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• 12 September 2008

• News: iTunes 8.0 causes Vista Blue Screen of Death

  Apple iTunes 8.0 crashes Windows Vista when an iPod or iPhone is connected to the PC, according to scores of users who reported the issue on Apple's support forum.

• News: Microsoft: US price cut sees Xbox 360 sales double

  According to Microsoft, US retailers saw a 100 percent surge in Xbox 360 sales last weekend compared to the previous one. Starting last Friday, Xbox 360 prices were cut $50-80, depending on the model.

• 11 September 2008

• News: Sony demos 'Hibiki' hanging speaker prototype

  Sony has developed next-generation prototype speakers that hang from a ceiling or come with an entire home audio system built-into the base, utilizing the same technology in its distinctive Sountina.

• 09 September 2008

• News: 100Mb fibre broadband could be £10bn over budget

  Installing and supplying 100Mb super-fast fibre broadband to the whole of the UK could cost as much as £24.5bn says the Broadband Stakeholder Group (BSG).

• News: Tranquil selling dual-core Atom home server in UK

  UK PC maker Tranquil PC is taking preorders for a home server based on the dual-core version of Intel's Atom processor, but has admitted supply of the system is "very limited".

• 08 September 2008

• News: BBC iPlayer coming to Nokia N96 smartphone

  The BBC's iPlayer service will be available on smartphones for the first time next month, following a deal between the BBC and Nokia.

• News: Amazon Video On Demand launches

  Amazon has launched its video-on-demand service in the US, giving Mac or PC owners access to 40,000 movies and TV shows.

• 05 September 2008

• Video: World Technology Update: September 5 2008

  In this week’s show: we report from IFA in Berlin on a virtual mirror that makes trying on clothes a snap, Sony’s new line of Walkman players, LG’s network attached storage system, a super slim prototype LCD TV by Philips, eco friendly electronics, a traffic alert system, Toshiba’s advanced 3D modeling and Samsung’s new lightweight laptop.

• 04 September 2008

• News: Microsoft cuts US Xbox price to below Wii

  Microsoft yesterday announced $50 to $80 price cuts on all Xbox 360 models in the US.

• News: Sony launches two DV-tape hi-def camcorders

  Sony has unveiled two DV-tape based high-definition camcorders. The HDR-FX1000 and HVR-Z5J will be going on sale in the next couple of months.

• 03 September 2008

• News: Report: New Nintendo DS to feature bigger screen

  Nintendo is working on an updated Nintendo DS with slightly bigger screens that will both feature touch, according to reports.

• 02 September 2008

• News: Nokia picks UK to debut Comes with Music service

  Nokia will debut its Comes with Music service in the UK before implementing a global rollout.

• 01 September 2008

• Video: Diamond Drop 2 trailer

  Gary the mole faces the challenges of a diamond miner. He has to collect falling gems and toss them back up, to pave his road to success and into the heart of sweet Angela, his secret love. This game features two different game modes wrapped into an enthralling story. PC Advisor Games.

• News: Gears of War 2 won't be released on PC

  Gears of War fans won't be able to play the next installment of the tactical third-person shooter game on a PC, Epic Games has revealed.

• News: Amazon: no new Kindle this year

  Amazon has denied that it will be releasing a new version of its Kindle digital book reader.

• News: EU project to provide real-time traffic data

  A system to avoid traffic jams, accidents and other dangers is on show in Berlin at Coopers (Cooperative Systems for Intelligent Road Safety) IFA stand.

• News: Virtual mirror could kill in-store changing rooms

  Imagine trying on the latest fashions without having to undo a single button. That’s the idea behind the virtual mirror developed by researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications and on display at the IFA electronics show in Berlin.

• 31 August 2008

• News: Ion launches iPod & Flash USB turntables

  First we had the Ion USB turntable; then we had the Ion USB tape recorder; now Ion has seven products in its range of products that enables you to digitise old tracks in to various formats.

• News: DNLA certification links consumer electronics devices

  More and more consumer electronics products are being demonstrated with DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) certification at the IFA electronics show. New TV's, home theatre systems, and computers all come with the DLNA stamp.

• News: Toshiba image detection controls laptops and TVs

  Toshiba is demonstrating at IFA some of the latest image detection technology currently being worked on at its laboratories in Cambridge in the UK.

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