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20 June 2007
News: Apple reveals Bluetooth headset for iPhone

Apple has announced that the Aliph Jawbone, a good-looking Bluetooth headset, will partner its iPhone hybrid iPod and mobile phone.
News: Apple iPhone gets YouTube application

Apple today announced that the Apple iPhone will support Google's YouTube internet video website when it ships on June 29. iPhone users will be able to wirelessly stream YouTube content to their iPhone over Wi-Fi or EDGE networks, using an Apple-designed application.
News: Dragon's Den's iTeddy recruits The Wombles

iTeddy, a cuddly toy that met with approval when presented on TV programme Dragon’s Den, makes its UK launch tomorrow. The iTeddy is no ordinary bear: it houses a media player on which kids can listen to music and audio books, watch TV shows, cartoons and videos.
News: PlayStation 3 being used as a Blu-ray player

Movie-rental giant Blockbuster has the first confirmation outside of Sony that the PlayStation 3 gmaes console is being used as a Blu-ray Disc movie player.
News: Blockbuster's Blu-ray deal 'not an endorsement'

Movie rental giant Blockbuster this week announced that it will roll out Blu-ray Disc movies for rental in 1,450 Blockbuster video shops in the US. But is this is a decisive victory for Blu-ray Disc over HD-DVD?
19 June 2007
News: Toshiba to offer wireless HD TV

Toshiba is working on a new wireless technology custom built for streaming high-definition television around the home.
News: Google launches YouTube France

Google has launched versions of its video-sharing service YouTube in French and other languages. Localised versions now exist for the UK, Brazil, France, Ireland, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, and the US.
18 June 2007
News: Microsoft launches Mediaroom IPTV service

Microsoft updated and renamed its IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) software, now called Mediaroom.
News: Microsoft invests in Chinese net TV firm

Microsoft will invest in Chinese electronics maker Sichuan Changhong Electric as part of a project to link TVs and consumer entertainment devices with the internet.
15 June 2007
News: Archos launches Gen 5 PMP range

Archos has launched its new WiFi-enabled Generation 5 PMP range, enabling users to stream and download content with or without a PC.
14 June 2007
News: Windows Home Server RC1 released

Microsoft has rolled out the Release Candidate 1 (RC1) edition of the near-final Windows Home Server (WHS) to 100,000 testers as one of the last milestones before the software shows up in turnkey systems this fall.
News: Toshiba sees disappointing HD DVD sales

Shipping numbers for Toshiba’s HD DVD players have been reduced in Northern America following low sales.
13 June 2007
News: YouTube to promote French broadcaster

France Televisions, France’s public broadcaster, is in talks with Google’s YouTube video-sharing site about plans to push its content online.
News: Nokia announces Bluetooth rival

The ultra low-power Wibree technology developed by Nokia will become part of the Bluetooth specification under an agreement reached by the Wibree Forum and the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG).
News: Official PlayStation blog targets PS3 fans

It took a while, but Sony Computer Entertainment America has now started a blog to report on all things PlayStation related
News: Violin-playing Robot impresses in Euro contest

Australia may boast great cultural icons like the Sydney Harbour Bridge but now the local ICT research community has developed an icon of its own, a robot that plays the violin.
News: Nokia invests in web video firm Kyte.tv

Nokia is the latest investor to inject capital in a new venture for sharing pictures and videos on the web.
12 June 2007
News: Toshiba launches high-capacity HD DVD DVRs

Toshiba will launch this month two digital video recorders (DVRs) that combine HD DVD with high-definition hard-disk drive recording.
07 June 2007
News: Laptops work as HD-DVD, Blu-ray players

Two manufacturers have announced laptop PCs that hook up to HD (high definition) TVs. The laptops then use their internal high definition optical drives to operate as either Blu-ray Disc or HD-DVD players.
06 June 2007
News: Friction TV brings free speech to the web

Following a three-month trial, Friction TV has launched to the public. Like YouTube, Friction TV is a video-sharing site, but Friction TV focuses on freedom of speech and provides a largely uncensored online speakers’ corner.