Thursday, 21 August 2008

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Cheaper iPhone deals for New Zealand
Vodafone has launched two lower-priced plans for the iPhone in response to customer feedback. more »

Yahoo Buzz poses serious threat to Digg, some users say
Buzz, the social news site that Yahoo launched in beta form in February, may pose a serious threat to social news pioneer Digg.com, according to some industry observers and even Digg users. more »

Apple boss promises September iPhone software patch
Apple CEO Steve Jobs has promised repair for a little publicised but widely suffered bug in which a user's iPhone applications won't properly launch. more »

Sony to launch updated PSP with microphone Oct. 14
According to Sony, the updated PSP "will feature a new LCD screen with a wider color gamut and anti-reflection technology, as well as a built-in microphone to enhance both multi-player gaming and Skype calls." more »

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Even Keall / Chris Keall
 Bzzzzzzzzzzz! It's MySky HDi
Office opinion is split on Sky TV's new MySky HDi box, which lets you watch and record high definition (HD) broadcasts. Or at least over its noise pollution. Ted reckons the whir of its hard drive and cooling system... more »

Tux Love / Geoff Palmer
 Is NZ ready for a cyber-attack?
An interesting piece in The New York Times links cyber-attacks with the with the recent Russian attack on Georgia. ...in the run-up to the start of the war over the weekend, computer researchers had watched as botnets were ”staged„... more »

Hot Products / PC World team
 Movies arrive at iTunes NZ store (finally)
Movies have finally made their way to the New Zealand iTunes Store. As of today Kiwis can rent or buy from a selection of over 700 new and back catalogue films directly from the internet. While North Americans and... more »

Gamingblog: The Arcade / PC World team
 Godfather 2 Due in February for Xbox 360, PS3, PC
Electronic Arts Friday confirmed the upcoming release of Godfather 2, which promises open-world action and bird's eye strategy. Similar to the first game, Godfather 2 features an original story using characters from the movie, with events unfolding in 1960s Florida,... more »

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Timing at the Olympics
By IDG News Service, Boston
 At the Olympic games so often do athletes victories and defeats rely on accurate timing. As the athletes compete on the world stage behind the scenes technology records their results. Duration (4:45) more »

PCW Kodak Photo Competition
Readers submit their photos of Night Shots for Kodak's photo competition more »

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Canon FS11 and HF10
Here, we look at two of Canon’s new super-compact, flash memory-based video cameras. One is a user-friendly consumer model, the other is a high definition beast. more »

Lite-On 20X EZDUB
With this external DVD writer even a novice user can make an exact copy of a CD or DVD disc at the push of a button. more »

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Build your own website with SilverStripe
SilverStripe is free, homegrown open-source website development software you can use to create and manage your own feature-rich and dynamic website. more »

Where's my drive?
Why can’t Windows see my USB drive? more »

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How to buy ... a PDA
Ready to get your life in order? Then a personal digital assistant could be the right gadget for you. These small, lightweight devices will get you organised, keep you in touch and entertain you too. more »

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New Zealand PC World Magazine Vote in our Quick Poll during August and be in to win a Wireless Laser Mouse 7000 from Microsoft worth $119.

Apple CEO Steve Jobs has admitted there is a 'kill switch' embedded in the iPhone to remotely turn off 'malicious' applications that may have been downloaded.

Fair enough, the last thing you want on your expensive iPhone is malicious software.
31%
I'm okay with that as long as that's all it's there for, and not just to turn off software Apple and its partners don't want you using.
31%
Shouldn't Apple be properly vetting the applications on its App Store so this can't happen?
15%
This is Apple 'control freakerey' at its very worst.
23%

 

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