Tag: june

Wright appraises 'Sporn'

Even before the game's release, cheeky gamers have been misusing Spore's Creature Creator to design lewd monsters and upload them to the official Sporepedia website, forcing distributor EA to censor creatures it deems inappropriate.

iiNet to offer mobile phone services?

Broadband ISP iiNet is considering reselling mobile phone and mobile data services. The company also hopes to replace Optus as the second largest broadband player in Australia, according to Greg Bader, the company's chief technology officer.

30,000 get naked with iiNet

Australia's third-largest internet service provider iiNet today said it had signed up more than 30,000 local customers to its naked DSL service and more than 80,000 to its internet telephony offering.

Foxtel expand services in wake of HD+ sales

Pay TV provider Foxtel has announced that nearly 40,000 subscribers have signed up for the HD+ service since its launch in June this year.

GTAIV hijacking PCs in November

Rockstar North's crime epic will be available for Windows machines on 18 Nov in the US and 21 Nov in the UK; conversion will feature "expanded" multiplayer modes.

Can Spore meet its lofty expectations?

Electronic Arts' much-anticipated game Spore comes out 7 September. Can it live up to expectations?

Sydney's Chatswood to get Apple store

Apple announced today that it would open a second official retail store in Sydney at 9am this Saturday (9 August), in the Sydney suburb of Chatswood.

Telstra to revamp iPhone plans

Telstra has announced a rejig of some of its iPhone-associated data pricing, increasing the amount of data customers will be able to download without incurring excess fees, in the wake of Optus' success in the market.

Servers in the home remain scarce

Microsoft tried to make fun of the notion of a home server with a faux children's book. However, it faces the real challenge of trying to convince consumers that they want to install a server at home.

CIOs pass their verdict on the 3G iPhone

CIOs of top Australian organisations spilled the beans to ZDNet.com.au on what they think of the 3G iPhone, and whether they will let the device, launched early this morning, into their enterprise.

Apple orders 50 million GB serve of flash chips

Samsung is warning its customers that NAND flash memory might be hard to come by for some time after Apple placed a large order, according to a report out of Taiwan.

Do browsers need a 'best-before' date?

Security researchers have suggested that like food, browsers should have a best-before or expiry date. This comes after revealing that 637 million internet users are surfing with outdated and unpatched browsers, which puts them at risk from Web-based attacks.

Apple updates Leopard to 10.5.4

Apple has released Mac OS X 10.5.4, the fourth update to Leopard since it was released last October.

Samsung to bundle Foxtel HD+ with TVs

Samsung is set to announce a bundling promotion of a free Foxtel iQ2 box with its new TVs in order to compete with Sony's new PS3 and Bravia deal.

Foxtel iQ2 officially released but no new features

After three weeks of "soft launch" Foxtel HD+ is ready for the masses as it readies its media campaign for release on 22 June 2008.

CommunicAsia 08: the weird and the wonderful

Cool phones, huge TVs and booth babes: CommunicAsia 2008 had it all and CNET was on hand to bring you the best tech of today and into the future.

Sydney Apple Store: Fans say wait was worth it

Check out the scenes from the Sydney Apple Store's opening night and find out how queuers passed the time awaiting its launch.

Confirmed: Trophies, in-game XMB in PS3 v2.4 update

Following rumours, Sony Computer Entertainment America officially comes clean, promising the introduction of both features for the PS3 "soon".

Sydney Apple store video tour

Sydney's Apple store opens to the public at 5pm on June 19, and with 30 hours to go the queue for entry had already begun. Here is a video tour showing what punters can expect when the moment of truth arrives.

Analysts baffled by GTA-hardware disconnect

Industry watchers scratch their heads over the inability of Rockstar's hits sparking Xbox 360 and PS3 system sales.

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