AppleTV – the new iPod of movie rental to kill off the video store?

Take a look at most retailers and the DVDs that are doing the roaring trade aren’t necessarily movies – the boom in TV show DVDs and box sets hasn’t been missed by the boys over at Cupertino. But it’s not disc sales that has dollar signs filling the eyes of Apple executives. It’s rentals. The [...]

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Huawei launches $US150 IDEOS Android 2.2 Froyo smartphone

Chinese communications provider Huawei has today announced the release of its IDEOS smartphone, featuring Google’s new Froyo-codenamed Android 2.2 operating system. The phone comes with a mix of features including embedded 3G to Wi-Fi router, enabling the phone to provide Internet for up to eight devices. It also comes with only a 2.8-inch 320×240-pixel LCD [...]

Sony launches e-book readers in Australia (finally)

Some of us began to think Sony had forgotten the Australian market when it came to its e-reader product. However, the Japanese giant has proven us wrong by releasing its two e-readers – the Touch and Pocket editions – in Australia, starting from early September. Unfortunately, while Sony is happy to tell everyone that it [...]

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MosKeyTo USB flash drive buzzes in from Lacie

It’s one of the smallest USB flash drives you’ll find that actually comes with a proper metal USB plug. It’s also probably why French storage specialists LaCie decided to call this tiny USB flash storage drive the MosKeyTo (you say it as in “mosquito”). Basically, it’s designed to simply just plug into your notebook or [...]

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Canon develops world’s largest CMOS image sensor

If you’re one to complain that the image sensor in your digital camera isn’t big enough, you’re going to love what Canon has just announced. Imagine a CMOS image sensor where they don’t bother measuring the pixels, just the millimetres! The new image sensor measures a massive 202x205mm (that’s eight-inches by eight-inches) and is 40-times [...]

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