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Virgin Mobile sells iPhone cheaper

In a case of better late than never, Optus-owned Virgin Mobile is now offering the Apple iPhone 3G at a marginally cheaper price point than its competitors in Australia.

New TomTom One, XL and Go 930 are sharing and caring

TomTom has whipped the covers off three new portable GPS devices — the One, XL and Go 930 — as well as announcing the availability of traffic messaging by the end of July.

Our iPhone 2.0 wishlist

The first generation iPhone was a work in progress, with numerous common functions noticeably absent. So check out our wishlist for the iPhone 2.0.

Now with ads: Picnik photo-editing site

Free users of the online photo-editing site now get more features -- but ads, too. Premium subscribers get an ad-free view and a couple other perks.

Apple upgrades Aperture ambitions to 2.0

No, the company wasn't letting its high-end photo-editing tool wither on the vine. With Aperture 2.0, Apple put the ball back in Adobe's court for raw image editing.

On Adobe's Lightroom radar: panoramas, HDR

Adobe says high dynamic range photography and panorama creation are in Lightroom's purview. Also: why the software development kit isn't as easy as you might think.

Adobe flashes more looks at online Photoshop Express

A beta version of the image tool should make its Internet debut by year's end, as Adobe aims for a wider audience in a Web 2.0 world.

Mac trojan multiplies but won't kill your dog

If users thought the Mac-targeted trojan discovered last week was a one-off, they'll need to think again -- security firm F-Secure has discovered 32 variants of it, but claims about its powers have been wildly overstated, according to experts.

Teaching plasma to follow LCD's lead

The energy-hog televisions are losing ground to their cheaper counterparts. But developers hope that will change with improved technologies.

The Dual Shock 3

The rumble-enhanced Sixaxis won't be packaged with PlayStation 3s, but GameSpot still took it for a spin at Japan's biggest game event.

BioShock demo zaps Xbox Live

Sampler for 2K Boston's open-ended first-person shooter arrives on the 360; PC demo following later this month.

Can cryptography prevent printer-ink piracy?

A San Francisco company is developing chips that use encryption to control which ink cartridges and printers work together.

Telstra: Network will go dark in January

Telstra has denied there will be any delay to the planned switch-off of its CDMA network -- despite concern from the government its replacement Next G may not be good enough yet.

Digg in tough spot with DMCA debacle

It was a whirlwind Tuesday for the social news site Digg, complete with a cease-and-desist letter, a mutinous user base and speculation that it might get sucked into a legal battle.

A heavy load for the iPhone to bear

It's sleek and it's sexy, but still must contend with issues from price to typing speed and wireless realities.

Cisco sues Apple over iPhone name

Cisco has fired the first shot in the war over the iPhone name filing a lawsuit against Apple for infringing its trademark.

Virtual Console dates set for AU

Nintendo to add Virtual Console games every Friday for Australia/New Zealand Wii owners; 28 games to be available before end of year.

Channel 10's wacky wiki marketing

Why would Channel 10 bother with a Web site for its new drama series when there's Wikipedia? Well, here are several reasons.

Aussie Wii accessories priced

Nintendo prices Wii accessories, unveils game launch lineup down under; Twilight Princess to retail for AU$99.95.

Putting online video to the copyright test

As copyright issues loom, online video sites are casting about for ways to screen material for music videos and film clips.

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