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New HD-DVD to Blu-ray ‘upgrade’ scheme not as generous as it appears

Warner Bros is offering HD-DVD buyers the chance to replace their movies with Blu-ray copies for $4.95. But the deal…

15 years ago

Apple approves, then pulls, baby shaking iPhone game

Apple has pulled an iPhone application which simulated shaking a baby until it fell asleep. But the firm hasn't given…

15 years ago

Speed the key to next-gen Bluetooth

The next version of Bluetooth technology should mean lower power consumption, higher transfer speeds and wireless syncing of music and…

15 years ago

Activision Fails At Lawyer Hero

Many naughty children have been ordered to hand over video game controllers and disks to their rightful owners. Now Activision,…

15 years ago

Solar-powered cellphone on the way

A Japanese cellphone provider plans to sell a waterproof, solar-powered handset later this year. The firm says it will be…

15 years ago

Were You Here Before Oprah?

By Casey Lynn Contributing Writer, [GAS] Seeing Oprah start "tweeting" made me realize a few things: Celebrities who are not…

15 years ago

Courtroom webcasting ban a “disagreeable” outcome

The good news for lovers of webcasting is that a federal appeals court has ruled that the medium is a…

15 years ago

Spam wastes the power of 2.4 million homes

The energy wasted by spam e-mails could power 2.4 million homes a year according to security firm McAfee. But its…

15 years ago

Microsoft agrees to free repairs on E74 Xbox bug

Microsoft has agreed to extended the warranty on the Xbox 360 to cover the 'E74' error. This bug is different…

15 years ago

‘Facebook = low college grades’ study hardly an A+

A study by Ohio State University claims Facebook users spend less time studying and get lower grades than classmates who…

15 years ago