Player comes to those without TV package

  Sky is making its online video content available to users who don't subscribe to its TV package.

• 10 November 2008

• News: MGM to post full-length movies on YouTube

  YouTube will announce today that it will host full-length films and television shows from MGM, including classic Western 'The Magnificent Seven'

• 07 November 2008

• News: ITV merges online and broadcast services

  ITV has announced it is merging its websites and online content with its broadcast service to create a single division.

• 06 November 2008

• News: Orange: We can't compete with BT Vision

  Orange has put a block on its planned IPTV service as well as reducing its fixed-line broadband roll out across the UK.

• 03 November 2008

• News: Virgin offers £5-per-month mobile broadband

  Virgin Media claims to have launched the UK's cheapest ever bundled 3G mobile broadband package, with a £5-per-month deal now available to select Virgin customers.

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