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12 November 2008
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.
News: Sony patents 'Wiimote for PS3'

Rumours that Sony is preparing to take on Nintendo's motion-sensing Wii controller have been revived after the PlayStation 3 (PS3) maker filed a patent for a technology that uses ultrasonic waves to track a player in 3D space.
01 November 2008
Video: Beetle Junior 3 trailer

Beetle Junior 3 is a popular jump & run game. The titular hero Beetle Bug has lost 1,341 buggies and has to rescue them. You guide him through all the levels to pick them up and bring them back home. Some weapons as well as obstacles can help him, monsters make his mission difficult. According to the manufacturer Beetle Junior 3 is 'funny and challenging entertainment for the whole family'. You can download it from PC Advisor Games.
31 October 2008
Video: World Technology Update - 31 October 2008

This week a first look at Windows 7, flat panel displays get paper thin, new netbooks from Toshiba and Dell hit the shelves, Sony's Rolly gets a refresh and Intel invests in China.
30 October 2008
News: New games announced for Nokia N-Gage

Nokia continues to push its gaming platform N-Gage, announcing new games at the Nokia Games Summit in Rome on Wednesday. More games and mobile phones with embedded support for the platform are needed for the N-Gage to become a success, according to analysts.
News: Video: Flexible 125in plasma demonstrated

A Japanese display start-up is well on the way to commercialising a 3-metre wide flexible plasma display and expects the first models to appear next year.
Video: Flexible 125-inch plasma display coming in 2009

A Japanese display start-up is well on the way to commercializing a 3-meter wide flexible plasma display and expects the first models to appear next year.
29 October 2008
News: Broken Guitar Hero World Tour drum kit slammed

According to official Guitar Hero message boards, this week's release of Guitar Hero World Tour drew a lot of complaints from gamers. More than a handful of players have experienced problems with the packaged instruments, and Activision, the game's publisher, has stepped in for damage control.
28 October 2008
News: New e-paper is 'better than newspapers', says NEC

NEC is to demonstrate new electronic paper (e-paper) displays at the FPD International exhibition in Japan tomorrow that are said to offer higher visibility than newspapers.
20 October 2008
News: Samsung shows off world's thinnest LCD TV

Samsung has unveiled the world's thinnest flat panel TV.
16 October 2008
News: Joost launches Flash-based online video service

Joost has launched a web-based video service that uses Flash.
15 October 2008
News: New Sharp TVs have built-in Blu-ray recorders

Sharp is to launch the first LCD TVs with built-in Blu-ray Disc recorders. The sets will go on sale in Japan next month, and are expected to hit Europe in 2009.
13 October 2008
News: Warning letters to deter illegal downloaders

Three quarters of illegal file sharers would stop if they were warned about their activity by their ISP, says Entertainment Media Research (EMR).
News: Microsoft sues DHL over 21,000 lost Xboxes

Microsoft is suing DHL Express, claiming that the cargo-delivery service lost 21,600 Xbox game consoles.