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Panasonic's connected-home concept at Ceatec

The Japanese company shows off a high-tech home that will link TVs, a video wall, home appliances and lighting.

Panasonic still cautious on OLED TVs

At CES, the company expressed scepticism about the organic thin TVs getting bigger and mass-produced. At Ceatec, it hints it could take even longer than previously thought.

Skyfire mobile browser bulks up for open beta

California start-up Skyfire has announced its Web browser for Windows Mobile devices has gone into public beta, making the latest version available for download.

Muxtape founder 'walked away from licensing deals'

Muxtape founder Justin Ouelette says the bureaucracy of the music industry was just too much for him to deal with.

Foxtel hearts World of Warcraft fans

Foxtel has announced it's broadcasting both days of this year's BlizzCon 2008 on its pay-per-view channel Main Event.

MySpace Music takes on iTunes

MySpace is today expected to launch MySpace Music, the service formed by the world's second largest social network and all four of the largest recording companies.

Paranoid Android: Did they forget Oz?

Dozens of phone calls and emails today made one thing clear: none of Australia's telcos or handset manufacturers has briefed their staff on when mobile phones running Google's Android system will be made available locally, if they are at all.

Windows Mobile 7 delayed

Microsoft has informed some of its partners that it has had to delay Windows Mobile 7, a much anticipated update to its handset operating system.

First Android phone: The details

US carrier T-Mobile and Google overnight detailed the first-ever mobile handset running Google's new Android operating system.

Aussie telcos can't talk Android

Australia's top four mobile carriers were unable today to say whether they had plans to locally sell phone handsets based on Google's Android operating system.

Should Apple take a chance with music subscriptions?

Rumours persist that Apple is interested in getting into music subscriptions, but given the current state of the market, is it a good idea?

Rock Band coming to Australia

EA confirms Harmonix-developed band simulation game finally making its way down under on 7 November.

Sony launches Life with PlayStation

This generation of gaming consoles has seen a wealth of innovations become standard features for systems, from downloadable demos to wireless controllers. One such addition that was perhaps not as fervently called for by gamers is that of live global news and weather updates, but Nintendo updated the Wii shortly after launch with the News Channel and Weather Channel, and now Sony is adding similar features to the PlayStation 3.

EA execs on Aussie Rock Band delays

The Aussie Rock Band saga is pretty well known by now to gamers down under, with our country still waiting on the official release of MTV/Harmonix's four-piece rhythm game almost a year after its US sale date. The situation was made even more farcical last weekend, with the game's sequel — Rock Band 2 — released in the US.

Vertu's bejewelled phones mark a big birthday

To celebrate its 150th anniversary, House of Boucheron, the posh French creator of jewellery, watches, and fragrances, is sharing the swankiness with a set of Vertu bejewelled mobile phones bearing names such as Magic, Audacious, Curious, and Voluptuous.

Google offers cutting-edge Chrome, first update

Those who want to try the latest features arriving in Google's Chrome browser can sign up for developer releases or beta versions. The first update is out of the gate.

HDTV makers turn to budget stores, larger screens

TV makers' next best opportunity to increase their business is to go big, according to industry leaders at the HDTV conference in Los Angeles.

RIM announces 'lifestyle' apps for BlackBerry

In what looks like an attempt to compete toe-to-toe with Apple's iPhone, Research in Motion announced a slew of new integrated application deals on Thursday to make its email-optimised smartphone more appealing to consumers.

Flickr revamp spotlights photos, social features

Yahoo is trying to improve how people can use its Flickr photo-sharing site with a home page revamp. Next up: better photo pages, too.

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