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NEWS: Panasonic's three new Freesat plasmas

By Joe Cox | Wed, 14 May 2008, 11:21am

We brought you news of Panasonic's plasma TVs complete with Freesat tuners way back in February, along with all the latest news from the AV company's HD Networking seminar. We can now give you a little more information on these ...

NEWS: Sharp slims down 1080p TVs

By Joe Cox | Tue, 13 May 2008, 12:43pm

The trend for slimmer and slimmer TVs continues apace, with Sharp announcing three new slim-line sets in its 1080p AQUOS range. The B20 Series now incorporates the LC-37B20E (37in) and the LC-42B20E (42in), while the LC-46X8E (46in) has ...

NEWS: HBO shows now on Apple's US Store

By Joe Cox | Tue, 13 May 2008, 11:52am

Good news for American Apple TV fans, as shows such as The Sopranos, Sex and The City, Rome and The Wire have appeared on the iTunes Store in the US. HBO, the channel in charge of the content in question, have settled their ...

NEWS: Orange Liveradio offers buy-on-demand MP3s

By Joe Cox | Tue, 13 May 2008, 11:26am

Here's an Internet radio with a novel twist. This slim, smart-looking device isn't only noteworthy for being brought to market by telecoms company Orange but it also promises to make it easy for you to buy and download the songs as ...

NEWS: Virgin Media looks to bring back Sky

By Joe Cox | Mon, 12 May 2008, 3:28pm

After changes at the top at both Sky and Virgin Media, it looks like the two could be on the verge of patching up their differences and returning Sky channels to Virgin Media subscribers. Programmes such as Lost, 24 and of course the mighty ...

NEWS UPDATE: 3G iPhone as soon as tomorrow?

By Joe Cox | Mon, 12 May 2008, 3:08pm

UPDATE: Both the UK and US Apple stores have sold out of the 8GB and 16GB models, and aren’t replenishing stock. That's on top of Carphone Warehouse and O2's depleted store cupboards. Apple’s fondness for updating its online ...

NEWS: Pro-ject lets Genie 2 out of the bottle

By Joe Cox | Mon, 12 May 2008, 2:50pm

Pro-ject has announced an upgrade to its award-winning budget turntable, the Genie. As well as bringing the production of the deck enteirely 'in-house', the company has made a number of internal and external upgrades to the Genie 2. ...

NEWS: PVR offers 500GB of media storage

By Joe Cox | Mon, 12 May 2008, 12:48pm

Here's another manufacturer that's new to us, this time delivering a media storage device that aims to make recording and storing all your TV, music and movies that much easier. The Media Bank from disgo has a 500GB hard disk and ...

NEWS: Fake-MP3 virus threatens half a million

By Joe Cox | Fri, 9 May 2008, 12:23pm

It may sound like something out of Brass Eye – 'one virus even disguised itself as a Girls Aloud track' – but if you were one of the 500,000 people thought to have downloaded the Trojan horse virus instead of that MP3 you were ...

NEWS: Universal to deliver free downloads

By Joe Cox | Thu, 8 May 2008, 5:02pm

We've reported on free, ad-supported download services before, most notably from the We7.com service, and now Universal is getting in on the act. Qtrax is the company setting this ball in motion, striking a deal with Universal that ...